================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000018 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -11.5 -16.5 50.0 17.9 34.0 263.2 1.073 SIGT 978.0 -13.3 -18.3 52.8 17.9 49.6 261.5 0.924 SIGT 961.0 -14.5 -18.8 76.9 17.9 182.9 261.6 0.901 SIGT 938.0 -9.7 -16.7 110.5 17.9 368.3 268.3 1.103 MAND 925.0 -9.9 -17.9 130.0 17.9 476.1 269.2 1.010 SIGT 853.0 -12.9 -24.9 149.2 16.0 1097.9 272.4 0.594 MAND 850.0 -13.3 -25.3 150.0 15.9 1124.7 272.2 0.575 SIGT 740.0 -21.5 -31.5 153.6 23.7 2163.6 274.3 0.372 MAND 700.0 -22.3 -34.3 155.0 26.8 2572.7 277.8 0.300 SIGT 634.0 -25.7 -47.7 158.0 26.5 3295.8 281.9 0.081 SIGT 617.0 -26.1 -39.1 158.8 26.4 3492.7 283.6 0.210 SIGT 575.0 -29.1 -38.1 160.9 26.2 4000.0 285.9 0.249 SIGT 515.0 -34.5 -46.5 164.1 25.9 4779.4 288.5 0.113 SIGT 514.0 -34.5 -49.5 164.2 25.9 4793.0 288.7 0.082 MAND 500.0 -35.7 -49.7 165.0 25.8 4985.7 289.5 0.083 SIGT 484.0 -37.1 -51.1 164.3 26.3 5211.3 290.5 0.076 SIGT 402.0 -46.1 -52.1 160.1 28.9 6470.8 294.7 0.083 MAND 400.0 -46.1 -52.1 160.0 28.9 6504.0 295.1 0.083 TRO1 328.0 -53.9 -64.9 160.0 33.8 7801.6 301.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -53.9 -68.9 165.0 25.8 8374.9 309.4 ----- SIGT 274.0 -51.5 -80.5 162.5 26.3 8960.5 321.0 ----- MAND 250.0 -50.7 -84.7 160.0 26.8 9556.9 330.7 ----- SIGT 211.0 -47.3 -82.3 163.8 22.4 10670.8 352.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -48.1 -82.1 165.0 21.0 11024.5 356.6 ----- SIGT 170.0 -51.1 -85.1 167.8 23.7 12089.0 368.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -45.3 -80.3 170.0 25.8 12914.0 392.0 ----- SIGT 142.0 -43.9 -79.9 ----- ----- 13281.1 400.7 ----- SIGT 134.0 -45.1 -80.1 ----- ----- 13669.6 405.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 18 Jan 2000018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -18.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 267.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 269.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.9 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 826 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -20.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -1.6 C K Index (KI) = -14.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 57.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 13.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 32.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 51 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 276 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 328 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done