================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001290 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 985.0 -22.7 -27.7 100.0 7.0 34.0 251.5 0.399 MAND 925.0 -26.3 -30.3 125.0 14.0 492.0 252.4 0.333 MAND 850.0 -28.9 -31.4 95.0 8.0 1100.5 255.9 0.327 MAND 700.0 -29.3 -50.3 95.0 5.8 2489.1 270.0 0.056 MAND 500.0 -41.7 -56.7 ----- ----- 4832.1 282.2 0.0 MAND 400.0 -51.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 6314.7 288.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -59.7 -77.7 ----- ----- 8150.3 301.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 17 Oct 2001290 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -29.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 252.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 253.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 868 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -30.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -18.0 C K Index (KI) = -39.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 23.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = 20.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 23.1 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 257 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