================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001023 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 994.1 -2.6 -5.6 360.0 5.8 33.0 271.1 2.540 SIGT 989.3 -5.6 -6.3 356.0 13.6 71.2 268.4 2.419 SIGT 984.0 -6.1 -6.3 351.0 13.6 113.4 268.3 2.432 SIGT 980.6 -6.3 -6.3 346.0 13.6 140.5 268.4 2.440 SIGT 976.3 -6.4 -6.4 341.0 15.5 174.9 268.6 2.432 SIGT 971.6 -6.7 -6.7 336.0 15.5 212.6 268.7 2.388 SIGT 966.1 -7.1 -7.1 329.0 13.6 257.0 268.7 2.329 SIGT 960.2 -7.3 -7.3 322.0 13.6 304.8 269.0 2.307 SIGT 953.7 -7.0 -11.6 319.0 15.5 357.8 269.8 1.654 SIGT 948.6 -5.1 -13.3 314.0 13.6 399.8 272.2 1.449 SIGT 942.8 -3.0 -17.0 300.0 7.8 448.2 274.8 1.073 SIGT 936.4 -0.8 -18.4 271.0 3.9 502.4 277.6 0.960 SIGT 931.4 -0.8 -19.4 218.0 1.9 545.2 278.0 0.886 SIGT 925.9 -1.3 -19.8 177.0 1.9 592.4 278.0 0.861 SIGT 921.2 -1.7 -20.2 192.0 1.9 633.0 277.9 0.836 SIGT 917.8 -2.0 -20.4 203.0 5.8 662.4 277.9 0.825 SIGT 913.4 -2.4 -20.4 199.0 7.8 700.6 277.9 0.829 SIGT 908.3 -2.7 -20.1 196.0 9.7 745.0 278.0 0.855 SIGT 904.1 -2.8 -19.8 191.0 9.7 781.7 278.3 0.882 SIGT 898.3 -3.3 -20.2 190.0 11.7 832.7 278.3 0.858 SIGT 892.9 -3.8 -20.1 190.0 13.6 880.4 278.3 0.870 SIGT 886.8 -4.2 -20.4 180.0 13.6 934.5 278.4 0.854 SIGT 881.4 -4.3 -20.2 162.0 13.6 982.6 278.8 0.874 SIGT 875.6 -3.8 -22.0 145.0 11.7 1034.7 279.8 0.752 SIGT 871.3 -4.1 -22.7 142.0 9.7 1073.6 279.9 0.711 SIGT 866.4 -4.4 -24.1 147.0 9.7 1118.0 280.1 0.631 Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 23 Jan 2001023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -13.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 273.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 277.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 810 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 6.6 C K Index (KI) = ----- Lifted Index (LI) = ----- Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = ----- Total Totals Index (TTI) = ----- Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 284 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 282 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 876 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done