================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004341 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 991.0 1.0 -7.0 210.0 2.9 34.0 274.9 2.281 SIGT 989.0 -2.3 -12.3 207.9 3.0 50.1 271.7 1.503 MAND 925.0 -5.3 -17.3 140.0 4.9 578.6 273.9 1.063 SIGT 869.0 -8.7 -18.7 103.0 5.6 1065.9 275.3 1.005 SIGT 857.0 -8.1 -28.1 94.8 5.7 1173.8 277.0 0.442 MAND 850.0 -8.5 -27.5 90.0 5.8 1237.5 277.3 0.471 SIGT 742.0 -16.7 -29.7 37.2 3.1 2275.2 279.3 0.440 MAND 700.0 -19.9 -27.9 15.0 1.9 2710.4 280.5 0.551 SIGT 681.0 -21.3 -25.5 4.2 3.7 2914.1 281.1 0.706 SIGT 679.0 -21.3 -24.6 3.1 3.9 2935.8 281.3 0.767 SIGT 676.0 -20.5 -28.5 1.3 4.1 2968.6 282.6 0.540 SIGT 667.0 -20.7 -31.7 356.1 5.0 3067.8 283.5 0.405 SIGT 644.0 -20.7 -34.7 342.3 7.2 3327.4 286.3 0.313 SIGT 587.0 -23.9 -48.9 306.3 13.0 4008.7 290.3 0.077 SIGT 502.0 -30.1 -46.1 246.5 22.7 5137.0 296.0 0.121 MAND 500.0 -30.3 -45.3 245.0 22.9 5165.4 296.1 0.133 SIGT 432.0 -37.3 -57.3 248.3 21.6 6190.7 299.9 0.044 SIGT 408.0 -40.7 -50.7 249.6 21.1 6582.8 300.4 0.093 MAND 400.0 -41.7 -52.7 250.0 21.0 6717.4 300.8 0.078 SIGT 389.0 -42.9 -56.9 250.0 20.5 6906.0 301.6 0.051 SIGT 343.0 -49.1 -59.1 250.0 18.2 7743.7 304.3 0.045 SIGT 339.0 -49.7 -60.7 250.0 18.0 7820.6 304.5 0.039 SIGT 308.0 -53.1 -68.1 250.0 16.4 8443.7 308.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -53.3 -70.3 250.0 15.9 8613.3 310.2 ----- TRO1 285.0 -54.7 -72.7 255.0 15.9 8942.7 312.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -51.1 -76.1 245.0 19.8 9788.3 330.1 ----- SIGT 221.0 -48.1 -78.1 239.5 18.2 10596.0 346.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -47.5 -75.5 235.0 16.9 11255.2 357.6 ----- SIGT 174.0 -45.7 -73.7 237.4 17.4 12179.7 375.1 ----- SIGT 154.0 -46.7 -73.7 239.5 17.8 12991.7 386.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -46.1 -74.1 240.0 17.9 13166.5 390.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -38.7 -70.7 225.0 14.0 15908.0 453.0 ----- SIGT 92.9 -39.7 -71.7 222.9 14.8 16412.8 460.6 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.7 -71.7 215.0 17.9 18353.0 501.6 ----- MAND 50.0 -37.9 -69.9 250.0 17.9 20668.4 554.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 06 Dec 2004341 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -15.7 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 273.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 276.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 790 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -17.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 2.9 C K Index (KI) = -13.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 34.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 24.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -81 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 280 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 308 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 308 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done