================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000031 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 991.0 -6.1 -12.1 90.0 10.9 34.0 267.8 1.524 SIGT 965.0 -6.7 -15.7 117.1 9.7 242.0 269.2 1.165 MAND 925.0 -9.5 -15.5 160.0 8.0 571.0 269.6 1.236 MAND 850.0 -13.5 -17.8 225.0 10.9 1219.7 272.0 1.109 SIGT 797.0 -17.7 -20.2 213.2 11.2 1705.9 272.6 0.963 SIGT 740.0 -20.5 -24.9 199.9 11.6 2258.5 275.4 0.685 MAND 700.0 -24.1 -28.4 190.0 11.8 2667.1 275.8 0.526 SIGT 594.0 -33.1 -36.9 182.6 12.3 3844.0 278.6 0.273 SIGT 566.0 -30.9 -38.9 180.5 12.5 4185.3 285.1 0.233 SIGT 532.0 -32.3 -41.3 177.7 12.6 4623.8 288.5 0.193 MAND 500.0 -35.3 -42.3 175.0 12.8 5058.9 290.0 0.184 SIGT 476.0 -37.3 -43.3 176.1 14.2 5400.3 291.6 0.174 SIGT 449.0 -39.9 -46.9 177.4 15.7 5801.7 293.3 0.124 MAND 400.0 -43.1 -56.1 180.0 18.8 6586.1 299.0 0.054 SIGT 349.0 -48.1 -62.1 184.8 17.4 7495.5 304.1 0.033 MAND 300.0 -53.5 -66.5 190.0 15.9 8481.2 310.0 ----- TRO1 287.0 -55.3 -67.3 190.0 14.0 8765.2 311.3 ----- SIGT 262.0 -49.3 -76.3 206.4 11.3 9354.9 328.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -48.1 -82.1 215.0 9.9 9663.3 334.6 ----- SIGT 220.0 -44.7 -79.7 235.0 12.2 10512.6 352.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -43.9 -79.9 250.0 14.0 11151.7 363.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.3 -79.3 260.0 21.0 13086.7 395.5 ----- SIGT 107.0 -42.9 -78.9 ----- ----- 15363.8 436.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 31 Jan 2000031 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -15.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 272.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 844 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -16.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -1.2 C K Index (KI) = -0.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 14.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 34.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 39.3 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -17 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 = 1 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 304 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 349 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done