================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000042 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -12.1 -16.0 50.0 16.9 34.0 261.3 1.100 SIGT 977.0 -14.7 -18.6 80.9 20.7 188.3 260.2 0.901 SIGT 966.0 -9.9 -16.9 98.3 22.8 274.9 265.9 1.053 SIGT 962.0 -10.3 -17.3 104.7 23.6 306.9 265.8 1.022 SIGT 928.0 -13.1 -17.6 160.0 30.3 582.7 265.7 1.033 MAND 925.0 -12.9 -17.6 165.0 30.9 607.4 266.1 1.036 SIGT 915.0 -12.5 -17.5 163.7 30.2 690.5 267.4 1.057 MAND 850.0 -14.7 -19.0 155.0 25.8 1251.2 270.8 1.001 SIGT 814.0 -16.9 -19.8 151.6 22.5 1577.7 271.8 0.976 SIGT 802.0 -16.1 -20.5 150.5 21.4 1689.5 273.8 0.933 SIGT 770.0 -15.3 -19.4 147.3 18.2 1996.8 277.9 1.068 SIGT 732.0 -16.7 -19.1 143.4 14.3 2378.4 280.4 1.153 MAND 700.0 -19.3 -20.1 140.0 10.9 2712.8 281.1 1.107 SIGT 683.0 -20.9 -21.7 131.4 11.3 2895.2 281.3 0.987 SIGT 675.0 -19.1 -23.5 127.3 11.5 2982.7 284.3 0.852 SIGT 570.0 -27.9 -31.6 69.0 14.6 4220.0 288.0 0.478 SIGT 566.0 -27.5 -31.8 66.6 14.7 4270.7 289.1 0.472 SIGT 522.0 -30.3 -37.3 39.4 16.1 4850.0 292.5 0.298 MAND 500.0 -32.3 -38.3 25.0 16.9 5155.2 293.7 0.281 SIGT 475.0 -34.1 -38.7 22.7 17.9 5515.9 295.8 0.284 SIGT 455.0 -35.5 -41.5 20.7 18.6 5816.3 297.7 0.221 MAND 400.0 -41.5 -48.5 15.0 21.0 6702.2 301.1 0.117 SIGT 334.0 -50.5 -58.5 346.5 14.6 7902.5 304.7 0.050 SIGT 317.0 -51.9 -60.9 338.4 12.8 8242.2 307.3 0.040 MAND 300.0 -54.1 -63.1 330.0 10.9 8597.8 309.1 0.035 TRO1 270.0 -58.1 -66.1 330.0 12.8 9267.9 312.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -53.3 -73.3 355.0 11.8 9758.2 326.8 ----- SIGT 244.0 -51.7 -76.7 355.5 12.4 9915.3 331.5 ----- SIGT 206.0 -47.3 -82.3 359.3 16.2 11024.7 354.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -47.7 -82.7 360.0 16.9 11220.2 357.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -45.3 -80.3 350.0 15.0 13130.7 392.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.7 -78.7 330.0 8.9 15853.1 445.2 ----- SIGT 88.3 -42.3 -78.3 ----- ----- 16694.1 462.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 11 Feb 2000042 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 264.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 267.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 871 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -18.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -3.1 C K Index (KI) = -2.2 Lifted Index (LI) = 21.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 68.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 30.9 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 168 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 273 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 307 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 317 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done