================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001042 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 995.0 -5.3 -10.1 150.0 4.9 34.0 268.2 1.781 MAND 925.0 -10.3 -12.8 170.0 22.0 601.8 268.8 1.543 SIGT 866.0 -14.7 -14.7 170.0 26.7 1105.6 269.3 1.411 MAND 850.0 -15.7 -15.7 170.0 28.0 1246.6 269.7 1.323 MAND 700.0 -25.1 -25.9 155.0 21.0 2685.4 274.7 0.662 SIGT 695.0 -25.1 -25.9 156.2 20.7 2737.5 275.3 0.667 SIGT 626.0 -31.9 -33.2 173.5 16.3 3487.3 275.8 0.373 SIGT 621.0 -29.7 -31.8 174.8 15.9 3544.3 279.0 0.431 SIGT 616.0 -29.5 -33.3 176.1 15.6 3602.0 279.9 0.376 SIGT 587.0 -30.1 -35.1 184.1 13.6 3945.9 283.1 0.330 MAND 500.0 -37.5 -42.3 210.0 7.0 5071.1 287.3 0.184 SIGT 448.0 -43.5 -47.3 222.4 11.0 5819.8 288.9 0.119 MAND 400.0 -46.9 -52.9 235.0 15.0 6576.8 294.0 0.077 TRO1 334.0 -53.5 -58.5 235.0 12.8 7754.8 300.6 0.050 SIGT 324.0 -53.9 -59.9 239.2 13.1 7950.3 302.7 0.043 SIGT 307.0 -52.7 -59.7 246.7 13.7 8297.5 309.0 0.047 MAND 300.0 -48.7 -56.7 250.0 14.0 8447.9 316.7 0.068 SIGT 298.0 -47.5 -56.5 249.6 13.8 8492.0 319.0 0.069 MAND 250.0 -45.3 -61.3 240.0 9.9 9658.9 338.7 0.050 SIGT 213.0 -45.1 -64.1 247.2 7.8 10728.7 354.9 ----- SIGT 203.0 -44.5 -63.5 249.3 7.2 11050.5 360.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.3 -58.3 250.0 7.0 11150.3 362.6 0.1 SIGT 194.0 -44.1 -52.1 251.1 6.5 11354.6 366.1 0.2 SIGT 192.0 -44.1 -64.1 251.4 6.3 11424.2 367.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.9 -63.9 260.0 1.9 13081.7 394.4 ----- SIGT 113.0 -42.7 -65.7 197.2 1.9 14989.3 429.9 ----- SIGT 109.0 -43.1 -65.1 189.2 1.9 15232.5 433.6 ----- SIGT 108.0 -42.9 -48.9 187.1 1.9 15294.7 435.2 0.4 SIGT 107.0 -42.5 -65.5 185.1 1.9 15357.5 437.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.1 -66.1 170.0 1.9 15815.1 446.4 ----- SIGT 90.9 -42.1 -56.1 178.0 1.9 16461.1 458.7 ----- MAND 70.0 -40.7 -77.7 200.0 1.9 18235.2 497.3 ----- SIGT 67.8 -41.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 18452.5 501.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 11 Feb 2001042 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -12.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 272.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 899 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -12.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.5 C K Index (KI) = 5.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 63.0 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 43.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 20 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 = 68 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 309 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 307 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done