================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004278 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 987.0 -32.1 -36.6 0.0 0.0 34.0 242.0 0.169 SIGT 956.0 -24.9 -35.9 323.5 1.4 262.8 251.5 0.187 SIGT 955.0 -24.9 -35.9 322.3 1.5 270.4 251.6 0.188 SIGT 927.0 -21.9 -37.9 287.5 2.8 488.2 256.8 0.158 MAND 925.0 -21.9 -37.9 285.0 2.9 504.1 256.9 0.158 MAND 850.0 -24.7 -38.7 185.0 11.8 1123.2 260.3 0.159 MAND 700.0 -29.7 -46.7 180.0 15.9 2522.5 269.6 0.081 SIGT 684.0 -30.1 -48.1 180.0 15.7 2687.3 270.9 0.072 SIGT 643.0 -32.9 -38.9 180.0 15.1 3125.0 272.6 0.205 SIGT 589.0 -36.7 -42.7 180.0 14.3 3737.7 275.1 0.150 SIGT 577.0 -37.5 -49.5 180.0 14.1 3880.1 275.8 0.073 MAND 500.0 -44.3 -52.3 180.0 12.8 4854.9 279.0 0.065 SIGT 448.0 -48.9 -56.9 172.5 14.9 5583.9 282.2 0.044 MAND 400.0 -54.5 -62.5 165.0 16.9 6319.3 284.2 0.028 SIGT 362.0 -59.3 -65.3 158.0 18.7 6951.8 286.0 ----- SIGT 335.0 -61.5 -68.5 152.6 20.0 7435.0 289.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -62.7 -73.7 145.0 22.0 8117.4 297.0 ----- MAND 250.0 -65.3 -80.3 160.0 11.8 9234.7 309.0 ----- TRO1 232.0 -66.7 -82.7 155.0 15.9 9688.3 313.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -67.5 -84.5 200.0 11.8 10584.4 325.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -69.7 ----- 260.0 8.9 12308.6 350.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -71.9 ----- ----- ----- 14712.7 388.8 ----- SIGT 96.0 -71.5 ----- ----- ----- 14953.6 394.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 04 Oct 2004278 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -37.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 253.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 253.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 753 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -39.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -13.5 C K Index (KI) = -36.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 36.5 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 25.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -32 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 261 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 289 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 335 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done