================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000034 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 997.0 -6.1 -17.1 50.0 11.8 34.0 267.3 1.003 SIGT 990.0 -8.1 -20.1 55.2 11.7 89.0 265.8 0.782 MAND 925.0 -10.5 -18.5 105.0 9.9 614.3 268.6 0.960 SIGT 889.0 -12.5 -16.0 171.0 7.5 918.8 269.6 1.234 MAND 850.0 -14.1 -21.1 245.0 4.9 1260.6 271.4 0.835 SIGT 742.0 -19.9 -31.9 311.8 7.0 2280.9 275.8 0.357 SIGT 730.0 -20.7 -31.7 319.7 7.3 2401.7 276.2 0.370 MAND 700.0 -22.7 -32.7 340.0 8.0 2710.9 277.4 0.350 SIGT 693.0 -23.3 -32.3 ----- ----- 2784.6 277.5 0.4 SIGT 646.0 -26.9 -35.9 ----- ----- 3295.2 279.0 0.3 SIGT 645.0 -26.9 -35.9 ----- ----- 3306.3 279.2 0.3 SIGT 623.0 -27.7 -35.7 ----- ----- 3556.4 281.0 0.3 SIGT 558.0 -31.5 -44.5 ----- ----- 4342.8 285.5 0.1 SIGT 501.0 -36.1 -45.1 ----- ----- 5098.6 288.9 0.1 MAND 500.0 -36.1 -45.1 ----- ----- 5112.5 289.0 0.1 SIGT 498.0 -36.1 -45.1 ----- ----- 5140.3 289.4 0.1 Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 03 Feb 2000034 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -18.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 267.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 270.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.9 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 819 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -20.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.0 C K Index (KI) = -9.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 15.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 37.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 274 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 290 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 498 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done