================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89009 DAY=2004253 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Idn Id Station Name St Co Lat Lon Elev 89009 NZSP Amundsen-Scott South AQ 90:00S 000:00W 2830 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Level Pressure Temp Dew Point Dir Speed Height Theta Mix Type [MB] [C] [C] [deg] [KTS] [M ] [K] [g/kg] -------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ------- ----- ------ SFC 678.0 -44.3 -48.1 305.0 9.9 2830.0 255.8 0.072 SIGT 666.0 -43.1 -47.7 301.3 12.2 2950.1 258.4 0.077 SIGT 660.0 -42.5 -46.8 299.4 13.3 3011.2 259.8 0.085 SIGT 643.0 -36.7 -40.5 293.8 16.6 3189.7 268.3 0.174 SIGT 636.0 -36.3 -40.3 291.4 18.1 3265.7 269.6 0.179 SIGT 606.0 -36.9 -39.9 281.0 24.3 3600.6 272.6 0.196 SIGT 592.0 -36.5 -41.2 275.9 27.4 3762.6 274.9 0.175 SIGT 573.0 -37.9 -42.0 268.9 31.6 3988.1 275.9 0.166 SIGT 565.0 -38.7 -42.8 265.9 33.4 4084.9 276.0 0.155 SIGT 539.0 -40.5 -53.5 255.8 39.4 4407.3 277.6 0.053 SIGT 508.0 -43.5 -50.5 243.3 47.0 4808.5 278.7 0.076 MAND 500.0 -44.3 -52.3 240.0 49.0 4915.1 279.0 0.065 SIGT 461.0 -48.1 -54.1 241.8 51.9 5455.2 280.9 0.058 SIGT 412.0 -52.3 -56.9 244.3 55.9 6189.3 284.6 0.048 MAND 400.0 -53.3 -59.3 245.0 56.9 6380.2 285.7 0.038 SIGT 392.0 -53.9 -61.9 244.3 57.6 6510.1 286.6 0.030 SIGT 359.0 -57.9 -62.9 241.2 60.3 7069.9 288.5 0.029 MAND 300.0 -66.5 -71.5 235.0 65.9 8179.7 291.6 ----- MAXW 299.0 -66.6 -71.7 235.0 65.9 8199.8 291.7 ----- SIGT 274.0 -70.1 -76.1 237.5 61.9 8723.9 294.1 ----- SIGT 265.0 -70.5 -76.5 238.4 60.5 8922.4 296.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -71.3 -77.3 240.0 57.9 9267.7 300.1 ----- SIGT 243.0 -71.9 -78.9 239.4 58.0 9435.4 301.6 ----- SIGT 224.0 -73.9 -80.9 237.5 58.4 9913.1 305.7 ----- SIGT 214.0 -74.5 -82.5 236.5 58.6 10179.3 308.8 ----- SIGT 205.0 -74.9 -82.9 235.5 58.8 10429.2 311.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -75.3 -83.3 235.0 58.9 10572.5 313.5 ----- SIGT 197.0 -75.5 -83.5 235.0 58.4 10660.1 314.6 ----- SIGT 171.0 -79.1 ----- 235.0 53.8 11472.3 321.6 ----- TRO1 156.0 -81.1 ----- 235.0 50.9 11991.6 326.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -80.3 ----- 235.0 45.8 12212.8 331.8 ----- SIGT 142.0 -81.1 ----- 232.9 42.8 12521.9 335.6 ----- SIGT 117.0 -83.7 ----- 225.8 32.3 13604.3 350.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -84.3 ----- 220.0 23.9 14473.1 365.0 ----- SIGT 83.4 -84.9 ----- 212.4 20.3 15477.5 383.1 ----- MAND 70.0 -84.7 ----- 205.0 16.9 16447.3 403.3 ----- MAND 30.0 -83.5 ----- ----- ----- 21138.3 517.0 ----- SIGT 25.9 -81.9 ----- ----- ----- 21958.4 543.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 09 Sep 2004253 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -42.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 268.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 578 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -43.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -24.8 C K Index (KI) = ----- Lifted Index (LI) = 8.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = ----- Total Totals Index (TTI) = ----- Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -206 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 278 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 289 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 359 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done