================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2003201 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 973.0 -21.5 -26.5 80.0 8.9 34.0 253.6 0.451 MAND 925.0 -22.7 -30.7 125.0 9.9 406.2 256.1 0.321 MAND 850.0 -27.5 -32.1 185.0 15.9 1020.9 257.3 0.306 MAND 700.0 -35.3 -41.3 165.0 8.9 2396.4 263.4 0.147 MAND 500.0 -41.9 -62.9 65.0 35.0 4709.0 282.0 0.021 MAND 400.0 -49.3 -79.3 55.0 43.9 6196.8 290.9 ----- MAND 300.0 -59.5 ----- 50.0 23.9 8040.8 301.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -64.9 ----- 35.0 12.8 9167.7 309.6 ----- TRO1 218.0 -67.7 ----- 350.0 12.8 9997.9 317.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -67.7 ----- 315.0 12.8 10516.7 325.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -71.7 ----- 285.0 18.8 12231.6 346.6 ----- TRO2 129.0 -74.3 ----- 275.0 26.8 13116.2 357.2 ----- MAND 100.0 -75.7 ----- 285.0 36.9 14594.6 381.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 20 Jul 2003201 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -29.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 255.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 256.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 822 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -31.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -16.2 C K Index (KI) = -23.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 66.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 19.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 24.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -85 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 260 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 291 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done