================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004362 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 992.0 -3.3 -4.0 90.0 8.0 34.0 270.5 2.866 SIGT 991.0 -3.5 -7.0 90.8 8.1 42.0 270.4 2.281 MAND 925.0 -7.1 -9.3 145.0 14.0 583.6 272.1 2.042 SIGW 886.5 -8.9 -11.3 130.0 15.9 914.0 273.5 1.817 SIGT 879.0 -9.3 -11.7 131.0 16.3 980.1 273.8 1.775 SIGT 878.0 -9.3 -9.4 131.2 16.4 988.9 273.9 2.135 SIGT 877.0 -9.5 -11.9 131.3 16.4 997.7 273.7 1.751 MAND 850.0 -10.9 -13.4 135.0 17.9 1238.9 274.7 1.599 SIGW 786.7 -15.4 -17.5 125.0 16.9 1829.0 276.0 1.234 SIGT 786.0 -15.5 -17.5 125.5 16.9 1835.6 276.0 1.231 SIGW 755.4 -16.7 -18.6 150.0 16.9 2134.0 277.8 1.166 MAND 700.0 -19.1 -20.7 130.0 17.9 2704.9 281.3 1.051 SIGW 696.4 -19.3 -21.0 140.0 18.8 2743.0 281.5 1.031 SIGT 671.0 -20.7 -23.0 133.2 20.9 3019.1 283.0 0.896 SIGT 656.0 -20.7 -23.3 129.1 22.2 3186.4 284.8 0.892 SIGT 612.0 -23.5 -24.8 116.5 26.0 3697.4 287.3 0.836 SIGW 590.1 -24.7 -26.7 110.0 28.0 3963.0 288.9 0.728 SIGT 558.0 -26.5 -29.7 108.3 32.4 4369.3 291.4 0.585 MAND 500.0 -33.1 -37.1 105.0 40.8 5152.1 292.7 0.318 SIGW 497.8 -33.3 -37.3 105.0 40.8 5182.0 292.8 0.312 SIGT 434.0 -40.7 -43.7 101.8 37.7 6132.2 295.1 0.183 SIGT 421.0 -40.9 -51.9 101.2 37.1 6339.3 297.5 0.081 SIGT 414.0 -41.3 -58.3 100.8 36.7 6453.3 298.4 0.041 MAND 400.0 -42.9 -50.9 100.0 35.9 6686.2 299.2 0.093 SIGT 397.0 -43.3 -49.3 100.0 36.0 6737.0 299.4 0.109 SIGT 378.0 -45.7 -49.7 100.0 36.5 7065.6 300.4 0.110 SIGT 359.0 -48.3 -55.3 100.0 36.9 7407.3 301.4 0.064 TRO1 322.0 -52.9 -57.3 100.0 37.9 8116.6 304.6 0.059 SIGW 316.3 -52.9 -57.9 100.0 37.9 8231.0 306.1 0.057 SIGT 306.0 -52.9 -58.9 106.3 34.1 8445.6 309.0 0.052 MAND 300.0 -51.5 -60.5 110.0 31.9 8573.8 312.8 0.044 SIGT 291.0 -48.9 -66.9 107.7 28.5 8772.8 319.2 ----- SIGT 263.0 -47.5 -76.5 100.1 17.1 9439.6 330.6 ----- SIGW 262.5 -47.6 -76.6 100.0 16.9 9451.0 330.7 ----- SIGT 257.0 -48.5 -77.5 102.2 17.7 9591.9 331.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -47.5 -77.5 105.0 18.8 9774.0 335.5 ----- SIGW 239.5 -45.3 -78.2 120.0 19.8 10060.0 343.0 ----- SIGT 229.0 -42.9 -78.9 105.2 12.9 10360.1 351.0 ----- SIGW 218.7 -44.4 -79.6 90.0 5.8 10670.0 353.4 ----- SIGT 215.0 -44.9 -79.9 97.6 7.0 10783.8 354.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.7 -79.7 130.0 11.8 11267.7 362.0 ----- SIGW 190.8 -43.8 -79.2 115.0 14.0 11585.0 368.3 ----- SIGW 159.3 -40.5 -77.3 150.0 10.9 12804.0 393.4 ----- SIGT 156.0 -40.1 -77.1 133.5 8.5 12947.6 396.5 ----- SIGW 152.4 -40.2 -77.2 115.0 5.8 13109.0 399.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -40.3 -77.3 195.0 8.0 13215.3 400.6 ----- SIGW 133.2 -41.1 -77.8 185.0 8.0 14024.0 413.0 ----- SIGW 121.7 -41.8 -78.1 175.0 11.8 14634.0 422.6 ----- SIGT 110.0 -42.5 -78.5 167.3 9.8 15321.5 433.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -40.5 -77.5 160.0 8.0 15968.4 449.5 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.9 -75.9 235.0 4.9 18408.2 501.2 ----- SIGT 54.5 -39.3 -76.3 160.7 9.3 20124.7 537.5 ----- MAND 50.0 -37.1 -75.1 135.0 10.9 20718.0 556.1 ----- SIGT 46.4 -35.9 -73.9 ----- ----- 21236.1 571.0 ----- SIGT 45.5 -35.9 -68.9 ----- ----- 21372.3 574.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 27 Dec 2004362 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -8.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 277.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 2.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 903 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -9.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.5 C K Index (KI) = 7.2 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 76.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 41.9 Precipitable Water (PW) = 6.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -91 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 281 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 3 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 309 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 306 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done