================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2003033 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 985.0 11.0 6.9 90.0 17.9 34.0 285.4 6.352 MAND 925.0 -8.9 -14.9 75.0 7.0 540.1 270.2 1.299 MAND 850.0 -13.9 -16.9 135.0 2.9 1189.2 271.6 1.197 MAND 700.0 -18.5 -40.5 175.0 2.9 2651.6 282.0 0.160 MAND 500.0 -29.7 -42.7 ----- ----- 5107.2 296.8 0.2 MAND 400.0 -38.3 -47.3 ----- ----- 6671.0 305.2 0.1 MAND 300.0 -50.9 -58.9 ----- ----- 8597.7 313.6 0.1 TRO1 271.0 -55.3 -64.3 ----- ----- 9253.2 316.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -51.3 -69.3 ----- ----- 9772.8 329.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -43.9 -79.9 ----- ----- 11247.5 363.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -41.9 -77.9 ----- ----- 13188.4 397.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.5 -78.5 ----- ----- 15932.2 445.6 ----- MAND 70.0 -41.9 -77.9 ----- ----- 18345.9 494.8 ----- MAND 50.0 -41.5 -77.5 ----- ----- 20627.8 545.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 02 Feb 2003033 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -8.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 274.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 280.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 2.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 864 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -9.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = 2455 mb Equilibrium Level (EL) = 778 mb Convective Temperature (CVT) = 11.4 C Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -1.4 C K Index (KI) = -23.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = 18.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 28.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = 137 J/kg Convective Inhibition (CIN) = 94 J/kg Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 278 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 70 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 306 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done