================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2003212 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 980.0 -21.1 -24.2 140.0 15.0 34.0 253.5 0.551 MAND 925.0 -24.7 -29.1 145.0 42.9 457.6 254.1 0.373 MAND 850.0 -28.3 -31.0 175.0 59.8 1068.9 256.5 0.339 MAND 700.0 -32.9 -37.6 170.0 30.9 2449.0 266.1 0.216 MAND 500.0 -42.9 -49.9 135.0 51.9 4768.5 280.7 0.082 MAND 400.0 -51.3 -80.3 120.0 36.9 6246.6 288.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -65.3 ----- 110.0 29.9 8057.7 293.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -70.3 ----- 115.0 31.9 9154.7 301.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -74.3 ----- 115.0 11.8 10467.9 315.1 ----- TRO1 196.0 -74.9 ----- 135.0 15.0 10585.5 316.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -77.1 ----- 200.0 2.9 12130.6 337.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 31 Jul 2003212 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -28.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 254.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 255.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 869 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -28.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -17.1 C K Index (KI) = -21.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 171.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 19.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 26.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -139 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 259 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 288 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done