================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001041 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 992.0 -4.5 -13.5 240.0 1.9 34.0 269.3 1.359 MAND 925.0 -9.9 -16.9 253.6 5.9 579.3 269.2 1.100 SIGT 880.0 -13.5 -17.6 263.1 8.8 961.7 269.3 1.090 MAND 850.0 -14.9 -18.8 269.6 10.7 1225.0 270.5 1.019 SIGT 708.0 -25.1 -28.6 303.4 20.7 2581.5 273.8 0.511 MAND 700.0 -25.5 -28.9 305.4 21.3 2664.1 274.3 0.502 SIGT 644.0 -28.1 -30.5 320.4 25.7 3266.1 277.9 0.470 SIGT 615.0 -29.7 -33.3 328.6 28.1 3596.0 279.8 0.376 SIGT 599.0 -29.5 -32.7 333.3 29.5 3784.1 282.1 0.409 SIGT 527.0 -33.9 -38.3 355.9 36.2 4690.3 287.4 0.267 MAND 500.0 -36.5 -40.5 5.0 38.9 5057.1 288.5 0.223 SIGT 416.0 -43.7 -50.7 348.4 34.7 6313.1 294.9 0.091 MAND 400.0 -45.5 -51.5 344.9 33.8 6575.8 295.9 0.088 SIGT 378.0 -48.7 -54.7 339.9 32.5 6950.5 296.5 0.065 SIGT 348.0 -51.1 -56.1 332.7 30.7 7491.5 300.3 0.062 TRO1 332.0 -52.7 -59.7 328.7 29.7 7796.6 302.2 0.043 MAND 300.0 -49.3 -63.3 319.9 27.5 8456.3 315.9 ----- SIGT 269.0 -47.5 -73.5 310.4 25.1 9174.6 328.5 ----- SIGT 259.0 -43.9 -74.9 307.1 24.3 9427.1 337.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -44.5 -80.5 303.9 23.5 9664.4 339.9 ----- SIGT 238.0 -45.7 -80.7 299.6 22.4 9993.1 342.9 ----- SIGT 207.0 -42.7 -78.7 287.2 19.3 10929.3 361.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -43.1 -79.1 284.1 18.5 11161.3 364.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.1 -80.1 258.5 12.0 13096.3 394.1 ----- SIGT 149.0 -44.3 -80.3 257.9 11.9 13141.2 394.5 ----- SIGW 109.1 -41.8 -78.6 230.0 4.9 15243.0 435.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 15833.9 448.3 ----- SIGT 92.7 -41.9 -77.9 ----- ----- 16348.4 456.6 ----- SIGT 92.4 -41.9 -57.9 ----- ----- 16370.4 457.0 ----- SIGT 91.6 -41.7 -77.7 ----- ----- 16429.4 458.5 ----- SIGT 77.4 -41.3 -78.3 ----- ----- 17572.7 482.0 ----- SIGT 76.4 -41.1 -55.1 ----- ----- 17661.1 484.2 ----- SIGT 74.9 -40.7 -77.7 ----- ----- 17796.0 487.8 ----- MAND 70.0 -39.7 -76.7 ----- ----- 18257.8 499.5 ----- SIGT 64.5 -40.9 -77.9 ----- ----- 18816.1 508.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 10 Feb 2001041 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -15.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 272.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 838 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -17.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.5 C K Index (KI) = -0.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 60.3 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 39.3 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 121 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 274 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 302 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 332 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done