================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001041 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Idn Id Station Name St Co Lat Lon Elev 89664 McMurdo AQ 77:51S 166:40E 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Level Pressure Temp Dew Point Dir Speed Height Theta Mix Type [MB] [C] [C] [deg] [KTS] [M ] [K] [g/kg] -------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ------- ----- ------ SFC 989.0 -3.3 -11.3 290.0 2.9 34.0 270.7 1.629 SIGT 986.0 -7.9 -14.9 290.9 3.0 57.8 266.3 1.219 MAND 925.0 -9.7 -17.7 310.0 5.8 552.8 269.4 1.028 SIGT 924.0 -9.7 -17.7 309.5 5.9 561.2 269.5 1.029 MAND 850.0 -15.3 -21.3 275.0 8.0 1199.1 270.1 0.821 SIGT 771.0 -21.3 -24.7 236.9 14.0 1927.8 271.3 0.670 MAND 700.0 -25.3 -29.2 200.0 19.8 2635.4 274.5 0.488 SIGT 616.0 -32.3 -34.4 188.4 21.0 3550.8 276.7 0.337 SIGT 598.0 -33.7 -36.5 185.8 21.3 3759.6 277.4 0.282 SIGT 540.0 -35.5 -38.1 176.7 22.2 4472.8 283.5 0.266 MAND 500.0 -38.7 -42.3 170.0 22.9 5005.2 285.9 0.184 SIGT 465.0 -41.7 -47.7 165.1 23.2 5500.6 288.1 0.110 SIGT 430.0 -45.3 -48.6 159.8 23.6 6027.2 290.1 0.108 SIGT 415.0 -46.5 -54.5 157.4 23.7 6263.6 291.5 0.061 MAND 400.0 -47.7 -55.7 155.0 23.9 6507.4 293.0 0.055 TRO1 368.0 -50.1 -59.1 140.0 17.9 7055.3 296.9 0.042 MAND 300.0 -45.9 -76.9 195.0 9.9 8403.2 320.7 ----- SIGT 271.0 -43.7 -79.7 200.6 10.4 9083.4 333.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -43.3 -79.3 205.0 10.9 9626.2 341.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -41.9 -77.9 245.0 11.8 11133.6 366.4 ----- SIGT 174.0 -40.9 -77.9 242.6 10.0 12079.2 383.0 ----- SIGT 158.0 -42.9 -78.9 240.9 8.7 12732.9 390.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -41.5 -77.5 240.0 8.0 13084.5 398.6 ----- SIGT 127.0 -42.5 -78.5 250.3 6.7 14211.8 416.2 ----- SIGT 124.0 -42.7 -52.7 251.7 6.5 14373.3 418.7 0.3 SIGT 123.0 -42.5 -78.5 252.2 6.4 14428.0 420.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.3 -78.3 265.0 4.9 15830.7 447.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -41.1 -78.1 305.0 8.0 18254.9 496.5 ----- SIGT 63.6 -41.5 -77.5 ----- ----- 18906.2 509.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 10 Feb 2001041 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 271.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 832 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -18.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.2 C K Index (KI) = -1.8 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 38.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 40.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -109 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 275 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 297 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 368 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done