================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004302 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 979.0 -15.5 -21.5 0.0 0.0 34.0 259.2 0.700 MAND 925.0 -19.9 -29.9 290.0 7.0 458.8 259.0 0.346 MAND 850.0 -22.9 -31.9 150.0 7.0 1082.7 262.2 0.312 MAND 700.0 -30.3 -35.3 165.0 9.9 2485.6 268.9 0.272 MAND 500.0 -43.7 -55.7 125.0 9.9 4814.0 279.8 0.044 MAND 400.0 -52.3 -63.3 125.0 9.9 6286.1 287.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -61.1 -73.1 40.0 1.9 8110.7 299.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -63.3 -79.3 360.0 2.9 9237.7 312.0 ----- TRO1 233.0 -64.9 -81.9 330.0 8.0 9669.0 315.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -65.3 -84.3 350.0 10.9 10600.0 329.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -67.5 -84.3 320.0 15.9 12342.8 353.8 ----- MAND 100.0 -68.1 -84.3 345.0 19.8 14782.5 396.2 ----- SIGT 93.2 -69.1 -84.3 337.2 19.4 15204.6 402.3 ----- MAND 70.0 -63.7 -84.3 305.0 17.9 16938.8 448.1 ----- SIGT 69.0 -63.3 -84.3 304.8 18.9 17027.2 450.8 ----- SIGT 60.0 -64.1 -84.3 302.7 28.8 17884.9 467.4 ----- MAND 50.0 -54.7 -83.7 300.0 42.0 19026.8 514.6 ----- SIGT 45.1 -50.5 -81.5 ----- ----- 19693.3 540.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 28 Oct 2004302 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -27.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 259.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 260.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 801 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -29.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -11.8 C K Index (KI) = -16.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 15.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 23.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 13.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 32.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -18 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 = 287 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done