================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001355 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 990.0 1.6 -9.4 340.0 9.9 34.0 275.6 1.893 MAND 925.0 -1.1 -21.1 325.0 16.9 578.5 278.2 0.767 MAND 850.0 -5.7 -23.7 330.0 4.9 1247.1 280.2 0.664 MAND 700.0 -14.5 -37.5 25.0 5.8 2744.0 286.4 0.218 MAND 500.0 -31.9 -47.9 60.0 4.9 5208.5 294.2 0.100 MAND 400.0 -43.1 -56.1 55.0 8.0 6749.3 299.0 0.054 MAND 300.0 -53.3 -70.3 70.0 9.9 8645.6 310.2 ----- TRO1 285.0 -54.9 -70.9 65.0 7.0 8974.8 312.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -56.3 -76.3 250.0 1.9 9810.0 322.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -56.9 -84.9 265.0 16.9 11225.9 342.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -57.7 -84.9 260.0 28.0 13045.4 370.7 ----- MAND 100.0 -51.7 -84.7 250.0 37.9 15640.8 427.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -43.5 -79.5 240.0 42.9 17998.0 491.3 ----- MAND 50.0 -39.5 -76.5 240.0 42.0 20281.9 550.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 21 Dec 2001355 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 277.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 280.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 722 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -20.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 7.1 C K Index (KI) = -20.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 11.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 14.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 10.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 34.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -13 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 284 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 299 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done