================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001357 TIME= 0 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 988.0 0.4 -5.6 320.0 3.9 34.0 274.5 2.548 MAND 925.0 -7.3 -9.4 330.0 1.0 555.4 271.9 2.026 MAND 850.0 -7.7 -22.7 160.0 7.0 1214.1 278.1 0.726 MAND 700.0 -15.3 -38.3 125.0 4.9 2703.1 285.6 0.201 MAND 500.0 -31.1 -41.1 115.0 8.0 5167.7 295.1 0.210 MAND 400.0 -40.9 -58.9 170.0 1.9 6718.4 301.8 0.040 MAND 300.0 -53.3 -64.3 250.0 8.0 8623.9 310.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -57.3 -74.3 55.0 11.8 9787.7 320.9 ----- TRO1 240.0 -59.3 -76.3 70.0 8.9 10044.7 321.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -57.5 -80.5 270.0 9.9 11191.9 341.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -54.3 -80.5 245.0 18.8 13023.2 376.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -48.1 -82.1 255.0 30.9 15660.1 434.8 ----- MAND 70.0 -39.9 -76.9 235.0 33.8 18055.0 499.0 ----- MAND 50.0 -38.5 -75.5 245.0 29.9 20361.5 552.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 23 Dec 2001357 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -9.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 273.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 278.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 2.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 874 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -10.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 2.8 C K Index (KI) = -22.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 14.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 22.0 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 31.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -5 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 282 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 302 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done