================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004302 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 975.0 -14.7 -21.7 0.0 0.0 34.0 260.3 0.691 SIGT 974.0 -21.5 -25.5 358.9 0.1 41.7 253.6 0.493 SIGT 973.0 -19.5 -23.3 357.8 0.2 49.3 255.7 0.601 SIGT 939.0 -20.7 -21.8 320.7 4.2 313.1 257.0 0.711 MAND 925.0 -20.3 -22.5 305.0 5.8 424.4 258.6 0.679 SIGT 883.0 -22.1 -30.1 5.6 4.2 767.5 260.2 0.356 MAND 850.0 -23.3 -29.3 55.0 2.9 1047.1 261.7 0.398 SIGT 844.0 -23.3 -32.3 58.3 3.0 1099.0 262.3 0.302 SIGT 793.0 -27.1 -31.3 87.5 4.0 1551.9 262.9 0.354 SIGT 756.0 -29.3 -33.9 109.5 4.7 1894.9 264.2 0.289 SIGT 718.0 -28.5 -38.5 133.3 5.4 2264.1 269.0 0.192 SIGT 704.0 -28.7 -40.7 142.4 5.7 2405.2 270.3 0.155 MAND 700.0 -28.7 -39.7 145.0 5.8 2446.0 270.7 0.174 SIGT 692.0 -29.3 -36.3 144.5 5.9 2528.2 270.9 0.249 SIGT 685.0 -29.3 -39.3 144.0 6.0 2600.9 271.7 0.185 SIGT 672.0 -30.3 -41.3 143.1 6.1 2737.5 272.1 0.153 SIGT 523.0 -41.7 -51.7 132.0 7.7 4479.5 278.6 0.066 MAND 500.0 -42.9 -56.9 130.0 8.0 4783.8 280.7 0.040 SIGT 459.0 -45.9 -62.9 130.0 9.8 5357.2 284.0 0.023 MAND 400.0 -51.9 -64.9 130.0 12.8 6261.3 287.6 ----- SIGT 378.0 -54.5 -68.5 135.0 11.2 6625.9 288.8 ----- SIGT 332.0 -59.1 -70.1 146.3 7.6 7448.5 293.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -60.9 -74.9 155.0 4.9 8081.5 299.5 ----- TRO1 273.0 -62.7 -77.7 40.0 2.9 8665.5 305.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -62.7 -78.7 270.0 4.9 9208.2 312.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -64.9 -83.9 335.0 8.9 10577.1 330.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -67.9 -83.9 320.0 12.8 12319.9 353.1 ----- SIGT 131.0 -69.3 -83.9 321.7 15.6 13131.6 364.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -69.3 -83.9 325.0 21.0 14744.5 393.9 ----- SIGT 83.3 -70.1 -83.9 312.2 23.0 15833.8 413.4 ----- MAND 70.0 -66.3 -83.9 300.0 24.9 16878.4 442.6 ----- SIGT 62.6 -61.7 -83.9 298.3 29.2 17563.2 467.1 ----- SIGT 58.2 -63.7 -83.9 297.3 32.0 18012.6 472.4 ----- SIGT 53.6 -62.7 -83.9 296.0 35.2 18519.1 486.0 ----- MAND 50.0 -58.9 -83.9 295.0 37.9 18951.7 504.7 ----- SIGT 45.5 -53.1 -81.1 ----- ----- 19551.8 532.5 ----- SIGT 33.9 -45.7 -77.7 ----- ----- 21481.2 598.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 28 Oct 2004302 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -24.7 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 258.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 259.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 864 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -25.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -12.5 C K Index (KI) = -20.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 13.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 33.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 13 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 264 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 293 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 332 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done