================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004017 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 992.0 -10.3 -11.8 80.0 14.0 34.0 263.5 1.560 SIGT 981.0 -10.9 -13.2 90.2 12.5 119.9 263.7 1.408 SIGT 969.0 -5.7 -13.7 101.6 10.9 215.5 269.9 1.369 SIGT 964.0 -5.5 -12.5 106.5 10.3 256.0 270.5 1.517 MAND 925.0 -7.7 -12.4 145.0 4.9 578.9 271.4 1.594 SIGT 859.0 -12.3 -17.3 166.9 6.7 1150.1 272.4 1.145 MAND 850.0 -12.1 -23.1 170.0 7.0 1230.7 273.5 0.701 SIGT 849.0 -12.1 -23.1 170.1 7.0 1239.7 273.6 0.701 MAND 700.0 -20.3 -36.3 190.0 2.9 2693.1 280.0 0.246 SIGT 666.0 -22.9 -38.9 205.8 6.1 3060.1 281.1 0.198 SIGT 645.0 -22.7 -41.7 215.9 8.1 3295.2 283.9 0.152 SIGT 503.0 -29.5 -52.5 293.2 23.5 5095.3 296.6 0.064 MAND 500.0 -29.7 -52.7 295.0 23.9 5138.0 296.8 0.063 SIGT 471.0 -32.7 -41.7 296.4 27.7 5561.6 298.2 0.209 SIGT 453.0 -34.3 -49.3 297.2 30.1 5835.3 299.6 0.095 SIGT 443.0 -35.5 -43.5 297.7 31.5 5991.1 300.0 0.183 SIGT 408.0 -37.7 -53.7 299.6 36.7 6561.6 304.3 0.068 MAND 400.0 -38.7 -52.7 300.0 37.9 6698.0 304.7 0.078 SIGT 331.0 -46.5 -58.5 303.3 45.2 7977.1 311.0 0.051 SIGT 325.0 -45.9 -57.9 303.6 45.9 8098.8 313.4 0.055 MAND 300.0 -49.1 -60.1 305.0 49.0 8628.0 316.2 0.046 SIGT 287.0 -51.3 -60.3 306.3 46.8 8917.4 317.0 0.047 TRO1 254.0 -53.7 -61.7 310.0 40.8 9707.2 324.8 0.047 MAND 250.0 -52.9 -61.9 315.0 38.9 9809.4 327.4 0.047 SIGT 226.0 -46.9 -69.9 308.3 30.8 10469.6 346.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.9 -75.9 300.0 21.0 11283.5 361.7 ----- SIGT 192.0 -43.9 -74.9 302.1 21.3 11557.1 367.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.7 -73.7 315.0 22.9 13219.7 396.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.7 -73.7 295.0 21.0 15963.5 447.2 ----- MAND 70.0 -40.1 -72.1 315.0 12.8 18390.7 498.6 ----- MAND 50.0 -38.9 -71.9 295.0 11.8 20694.3 551.8 ----- SIGT 46.8 -38.7 -71.7 ----- ----- 21148.5 562.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 17 Jan 2004017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -13.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 273.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 869 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -13.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 0.1 C K Index (KI) = -21.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 19.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 37.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 17.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 24.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.0 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 171 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 = 314 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 325 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done