================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004253 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 983.0 -26.3 -30.1 0.0 0.0 34.0 248.1 0.320 SIGT 961.0 -27.7 -31.2 310.0 2.2 197.3 248.3 0.295 SIGT 947.0 -23.7 -26.7 277.5 3.6 303.7 253.4 0.455 MAND 925.0 -24.5 -28.1 225.0 5.8 475.3 254.3 0.409 MAND 850.0 -28.1 -31.0 140.0 2.9 1087.0 256.7 0.339 SIGT 814.0 -30.3 -33.0 149.0 7.6 1396.4 257.6 0.293 SIGT 801.0 -29.7 -33.1 152.3 9.4 1511.1 259.4 0.294 SIGT 768.0 -30.9 -34.2 161.1 14.0 1810.6 261.3 0.276 MAND 700.0 -36.7 -40.5 180.0 23.9 2460.9 261.9 0.160 SIGT 690.0 -37.5 -41.3 178.2 24.9 2560.4 262.0 0.149 SIGW 671.9 -38.2 -42.4 175.0 26.8 2743.0 263.2 0.136 SIGW 642.7 -39.4 -44.3 170.0 16.9 3048.0 265.2 0.116 SIGT 636.0 -39.7 -44.7 168.5 16.1 3120.5 265.7 0.112 SIGT 619.0 -40.9 ----- 164.8 14.0 3301.4 266.4 ----- SIGT 597.0 -41.3 ----- 159.9 11.2 3543.0 268.7 ----- SIGT 566.0 -44.3 ----- 152.6 7.1 3899.0 269.3 ----- SIGT 547.0 -44.9 ----- 147.9 4.5 4127.0 271.2 ----- SIGW 535.6 -45.9 ----- 145.0 2.9 4268.0 271.7 ----- SIGW 511.7 -48.0 ----- 140.0 8.0 4573.0 272.7 ----- MAND 500.0 -49.1 ----- 130.0 14.0 4726.8 273.2 ----- SIGW 488.8 -50.1 ----- 130.0 14.0 4878.0 273.8 ----- SIGT 479.0 -50.9 ----- 127.8 12.6 5013.3 274.3 ----- SIGT 467.0 -51.3 ----- 125.1 10.9 5178.4 275.8 ----- SIGW 466.7 -51.3 ----- 125.0 10.9 5182.0 275.9 ----- SIGT 415.0 -55.7 ----- 86.8 10.1 5938.1 279.7 ----- MAND 400.0 -56.9 ----- 75.0 9.9 6172.0 281.1 ----- SIGW 367.4 -59.6 ----- 60.0 11.8 6707.0 284.4 ----- SIGT 357.0 -60.5 ----- 82.9 10.6 6886.7 285.5 ----- MAND 300.0 -64.3 ----- 220.0 2.9 7960.9 294.7 ----- SIGW 272.9 -67.2 ----- 0.0 0.0 8536.0 298.7 ----- SIGT 268.0 -67.7 ----- 5.4 1.4 8645.5 299.4 ----- SIGW 259.4 -67.7 ----- 15.0 3.9 8841.0 302.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -67.7 ----- 295.0 4.9 9064.1 305.4 ----- SIGW 201.1 -71.0 ----- 310.0 11.8 10365.0 319.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -71.1 ----- 275.0 11.8 10396.3 320.2 ----- SIGW 190.9 -71.9 ----- 290.0 12.8 10670.0 323.1 ----- SIGW 181.3 -72.9 ----- 280.0 10.9 10975.0 326.4 ----- SIGW 172.1 -73.8 ----- 275.0 10.9 11280.0 329.8 ----- SIGT 171.0 -73.9 ----- 275.0 10.8 11317.3 330.2 ----- SIGW 163.3 -73.9 ----- 275.0 9.9 11585.0 334.6 ----- SIGW 155.0 -73.9 ----- 300.0 9.9 11890.0 339.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -73.9 ----- 295.0 15.9 12082.3 342.8 ----- SIGW 147.1 -73.8 ----- 285.0 15.9 12195.0 345.0 ----- SIGT 146.0 -73.7 ----- ----- ----- 12240.2 345.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 09 Sep 2004253 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -29.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 252.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 253.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 877 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -29.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -16.8 C K Index (KI) = -13.8 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 19.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 39.1 Precipitable Water (PW) = -0.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -15 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 259 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 285 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 357 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done