================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000045 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 983.0 -10.1 -11.2 90.0 3.9 34.0 264.4 1.652 SIGT 979.0 -10.7 -15.3 91.7 4.3 65.4 264.1 1.187 SIGT 931.0 -14.1 -15.8 112.4 9.3 449.8 264.4 1.198 MAND 925.0 -14.1 -15.5 115.0 9.9 498.9 264.9 1.236 SIGT 920.0 -13.9 -15.2 122.0 9.5 540.1 265.5 1.274 SIGT 909.0 -11.5 -13.4 137.7 8.7 632.0 268.9 1.495 MAND 850.0 -13.9 -16.9 225.0 3.9 1144.5 271.6 1.197 SIGT 815.0 -15.7 -19.6 247.0 4.6 1463.0 273.0 0.992 SIGT 721.0 -23.7 -25.6 310.0 6.5 2373.6 273.9 0.660 SIGT 707.0 -22.7 -25.4 319.9 6.8 2517.3 276.6 0.686 MAND 700.0 -22.7 -25.5 325.0 7.0 2590.3 277.4 0.686 SIGT 675.0 -23.5 -26.7 325.6 7.5 2856.9 279.4 0.638 SIGT 634.0 -25.3 -30.0 326.5 8.5 3313.8 282.4 0.500 SIGT 606.0 -27.5 -33.5 327.2 9.1 3640.4 283.5 0.374 SIGT 592.0 -28.9 -33.6 327.5 9.4 3808.2 283.8 0.380 SIGT 566.0 -30.7 -34.6 328.2 10.1 4128.5 285.3 0.360 SIGT 564.0 -30.7 -35.7 328.2 10.1 4153.7 285.6 0.324 SIGT 538.0 -32.5 -39.5 328.9 10.8 4487.8 287.3 0.231 SIGT 536.0 -32.7 -58.7 329.0 10.9 4514.0 287.4 0.031 SIGT 532.0 -33.1 -39.1 329.1 11.0 4566.8 287.5 0.243 SIGT 530.0 -33.3 -38.3 329.2 11.0 4593.3 287.6 0.265 SIGT 508.0 -34.9 -42.9 329.8 11.6 4890.3 289.2 0.170 MAND 500.0 -35.5 -43.5 330.0 11.8 5000.9 289.8 0.162 SIGT 420.0 -43.5 -50.5 333.9 20.5 6194.7 294.3 0.092 MAND 400.0 -45.9 -53.9 335.0 22.9 6521.3 295.3 0.068 SIGT 397.0 -46.3 -53.3 334.8 23.2 6571.4 295.5 0.074 SIGT 364.0 -48.1 -61.1 333.1 26.0 7146.0 300.5 0.035 TRO1 313.0 -51.7 -64.7 330.0 30.9 8133.4 308.7 ----- MAND 300.0 -51.5 -66.5 335.0 26.8 8408.8 312.8 ----- SIGT 270.0 -46.3 -74.3 332.1 25.7 9101.1 329.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -46.5 -81.5 330.0 24.9 9612.5 336.9 ----- SIGT 219.0 -44.1 -80.1 327.0 21.9 10496.3 353.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.5 -80.5 325.0 19.8 11104.9 362.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.5 -79.5 335.0 18.8 13036.5 395.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.3 -78.3 345.0 10.9 15772.0 446.0 ----- SIGT 55.6 -41.5 -77.5 ----- ----- 19749.4 529.4 ----- SIGT 55.1 -40.3 -51.3 ----- ----- 19810.9 533.5 ----- SIGT 52.7 -41.3 -78.3 ----- ----- 20114.1 538.0 ----- SIGT 38.2 -40.9 -77.9 ----- ----- 22302.0 590.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 14 Feb 2000045 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -15.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 266.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 269.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 895 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.4 C K Index (KI) = 1.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 19.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 40.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 57 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 275 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 309 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 313 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done