================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004008 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 990.0 -1.3 -5.0 300.0 4.9 34.0 272.6 2.662 SIGT 980.0 -3.5 -7.8 302.3 5.0 114.7 271.2 2.167 SIGT 937.0 -6.5 -7.9 312.2 5.6 467.7 271.7 2.250 MAND 925.0 -5.9 -9.6 315.0 5.8 568.6 273.3 1.994 SIGT 917.0 -5.1 -14.1 303.6 5.4 636.8 274.8 1.400 MAND 850.0 -8.7 -17.7 205.0 1.9 1229.2 277.0 1.119 SIGT 744.0 -16.7 -21.7 277.5 2.6 2246.3 279.1 0.906 SIGT 705.0 -19.9 -24.9 306.2 2.9 2648.5 279.9 0.719 MAND 700.0 -20.1 -25.1 310.0 2.9 2701.4 280.2 0.712 SIGT 619.0 -24.1 -38.1 282.2 10.3 3606.2 285.7 0.232 SIGT 520.0 -30.1 -47.1 243.6 20.6 4862.8 293.0 0.105 MAND 500.0 -31.7 -49.7 235.0 22.9 5141.2 294.4 0.083 SIGT 444.0 -37.1 -49.1 235.0 28.8 5972.3 297.8 0.099 SIGT 421.0 -38.7 -51.7 235.0 31.3 6338.9 300.3 0.082 MAND 400.0 -41.1 -53.1 235.0 33.8 6688.7 301.6 0.075 SIGT 312.0 -54.1 -60.1 256.7 35.7 8330.8 305.7 0.044 SIGT 308.0 -54.5 -60.5 257.8 35.7 8413.5 306.2 0.043 SIGT 303.0 -54.9 -69.9 259.2 35.9 8518.3 307.1 ----- MAND 300.0 -55.1 -62.1 260.0 35.9 8581.9 307.7 0.0 SIGT 299.0 -55.1 -61.1 259.2 35.7 8603.2 308.0 0.0 TRO1 281.0 -56.9 -62.9 245.0 31.9 8998.3 310.9 0.0 SIGT 254.0 -51.5 -62.5 262.3 28.5 9646.4 328.0 0.0 MAND 250.0 -51.3 -64.3 265.0 28.0 9749.5 329.8 ----- SIGT 226.0 -49.3 -73.3 265.0 24.3 10408.6 342.5 ----- SIGT 222.0 -48.7 -54.7 265.0 23.7 10525.9 345.2 0.1 SIGT 220.0 -48.1 -71.1 265.0 23.3 10585.5 347.0 ----- SIGT 217.0 -47.5 -71.5 265.0 22.8 10676.1 349.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -47.9 -74.9 265.0 19.8 11215.0 356.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -45.1 -76.1 265.0 16.9 13125.6 392.4 ----- SIGT 121.0 -43.7 -65.7 ----- ----- 14565.6 419.8 ----- SIGT 117.0 -43.9 -74.9 ----- ----- 14791.5 423.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 08 Jan 2004008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -10.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 272.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 277.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.9 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 871 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -10.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 3.7 C K Index (KI) = 0.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 26.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 37.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -8 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 = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 307 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 303 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done