================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004221 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1000.0 -28.9 -38.9 60.0 15.0 34.0 244.3 0.132 SIGT 973.0 -28.9 -39.9 91.4 19.5 229.9 246.2 0.122 SIGT 964.0 -26.5 -40.5 102.2 21.1 296.7 249.3 0.116 SIGT 954.0 -26.1 -40.1 114.3 22.8 372.2 250.4 0.122 MAND 925.0 -27.9 -40.9 150.0 28.0 594.8 250.8 0.116 SIGT 913.0 -28.5 -41.5 150.8 24.1 688.6 251.1 0.110 SIGT 907.0 -27.1 -41.1 151.2 22.2 736.0 253.0 0.116 SIGT 888.0 -26.9 -39.9 152.4 15.9 888.7 254.8 0.134 SIGT 851.0 -29.7 -39.7 154.9 3.3 1194.0 255.0 0.143 MAND 850.0 -29.7 -39.7 155.0 2.9 1202.4 255.0 0.143 SIGT 838.0 -26.3 -40.3 160.8 4.4 1304.6 259.7 0.136 SIGT 805.0 -26.9 -42.9 177.4 8.5 1594.8 262.0 0.107 SIGT 794.0 -25.7 -44.7 183.1 10.0 1694.4 264.3 0.089 SIGT 763.0 -26.1 -46.1 199.7 14.1 1982.9 266.9 0.080 SIGT 713.0 -30.3 -46.3 227.5 21.0 2469.4 267.5 0.083 SIGT 703.0 -28.9 -49.9 233.2 22.5 2570.2 270.2 0.058 MAND 700.0 -29.1 -50.1 235.0 22.9 2600.8 270.3 0.057 SIGT 684.0 -29.9 -52.9 235.0 23.9 2765.8 271.2 0.045 SIGT 677.0 -28.5 -56.5 235.0 24.3 2839.4 273.5 0.030 SIGT 655.0 -28.9 -63.9 235.0 25.7 3076.0 275.7 ----- SIGT 584.0 -31.7 -71.7 235.0 30.5 3892.4 281.6 ----- SIGT 569.0 -30.5 -70.5 235.0 31.6 4077.0 285.1 ----- MAND 500.0 -36.9 -57.9 235.0 36.9 4984.0 288.1 0.0 SIGT 469.0 -39.7 -58.7 240.8 36.9 5424.4 289.9 0.0 MAND 400.0 -49.1 -61.1 255.0 36.9 6491.1 291.2 0.0 SIGT 370.0 -53.1 -64.1 263.3 37.4 6998.4 292.4 ----- SIGT 320.0 -61.3 -67.3 278.5 38.4 7917.0 293.5 ----- MAND 300.0 -63.9 -69.9 285.0 38.9 8315.2 295.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -73.1 ----- 285.0 33.8 9408.5 297.4 ----- TRO1 235.0 -76.3 ----- 280.0 33.8 9768.3 297.9 ----- SIGT 222.0 -74.5 ----- ----- ----- 10098.0 305.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -75.3 ----- ----- ----- 10704.3 313.5 ----- SIGT 171.0 -74.7 ----- ----- ----- 11613.8 328.9 ----- SIGT 159.0 -77.5 ----- ----- ----- 12033.9 331.1 ----- SIGT 158.0 -75.3 ----- ----- ----- 12070.3 335.4 ----- SIGT 154.0 -79.1 ----- ----- ----- 12217.5 331.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -78.1 ----- ----- ----- 12367.5 335.6 ----- SIGT 149.0 -77.5 ----- ----- ----- 12405.8 337.3 ----- SIGT 135.0 -80.5 ----- ----- ----- 12967.2 341.6 ----- SIGT 133.0 -80.5 ----- ----- ----- 13051.4 343.1 ----- SIGT 132.0 -80.7 ----- ----- ----- 13094.0 343.4 ----- SIGT 119.0 -79.9 ----- ----- ----- 13679.9 355.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 08 Aug 2004221 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -40.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 249.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 249.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 760 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -42.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -17.5 C K Index (KI) = -53.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 31.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 42.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 26.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 4.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = -1.0 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 403 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 256 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 293 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 320 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done