================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001243 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 993.0 -29.1 -34.1 0.0 0.0 34.0 244.6 0.215 MAND 925.0 -22.1 -36.1 40.0 8.0 548.6 256.7 0.190 MAND 850.0 -22.3 -36.3 85.0 7.0 1170.4 262.8 0.202 MAND 700.0 -26.9 -39.9 345.0 7.0 2584.6 272.7 0.170 MAND 500.0 -43.1 -49.1 345.0 9.9 4932.7 280.5 0.088 MAND 400.0 -52.1 -57.1 315.0 8.0 6407.5 287.3 0.049 MAND 300.0 -66.1 -70.9 330.0 12.8 8211.9 292.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -70.9 ----- 315.0 11.8 9305.2 300.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -74.3 ----- 265.0 12.8 10616.5 315.1 ----- TRO1 191.0 -75.5 ----- 265.0 10.9 10883.9 317.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -77.5 ----- 255.0 15.9 12276.3 336.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 31 Aug 2001243 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -35.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 253.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 253.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 779 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -37.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -12.4 C K Index (KI) = -28.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 22.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 23.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 27.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -13 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 262 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 287 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done