================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2003208 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 986.0 -37.3 -43.3 70.0 12.8 34.0 236.8 0.084 MAND 925.0 -37.1 -45.1 145.0 19.8 475.5 241.4 0.073 MAND 850.0 -37.5 -43.5 110.0 18.8 1059.9 246.9 0.095 MAND 700.0 -30.1 -49.1 330.0 22.9 2421.7 269.2 0.063 MAND 500.0 -39.9 -46.9 325.0 33.8 4769.7 284.4 0.111 MAND 400.0 -50.9 -58.9 310.0 49.0 6258.9 288.8 0.040 MAXW 350.0 -56.7 -66.5 315.0 64.9 7104.2 292.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -63.3 -75.3 310.0 58.9 8080.1 296.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -68.1 ----- 310.0 53.8 9188.4 304.8 ----- TRO1 219.0 -70.5 ----- 310.0 46.8 9979.1 312.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -69.9 ----- 310.0 52.8 10518.8 322.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -73.3 ----- 305.0 49.9 12217.8 343.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 27 Jul 2003208 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -44.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 240.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 240.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 814 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -46.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -27.9 C K Index (KI) = -60.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 35.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 71.5 Showalter Index (ShI) = 30.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = -1.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -16 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 246 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 292 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 350 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done