================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2003024 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 997.0 0.2 -4.8 60.0 11.8 34.0 273.6 2.684 MAND 925.0 -1.9 -11.9 160.0 11.8 632.9 277.4 1.660 MAND 850.0 -6.3 -14.3 150.0 11.8 1300.1 279.6 1.486 MAND 700.0 -11.3 -17.3 5.0 7.0 2805.3 290.0 1.406 MAND 500.0 -25.1 -36.1 340.0 16.9 5320.2 302.4 0.351 MAND 400.0 -36.3 -42.3 335.0 24.9 6905.7 307.8 0.231 MAND 300.0 -50.1 -56.1 355.0 39.8 8844.3 314.7 0.071 TRO1 274.0 -53.3 -60.3 350.0 43.9 9432.5 318.4 0.049 MAND 250.0 -53.7 -69.7 355.0 37.9 10022.5 326.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -49.1 -83.1 345.0 17.9 11472.4 355.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -45.3 -80.3 340.0 17.9 13377.0 392.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -44.3 -80.3 320.0 12.8 16090.0 442.2 ----- MAND 70.0 -44.3 -80.3 160.0 1.9 18481.7 489.6 ----- MAND 50.0 -42.3 -78.3 255.0 1.0 20747.8 543.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 24 Jan 2003024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -9.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 276.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 281.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 2.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 835 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -10.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 6.8 C K Index (KI) = -1.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 40.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 29.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 6.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 104 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 285 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 309 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done