================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001322 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 984.0 -8.5 -15.5 10.0 1.0 34.0 265.9 1.162 MAND 925.0 -15.3 -17.1 295.0 8.9 507.6 263.7 1.081 MAND 850.0 -20.5 -22.1 295.0 10.9 1140.4 264.7 0.765 MAND 700.0 -25.5 -34.5 285.0 15.0 2564.0 274.3 0.294 MAND 500.0 -37.5 -43.5 360.0 5.8 4946.7 287.3 0.162 MAND 400.0 -48.3 -52.8 360.0 8.0 6452.3 292.2 0.077 MAND 300.0 -62.1 -66.8 15.0 5.8 8289.6 297.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -66.9 -71.8 355.0 9.9 9404.2 306.6 ----- TRO1 243.0 -68.1 -72.8 355.0 8.9 9575.4 307.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -67.9 -74.9 320.0 7.0 10746.0 325.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -68.5 -79.5 295.0 9.9 12473.6 352.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -67.7 -83.7 275.0 15.0 14909.8 396.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -59.3 -84.3 285.0 35.0 17100.8 457.5 ----- MAND 50.0 -44.5 -80.5 295.0 53.8 19282.2 538.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 18 Nov 2001322 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 264.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 267.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 884 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -17.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = 784 mb Equilibrium Level (EL) = 848 mb Convective Temperature (CVT) = -6.0 C Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -8.2 C K Index (KI) = -14.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 27.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 17.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 32.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 19 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = 0 J/kg Convective Inhibition (CIN) = 22 J/kg Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 269 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 0 J/kg 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