================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000073 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 991.0 -18.1 -21.9 50.0 21.0 34.0 255.7 0.668 SIGT 985.0 -18.5 -27.5 57.9 20.5 79.4 255.8 0.406 SIGT 964.0 -20.1 -28.1 85.8 19.0 239.7 255.7 0.393 SIGT 960.0 -20.1 -28.1 91.2 18.7 270.5 256.0 0.394 SIGT 952.0 -16.3 -27.3 102.1 18.1 333.1 260.5 0.428 SIGT 939.0 -14.3 -26.3 120.2 17.0 437.0 263.6 0.476 MAND 925.0 -15.1 -27.1 140.0 15.9 550.8 263.9 0.449 SIGT 870.0 -17.5 -28.5 161.8 17.3 1012.2 266.0 0.419 MAND 850.0 -19.1 -29.1 170.0 17.9 1185.9 266.1 0.406 SIGT 756.0 -24.9 -32.9 145.7 17.9 2048.6 268.9 0.318 SIGT 719.0 -26.7 -28.3 135.4 17.9 2412.4 270.8 0.517 MAND 700.0 -27.9 -30.3 130.0 17.9 2605.3 271.6 0.440 SIGT 673.0 -29.9 -32.9 119.3 17.5 2886.9 272.4 0.357 SIGT 617.0 -30.3 -35.3 95.8 16.8 3505.7 278.8 0.308 MAND 500.0 -40.1 -46.1 40.0 15.0 4971.9 284.2 0.122 SIGT 460.0 -44.1 -52.1 36.2 15.7 5536.5 286.0 0.072 MAND 400.0 -51.7 -58.7 30.0 16.9 6458.9 287.8 0.041 SIGT 399.0 -51.9 -58.9 30.3 17.0 6475.2 287.8 0.040 TRO1 318.0 -60.3 -67.3 55.0 22.0 7918.3 295.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -58.5 -65.5 50.0 22.0 8283.2 302.9 ----- SIGT 294.0 -55.7 -64.7 48.4 20.5 8411.1 308.6 ----- SIGT 281.0 -56.7 -72.7 44.7 17.3 8698.6 311.2 ----- SIGT 265.0 -53.7 -77.7 39.8 13.1 9073.0 320.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -51.9 -84.9 35.0 8.9 9449.2 328.9 ----- SIGT 219.0 -48.3 -82.3 356.5 6.5 10314.5 347.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -48.9 -82.9 330.0 4.9 10911.6 355.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -48.3 -82.3 200.0 2.9 12804.5 386.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -48.7 -82.7 255.0 10.9 15473.4 433.6 ----- SIGT 26.5 -49.1 -83.1 ----- ----- 24199.7 632.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 13 Mar 2000073 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -27.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 260.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 262.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 791 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -29.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -6.6 C K Index (KI) = -10.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 50.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 32.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 26 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 = 295 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 318 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done