================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004273 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 993.0 -26.9 -31.0 0.0 0.0 34.0 246.8 0.291 SIGT 992.0 -28.1 -33.1 2.3 0.1 41.3 245.6 0.238 SIGT 978.0 -24.7 -34.7 35.3 1.9 144.0 250.0 0.206 MAND 925.0 -25.9 -36.9 165.0 8.9 548.7 252.8 0.175 SIGT 860.0 -28.1 -40.1 109.0 4.6 1074.3 255.9 0.135 SIGT 859.0 -28.1 -40.1 108.1 4.5 1082.6 255.9 0.136 MAND 850.0 -27.9 -38.9 100.0 3.9 1158.3 256.9 0.155 SIGT 829.0 -27.5 -38.5 94.2 4.4 1338.2 259.2 0.166 SIGT 744.0 -31.1 -37.1 69.4 6.7 2111.3 263.4 0.213 MAND 700.0 -29.1 -33.5 55.5 8.0 2545.5 270.3 0.324 SIGT 689.0 -29.9 -33.6 51.9 8.3 2658.6 270.6 0.326 SIGT 667.0 -28.7 -33.3 44.5 9.0 2890.5 274.5 0.347 SIGT 633.0 -30.7 -32.7 32.5 10.1 3263.8 276.3 0.387 SIGT 600.0 -32.7 -37.0 20.3 11.2 3642.6 278.3 0.267 SIGT 539.0 -38.7 -41.1 356.4 13.4 4388.7 279.8 0.195 MAND 500.0 -42.3 -45.3 340.0 15.0 4900.8 281.5 0.133 SIGT 401.0 -53.5 -58.5 340.0 16.9 6357.1 285.3 0.042 MAND 400.0 -53.7 -58.7 340.0 16.9 6373.2 285.2 0.041 SIGT 382.0 -55.9 -59.2 338.4 16.4 6667.8 286.1 0.040 SIGT 351.0 -59.9 -63.7 335.4 15.6 7201.6 287.7 ----- MAND 300.0 -65.1 -69.7 330.0 14.0 8170.7 293.6 ----- SIGT 288.0 -66.1 -70.8 331.1 14.2 8418.9 295.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -68.5 -78.5 335.0 15.0 9272.4 304.2 ----- SIGT 238.0 -69.5 -79.5 330.0 15.9 9566.7 307.0 ----- TRO1 205.0 -72.1 -81.1 315.0 18.8 10451.7 316.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -72.3 -81.3 320.0 17.9 10597.1 318.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -73.9 -81.3 320.0 22.0 12283.4 342.8 ----- MAND 100.0 -75.5 -81.3 ----- ----- 14641.1 381.9 ----- SIGT 73.4 -72.9 -81.3 ----- ----- 16443.9 422.7 ----- MAND 70.0 -73.3 -81.3 ----- ----- 16721.9 427.6 ----- SIGT 65.1 -74.9 -81.3 ----- ----- 17145.1 433.1 ----- MAND 50.0 -68.5 -81.3 ----- ----- 18702.9 482.1 ----- SIGT 41.4 -63.3 -81.3 ----- ----- 19849.1 521.8 ----- MAND 30.0 -52.1 -81.1 ----- ----- 21882.4 602.6 ----- SIGT 27.8 -47.9 -79.9 ----- ----- 22380.4 627.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 29 Sep 2004273 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -36.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 251.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 252.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 788 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -38.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -17.4 C K Index (KI) = -28.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 24.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 22.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 19.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 17.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -56 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 = 288 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 351 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done