================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001282 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 978.0 -13.9 -25.9 170.0 2.9 34.0 260.9 0.474 MAND 925.0 -15.1 -30.1 160.0 10.9 456.4 263.9 0.340 MAND 850.0 -17.9 -28.9 165.0 11.8 1092.4 267.4 0.414 MAND 700.0 -24.7 -34.7 190.0 14.0 2525.5 275.1 0.288 MAND 500.0 -37.3 -61.3 195.0 28.9 4913.1 287.6 0.025 MAND 400.0 -48.9 -70.9 190.0 24.9 6417.2 291.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -62.3 -82.3 175.0 21.0 8251.1 297.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -68.7 ----- 155.0 22.0 9360.4 303.9 ----- TRO1 202.0 -72.5 ----- 160.0 2.9 10625.7 317.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -72.1 ----- 125.0 2.9 10684.3 318.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -74.1 ----- 210.0 5.8 12370.6 342.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -78.1 ----- 255.0 21.0 14711.7 376.8 ----- MAND 70.0 -74.7 ----- 260.0 37.9 16767.9 424.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 09 Oct 2001282 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -28.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 263.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 264.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 740 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -31.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -6.8 C K Index (KI) = -19.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 52.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 27.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 4 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 269 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 291 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done