================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000054 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 989.0 -15.1 -19.0 70.0 16.9 34.0 258.9 0.860 SIGT 985.0 -15.1 -22.1 80.3 16.4 64.7 259.2 0.660 SIGT 960.0 -14.1 -18.7 145.7 12.9 259.5 262.1 0.910 MAND 925.0 -15.7 -17.9 240.0 8.0 540.7 263.3 1.010 SIGT 912.0 -16.1 -16.8 250.1 9.3 647.5 263.9 1.125 SIGT 900.0 -15.5 -19.1 259.5 10.6 747.4 265.5 0.938 SIGT 860.0 -18.5 -19.7 291.8 14.8 1088.8 265.9 0.932 MAND 850.0 -18.9 -21.5 300.0 15.9 1176.1 266.4 0.807 SIGT 807.0 -21.1 -28.1 282.4 15.4 1561.3 268.0 0.469 SIGT 765.0 -24.3 -30.3 264.5 14.9 1953.6 268.7 0.403 SIGT 748.0 -23.5 -29.5 257.0 14.6 2117.8 271.3 0.444 MAND 700.0 -26.3 -36.3 235.0 14.0 2600.3 273.4 0.246 SIGT 699.0 -26.3 -36.3 234.9 14.0 2610.7 273.5 0.246 SIGT 666.0 -28.3 -34.3 232.7 14.4 2959.1 275.0 0.315 SIGT 543.0 -40.7 -42.8 223.6 16.2 4387.1 276.8 0.161 SIGT 530.0 -41.7 -43.0 222.5 16.4 4551.8 277.5 0.161 MAND 500.0 -44.3 -46.8 220.0 16.9 4944.8 279.0 0.113 TRO1 452.0 -48.9 -53.0 220.0 21.0 5614.8 281.4 0.067 MAND 400.0 -49.5 -57.5 205.0 12.8 6416.8 290.7 0.047 SIGT 378.0 -49.7 -61.7 206.9 12.3 6787.4 295.1 0.032 SIGT 356.0 -47.9 -64.9 209.0 11.6 7181.6 302.7 ----- MAND 300.0 -44.5 -80.5 215.0 9.9 8319.7 322.7 ----- SIGT 264.0 -41.9 -77.9 232.5 9.9 9181.0 338.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -42.3 -78.3 240.0 9.9 9549.9 343.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.3 -78.3 225.0 15.0 11059.3 365.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.5 -79.5 225.0 14.0 13000.2 395.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -43.3 -79.3 245.0 11.8 15729.7 444.1 ----- SIGT 28.4 -42.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 24229.6 639.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 23 Feb 2000054 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -18.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 262.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 265.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.9 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 883 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -19.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -6.4 C K Index (KI) = -6.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 11.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 48.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 8.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 48.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 21 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 = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 303 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 356 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done