================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001051 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 986.0 -5.9 -10.1 340.0 2.9 34.0 268.3 1.798 SIGT 982.0 -7.5 -12.2 341.3 2.7 65.8 267.0 1.526 SIGT 929.0 -9.5 -19.5 358.7 0.2 496.3 269.3 0.878 MAND 925.0 -9.7 -18.7 0.0 0.0 529.7 269.4 0.944 MAND 850.0 -14.5 -22.5 175.0 9.9 1176.8 271.0 0.739 SIGT 797.0 -16.7 -24.7 163.2 11.3 1662.8 273.7 0.648 SIGT 770.0 -18.9 -25.9 157.0 12.0 1920.8 274.0 0.602 MAND 700.0 -25.5 -26.8 140.0 14.0 2621.9 274.3 0.610 SIGT 684.0 -27.1 -27.4 141.8 13.6 2789.2 274.3 0.591 SIGT 644.0 -30.7 -31.5 146.3 12.5 3220.6 275.0 0.427 SIGT 633.0 -28.5 -34.5 147.5 12.2 3343.6 278.8 0.325 SIGT 622.0 -28.7 -37.7 148.9 11.9 3469.2 280.0 0.240 SIGT 564.0 -31.7 -39.7 156.2 10.1 4166.1 284.4 0.215 SIGT 547.0 -32.7 -36.1 158.4 9.6 4382.2 285.7 0.321 SIGT 510.0 -34.7 -40.7 163.6 8.3 4873.7 289.1 0.215 SIGT 501.0 -35.9 -39.9 164.9 8.0 4997.8 289.1 0.238 MAND 500.0 -35.9 -39.9 165.0 8.0 5011.7 289.3 0.238 MAND 400.0 -46.1 -50.8 175.0 4.9 6529.8 295.1 0.094 TRO1 323.0 -54.3 -59.3 140.0 5.8 7926.6 302.4 0.047 MAND 300.0 -50.7 -59.7 155.0 3.9 8404.2 313.9 0.048 SIGT 292.0 -48.7 -59.7 159.4 4.8 8581.2 319.2 0.049 MAND 250.0 -44.7 -62.7 185.0 9.9 9611.6 339.6 0.043 SIGT 245.0 -44.3 -63.3 187.7 10.0 9747.0 342.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -43.5 -65.5 215.0 10.9 11110.2 363.9 ----- SIGT 166.0 -42.5 -78.5 208.5 9.6 12366.7 385.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.5 -78.5 205.0 8.9 13051.7 396.8 ----- MAND 100.0 -44.1 -80.1 220.0 8.0 15782.5 442.5 ----- MAND 70.0 -45.3 -80.3 230.0 8.9 18170.0 487.5 ----- SIGT 53.5 -43.3 -79.3 ----- ----- 19972.6 531.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 20 Feb 2001051 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 271.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 825 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -18.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.1 C K Index (KI) = -2.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 14.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 27.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 13.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 34.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.0 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -8 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 = 302 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 323 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done