================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000038 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 985.0 -4.1 -15.1 40.0 11.8 34.0 270.2 1.200 SIGT 980.0 -5.7 -18.7 51.4 11.2 74.0 269.0 0.891 SIGT 974.0 -4.9 -18.9 65.1 10.4 122.3 270.3 0.881 SIGT 939.0 -5.7 -17.7 146.6 5.8 409.6 272.3 1.012 MAND 925.0 -6.7 -16.7 180.0 3.9 527.2 272.5 1.118 MAND 850.0 -12.9 -17.6 145.0 2.9 1180.1 272.6 1.128 SIGT 821.0 -15.1 -17.6 150.4 4.2 1443.9 273.0 1.168 SIGT 784.0 -17.1 -20.0 157.6 5.9 1791.5 274.5 0.996 SIGT 776.0 -16.7 -20.9 159.2 6.2 1868.5 275.8 0.931 MAND 700.0 -21.5 -29.5 175.0 9.9 2636.1 278.7 0.475 SIGT 698.0 -21.5 -29.5 176.6 9.9 2657.2 278.9 0.476 SIGT 683.0 -20.1 -38.1 188.4 9.5 2817.9 282.2 0.210 SIGT 553.0 -28.7 -45.7 302.2 6.3 4356.9 289.6 0.115 MAND 500.0 -33.9 -48.9 355.0 4.9 5071.0 291.7 0.090 SIGT 461.0 -37.7 -51.7 347.6 9.3 5635.8 293.8 0.075 SIGT 454.0 -39.9 -48.9 346.2 10.1 5740.8 292.4 0.099 SIGT 444.0 -39.3 -53.3 344.2 11.4 5893.3 295.0 0.066 SIGT 433.0 -40.7 -54.7 341.9 12.7 6064.7 295.3 0.057 SIGT 424.0 -41.5 ----- 340.0 13.8 6207.5 296.1 ----- SIGT 421.0 -41.7 ----- 339.4 14.2 6255.6 296.4 ----- MAND 400.0 -43.7 ----- 334.9 16.9 6601.2 298.2 ----- SIGT 316.0 -52.9 ----- 314.4 29.2 8154.2 306.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -54.5 ----- 310.0 31.9 8488.3 308.5 ----- TRO1 293.0 -54.9 ----- 310.0 30.9 8639.4 310.1 ----- SIGT 286.0 -51.5 ----- 310.8 30.7 8795.3 317.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -48.9 ----- 315.0 29.9 9674.1 333.4 ----- SIGT 218.0 -45.1 ----- 321.1 22.0 10581.7 352.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -45.1 ----- 325.0 16.9 11157.6 361.4 ----- SIGT 154.0 -43.5 ----- 329.5 16.0 12910.2 392.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.1 ----- 330.0 15.9 13087.0 394.1 ----- SIGT 114.0 -41.9 ----- ----- ----- 14937.8 430.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 07 Feb 2000038 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 786 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -19.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 0.2 C K Index (KI) = -4.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 14.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 10.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 13.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 37.3 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 137 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 = 306 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 316 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done