================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89009 DAY=2002255 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Idn Id Station Name St Co Lat Lon Elev 89009 NZSP Amundsen-Scott South AQ 90:00S 000:00W 2830 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Level Pressure Temp Dew Point Dir Speed Height Theta Mix Type [MB] [C] [C] [deg] [KTS] [M ] [K] [g/kg] -------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ------- ----- ------ SFC 688.0 -51.5 -56.5 15.0 0.0 2830.0 246.7 0.030 SIGW 554.8 -42.7 -49.8 165.0 11.8 4268.0 272.7 0.074 SIGW 506.5 -39.0 -46.9 180.0 10.9 4878.0 284.4 0.110 MAND 500.0 -38.5 -46.5 190.0 14.0 4963.8 286.1 0.116 SIGW 422.2 -47.4 -57.7 175.0 15.9 6097.0 288.8 0.043 MAND 400.0 -50.3 -61.3 165.0 15.9 6459.6 289.6 0.031 SIGW 332.9 -59.2 -72.2 150.0 25.8 7621.0 293.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -64.3 -78.3 145.0 28.9 8279.1 294.7 ----- SIGW 259.7 -70.3 ----- 160.0 28.9 9146.0 298.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -71.9 ----- 165.0 33.8 9374.5 299.2 ----- SIGW 200.4 -74.5 ----- 165.0 24.9 10670.0 314.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -74.5 ----- 155.0 22.0 10681.9 314.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 12 Sep 2002255 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -54.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 256.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 256.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 565 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -55.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -32.2 C K Index (KI) = ----- Lifted Index (LI) = 24.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = ----- Total Totals Index (TTI) = ----- Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -39 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 268 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 293 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 333 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done