================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004053 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1012.0 -7.5 -11.2 0.0 0.0 34.0 264.8 1.604 MAND 1000.0 -9.5 -12.5 245.0 1.9 126.6 263.7 1.462 SIGT 986.0 -10.9 -12.6 260.4 6.4 235.3 263.3 1.471 SIGT 948.0 -11.1 -11.7 303.2 19.0 537.5 266.1 1.646 SIGT 940.0 -11.1 -11.7 312.4 21.7 602.6 266.7 1.660 SIGT 927.0 -9.1 -18.1 327.6 26.1 710.1 269.8 0.991 MAND 925.0 -9.1 -18.1 330.0 26.8 726.8 270.0 0.993 SIGT 889.0 -9.5 -19.5 33.3 16.1 1033.8 272.7 0.917 SIGT 868.0 -8.1 -27.1 71.4 9.6 1219.1 276.0 0.478 MAND 850.0 -7.5 -30.5 105.0 3.9 1382.1 278.3 0.356 SIGT 800.0 -9.3 -35.3 158.2 8.6 1852.4 281.2 0.238 SIGT 768.0 -8.7 -27.7 194.0 11.7 2168.5 285.2 0.512 SIGT 739.0 -10.3 -25.3 227.7 14.7 2465.9 286.6 0.662 MAND 700.0 -9.9 -23.9 275.0 18.8 2884.0 291.5 0.793 SIGT 688.0 -9.7 -23.7 275.8 19.7 3017.5 293.2 0.821 SIGT 581.0 -17.5 -39.5 283.4 28.4 4303.5 298.6 0.214 SIGT 564.0 -17.9 -29.9 284.7 29.9 4525.8 300.7 0.568 SIGT 519.0 -23.1 -32.1 288.4 34.1 5141.6 301.7 0.501 MAND 500.0 -25.5 -27.3 290.0 35.9 5413.6 302.0 0.816 SIGT 498.0 -25.5 -27.3 290.1 36.1 5442.7 302.3 0.819 SIGT 490.0 -23.1 -26.9 290.5 36.7 5560.9 306.7 0.864 SIGT 479.0 -23.3 -31.3 291.0 37.5 5727.2 308.4 0.586 SIGT 476.0 -23.3 -26.1 291.1 37.7 5773.2 309.0 0.956 SIGT 469.0 -23.7 -30.7 291.4 38.2 5881.7 309.8 0.633 SIGT 414.0 -28.7 -33.7 294.2 42.7 6784.6 314.6 0.538 MAND 400.0 -30.1 -30.6 295.0 43.9 7030.4 315.9 0.750 SIGT 398.0 -30.3 -31.2 295.2 44.3 7066.1 316.1 0.712 SIGT 394.0 -30.5 -38.5 295.5 45.0 7137.9 316.7 0.349 SIGT 366.0 -34.7 -41.7 298.2 50.2 7657.6 317.9 0.269 SIGT 357.0 -35.7 -41.7 299.0 52.0 7831.2 318.8 0.276 SIGT 343.0 -38.1 -45.1 300.4 54.8 8108.2 319.2 0.198 SIGT 321.0 -41.9 -48.9 302.7 59.3 8561.1 320.1 0.140 MAND 300.0 -45.9 -53.9 305.0 63.9 9015.6 320.7 0.091 SIGT 266.0 -53.5 -60.5 301.7 72.6 9803.2 320.8 0.050 MAND 250.0 -55.5 -61.5 300.0 76.9 10200.7 323.6 0.049 SIGT 233.0 -58.7 -64.7 303.8 80.7 10646.5 325.3 ----- MAXW 228.0 -59.5 -65.5 305.0 81.8 10781.1 326.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -64.1 -70.1 285.0 58.9 11594.1 331.3 ----- SIGT 195.0 -64.9 -70.9 285.0 53.0 11748.9 332.4 ----- TRO1 194.0 -65.3 -80.3 285.0 51.9 11780.2 332.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -53.7 -74.7 305.0 26.8 13390.5 377.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 22 Feb 2004053 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -13.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 265.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 269.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 913 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -14.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 0.7 C K Index (KI) = -26.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 26.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 43.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 19.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 13.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 424 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 = 320 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 321 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done