================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004346 TIME= 0 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 996.0 0.0 -8.0 110.0 7.0 34.0 273.5 2.100 SIGT 993.0 -1.7 -9.7 111.0 7.5 58.1 272.0 1.843 MAND 925.0 -4.9 -20.9 135.0 19.8 619.4 274.3 0.781 MAND 850.0 -9.3 -27.3 150.0 21.0 1278.9 276.4 0.480 SIGT 848.0 -9.5 -28.5 150.2 20.9 1297.1 276.4 0.430 SIGT 712.0 -18.5 -25.5 163.7 13.5 2624.9 280.6 0.675 SIGT 704.0 -17.9 -34.9 164.6 13.1 2709.3 282.2 0.281 MAND 700.0 -18.3 -35.3 165.0 12.8 2751.9 282.2 0.272 SIGT 651.0 -20.5 -39.5 174.9 12.0 3291.5 285.7 0.191 SIGT 640.0 -21.5 -29.5 177.2 11.8 3417.5 285.9 0.519 SIGT 628.0 -22.3 -40.3 179.8 11.5 3556.9 286.6 0.182 SIGT 528.0 -28.9 -52.9 202.9 9.5 4815.0 293.2 0.058 MAND 500.0 -32.1 -49.1 210.0 8.9 5202.4 293.9 0.088 SIGT 468.0 -34.9 -55.9 213.0 8.3 5666.9 296.0 0.047 SIGT 421.0 -41.1 -48.1 217.7 7.4 6396.2 297.2 0.116 SIGT 419.0 -41.3 -49.3 218.0 7.4 6428.5 297.4 0.103 SIGT 411.0 -41.7 -56.7 218.8 7.2 6559.4 298.5 0.049 MAND 400.0 -43.1 -58.1 220.0 7.0 6742.8 299.0 0.044 SIGT 369.0 -46.7 -61.7 210.0 6.7 7282.3 301.2 0.032 MAND 300.0 -56.3 -64.3 185.0 5.8 8626.8 306.0 ----- TRO1 292.0 -57.1 -65.1 180.0 5.8 8798.3 307.2 ----- SIGT 262.0 -55.5 -73.5 159.1 5.2 9487.1 319.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -53.9 -71.9 150.0 4.9 9787.2 325.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -48.5 -78.5 95.0 3.9 11238.4 356.0 ----- SIGT 181.0 -45.7 -78.7 112.2 3.9 11899.5 370.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.1 -80.1 145.0 3.9 13156.0 394.1 ----- SIGT 121.0 -41.9 -77.9 73.7 4.9 14604.8 423.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -40.9 -77.9 10.0 5.8 15899.2 448.7 ----- MAND 70.0 -39.3 -76.3 65.0 8.9 18334.8 500.3 ----- MAND 50.0 -37.5 -75.5 120.0 4.9 20649.3 555.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 11 Dec 2004346 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 273.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 276.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 769 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -19.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 3.6 C K Index (KI) = -21.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 14.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 50.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 13.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 27.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 67 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 = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 369 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done