================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000060 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 983.0 -7.1 -9.3 30.0 1.9 34.0 267.4 1.921 SIGT 980.0 -9.7 -13.6 29.5 2.1 57.7 265.0 1.364 SIGT 936.0 -12.1 -14.0 21.9 4.3 411.0 266.0 1.383 SIGT 928.0 -12.1 -17.1 20.5 4.7 476.7 266.7 1.078 MAND 925.0 -12.1 -18.1 20.0 4.9 501.5 266.9 0.993 SIGT 853.0 -18.1 -21.3 332.1 4.9 1114.6 266.9 0.818 MAND 850.0 -18.1 -21.0 330.0 4.9 1140.9 267.2 0.843 SIGT 823.0 -18.7 -23.2 313.1 5.5 1382.0 269.0 0.717 SIGT 748.0 -25.1 -26.3 263.7 7.6 2085.7 269.5 0.597 MAND 700.0 -27.5 -29.9 230.0 8.9 2565.6 272.0 0.457 SIGT 637.0 -31.1 -33.7 231.4 10.4 3239.6 275.4 0.349 SIGT 619.0 -30.1 -37.1 231.8 10.8 3443.4 278.8 0.256 SIGT 551.0 -34.5 -46.5 233.6 12.5 4264.7 283.0 0.106 SIGT 525.0 -34.1 -54.1 234.3 13.3 4603.0 287.4 0.051 SIGT 517.0 -33.9 -49.9 234.5 13.5 4710.6 288.9 0.079 MAND 500.0 -35.9 -43.9 235.0 14.0 4944.0 289.3 0.155 SIGT 491.0 -36.9 -43.9 235.0 13.8 5070.0 289.6 0.158 SIGT 473.0 -38.1 -48.1 235.0 13.4 5328.0 291.2 0.104 SIGT 443.0 -41.1 -46.1 235.0 12.8 5776.4 292.9 0.137 MAND 400.0 -44.9 -57.9 235.0 11.8 6465.0 296.6 0.045 SIGT 396.0 -45.3 -59.3 235.9 11.6 6532.2 297.0 0.038 SIGT 365.0 -48.9 -57.9 242.7 10.0 7072.1 299.2 0.049 SIGT 351.0 -49.9 -57.9 246.0 9.2 7328.5 301.2 0.051 SIGT 317.0 -52.7 -61.7 254.5 7.1 7990.9 306.2 0.038 TRO1 315.0 -52.7 -61.7 255.0 7.0 8031.7 306.8 0.038 MAND 300.0 -49.9 -62.9 255.0 12.8 8348.9 315.0 0.035 SIGT 272.0 -45.7 -71.7 265.7 14.0 8995.9 330.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -45.5 -80.5 275.0 15.0 9558.2 338.4 ----- SIGT 234.0 -44.7 -79.7 283.9 13.7 10000.2 346.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.7 -79.7 305.0 10.9 11051.1 362.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.7 -79.7 275.0 10.9 12976.9 393.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -45.7 -80.7 290.0 8.9 15685.1 439.4 ----- SIGT 39.8 -45.7 -80.7 ----- ----- 21825.1 571.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 29 Feb 2000060 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -16.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 266.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 269.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 874 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -17.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -5.6 C K Index (KI) = -5.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 23.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 32.7 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -10 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 272 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 9 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 307 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 315 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done