================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001230 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1006.0 -29.7 -34.1 0.0 0.0 34.0 243.0 0.213 MAND 1000.0 -29.5 -34.2 0.0 0.0 76.7 243.7 0.212 MAND 925.0 -26.1 -35.1 0.0 0.0 637.2 252.6 0.210 MAND 850.0 -23.1 -39.1 95.0 5.8 1253.1 262.0 0.152 MAND 700.0 -27.5 -34.5 40.0 28.0 2663.3 272.0 0.294 MAND 500.0 -36.3 -40.4 15.0 30.9 5042.2 288.8 0.226 MAND 400.0 -48.3 -52.5 10.0 33.8 6551.7 292.2 0.080 MAND 300.0 -60.7 -65.1 330.0 39.8 8394.9 299.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -68.3 -72.9 325.0 45.8 9509.5 304.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -79.1 ----- 325.0 47.8 10813.6 307.5 ----- TRO1 193.0 -80.7 ----- 330.0 49.9 11015.4 308.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -79.7 ----- 325.0 46.8 12440.4 332.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 18 Aug 2001230 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -34.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 248.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 249.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 839 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -36.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -15.7 C K Index (KI) = -32.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 32.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 42.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 21.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 10.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -196 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 258 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 292 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done