================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000040 TIME= 0 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 987.0 -8.1 -18.1 60.0 11.8 34.0 266.1 0.931 SIGT 980.0 -9.9 -22.9 67.1 11.6 89.1 264.8 0.618 SIGT 965.0 -8.5 -24.5 82.6 11.2 208.4 267.4 0.545 MAND 925.0 -9.7 -19.7 125.0 9.9 536.1 269.4 0.866 SIGT 923.0 -9.7 -19.7 127.2 9.8 552.8 269.6 0.868 SIGT 895.0 -11.9 -18.9 158.3 7.5 789.8 269.7 0.959 SIGT 879.0 -12.5 -26.5 176.4 6.3 927.8 270.5 0.499 MAND 850.0 -14.3 -27.3 210.0 3.9 1183.2 271.2 0.480 SIGT 801.0 -18.3 -31.3 239.2 4.2 1630.2 271.6 0.350 SIGT 796.0 -18.1 -25.1 242.2 4.2 1677.0 272.3 0.626 SIGT 789.0 -18.5 -23.3 246.5 4.3 1742.9 272.5 0.742 SIGT 775.0 -17.5 -30.5 255.2 4.3 1876.8 275.0 0.390 SIGT 762.0 -16.5 -35.5 263.5 4.4 2003.8 277.4 0.245 MAND 700.0 -18.5 -38.5 305.0 4.9 2639.6 282.0 0.197 SIGT 695.0 -18.3 -36.3 305.8 4.9 2693.1 282.8 0.248 SIGT 676.0 -19.5 -33.5 308.7 5.2 2899.7 283.7 0.336 SIGT 671.0 -19.9 -26.9 309.5 5.3 2954.8 283.9 0.630 SIGT 610.0 -25.7 -31.7 319.6 6.2 3654.2 285.0 0.443 SIGT 548.0 -32.1 -38.1 330.7 7.1 4421.5 286.3 0.262 SIGT 525.0 -30.9 -37.9 335.0 7.5 4725.1 291.3 0.279 MAND 500.0 -33.5 -39.5 340.0 8.0 5069.6 292.2 0.248 SIGT 474.0 -36.1 -43.1 338.3 9.7 5442.6 293.5 0.178 SIGT 463.0 -36.7 -44.7 337.5 10.4 5605.5 294.7 0.153 SIGT 441.0 -38.9 -47.9 336.0 12.0 5941.3 296.1 0.113 SIGT 411.0 -41.9 -52.9 333.7 14.2 6421.8 298.2 0.075 SIGT 410.0 -41.9 -53.9 333.6 14.3 6438.3 298.4 0.066 MAND 400.0 -42.5 -55.5 332.9 15.1 6605.4 299.8 0.056 SIGT 338.0 -52.3 -61.3 327.7 20.2 7719.5 301.2 0.037 TRO1 309.0 -53.7 -66.7 325.0 22.9 8298.1 307.1 ----- MAND 300.0 -53.9 -67.9 325.0 19.8 8488.1 309.4 ----- SIGT 268.0 -51.1 -80.1 331.2 21.1 9217.4 323.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -50.3 -84.3 335.0 22.0 9670.5 331.3 ----- SIGT 202.0 -45.9 -80.9 344.5 14.3 11076.4 359.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -45.9 -80.9 345.0 14.0 11142.7 360.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.5 -80.5 350.0 12.8 13064.2 393.4 ----- SIGT 125.0 -41.9 -77.9 ----- ----- 14292.6 419.2 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.7 -78.7 ----- ----- 15802.0 445.2 ----- SIGT 49.5 -40.9 -77.9 ----- ----- 20568.9 548.7 ----- SIGT 49.3 -40.9 -55.9 ----- ----- 20596.4 549.3 ----- SIGT 43.7 -40.1 -77.1 ----- ----- 21418.4 570.5 ----- SIGT 43.1 -37.3 -75.3 ----- ----- 21513.3 579.7 ----- SIGT 42.5 -40.3 -77.3 ----- ----- 21609.6 574.6 ----- SIGT 34.7 -39.5 -76.5 ----- ----- 22995.4 611.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 09 Feb 2000040 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -21.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 270.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 779 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -23.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.1 C K Index (KI) = -28.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 15.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 25.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 114 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 = 307 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 309 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done