================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004341 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -0.5 -4.4 300.0 5.8 34.0 273.4 2.783 SIGT 988.0 -2.3 -6.4 307.6 5.9 58.2 271.8 2.396 SIGT 944.0 -5.3 -9.8 60.0 6.7 418.2 272.3 1.923 SIGT 936.0 -4.1 -16.1 80.9 6.8 485.2 274.2 1.162 MAND 925.0 -4.3 -17.3 110.0 7.0 578.4 274.9 1.063 SIGT 893.0 -5.7 -22.7 166.5 7.4 855.2 276.3 0.691 MAND 850.0 -8.9 -22.9 245.0 8.0 1239.8 276.8 0.713 SIGT 710.0 -19.3 -28.3 19.6 5.1 2606.4 280.0 0.524 MAND 700.0 -20.3 -29.3 30.0 4.9 2711.7 280.0 0.484 SIGT 659.0 -23.3 -25.3 62.9 6.1 3156.4 281.5 0.742 SIGT 654.0 -22.7 -28.7 67.0 6.3 3212.2 282.8 0.548 SIGT 551.0 -27.9 -49.9 158.9 9.9 4457.0 290.8 0.074 MAND 500.0 -32.7 -47.7 210.0 11.8 5148.2 293.2 0.102 SIGT 459.0 -36.7 -44.7 219.7 14.2 5746.0 295.4 0.155 SIGT 450.0 -37.7 -50.7 221.9 14.7 5882.9 295.9 0.084 MAND 400.0 -42.3 -53.3 235.0 17.9 6687.6 300.0 0.073 SIGT 365.0 -46.1 -62.1 233.4 16.6 7301.9 302.9 0.031 SIGT 328.0 -51.1 -63.1 231.5 15.2 8005.2 305.4 0.032 SIGT 303.0 -51.7 -65.7 230.2 14.1 8520.3 311.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -52.3 -65.3 230.0 14.0 8584.8 311.6 ----- TRO1 289.0 -53.7 -66.7 220.0 12.8 8825.8 313.0 ----- MAND 250.0 -48.5 -75.5 230.0 14.0 9769.0 334.0 ----- SIGT 208.0 -45.5 -76.5 242.4 16.4 10987.7 356.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -45.7 -76.7 245.0 16.9 11249.3 360.4 ----- SIGT 172.0 -46.3 -76.3 237.1 16.9 12253.1 375.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.5 -75.5 230.0 16.9 13166.4 393.4 ----- MAND 100.0 -38.3 -71.3 205.0 9.9 15919.7 453.7 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.9 -72.9 215.0 16.9 18371.0 501.2 ----- MAND 50.0 -39.3 -72.3 215.0 14.0 20678.5 550.9 ----- SIGT 43.2 -37.9 -71.9 ----- ----- 21683.2 577.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 06 Dec 2004341 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -13.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 273.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 277.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 815 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 4.4 C K Index (KI) = -8.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 27.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 33.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 113 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 282 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 311 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 303 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done