================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004347 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1001.0 -1.9 -11.9 30.0 8.0 34.0 271.2 1.533 MAND 1000.0 -2.3 -13.3 35.0 8.9 41.9 270.9 1.370 MAND 925.0 -6.7 -19.7 135.0 10.9 656.1 272.5 0.866 SIGT 895.0 -9.1 -20.1 142.8 10.1 912.4 272.6 0.865 MAND 850.0 -11.3 -23.3 155.0 8.9 1310.1 274.3 0.688 SIGT 832.0 -11.9 -24.9 151.6 8.4 1474.2 275.4 0.610 SIGT 716.0 -20.9 -31.9 128.4 4.5 2604.1 277.6 0.370 MAND 700.0 -22.3 -29.3 125.0 3.9 2770.8 277.8 0.484 SIGT 694.0 -22.9 -26.4 120.4 4.1 2834.0 277.8 0.638 SIGT 629.0 -29.5 -30.4 68.7 6.8 3545.8 278.2 0.486 SIGT 627.0 -29.5 -30.4 67.1 6.8 3568.5 278.5 0.487 SIGT 621.0 -26.3 -39.3 62.1 7.1 3637.7 282.9 0.204 SIGT 620.0 -26.3 -39.3 61.2 7.1 3649.3 283.0 0.204 SIGT 595.0 -27.7 -45.7 39.7 8.2 3946.2 284.8 0.107 SIGT 581.0 -27.9 -38.9 27.2 8.9 4117.4 286.5 0.227 SIGT 524.0 -32.7 -41.7 333.9 11.6 4852.3 289.3 0.188 SIGT 515.0 -33.3 -50.3 325.0 12.1 4974.2 290.0 0.076 MAND 500.0 -34.5 -48.5 310.0 12.8 5181.4 291.0 0.094 SIGT 471.0 -37.1 -50.1 312.7 14.5 5597.0 292.8 0.085 SIGT 459.0 -38.5 -43.5 313.9 15.2 5775.0 293.2 0.176 SIGT 424.0 -42.9 -47.6 317.4 17.3 6315.2 294.3 0.122 SIGT 411.0 -43.7 -55.7 318.8 18.1 6525.0 295.9 0.054 MAND 400.0 -44.7 -58.7 320.0 18.8 6707.0 296.9 0.041 SIGT 388.0 -45.9 -63.9 320.0 18.6 6910.3 297.9 ----- SIGT 360.0 -48.7 -63.7 320.0 18.0 7406.0 300.6 ----- SIGT 328.0 -50.7 -71.7 320.0 17.3 8015.5 306.0 ----- TRO1 310.0 -51.9 -67.9 320.0 16.9 8382.4 309.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -51.7 -65.7 315.0 15.9 8595.1 312.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -48.9 -78.9 295.0 9.9 9785.6 333.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -46.7 -81.7 325.0 8.0 11259.0 358.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.7 -79.7 315.0 8.0 13180.5 394.8 ----- SIGT 102.0 -41.5 -77.5 348.3 8.0 15785.8 445.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.9 -77.9 350.0 8.0 15920.1 446.8 ----- MAND 70.0 -39.1 -76.1 115.0 2.9 18351.5 500.8 ----- MAND 50.0 -37.3 -71.3 340.0 7.0 20667.9 555.6 ----- SIGT 43.9 -36.1 -74.1 ----- ----- 21569.4 579.6 ----- SIGT 40.4 -36.7 -73.7 ----- ----- 22145.7 592.0 ----- SIGT 37.0 -39.1 -52.1 ----- ----- 22751.7 600.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 12 Dec 2004347 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 786 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -19.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.5 C K Index (KI) = -7.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 30.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 34.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 13 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 277 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 309 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 310 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done