================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004233 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 978.0 -32.5 -37.5 0.0 0.0 34.0 242.2 0.156 SIGT 967.0 -25.5 -30.5 36.2 3.8 114.9 250.0 0.313 SIGT 950.0 -25.3 -30.3 93.7 9.8 243.7 251.5 0.325 MAND 925.0 -26.9 -30.6 180.0 18.8 436.8 251.8 0.324 SIGT 886.0 -28.1 -30.5 190.2 28.5 746.9 253.7 0.341 SIGT 856.0 -26.1 -30.0 198.3 36.3 995.3 258.3 0.371 MAND 850.0 -26.3 -30.6 200.0 37.9 1046.2 258.6 0.353 SIGT 847.0 -26.1 -30.8 199.3 37.7 1071.8 259.1 0.347 SIGT 743.0 -33.5 -36.6 172.1 31.0 2006.1 260.9 0.225 MAND 700.0 -34.5 -37.7 160.0 28.0 2423.9 264.3 0.213 SIGT 636.0 -35.7 -38.7 158.5 27.4 3092.8 270.3 0.212 SIGT 606.0 -38.5 -42.4 157.8 27.0 3427.0 270.8 0.151 SIGT 583.0 -40.3 -41.1 157.2 26.8 3692.1 271.7 0.180 SIGT 570.0 -40.9 -49.9 156.9 26.7 3845.7 272.8 0.072 MAND 500.0 -45.3 -60.3 155.0 25.8 4729.0 277.8 0.027 SIGT 445.0 -49.1 -69.1 144.4 17.9 5500.5 282.4 ----- SIGT 425.0 -51.5 -64.5 140.3 14.9 5800.8 283.1 ----- SIGT 424.0 -51.7 -58.7 140.1 14.7 5816.1 283.1 0.0 SIGT 419.0 -52.3 -65.3 139.1 13.9 5893.0 283.2 ----- MAND 400.0 -54.9 -63.9 135.0 10.9 6191.5 283.7 ----- SIGT 396.0 -55.5 -66.5 135.7 11.3 6255.7 283.7 ----- SIGT 394.0 -55.7 -62.7 136.1 11.5 6288.0 283.8 0.0 SIGT 333.0 -64.7 -71.7 147.9 18.0 7337.5 285.5 ----- SIGT 332.0 -63.7 -70.7 148.1 18.1 7356.0 287.1 ----- SIGT 314.0 -64.7 -75.7 151.9 20.2 7697.2 290.3 ----- SIGT 302.0 -65.7 -72.7 154.5 21.7 7934.7 292.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -65.7 -73.7 155.0 22.0 7975.1 292.7 ----- SIGT 295.0 -66.5 -78.5 154.1 22.6 8077.0 293.0 ----- SIGT 274.0 -68.3 -80.3 150.0 25.4 8522.2 296.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -70.1 -81.1 145.0 28.9 9070.0 301.9 ----- SIGT 246.0 -70.1 -81.1 ----- ----- 9166.0 303.3 ----- SIGT 245.0 -70.1 -81.1 ----- ----- 9190.2 303.6 ----- SIGT 237.0 -69.9 -81.9 ----- ----- 9387.8 306.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -71.9 ----- ----- ----- 10393.8 318.9 ----- SIGT 196.0 -71.3 ----- ----- ----- 10513.1 321.7 ----- SIGT 157.0 -76.9 ----- ----- ----- 11807.1 333.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -75.7 ----- ----- ----- 12070.2 339.7 ----- SIGT 148.0 -74.7 ----- ----- ----- 12148.1 342.8 ----- SIGT 142.0 -73.7 ----- ----- ----- 12389.3 348.6 ----- SIGT 140.0 -76.7 ----- ----- ----- 12471.6 344.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 20 Aug 2004233 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -30.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 251.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 252.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 864 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -31.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -17.9 C K Index (KI) = -14.8 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 101.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 33.7 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -87 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 258 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 292 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 302 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done