================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001291 TIME=120000 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 -23.3 -29.3 360.0 1.0 34.0 250.4 0.341 MAND 925.0 -24.1 -30.1 315.0 15.0 552.6 254.7 0.340 MAND 850.0 -25.9 -36.9 310.0 10.9 1167.5 259.0 0.191 MAND 700.0 -27.3 -48.3 308.1 16.1 2570.3 272.3 0.068 MAND 500.0 -37.5 -43.5 305.0 24.9 4944.0 287.3 0.162 MAND 400.0 -48.7 -53.6 310.0 36.9 6448.3 291.7 0.071 MAND 300.0 -59.9 -68.9 305.0 56.9 8293.1 300.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -67.5 -76.5 ----- ----- 9412.0 305.7 ----- TRO1 223.0 -70.1 ----- ----- ----- 10096.4 311.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -70.7 ----- ----- ----- 10743.0 320.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -71.9 ----- ----- ----- 12444.5 346.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 18 Oct 2001291 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -30.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 253.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 254.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 844 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -31.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -15.2 C K Index (KI) = -46.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 27.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 46.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 22.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 12.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 1 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 259 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 292 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done