================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004354 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 1009.0 -6.7 -8.8 70.0 14.0 34.0 265.8 1.947 MAND 1000.0 -7.5 -9.8 35.0 10.9 103.9 265.7 1.815 SIGT 978.0 -8.9 -10.2 10.9 8.1 276.8 265.9 1.798 SIGT 971.0 -6.5 -8.7 3.1 7.2 332.8 268.9 2.039 SIGT 953.0 -6.3 -9.1 342.6 4.8 479.2 270.6 2.013 SIGT 949.0 -4.9 -8.5 338.0 4.2 512.2 272.3 2.119 MAND 925.0 -6.5 -10.0 310.0 1.0 713.2 272.7 1.932 SIGT 851.0 -11.9 -13.7 305.1 3.8 1358.7 273.6 1.559 MAND 850.0 -11.9 -14.0 305.0 3.9 1367.8 273.7 1.523 SIGT 809.0 -14.7 -19.7 285.6 4.4 1744.5 274.6 0.991 SIGT 807.0 -14.9 -17.1 284.6 4.4 1763.2 274.6 1.240 SIGT 758.0 -18.7 -23.0 260.3 5.0 2234.0 275.4 0.793 MAND 700.0 -23.5 -23.5 230.0 5.8 2822.2 276.5 0.821 SIGT 665.0 -26.5 -27.4 244.8 7.8 3195.3 277.2 0.608 SIGT 662.0 -25.7 -28.3 246.0 8.0 3228.1 278.4 0.562 SIGT 654.0 -23.5 -34.5 249.6 8.5 3316.6 281.9 0.315 SIGT 509.0 -36.9 -42.9 320.1 18.2 5101.3 286.6 0.170 SIGT 503.0 -37.3 -42.0 323.4 18.6 5183.3 287.1 0.189 MAND 500.0 -37.5 -43.5 325.0 18.8 5224.6 287.3 0.162 SIGT 470.0 -39.1 -53.1 339.1 17.5 5650.4 290.5 0.064 SIGT 451.0 -41.9 -50.9 348.4 16.6 5931.8 290.4 0.083 SIGT 411.0 -45.3 -60.3 9.0 14.6 6556.5 293.8 0.033 MAND 400.0 -45.7 -62.7 15.0 14.0 6737.4 295.6 0.027 SIGT 398.0 -45.9 -63.9 14.5 13.9 6770.8 295.8 ----- TRO1 311.0 -50.9 -71.9 350.0 10.9 8395.2 310.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -49.9 -69.9 325.0 10.9 8630.2 315.0 ----- SIGT 254.0 -48.3 -80.3 302.2 16.4 9722.9 332.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -48.1 -79.1 300.0 16.9 9827.6 334.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -47.5 -82.5 285.0 16.9 11301.0 357.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -47.3 -77.3 270.0 17.9 13203.9 388.6 ----- SIGT 126.0 -46.3 -79.3 274.3 14.9 14360.3 410.3 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.1 -73.1 280.0 10.9 15914.1 448.3 ----- MAND 70.0 -35.3 -69.3 330.0 9.9 18369.6 508.9 ----- SIGT 68.2 -34.7 -71.7 ----- ----- 18551.4 514.0 ----- SIGT 50.8 -35.7 -71.7 ----- ----- 20605.0 556.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 19 Dec 2004354 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -9.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.9 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 919 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -10.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 2.4 C K Index (KI) = 11.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 10.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 28.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 8.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 49.1 Precipitable Water (PW) = 5.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 30 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 = 0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 310 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 311 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done