================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000053 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 980.0 -13.1 -15.8 90.0 15.0 34.0 261.6 1.138 SIGT 941.0 -16.5 -17.5 153.4 29.7 341.6 261.2 1.027 SIGT 927.0 -16.5 -19.3 176.6 35.2 454.4 262.3 0.895 MAND 925.0 -16.1 -19.4 180.0 35.9 470.7 262.9 0.889 SIGT 921.0 -14.5 -21.5 179.5 35.0 503.4 264.8 0.744 MAND 850.0 -18.9 -23.4 170.0 16.9 1106.5 266.4 0.682 SIGT 804.0 -22.3 -24.4 168.5 15.2 1518.4 267.0 0.660 SIGT 707.0 -27.7 -27.9 165.3 11.2 2453.6 271.0 0.546 MAND 700.0 -27.1 -28.4 165.0 10.9 2525.2 272.5 0.526 SIGT 694.0 -26.9 -31.5 160.9 10.7 2587.3 273.4 0.396 SIGT 627.0 -32.1 -44.1 113.1 9.2 3312.3 275.5 0.121 SIGT 574.0 -36.9 -46.9 72.4 7.9 3929.9 276.9 0.097 MAND 500.0 -41.9 -53.9 10.0 5.8 4875.3 282.0 0.055 MAND 400.0 -49.3 -60.3 355.0 17.9 6363.1 290.9 0.034 TRO1 399.0 -49.5 -60.5 355.0 17.9 6379.5 290.9 0.033 SIGT 359.0 -49.9 -64.9 353.2 18.2 7071.2 299.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -45.9 -73.9 350.0 18.8 8256.2 320.7 ----- SIGT 294.0 -45.1 -80.1 346.7 18.2 8390.9 323.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -44.1 -80.1 320.0 12.8 9476.6 340.5 ----- SIGT 244.0 -44.1 -80.1 323.4 12.8 9639.7 342.9 ----- SIGT 242.0 -43.9 -58.9 324.6 12.8 9694.9 344.0 0.1 SIGT 233.0 -43.1 -79.1 330.0 12.8 9950.0 349.0 ----- SIGT 227.0 -38.1 -71.1 333.7 12.8 10127.7 359.2 ----- SIGT 226.0 -38.1 -71.1 334.4 12.8 10158.1 359.7 ----- TRO2 225.0 -44.5 -52.5 335.0 12.8 10188.3 350.3 0.1 SIGT 224.0 -42.5 -78.5 334.1 12.7 10218.2 353.8 ----- SIGT 221.0 -42.1 -78.1 331.2 12.5 10309.4 355.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.3 -78.3 310.0 10.9 10985.1 365.8 ----- SIGT 155.0 -42.3 -78.3 323.3 9.2 12709.2 393.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.9 -78.9 325.0 8.9 12930.8 396.1 ----- SIGT 137.0 -43.9 -74.9 317.1 9.4 13541.0 404.8 ----- SIGT 136.0 -46.3 -77.3 316.5 9.4 13590.0 401.4 ----- MAND 100.0 -43.9 -79.9 290.0 10.9 15644.7 442.9 ----- SIGT 36.7 -42.3 -78.3 ----- ----- 22401.5 594.1 ----- SIGT 36.5 -42.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 22438.5 595.5 ----- SIGT 34.1 -41.5 -77.5 ----- ----- 22899.6 608.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 22 Feb 2000053 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -19.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 263.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 265.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.9 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 872 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -20.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -7.0 C K Index (KI) = -1.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 39.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 41.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 188 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 270 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 299 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 359 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done