================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000046 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 984.0 -13.1 -15.4 60.0 10.9 34.0 261.3 1.171 SIGT 964.0 -15.1 -19.9 60.0 11.9 190.0 260.8 0.817 SIGT 953.0 -14.3 -26.3 60.0 12.5 276.9 262.4 0.469 SIGT 941.0 -15.1 -26.1 60.0 13.1 372.9 262.6 0.483 SIGT 935.0 -14.1 -21.1 60.0 13.4 421.4 264.1 0.759 MAND 925.0 -14.1 -20.1 60.0 14.0 503.0 264.9 0.837 SIGT 859.0 -16.1 -19.8 332.4 13.0 1063.0 268.5 0.925 MAND 850.0 -16.7 -19.2 320.0 12.8 1142.3 268.7 0.984 SIGT 802.0 -19.5 -20.7 327.6 14.7 1577.0 270.2 0.917 MAND 700.0 -27.3 -29.1 345.0 18.8 2572.9 272.3 0.493 SIGT 692.0 -27.9 -29.8 344.5 19.1 2655.6 272.5 0.467 SIGT 685.0 -25.5 -34.5 344.0 19.3 2729.0 276.0 0.300 SIGT 681.0 -25.1 -40.1 343.8 19.4 2771.6 276.9 0.171 SIGT 669.0 -24.9 -40.9 343.0 19.8 2900.8 278.5 0.160 SIGT 575.0 -29.5 -44.5 336.1 23.0 3992.1 285.4 0.126 MAND 500.0 -35.5 -50.5 330.0 25.8 4977.7 289.8 0.077 SIGT 442.0 -41.1 -54.1 335.6 29.7 5826.2 293.1 0.060 MAND 400.0 -44.3 -62.3 340.0 32.8 6500.4 297.4 0.028 SIGT 360.0 -48.7 -65.7 337.6 34.8 7200.1 300.6 ----- TRO1 320.0 -52.9 -63.9 335.0 36.9 7967.5 305.1 ----- MAND 300.0 -52.1 -68.1 340.0 30.9 8384.8 311.9 ----- SIGT 286.0 -50.5 -75.5 338.7 28.6 8695.4 318.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -47.9 -81.9 335.0 22.0 9578.2 334.9 ----- SIGT 204.0 -45.1 -80.1 325.9 22.0 10928.6 359.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -45.1 -80.1 325.0 22.0 11061.0 361.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.9 -79.9 325.0 19.8 12988.4 394.4 ----- SIGT 146.0 -43.7 -79.7 324.3 18.8 13170.0 397.8 ----- SIGT 144.0 -43.7 -54.7 324.0 18.3 13262.7 399.4 0.2 SIGT 141.0 -43.5 -55.5 323.5 17.5 13404.4 402.2 0.2 SIGT 139.0 -43.7 -79.7 323.1 17.0 13500.5 403.5 ----- SIGT 135.0 -43.1 -79.1 322.4 15.9 13697.0 407.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.5 -78.5 315.0 4.9 15722.6 445.6 ----- SIGT 96.9 -42.5 -78.5 ----- ----- 15935.4 449.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 15 Feb 2000046 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -20.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 263.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 265.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.8 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 841 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -22.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -5.3 C K Index (KI) = -2.2 Lifted Index (LI) = 19.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 51.5 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.1 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 34 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 271 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 305 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 320 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done