================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2004366 TIME= 0 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 990.0 -1.1 -6.1 110.0 8.9 34.0 272.8 2.447 SIGT 989.0 -3.7 -9.7 110.1 8.9 42.0 270.3 1.850 SIGT 940.0 -3.7 -12.7 113.8 8.2 443.6 274.3 1.531 MAND 925.0 -4.7 -12.7 115.0 8.0 570.5 274.5 1.556 SIGT 889.0 -5.5 -16.5 131.5 8.0 882.6 276.8 1.183 MAND 850.0 -8.7 -15.7 150.0 8.0 1232.5 277.0 1.323 SIGT 842.0 -9.3 -15.3 146.3 7.8 1305.8 277.2 1.381 SIGT 763.0 -15.5 -24.5 107.9 5.7 2059.0 278.4 0.689 MAND 700.0 -20.1 -28.1 75.0 3.9 2704.0 280.2 0.541 SIGT 662.0 -23.5 -30.5 122.3 5.5 3115.2 280.9 0.457 SIGW 563.5 -30.8 -35.2 255.0 9.9 4268.0 285.5 0.342 SIGT 520.0 -34.5 -37.5 231.3 9.2 4842.8 287.7 0.293 SIGT 504.0 -34.9 -48.9 222.3 9.0 5061.2 289.8 0.089 MAND 500.0 -35.5 -48.5 220.0 8.9 5116.8 289.8 0.094 SIGW 495.3 -35.8 -49.6 220.0 9.9 5182.0 290.2 0.085 SIGT 470.0 -37.5 -55.5 234.9 11.6 5545.8 292.5 0.048 SIGW 453.4 -39.4 -50.8 245.0 12.8 5792.0 293.0 0.083 SIGT 443.0 -40.7 -47.7 245.9 13.4 5951.6 293.4 0.115 MAND 400.0 -45.3 -52.3 250.0 15.9 6640.2 296.1 0.082 SIGT 376.0 -48.1 -53.1 250.0 13.7 7050.8 297.7 0.080 SIGT 362.0 -49.7 -55.7 250.0 12.3 7300.1 298.8 0.061 SIGW 328.8 -52.6 -57.7 250.0 8.9 7926.0 303.1 0.056 SIGT 326.0 -52.9 -57.9 246.0 8.7 7981.1 303.5 0.055 TRO1 305.0 -54.3 -63.3 215.0 7.0 8409.4 307.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -53.5 -62.5 215.0 10.9 8515.6 310.0 0.0 SIGT 274.0 -49.3 -70.3 217.5 7.9 9104.6 324.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -46.1 -77.1 220.0 4.9 9710.2 337.5 ----- SIGT 239.0 -43.7 -77.7 210.0 5.1 10011.1 345.5 ----- SIGT 215.0 -43.5 -78.5 186.2 5.5 10722.9 356.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -43.5 -79.5 170.0 5.8 11209.6 363.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -41.5 -77.5 205.0 8.0 13153.8 398.6 ----- SIGW 138.0 -41.3 -77.5 200.0 8.0 13719.0 408.6 ----- SIGW 115.4 -40.7 -77.4 230.0 9.9 14939.0 431.0 ----- SIGW 105.5 -40.5 -77.3 205.0 1.0 15548.0 442.7 ----- MAND 100.0 -40.3 -77.3 235.0 2.9 15913.1 449.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.5 -75.5 180.0 5.8 18356.0 502.0 ----- MAND 50.0 -36.3 -74.3 155.0 3.9 20680.3 557.9 ----- SIGT 39.4 -35.7 -73.7 ----- ----- 22335.9 598.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 31 Dec 2004366 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -12.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 273.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 277.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 825 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -14.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 4.8 C K Index (KI) = 3.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 10.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 24.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 7.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 46.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -20 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 283 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 8 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 307 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 305 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done