================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001045 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 997.0 -7.3 -19.3 40.0 12.8 34.0 266.1 0.832 SIGT 994.0 -8.9 -20.9 35.2 12.8 57.4 264.7 0.727 SIGT 983.0 -7.1 -18.1 17.3 12.6 143.9 267.4 0.935 MAND 925.0 -9.9 -13.3 280.0 11.8 615.9 269.2 1.481 SIGT 909.0 -11.1 -12.7 288.3 12.7 750.3 269.3 1.583 SIGT 876.0 -13.3 -18.0 305.8 14.5 1033.2 269.9 1.058 SIGT 853.0 -15.3 -18.7 318.4 15.8 1235.2 269.9 1.024 MAND 850.0 -15.3 -18.0 320.0 15.9 1261.8 270.1 1.091 SIGT 845.0 -14.9 -16.2 317.1 15.7 1306.4 271.0 1.277 SIGT 804.0 -16.5 -21.5 292.5 13.6 1681.9 273.2 0.853 SIGT 759.0 -19.3 -21.5 264.3 11.3 2112.9 274.7 0.903 SIGT 730.0 -20.9 -24.0 245.3 9.7 2401.9 276.0 0.753 MAND 700.0 -20.9 -25.0 225.0 8.0 2712.2 279.4 0.718 SIGT 690.0 -21.3 -25.3 221.9 8.1 2818.5 280.1 0.709 SIGT 593.0 -29.1 -31.1 189.9 9.4 3919.6 283.4 0.482 SIGT 565.0 -31.3 -37.3 179.9 9.8 4264.0 284.8 0.275 SIGT 551.0 -32.5 -38.5 174.8 10.1 4441.4 285.4 0.250 MAND 500.0 -35.9 -39.0 155.0 10.9 5121.5 289.3 0.261 SIGT 443.0 -40.9 -44.7 122.1 10.3 5954.2 293.2 0.160 MAND 400.0 -45.5 -50.0 95.0 9.9 6642.2 295.9 0.101 SIGT 351.0 -52.5 -56.2 99.7 12.3 7500.5 297.7 0.060 TRO1 302.0 -57.7 -61.1 105.0 15.0 8461.2 303.4 0.042 MAND 300.0 -57.5 -60.7 105.0 14.0 8503.2 304.3 0.044 SIGT 274.0 -49.9 -61.9 105.0 12.0 9086.1 323.3 0.043 SIGT 260.0 -49.7 -69.7 105.0 10.8 9429.4 328.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -47.7 -72.7 105.0 9.9 9687.3 335.2 ----- SIGT 244.0 -46.3 -77.3 105.0 9.9 9848.3 339.6 ----- SIGT 227.0 -46.1 -81.1 105.0 9.9 10328.5 347.0 ----- SIGT 220.0 -45.3 -80.3 105.0 9.9 10537.3 351.3 ----- SIGT 219.0 -45.3 -58.3 105.0 9.9 10567.7 351.8 0.1 SIGT 218.0 -45.3 -80.3 105.0 9.9 10598.3 352.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -45.3 -80.3 105.0 9.9 11173.6 361.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.3 -80.3 125.0 1.9 13098.5 393.7 ----- MAND 100.0 -43.1 -79.1 85.0 3.9 15824.5 444.5 ----- MAND 70.0 -42.9 -78.9 175.0 3.9 18229.8 492.6 ----- SIGT 57.7 -42.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 19535.8 522.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 14 Feb 2001045 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -15.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 271.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 854 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -16.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -1.9 C K Index (KI) = -1.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 14.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 42.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 13.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 38.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.0 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -149 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 = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 304 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 302 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done