================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000035 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 996.0 -9.1 -17.1 60.0 16.9 34.0 264.4 1.004 SIGT 988.0 -10.5 -20.5 61.6 15.7 96.3 263.6 0.757 SIGT 977.0 -8.3 -21.3 63.9 14.0 182.8 266.6 0.714 MAND 925.0 -9.7 -21.7 75.0 5.8 606.3 269.4 0.728 SIGT 921.0 -9.7 -21.7 71.6 5.7 639.8 269.7 0.731 MAND 850.0 -14.9 -20.9 10.0 3.9 1253.3 270.5 0.850 SIGT 832.0 -16.5 -20.5 1.6 4.1 1414.8 270.5 0.899 SIGT 774.0 -18.7 -27.7 333.5 4.8 1956.1 273.8 0.508 SIGT 734.0 -22.5 -30.5 313.0 5.4 2348.9 273.8 0.412 SIGT 726.0 -23.3 -30.3 308.9 5.5 2429.3 273.8 0.425 SIGT 724.0 -23.3 -27.6 307.8 5.5 2449.5 274.0 0.548 SIGT 721.0 -23.3 -27.4 306.2 5.5 2479.9 274.4 0.560 MAND 700.0 -24.5 -30.5 295.0 5.8 2695.8 275.4 0.432 SIGT 674.0 -25.9 -33.9 305.4 5.8 2970.9 276.8 0.324 SIGT 634.0 -29.5 -34.5 321.9 5.8 3411.0 277.6 0.325 SIGT 598.0 -29.7 -37.7 337.6 5.8 3828.2 282.0 0.250 SIGT 580.0 -31.1 -40.1 345.8 5.8 4045.6 282.9 0.201 SIGT 558.0 -32.9 -40.9 356.1 5.8 4318.9 283.9 0.192 SIGT 557.0 -32.9 -37.9 356.6 5.8 4331.5 284.0 0.263 SIGT 503.0 -36.5 -47.5 23.4 5.8 5044.1 288.1 0.104 MAND 500.0 -36.7 -47.7 25.0 5.8 5085.6 288.3 0.102 SIGT 480.0 -38.3 -50.3 24.1 5.8 5367.5 289.7 0.082 SIGT 471.0 -39.5 -48.5 23.6 5.8 5497.4 289.8 0.100 SIGT 446.0 -41.9 -49.9 22.4 5.8 5868.9 291.3 0.091 SIGT 402.0 -45.7 -54.7 20.1 5.8 6566.9 295.2 0.061 MAND 400.0 -45.9 -54.9 20.0 5.8 6600.2 295.3 0.060 SIGT 358.0 -51.3 -61.3 10.3 6.7 7330.1 297.6 0.035 TRO1 324.0 -53.5 -66.5 1.6 7.4 7975.5 303.2 ----- SIGT 315.0 -52.9 -68.9 359.2 7.6 8157.1 306.5 ----- MAND 300.0 -51.5 -73.5 355.0 8.0 8473.0 312.8 ----- SIGT 264.0 -45.5 -80.5 355.0 10.7 9314.4 333.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -44.7 -79.7 355.0 11.8 9678.5 339.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.7 -78.7 350.0 12.8 11178.8 365.2 ----- SIGT 153.0 -42.5 -78.5 350.0 11.0 12988.4 394.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.7 -78.7 350.0 10.9 13122.2 396.5 ----- SIGT 131.0 -42.9 -78.9 ----- ----- 14036.3 411.8 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 15861.2 446.4 ----- SIGT 56.3 -40.3 -77.3 ----- ----- 19765.6 530.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 04 Feb 2000035 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -21.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 267.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 269.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 784 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -23.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -1.5 C K Index (KI) = -5.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 15.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 13.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 37.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 34 m**2/s**2 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 = 306 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 315 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done