================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000014 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 980.0 -3.9 -9.9 300.0 4.9 34.0 270.8 1.838 MAND 925.0 -8.1 -13.1 305.0 10.9 486.6 271.0 1.506 SIGT 890.0 -10.1 -18.1 240.9 10.0 785.2 272.0 1.033 SIGT 876.0 -9.9 -22.9 214.7 9.6 907.6 273.4 0.692 MAND 850.0 -11.9 -22.9 165.0 8.9 1139.2 273.7 0.713 SIGT 800.0 -14.9 -28.9 163.4 9.9 1600.8 275.3 0.439 SIGT 712.0 -21.9 -32.9 160.4 11.6 2470.8 276.9 0.338 MAND 700.0 -22.5 -32.5 160.0 11.8 2595.8 277.6 0.357 SIGT 619.0 -26.7 -36.7 186.1 15.3 3491.6 282.7 0.267 SIGT 572.0 -31.7 -38.7 202.5 17.4 4056.2 283.3 0.236 SIGT 544.0 -32.7 -48.7 212.8 18.7 4410.5 286.2 0.085 MAND 500.0 -36.1 -49.1 230.0 21.0 5000.6 289.0 0.088 SIGT 470.0 -37.5 -52.5 234.2 25.2 5429.1 292.5 0.068 SIGT 416.0 -42.1 -56.1 242.4 33.3 6263.6 296.9 0.051 MAND 400.0 -44.3 -57.3 245.0 35.9 6527.9 297.4 0.048 SIGT 339.0 -52.9 -65.9 242.1 33.6 7616.6 300.1 ----- MAND 300.0 -56.5 -70.5 240.0 31.9 8398.9 305.7 ----- TRO1 299.0 -56.7 -70.7 240.0 31.9 8420.1 305.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -53.5 -79.5 250.0 22.0 9563.7 326.5 ----- SIGT 205.0 -51.1 -85.1 236.7 22.0 10847.9 349.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -52.1 -85.1 235.0 22.0 11008.2 350.3 ----- SIGT 190.0 -52.7 -85.1 235.0 20.7 11339.9 354.5 ----- SIGT 178.0 -49.7 -83.7 235.0 19.1 11764.2 366.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -50.5 -84.5 235.0 15.0 12882.8 383.1 ----- SIGT 145.0 -51.3 -84.3 235.4 14.5 13103.6 385.4 ----- SIGT 101.0 -45.3 -80.3 239.9 9.1 15486.0 439.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -45.5 -80.5 240.0 8.9 15552.4 439.8 ----- SIGT 63.1 -36.7 -74.7 ----- ----- 18683.2 521.1 ----- SIGT 57.9 -38.3 -75.3 ----- ----- 19277.0 530.5 ----- SIGT 46.1 -32.7 -71.7 ----- ----- 20864.0 579.7 ----- SIGT 38.1 -31.9 -71.9 ----- ----- 22209.1 614.2 ----- SIGT 28.0 -29.9 -69.9 ----- ----- 24395.4 676.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 14 Jan 2000014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -13.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 275.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 842 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -14.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 0.3 C K Index (KI) = -8.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 11.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 38.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 37.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 78 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 279 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 300 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 339 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done