================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000055 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 992.0 -14.1 -21.1 70.0 8.0 34.0 259.7 0.716 SIGT 928.0 -18.1 -26.1 174.9 20.4 536.5 260.6 0.490 MAND 925.0 -18.1 -26.1 180.0 21.0 560.7 260.8 0.492 SIGT 911.0 -17.9 -24.9 199.9 17.9 674.8 262.2 0.557 MAND 850.0 -20.9 -27.9 290.0 3.9 1190.2 264.3 0.454 SIGT 763.0 -25.9 -33.9 248.0 11.2 1980.6 267.1 0.286 MAND 700.0 -28.5 -31.0 215.0 16.9 2601.8 270.9 0.412 SIGT 677.0 -29.5 -31.4 217.0 17.4 2840.8 272.4 0.410 SIGT 632.0 -32.1 -35.8 221.2 18.5 3329.4 274.9 0.286 MAND 500.0 -44.5 -49.0 235.0 22.0 4941.7 278.8 0.089 SIGT 494.0 -45.1 -49.4 232.5 21.3 5022.5 279.0 0.087 MAND 400.0 -49.7 -59.7 190.0 9.9 6418.7 290.4 0.036 TRO1 395.0 -50.1 -60.1 195.0 11.8 6501.0 290.9 0.035 SIGT 330.0 -47.1 -73.1 185.2 8.7 7684.0 310.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -44.5 -80.5 180.0 7.0 8318.9 322.7 ----- SIGT 266.0 -42.5 -78.5 193.2 9.6 9128.3 336.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -42.5 -78.5 200.0 10.9 9547.6 342.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -43.3 -79.3 180.0 10.9 11053.1 364.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.5 -80.5 175.0 10.9 12985.5 393.4 ----- MAND 100.0 -43.9 -79.9 210.0 8.9 15705.6 442.9 ----- SIGT 52.4 -43.3 -79.3 ----- ----- 20052.4 534.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 24 Feb 2000055 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -24.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 260.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 262.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 832 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -25.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -9.0 C K Index (KI) = -6.8 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 29.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 40.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 54 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 266 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 310 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 330 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done