================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000024 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 988.0 -6.1 -13.1 0.0 0.0 34.0 268.0 1.410 SIGT 954.0 -5.3 -21.3 45.2 1.5 308.6 271.5 0.731 MAND 925.0 -6.7 -22.7 85.0 2.9 550.4 272.5 0.667 MAND 850.0 -11.3 -25.3 75.0 3.9 1205.1 274.3 0.575 SIGT 758.0 -17.7 -26.7 107.7 5.7 2073.5 276.5 0.568 MAND 700.0 -22.7 -28.7 130.0 7.0 2663.7 277.4 0.512 SIGT 616.0 -31.3 -33.5 130.0 8.5 3586.0 277.8 0.368 SIGT 611.0 -29.7 -33.8 130.0 8.6 3643.9 280.3 0.361 SIGT 602.0 -29.5 -41.5 130.0 8.8 3749.8 281.7 0.167 SIGT 593.0 -29.5 -39.5 130.0 8.9 3857.4 282.9 0.209 MAND 500.0 -36.1 -50.1 130.0 10.9 5058.9 289.0 0.080 SIGT 490.0 -36.9 -49.9 130.0 10.6 5199.0 289.7 0.083 SIGT 437.0 -43.5 -48.5 130.0 9.1 5980.4 291.0 0.107 SIGT 422.0 -44.3 -54.3 130.0 8.7 6215.0 292.9 0.061 MAND 400.0 -46.3 -59.3 130.0 8.0 6572.5 294.8 0.038 SIGT 378.0 -48.7 -62.7 151.4 6.9 6946.5 296.5 0.029 SIGT 365.0 -50.3 -63.3 164.6 6.2 7175.8 297.3 ----- TRO1 341.0 -51.5 -65.5 190.0 4.9 7618.8 301.5 ----- MAND 300.0 -50.9 -71.9 185.0 2.9 8451.9 313.6 ----- SIGT 284.0 -49.1 -83.1 202.9 4.4 8810.2 321.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -45.5 -69.5 245.0 8.0 9654.1 338.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.5 -78.5 285.0 15.9 11152.3 365.5 ----- SIGT 188.0 -41.9 -70.9 ----- ----- 11571.1 373.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.1 -62.1 ----- ----- 13097.2 395.8 0.1 SIGT 120.0 -42.7 -58.7 ----- ----- 14602.7 422.6 0.1 SIGT 112.0 -42.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 15069.2 432.2 ----- SIGT 110.0 -42.1 -46.1 ----- ----- 15191.2 434.4 0.6 SIGT 109.0 -42.3 -78.3 ----- ----- 15253.1 435.2 ----- SIGT 108.0 -42.5 -78.5 ----- ----- 15315.4 435.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 24 Jan 2000024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -20.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 273.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.8 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 747 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -23.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.3 C K Index (KI) = -6.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 18.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 14 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 277 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 341 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done