================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004018 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 987.0 -4.1 -10.1 0.0 0.0 34.0 270.1 1.796 SIGT 982.0 -9.1 -14.1 356.8 0.9 73.7 265.4 1.307 SIGT 979.0 -9.5 -13.8 355.0 1.4 97.4 265.3 1.344 SIGT 957.0 -8.1 -12.6 341.0 5.2 273.6 268.4 1.516 MAND 925.0 -9.7 -12.0 320.0 10.9 537.2 269.4 1.646 SIGT 898.0 -11.3 -13.6 5.6 9.5 765.4 270.0 1.489 SIGT 886.0 -10.7 -18.7 26.3 8.9 868.8 271.7 0.986 SIGT 866.0 -10.7 -21.7 61.4 7.8 1044.5 273.5 0.778 MAND 850.0 -11.9 -21.9 90.0 7.0 1187.6 273.7 0.779 MAND 700.0 -21.1 -32.1 320.0 5.8 2648.2 279.1 0.371 SIGT 653.0 -24.5 -32.5 303.2 8.2 3158.2 280.9 0.383 SIGT 551.0 -29.9 -37.9 262.7 13.8 4382.4 288.5 0.266 SIGT 523.0 -31.7 -42.7 250.5 15.5 4752.8 290.6 0.169 MAND 500.0 -34.1 -45.1 240.0 16.9 5069.4 291.5 0.136 SIGT 433.0 -40.7 -52.7 240.0 18.8 6063.3 295.3 0.072 MAND 400.0 -44.7 -51.7 240.0 19.8 6598.6 296.9 0.087 SIGT 399.0 -44.7 -51.7 240.0 19.9 6615.4 297.1 0.087 TRO1 331.0 -51.1 -60.1 240.0 24.9 7848.6 304.6 0.041 MAND 300.0 -46.9 -65.9 255.0 19.8 8494.5 319.3 ----- SIGT 288.0 -45.3 -69.3 256.1 19.8 8766.1 325.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -43.7 -79.7 260.0 19.8 9714.1 341.1 ----- SIGT 221.0 -41.9 -77.9 262.8 20.5 10546.3 356.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -41.5 -77.5 265.0 21.0 11223.4 367.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -40.9 -77.9 280.0 19.8 13178.6 399.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -40.3 -77.3 280.0 21.0 15941.5 449.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -39.9 -76.9 285.0 15.9 18377.1 499.0 ----- MAND 50.0 -38.1 -76.1 305.0 8.9 20685.6 553.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 18 Jan 2004018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -13.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 272.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 884 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -13.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -0.6 C K Index (KI) = -10.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 15.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 30.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 13.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 34.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -1 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 277 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 305 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 331 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done