================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89009 DAY=2002273 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 681.0 -55.5 -60.5 80.0 5.8 2830.0 242.9 0.020 SIGW 546.9 -46.7 -52.4 310.0 25.8 4268.0 269.1 0.059 MAND 500.0 -43.1 -49.1 295.0 28.0 4856.5 280.5 0.088 SIGW 498.4 -43.2 -49.3 300.0 28.0 4878.0 280.6 0.087 SIGW 414.4 -51.0 -59.5 285.0 25.8 6097.0 285.8 0.036 MAND 400.0 -52.5 -61.5 285.0 26.8 6330.0 286.8 0.030 SIGW 326.5 -57.7 -71.7 285.0 15.9 7621.0 296.7 ----- MAND 300.0 -59.9 -75.9 255.0 7.0 8158.8 300.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -61.1 -85.1 190.0 2.9 9294.8 315.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 30 Sep 2002273 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -57.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 252.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 252.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 566 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -58.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -36.3 C K Index (KI) = ----- Lifted Index (LI) = 22.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = ----- Total Totals Index (TTI) = ----- Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -157 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 264 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 297 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 326 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done