================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004292 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 986.0 -12.9 -22.9 80.0 5.8 34.0 261.3 0.615 SIGT 978.0 -12.9 -24.9 89.0 6.5 96.1 261.9 0.518 MAND 925.0 -16.5 -26.5 150.0 10.9 518.2 262.4 0.474 SIGT 860.0 -20.5 -27.5 158.6 17.7 1062.0 263.8 0.465 MAND 850.0 -20.5 -27.5 160.0 18.8 1148.6 264.7 0.471 SIGT 722.0 -26.7 -30.6 193.7 15.6 2342.4 270.5 0.415 MAND 700.0 -28.1 -32.9 200.0 15.0 2565.2 271.4 0.344 SIGT 686.0 -28.3 -36.3 200.6 15.2 2710.3 272.7 0.251 SIGT 623.0 -34.3 -39.0 203.5 16.3 3393.0 273.5 0.210 SIGT 557.0 -36.1 -44.1 206.8 17.6 4173.9 280.2 0.136 MAND 500.0 -41.5 -46.5 210.0 18.8 4915.2 282.5 0.116 SIGT 499.0 -41.5 -46.5 210.3 18.8 4928.8 282.6 0.117 SIGT 442.0 -46.7 -53.7 229.5 18.8 5742.9 286.0 0.063 MAND 400.0 -49.7 -64.7 245.0 18.8 6401.1 290.4 ----- SIGT 373.0 -51.9 -68.9 249.9 17.1 6856.4 293.4 ----- SIGT 319.0 -58.3 -71.3 260.8 13.3 7855.6 297.9 ----- MAND 300.0 -58.9 -73.9 265.0 11.8 8241.6 302.3 ----- TRO1 297.0 -59.5 -74.5 265.0 10.9 8304.6 302.4 ----- SIGT 253.0 -59.1 -81.1 251.0 13.8 9309.3 317.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -59.1 -82.1 250.0 14.0 9384.2 318.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -61.1 -84.1 265.0 22.0 10777.2 336.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -61.1 -84.1 260.0 30.9 12564.6 364.8 ----- SIGT 142.0 -61.9 -84.1 262.0 35.5 12904.5 369.2 ----- MAND 100.0 -52.7 -84.1 275.0 65.9 15122.3 425.9 ----- SIGT 84.8 -43.9 -77.9 275.0 80.9 16208.6 464.3 ----- SIGT 72.6 -39.7 -75.7 275.0 95.4 17261.6 494.3 ----- MAND 70.0 -40.1 -77.1 275.0 98.9 17510.8 498.6 ----- SIGT 68.1 -40.9 -76.9 275.0 99.7 17698.4 500.8 ----- SIGT 60.7 -34.5 -73.5 275.0 103.4 18492.0 531.8 ----- SIGT 53.7 -33.9 -72.9 275.0 107.4 19349.9 552.2 ----- MAND 50.0 -34.3 -73.3 275.0 109.8 19850.0 562.6 ----- SIGT 41.3 -32.5 -71.5 278.7 105.7 21192.9 598.7 ----- SIGT 39.3 -34.7 -72.7 279.7 104.7 21541.3 601.8 ----- SIGT 31.4 -28.5 -69.5 284.1 99.9 23129.6 658.3 ----- MAND 30.0 -30.3 -70.3 285.0 98.9 23455.4 662.1 ----- SIGT 28.5 -31.5 -71.5 ----- ----- 23819.5 668.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 18 Oct 2004292 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -26.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 262.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 263.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 790 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -27.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -9.0 C K Index (KI) = -11.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 15.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 56.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 13.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 107 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 267 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 298 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 319 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done