================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000062 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 985.0 -16.1 -21.0 50.0 16.9 34.0 258.2 0.727 SIGT 972.0 -16.9 -21.3 61.6 17.8 134.0 258.3 0.718 SIGT 947.0 -16.1 -23.1 84.4 19.5 330.0 261.1 0.629 MAND 925.0 -16.7 -20.7 105.0 21.0 506.9 262.2 0.795 SIGT 865.0 -19.1 -24.1 168.5 12.2 1008.7 264.8 0.630 MAND 850.0 -18.5 -24.5 185.0 9.9 1139.1 266.8 0.618 SIGT 830.0 -18.9 -23.7 203.7 10.9 1316.7 268.2 0.680 SIGT 715.0 -27.5 -28.6 318.9 17.0 2409.4 270.4 0.506 SIGT 706.0 -27.3 -27.4 328.5 17.5 2500.6 271.6 0.572 MAND 700.0 -27.3 -27.4 335.0 17.9 2562.2 272.3 0.577 SIGT 650.0 -31.3 -32.1 333.9 18.3 3091.8 273.6 0.400 SIGT 625.0 -30.1 -37.1 333.3 18.5 3370.5 278.0 0.254 SIGT 607.0 -29.7 -33.6 332.9 18.7 3578.8 280.8 0.370 MAND 500.0 -37.1 -40.9 330.0 19.8 4941.4 287.8 0.214 SIGT 448.0 -40.7 -44.8 335.0 22.8 5695.2 292.5 0.157 MAND 400.0 -46.1 -50.0 340.0 25.8 6458.2 295.1 0.101 SIGT 356.0 -51.3 -54.6 337.9 26.8 7224.6 298.1 0.070 TRO1 304.0 -55.3 -60.1 335.0 28.0 8241.9 306.2 0.045 MAND 300.0 -55.1 -60.1 330.0 26.8 8326.4 307.7 0.046 SIGT 284.0 -55.5 -62.5 330.0 23.0 8676.3 312.0 0.039 SIGT 261.0 -48.3 -61.3 330.0 17.1 9223.8 330.2 0.047 MAND 250.0 -48.3 -63.3 330.0 14.0 9507.5 334.3 ----- SIGT 232.0 -46.3 -64.3 328.3 13.6 10002.0 344.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.9 -63.9 325.0 12.8 10991.6 361.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -45.5 -64.5 305.0 18.8 12913.1 391.7 ----- MAND 100.0 -44.9 -79.9 305.0 8.0 15621.3 441.0 ----- SIGT 31.1 -46.3 -81.3 ----- ----- 23408.7 612.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 02 Mar 2000062 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -21.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 261.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 263.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 860 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -22.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -8.4 C K Index (KI) = -6.0 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 39.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 31.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 324 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 = 306 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 304 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done