================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001286 TIME=120000 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 976.0 -20.3 -25.3 0.0 0.0 34.0 254.6 0.501 MAND 925.0 -19.3 -24.2 350.0 3.9 432.5 259.6 0.584 MAND 850.0 -23.3 -29.3 80.0 7.0 1056.7 261.7 0.398 MAND 700.0 -26.9 -34.9 45.0 7.0 2468.2 272.7 0.283 MAND 500.0 -41.5 -53.5 35.0 8.9 4824.2 282.5 0.057 MAND 400.0 -50.5 -57.5 330.0 9.9 6309.5 289.4 0.047 MAND 300.0 -62.3 -68.3 345.0 8.9 8136.6 297.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -64.5 -75.5 305.0 9.9 9257.1 310.2 ----- TRO1 232.0 -65.9 -77.9 285.0 15.9 9712.4 314.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -66.9 -80.9 280.0 22.9 10611.6 326.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -69.5 ----- 280.0 36.9 12339.2 350.4 ----- MAND 100.0 -72.1 ----- 280.0 56.9 14743.3 388.4 ----- MAND 70.0 -69.9 ----- 270.0 76.9 16856.0 434.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 13 Oct 2001286 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -25.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 258.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 260.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 848 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -26.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -12.0 C K Index (KI) = -19.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 22.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 30.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -19 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 = 289 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done