================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89009 DAY=2002354 TIME=120000 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 685.0 -30.9 -34.3 90.0 8.0 2830.0 269.9 0.306 MAND 500.0 -34.5 -45.5 255.0 1.9 5048.3 291.0 0.130 MAND 400.0 -46.1 -54.1 255.0 4.9 6570.8 295.1 0.066 TRO1 371.0 -47.7 -59.7 220.0 1.9 7069.8 299.4 0.039 MAND 300.0 -47.7 -68.7 215.0 5.8 8473.1 318.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -44.5 -82.5 270.0 7.0 9686.0 339.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.3 -82.3 285.0 5.8 11181.7 362.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.3 -81.3 305.0 2.9 13115.0 395.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.5 -80.5 335.0 5.8 15856.4 447.6 ----- MAND 70.0 -39.3 -73.3 280.0 4.9 18288.9 500.3 ----- MAND 50.0 -38.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 20600.4 553.7 ----- MAND 30.0 -38.5 -62.5 ----- ----- 24115.6 639.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 20 Dec 2002354 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -37.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 275.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 276.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 567 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -38.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -18.9 C K Index (KI) = ----- Lifted Index (LI) = 12.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = ----- Total Totals Index (TTI) = ----- Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -0 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 = 371 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done