================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000031 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 995.0 -6.1 -15.1 100.0 8.0 34.0 267.4 1.188 SIGT 950.0 -7.5 -19.5 150.9 11.1 395.4 269.6 0.858 MAND 925.0 -8.9 -18.9 180.0 12.8 602.6 270.2 0.928 SIGT 907.0 -9.5 -16.5 187.0 11.5 754.6 271.1 1.160 MAND 850.0 -13.9 -17.4 210.0 7.0 1252.2 271.6 1.147 SIGT 843.0 -14.3 -17.6 208.3 7.0 1315.0 271.8 1.138 SIGT 724.0 -22.5 -33.5 176.8 7.8 2451.5 274.9 0.313 MAND 700.0 -24.3 -30.3 170.0 8.0 2698.2 275.6 0.440 SIGT 650.0 -28.7 -33.1 176.8 8.2 3233.9 276.5 0.363 SIGT 629.0 -30.7 -38.7 179.7 8.3 3468.2 276.8 0.214 SIGT 594.0 -33.5 -38.5 184.8 8.4 3872.7 278.2 0.232 SIGT 584.0 -33.3 -37.7 186.3 8.5 3992.0 279.7 0.256 SIGT 577.0 -32.1 -38.1 187.4 8.5 4076.9 282.1 0.249 SIGT 561.0 -32.7 -39.7 189.9 8.6 4275.3 283.7 0.217 SIGT 513.0 -36.3 -41.2 197.8 8.9 4900.9 286.7 0.202 SIGT 505.0 -36.7 -48.7 199.1 8.9 5009.9 287.5 0.091 MAND 500.0 -36.9 -48.9 200.0 8.9 5078.8 288.1 0.090 SIGT 451.0 -40.9 -57.9 207.0 10.7 5786.8 291.7 0.040 MAND 400.0 -45.5 -57.5 215.0 12.8 6595.3 295.9 0.047 TRO1 356.0 -49.5 -61.5 230.0 18.8 7365.9 300.5 0.034 MAND 300.0 -51.1 -69.1 235.0 18.8 8483.4 313.3 ----- SIGT 290.0 -51.7 -68.7 235.9 17.2 8703.7 315.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -46.5 -81.5 240.0 9.9 9678.1 336.9 ----- SIGT 235.0 -44.3 -80.3 246.9 12.4 10091.0 346.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -43.3 -79.3 265.0 18.8 11174.8 364.2 ----- SIGT 195.0 -42.7 -78.7 265.9 18.9 11345.5 367.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.5 -79.5 275.0 19.8 13114.0 395.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.7 -78.7 285.0 17.9 15847.2 445.2 ----- SIGT 47.6 -40.5 -77.5 ----- ----- 20883.7 555.8 ----- SIGT 47.2 -40.3 -53.3 ----- ----- 20941.3 557.6 ----- SIGT 46.8 -39.7 -76.7 ----- ----- 20999.4 560.4 ----- SIGT 41.7 -39.1 -76.1 ----- ----- 21789.7 580.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 31 Jan 2000031 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 272.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 808 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -19.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -0.3 C K Index (KI) = -0.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 22.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 42.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 36 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 = 356 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done