================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004008 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 989.0 -0.3 -5.3 340.0 8.0 34.0 273.7 2.604 SIGT 986.0 -2.5 -8.5 341.6 7.8 58.2 271.8 2.040 SIGT 939.0 -5.7 -9.8 7.2 5.6 443.7 272.3 1.933 MAND 925.0 -5.7 -10.7 15.0 4.9 561.6 273.5 1.827 SIGT 908.0 -5.3 -13.3 337.5 4.6 707.2 275.4 1.509 SIGT 897.0 -6.1 -16.1 312.9 4.5 802.8 275.5 1.213 SIGT 876.0 -7.1 -17.1 265.3 4.2 987.9 276.3 1.142 MAND 850.0 -8.9 -15.9 205.0 3.9 1222.2 276.8 1.301 SIGT 736.0 -17.7 -20.5 205.0 9.1 2319.4 278.9 1.017 MAND 700.0 -20.1 -25.1 205.0 10.9 2693.2 280.2 0.712 SIGT 663.0 -22.5 -31.5 208.3 12.7 3094.1 281.9 0.415 SIGT 611.0 -26.9 -32.9 213.2 15.4 3688.9 283.5 0.394 SIGT 599.0 -26.7 -35.7 214.4 16.1 3832.1 285.4 0.305 SIGT 588.0 -26.9 -39.9 215.5 16.7 3965.9 286.7 0.202 SIGT 502.0 -33.1 -47.1 224.8 21.8 5092.6 292.4 0.109 MAND 500.0 -33.1 -47.1 225.0 22.0 5120.7 292.7 0.109 SIGT 497.0 -33.3 -42.3 225.1 22.2 5163.0 293.0 0.186 SIGT 493.0 -33.7 -48.7 225.3 22.5 5219.7 293.1 0.093 SIGT 406.0 -43.7 -54.7 229.7 30.3 6553.6 296.9 0.061 SIGT 405.0 -43.3 -49.3 229.7 30.4 6570.2 297.7 0.107 SIGT 402.0 -43.7 -49.7 229.9 30.7 6620.2 297.8 0.103 MAND 400.0 -43.9 -50.9 230.0 30.9 6653.7 297.9 0.093 SIGT 390.0 -44.9 -55.9 231.6 31.7 6823.4 298.8 0.056 SIGT 356.0 -47.9 -58.9 237.5 34.7 7429.5 302.7 0.045 SIGT 345.0 -49.5 -60.5 239.4 35.7 7635.9 303.2 0.039 SIGT 344.0 -49.5 -55.5 239.6 35.8 7654.9 303.5 0.066 TRO1 342.0 -49.5 -60.5 240.0 35.9 7693.2 304.0 0.039 SIGT 303.0 -51.1 -66.1 240.0 36.8 8483.8 312.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -51.1 -66.1 240.0 36.9 8548.5 313.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -48.3 -71.3 260.0 23.9 9742.3 334.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -45.1 -76.1 265.0 16.9 11222.9 361.4 ----- SIGT 197.0 -44.9 -75.9 265.0 16.8 11323.9 363.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.1 -75.1 265.0 15.0 13150.0 394.1 ----- SIGT 128.0 -43.5 -74.5 274.8 11.4 14215.9 413.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.3 -74.3 290.0 5.8 15881.4 446.0 ----- MAND 70.0 -40.9 -69.9 280.0 3.9 18301.3 496.9 ----- MAND 50.0 -38.3 -71.3 215.0 1.9 20603.9 553.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 08 Jan 2004008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -10.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 273.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 277.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.8 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 854 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -12.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 3.8 C K Index (KI) = 3.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 29.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 10.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 41.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 93 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 283 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 2 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 312 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 303 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done