================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2003216 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 975.0 -25.3 -29.5 140.0 28.0 34.0 249.7 0.341 MAND 925.0 -22.5 -30.5 170.0 37.9 418.6 256.3 0.327 MAND 850.0 -25.7 -31.7 140.0 29.9 1035.7 259.2 0.318 MAND 700.0 -33.9 -38.3 150.0 29.9 2420.4 265.0 0.201 MAND 500.0 -43.3 -52.3 170.0 14.0 4733.0 280.3 0.065 MAND 400.0 -54.3 -64.3 200.0 23.9 6199.9 284.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -64.3 -77.3 200.0 18.8 8002.6 294.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -66.3 ----- 210.0 15.0 9113.0 307.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -72.1 ----- 215.0 18.8 10446.5 318.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -75.9 ----- 205.0 11.8 12125.2 339.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 04 Aug 2003216 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -30.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 255.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 256.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 823 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -31.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -14.8 C K Index (KI) = -18.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 19.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 73.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 29.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -16 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 261 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