================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2003205 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 979.0 -24.7 -28.6 50.0 2.9 34.0 250.0 0.369 MAND 925.0 -23.1 -34.1 160.0 7.0 448.5 255.7 0.231 SIGW 904.8 -24.2 -34.4 260.0 9.9 609.0 256.2 0.229 MAND 850.0 -27.3 -35.3 190.0 16.9 1062.9 257.6 0.224 MAND 700.0 -34.5 -42.5 225.0 8.0 2441.2 264.3 0.129 MAND 500.0 -46.3 -55.3 220.0 8.0 4736.0 276.6 0.046 MAND 400.0 -54.7 -73.7 300.0 8.9 6191.8 283.9 ----- MAND 300.0 -62.9 ----- 270.0 15.0 7998.6 296.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -67.3 ----- 270.0 25.8 9110.1 306.0 ----- MAND 200.0 -70.9 ----- 270.0 28.0 10444.3 320.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -74.9 ----- 270.0 33.8 12132.3 341.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 24 Jul 2003205 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -32.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 254.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 255.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 799 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -34.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -15.9 C K Index (KI) = -24.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 41.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 30.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 26 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 = 284 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done