================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004267 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 989.0 -26.1 -30.8 60.0 9.9 34.0 247.8 0.297 SIGT 988.0 -26.5 -30.9 59.3 9.8 41.3 247.5 0.295 SIGT 978.0 -23.9 -29.9 52.5 8.7 115.2 250.9 0.327 SIGT 971.0 -23.9 -29.9 47.7 8.0 167.7 251.4 0.330 SIGT 964.0 -24.3 -30.3 42.9 7.2 220.5 251.5 0.320 SIGT 961.0 -21.5 -28.5 40.8 6.9 243.4 254.5 0.380 SIGT 937.0 -22.9 -30.9 23.7 4.3 429.4 255.0 0.311 MAND 925.0 -22.3 -31.3 15.0 2.9 524.0 256.5 0.303 SIGT 922.0 -21.1 -32.1 12.7 3.4 548.0 258.0 0.282 MAND 850.0 -22.7 -35.7 315.0 15.0 1146.7 262.4 0.215 SIGT 824.0 -23.1 -36.1 309.4 16.1 1374.5 264.3 0.213 SIGT 788.0 -18.9 -38.9 301.3 17.7 1704.6 272.2 0.168 MAND 700.0 -24.9 -43.9 280.0 22.0 2576.4 274.9 0.111 SIGT 683.0 -25.9 -43.9 280.4 23.5 2754.9 275.7 0.113 SIGT 648.0 -26.3 -47.3 281.2 26.9 3135.7 279.5 0.082 SIGT 529.0 -37.1 -54.1 284.2 39.5 4571.3 283.2 0.050 MAND 500.0 -39.1 -54.1 285.0 42.9 4959.6 285.4 0.053 SIGT 467.0 -41.7 -55.7 286.6 47.9 5425.3 287.8 0.048 MAND 400.0 -50.7 -59.7 290.0 58.9 6455.1 289.1 0.036 SIGT 396.0 -51.3 -59.3 289.8 59.3 6520.5 289.2 0.038 SIGT 375.0 -53.7 -61.7 288.5 61.5 6872.8 290.5 0.032 SIGT 354.0 -54.1 -73.1 287.3 63.8 7243.1 294.8 ----- MAXW 320.0 -55.0 -78.7 285.0 67.8 7889.7 302.1 ----- SIGT 318.0 -55.1 -79.1 285.0 67.5 7929.9 302.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -57.3 -80.3 285.0 64.9 8300.3 304.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -66.1 -77.1 295.0 59.8 9429.9 307.8 ----- SIGT 248.0 -66.5 -77.5 ----- ----- 9478.6 307.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -73.7 -80.7 ----- ----- 10758.4 316.1 ----- TRO1 193.0 -75.1 -81.1 ----- ----- 10965.9 317.0 ----- SIGT 182.0 -72.7 -79.7 ----- ----- 11308.5 326.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -74.3 ----- ----- ----- 12439.7 342.1 ----- SIGT 110.0 -76.5 ----- ----- ----- 14236.9 369.7 ----- MAND 100.0 -77.1 ----- ----- ----- 14785.2 378.8 ----- SIGT 91.5 -79.1 ----- ----- ----- 15292.9 384.6 ----- SIGT 83.0 -75.1 ----- ----- ----- 15853.0 403.6 ----- SIGT 70.7 -79.1 ----- ----- ----- 16774.4 414.0 ----- MAND 70.0 -79.1 ----- ----- ----- 16831.0 415.2 ----- SIGT 56.2 -72.9 ----- ----- ----- 18099.4 456.2 ----- MAND 50.0 -74.1 ----- ----- ----- 18783.3 468.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 23 Sep 2004267 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -31.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 255.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 256.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 811 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -32.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -12.0 C K Index (KI) = -38.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 24.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 72.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 18.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 19.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 50 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 263 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 303 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 318 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done