================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000051 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 976.0 -12.1 -19.1 50.0 7.0 34.0 262.9 0.865 MAND 925.0 -15.1 -23.1 210.0 2.9 442.3 263.9 0.644 MAND 850.0 -20.5 -25.1 240.0 15.9 1075.2 264.7 0.586 SIGT 823.0 -22.5 -25.4 251.8 14.2 1313.4 265.0 0.589 SIGT 749.0 -26.5 -27.1 285.7 9.3 2000.0 267.9 0.554 SIGT 742.0 -25.3 -28.5 289.1 8.8 2068.1 269.9 0.492 SIGT 741.0 -25.5 -29.1 289.6 8.8 2077.9 269.8 0.466 SIGT 728.0 -24.9 -37.9 295.9 7.9 2206.5 271.9 0.201 SIGT 720.0 -24.7 -31.7 299.9 7.3 2286.9 272.9 0.375 SIGT 703.0 -26.3 -28.1 308.5 6.0 2460.3 273.0 0.539 MAND 700.0 -26.3 -28.3 310.0 5.8 2491.3 273.4 0.531 SIGT 694.0 -26.1 -32.1 311.2 6.2 2553.6 274.3 0.374 SIGT 681.0 -26.9 -43.9 313.8 6.9 2690.3 274.9 0.114 SIGT 637.0 -27.3 -51.3 322.8 9.5 3171.9 279.7 0.057 SIGT 545.0 -34.9 -42.9 343.7 15.6 4278.2 283.4 0.159 SIGT 519.0 -36.5 -47.5 350.1 17.4 4618.3 285.5 0.101 MAND 500.0 -38.5 -48.5 355.0 18.8 4875.9 286.1 0.094 SIGT 438.0 -44.7 -50.7 346.0 22.4 5774.2 289.3 0.087 MAND 400.0 -47.9 -56.9 340.0 24.9 6377.4 292.7 0.050 TRO1 351.0 -52.3 -60.3 325.0 26.8 7231.5 298.0 0.038 SIGT 324.0 -52.3 -62.3 327.5 26.3 7749.5 304.9 0.035 MAND 300.0 -50.3 -66.3 330.0 25.8 8249.8 314.5 ----- SIGT 279.0 -46.9 -76.9 324.1 22.7 8727.3 326.0 ----- MAND 250.0 -44.3 -80.3 315.0 17.9 9459.0 340.2 ----- SIGT 248.0 -43.9 -79.9 314.8 18.0 9512.9 341.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.3 -80.3 310.0 21.0 10956.7 362.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.5 -79.5 305.0 19.8 12889.1 395.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -43.1 -79.1 305.0 17.9 15619.9 444.5 ----- SIGT 76.1 -42.7 -78.7 ----- ----- 17462.5 481.4 ----- SIGT 72.5 -40.1 -77.1 ----- ----- 17791.6 493.6 ----- SIGT 51.5 -42.3 -78.3 ----- ----- 20116.0 539.2 ----- SIGT 32.7 -40.3 -77.3 ----- ----- 23201.7 619.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 20 Feb 2000051 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -22.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 263.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 265.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 822 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -23.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -8.6 C K Index (KI) = -9.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 50.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 31.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 83 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 268 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 305 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 324 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done