================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000012 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 978.0 -1.5 -12.5 290.0 2.9 34.0 273.4 1.495 MAND 925.0 -4.9 -21.9 245.0 7.0 475.0 274.3 0.716 MAND 850.0 -9.9 -24.9 15.0 4.9 1133.7 275.8 0.597 SIGT 754.0 -17.3 -30.3 297.3 8.0 2045.4 277.4 0.409 MAND 700.0 -19.9 -39.9 250.0 9.9 2599.8 280.5 0.170 SIGT 650.0 -23.7 -47.7 243.2 16.0 3145.6 282.2 0.079 SIGT 564.0 -29.5 -45.5 230.6 27.4 4170.9 287.0 0.115 MAND 500.0 -33.3 -52.3 220.0 36.9 5024.1 292.5 0.065 SIGT 495.0 -33.7 -52.7 220.2 37.5 5094.7 292.8 0.063 MAND 400.0 -43.9 -63.9 225.0 49.0 6558.0 297.9 ----- SIGT 350.0 -50.5 -67.5 ----- ----- 7442.1 300.6 ----- TRO1 313.0 -54.1 -69.1 ----- ----- 8165.1 305.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -54.5 -72.5 ----- ----- 8437.1 308.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -51.9 -84.9 ----- ----- 9612.1 328.9 ----- SIGT 228.0 -51.3 -84.3 ----- ----- 10210.1 338.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -53.3 -84.3 ----- ----- 11058.0 348.4 ----- SIGT 192.0 -53.3 -84.3 ----- ----- 11321.0 352.5 ----- SIGT 157.0 -47.1 -82.1 ----- ----- 12635.7 383.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -48.5 -82.5 ----- ----- 12936.9 386.5 ----- SIGT 140.0 -51.9 -84.9 ----- ----- 13387.6 388.2 ----- SIGT 127.0 -47.7 -82.7 ----- ----- 14025.4 406.8 ----- SIGT 110.0 -46.1 -81.1 ----- ----- 14978.1 426.9 ----- SIGT 104.0 -48.9 -82.9 ----- ----- 15348.9 428.4 ----- MAND 100.0 -46.7 -81.7 ----- ----- 15607.9 437.5 ----- SIGT 95.2 -43.5 -79.5 ----- ----- 15936.6 450.0 ----- SIGT 81.9 -46.1 -81.1 ----- ----- 16943.5 464.5 ----- SIGT 65.5 -40.5 -77.5 ----- ----- 18448.4 507.3 ----- SIGT 55.9 -43.7 -79.7 ----- ----- 19521.3 523.5 ----- SIGT 52.5 -38.3 -75.3 ----- ----- 19948.2 545.6 ----- SIGT 49.1 -39.5 -76.5 ----- ----- 20407.8 553.3 ----- SIGT 28.6 -31.5 -71.5 ----- ----- 24171.2 667.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 12 Jan 2000012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -19.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 274.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 276.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.9 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 731 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -22.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 2.3 C K Index (KI) = -21.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 46.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 31.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -43 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 = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 305 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 313 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done