================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004353 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1007.0 0.8 -3.0 300.0 5.8 34.0 273.4 3.043 SIGT 1003.0 -1.3 -5.2 305.7 6.5 65.9 271.6 2.587 MAND 1000.0 -1.3 -4.6 310.0 7.0 89.8 271.9 2.716 SIGT 996.0 -1.9 -4.9 311.6 7.0 121.7 271.6 2.666 MAND 925.0 -7.1 -7.2 340.0 8.0 704.8 272.1 2.406 SIGT 856.0 -11.7 -11.8 344.6 14.4 1304.6 273.3 1.808 MAND 850.0 -12.1 -12.1 345.0 15.0 1358.6 273.5 1.778 SIGT 820.0 -14.1 -14.8 341.2 13.8 1632.6 274.2 1.478 SIGT 816.0 -14.1 -18.3 340.7 13.7 1669.8 274.6 1.107 SIGT 798.0 -15.1 -24.1 338.4 13.0 1838.8 275.3 0.683 MAND 700.0 -20.3 -34.3 325.0 8.9 2819.9 280.0 0.300 SIGT 692.0 -20.5 -38.5 324.6 8.9 2905.0 280.7 0.199 SIGT 651.0 -22.9 -40.9 322.8 8.9 3355.1 282.9 0.165 SIGT 631.0 -24.1 -33.1 321.9 8.9 3583.4 284.1 0.374 SIGT 626.0 -24.1 -40.1 321.6 8.9 3641.4 284.8 0.186 SIGT 621.0 -24.3 -41.3 321.4 8.9 3699.9 285.2 0.165 MAND 500.0 -35.7 -40.6 315.0 8.9 5244.2 289.5 0.221 SIGT 491.0 -36.9 -41.9 314.2 9.7 5370.2 289.6 0.196 SIGT 488.0 -36.5 -47.5 313.9 9.9 5412.7 290.6 0.107 SIGT 418.0 -41.7 -61.7 306.9 16.1 6474.6 297.0 0.029 MAND 400.0 -42.9 -60.9 305.0 17.9 6772.3 299.2 0.032 TRO1 308.0 -52.7 -66.7 320.0 23.9 8498.2 308.7 ----- MAND 300.0 -52.7 -68.7 325.0 24.9 8668.2 311.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -50.1 -77.1 330.0 22.0 9852.8 331.6 ----- SIGT 201.0 -47.5 -78.5 330.0 19.9 11286.9 357.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -47.7 -77.7 330.0 19.8 11319.9 357.3 ----- SIGT 164.0 -48.9 -79.9 330.0 21.3 12627.3 376.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -47.1 -79.1 330.0 22.0 13216.0 388.9 ----- SIGT 104.0 -40.5 -75.5 343.5 15.6 15677.3 444.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -40.7 -77.7 345.0 15.0 15944.5 449.1 ----- MAND 70.0 -35.7 -72.7 360.0 17.9 18400.0 508.0 ----- SIGT 54.1 -34.7 -72.7 ----- ----- 20196.5 549.2 ----- MAND 50.0 -36.3 -74.3 ----- ----- 20745.3 557.9 ----- SIGT 48.9 -36.5 -72.5 ----- ----- 20899.6 561.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 18 Dec 2004353 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -6.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 278.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 2.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 934 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -6.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = 919 mb Equilibrium Level (EL) = 828 mb Convective Temperature (CVT) = -1.5 C Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.8 C K Index (KI) = -2.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 9.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 38.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 9.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 47.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 5.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -11 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = 4 J/kg Convective Inhibition (CIN) = 15 J/kg Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 281 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 89 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 309 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 308 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done