================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001231 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1008.0 -21.1 -25.5 40.0 11.8 34.0 251.5 0.477 MAND 1000.0 -17.9 -25.9 75.0 15.9 93.2 255.3 0.463 MAND 925.0 -19.5 -24.3 145.0 15.9 674.7 259.4 0.579 MAND 850.0 -21.1 -26.0 115.0 14.0 1301.4 264.1 0.540 MAND 700.0 -27.7 -31.1 315.0 8.9 2716.9 271.8 0.408 MAND 500.0 -37.7 -41.1 330.0 18.8 5088.0 287.1 0.210 MAND 400.0 -48.1 -52.5 330.0 24.9 6593.6 292.5 0.080 MAND 300.0 -63.7 -68.2 355.0 36.9 8424.9 295.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -71.3 ----- 325.0 33.8 9523.6 300.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -75.7 ----- 325.0 31.9 10829.0 312.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 19 Aug 2001231 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -25.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 257.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 258.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 863 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -26.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -10.1 C K Index (KI) = -12.8 Lifted Index (LI) = 23.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 46.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 17.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 28.3 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 128 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 264 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 293 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done