================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004234 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 977.0 -26.9 -34.9 80.0 15.0 34.0 247.9 0.202 SIGT 976.0 -28.5 -35.5 81.7 15.2 41.4 246.4 0.191 SIGT 968.0 -28.9 -34.9 95.3 17.0 100.3 246.5 0.204 SIGT 940.0 -29.9 -34.9 143.5 23.3 310.0 247.6 0.210 SIGT 935.0 -28.7 -33.3 152.3 24.5 348.1 249.2 0.247 MAND 925.0 -29.1 -33.8 170.0 26.8 425.1 249.6 0.238 SIGT 913.0 -29.9 -34.4 171.5 26.5 518.3 249.7 0.228 SIGT 883.0 -28.9 -36.9 175.5 25.7 757.0 253.1 0.183 SIGT 862.0 -27.3 -38.3 178.3 25.2 929.8 256.5 0.163 MAND 850.0 -27.7 -38.7 180.0 24.9 1030.7 257.1 0.159 SIGT 751.0 -31.7 -40.7 170.4 15.3 1914.1 262.1 0.146 SIGT 742.0 -29.9 -37.9 169.5 14.4 1999.8 264.9 0.197 MAND 700.0 -32.5 -39.5 165.0 9.9 2412.9 266.5 0.177 SIGT 655.0 -34.5 -37.0 164.0 12.3 2879.5 269.4 0.245 SIGT 516.0 -42.3 -47.3 160.5 20.8 4520.4 279.0 0.103 MAND 500.0 -43.7 -48.4 160.0 22.0 4732.9 279.8 0.095 SIGT 499.0 -43.7 -48.4 160.2 21.9 4746.3 279.9 0.095 SIGT 418.0 -52.1 -64.1 180.2 14.6 5915.4 283.7 ----- MAND 400.0 -54.1 -64.1 185.0 12.8 6199.2 284.7 ----- SIGT 322.0 -65.5 -68.6 173.6 22.7 7555.2 287.1 ----- MAND 300.0 -67.9 -70.9 170.0 25.8 7983.3 289.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -71.1 ----- 175.0 22.0 9071.3 300.4 ----- TRO1 217.0 -74.5 ----- 170.0 24.9 9902.3 307.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -74.7 ----- 180.0 24.9 10377.0 314.5 ----- SIGT 176.0 -73.5 ----- 188.9 23.6 11122.5 328.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -78.9 ----- 200.0 22.0 12045.0 334.2 ----- SIGT 148.0 -79.5 ----- ----- ----- 12121.3 334.5 ----- SIGT 135.0 -77.3 ----- ----- ----- 12645.9 347.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 21 Aug 2004234 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -35.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 249.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 249.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 835 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -36.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -18.8 C K Index (KI) = -29.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 24.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 71.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 18.3 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 21.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 116 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 257 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 287 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 322 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done