================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000039 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 986.0 -10.1 -19.1 60.0 15.0 34.0 264.1 0.856 SIGT 954.0 -7.9 -24.9 109.1 15.0 289.5 268.9 0.532 MAND 925.0 -9.7 -26.7 155.0 15.0 528.7 269.4 0.466 MAND 850.0 -14.5 -28.5 275.0 2.9 1175.6 271.0 0.429 SIGT 840.0 -15.3 -28.3 277.8 2.9 1265.2 271.0 0.443 SIGT 819.0 -16.7 -23.7 283.7 2.7 1456.0 271.5 0.689 SIGT 811.0 -17.1 -31.1 286.0 2.7 1529.7 271.9 0.352 SIGT 776.0 -18.7 -30.7 296.2 2.5 1859.8 273.6 0.383 SIGT 761.0 -17.7 -35.7 300.7 2.4 2005.6 276.2 0.240 MAND 700.0 -18.7 -36.7 320.0 1.9 2629.9 281.8 0.236 SIGT 697.0 -18.9 -36.9 320.1 2.1 2661.9 281.9 0.232 SIGT 632.0 -22.9 -41.9 322.9 6.1 3385.5 285.4 0.152 SIGT 606.0 -25.1 -34.1 324.0 7.8 3692.3 286.3 0.353 SIGT 567.0 -28.5 -41.5 325.8 10.5 4172.5 287.8 0.177 SIGT 524.0 -33.1 -38.1 328.0 13.6 4732.6 288.8 0.274 SIGT 520.0 -33.1 -37.0 328.2 13.9 4786.5 289.4 0.308 SIGT 506.0 -33.7 -38.2 328.9 14.9 4978.3 291.0 0.281 SIGT 503.0 -33.7 -38.1 329.0 15.2 5020.0 291.5 0.285 MAND 500.0 -33.9 -38.6 329.2 15.4 5062.0 291.7 0.272 SIGT 472.0 -36.1 -43.1 330.7 17.6 5464.2 293.8 0.179 SIGT 448.0 -38.7 -44.7 332.1 19.6 5824.7 295.0 0.158 SIGT 445.0 -39.5 -47.5 332.3 19.9 5870.8 294.5 0.117 SIGT 442.0 -37.3 -49.3 332.4 20.1 5917.3 297.9 0.098 SIGT 438.0 -39.5 -51.5 332.7 20.5 5979.9 295.9 0.081 SIGT 432.0 -39.7 -54.7 333.0 21.0 6074.3 296.8 0.057 SIGT 408.0 -42.5 -49.5 334.5 23.2 6462.9 298.1 0.104 MAND 400.0 -43.5 -51.5 335.0 23.9 6596.5 298.5 0.088 SIGT 395.0 -44.3 -53.3 334.6 23.8 6681.0 298.5 0.074 SIGT 370.0 -45.9 -61.9 332.2 23.6 7117.9 302.0 0.032 SIGT 341.0 -48.5 -58.5 329.4 23.3 7658.3 305.6 0.049 MAND 300.0 -53.5 -64.5 325.0 22.9 8492.1 310.0 ----- TRO1 298.0 -53.7 -64.7 330.0 22.0 8535.2 310.3 ----- SIGT 288.0 -50.9 -64.9 331.9 22.7 8756.0 317.3 ----- SIGT 267.0 -53.7 -71.7 336.3 24.4 9246.0 320.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -51.1 -76.1 340.0 25.8 9671.5 330.1 ----- SIGT 219.0 -45.9 -80.9 343.0 23.0 10543.0 350.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -46.3 -81.3 345.0 21.0 11146.8 359.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.1 -80.1 5.0 15.0 13068.3 394.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.9 -77.9 ----- ----- 15802.6 446.8 ----- SIGT 96.9 -46.9 -63.9 ----- ----- 16013.7 441.1 ----- SIGT 94.5 -39.7 -76.7 ----- ----- 16182.6 458.4 ----- SIGT 92.4 -41.9 -77.9 ----- ----- 16335.6 457.0 ----- SIGT 75.5 -41.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 17706.6 485.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 08 Feb 2000039 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -25.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 270.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 729 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -27.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.1 C K Index (KI) = -27.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 21.2 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 24.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 183 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 = 341 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done