================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000074 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 988.0 -19.1 -21.8 30.0 15.9 34.0 254.9 0.676 SIGT 977.0 -16.3 -18.2 19.0 15.9 117.8 258.6 0.933 SIGT 969.0 -16.1 -18.0 10.9 15.9 179.8 259.4 0.956 MAND 925.0 -17.1 -18.4 325.0 15.9 529.3 261.8 0.968 SIGT 872.0 -19.3 -21.7 325.0 20.1 970.3 264.0 0.773 MAND 850.0 -20.9 -22.6 325.0 22.0 1159.9 264.3 0.732 SIGT 824.0 -22.5 -25.6 327.4 19.7 1388.9 264.9 0.578 SIGT 807.0 -20.9 -28.9 329.0 18.2 1542.5 268.2 0.436 SIGT 765.0 -22.7 -33.7 333.2 14.3 1936.2 270.4 0.291 SIGT 726.0 -26.1 -33.1 337.2 10.6 2317.7 270.8 0.325 SIGT 722.0 -26.1 -31.1 337.6 10.2 2357.7 271.2 0.396 MAND 700.0 -26.7 -32.7 340.0 8.0 2581.5 272.9 0.350 SIGT 677.0 -28.5 -34.5 342.0 8.0 2821.9 273.5 0.304 SIGT 668.0 -27.3 -34.3 342.8 8.0 2918.1 275.9 0.314 SIGT 552.0 -34.9 -43.9 354.2 8.0 4271.1 282.4 0.140 MAND 500.0 -40.5 -48.5 360.0 8.0 4953.7 283.7 0.094 SIGT 446.0 -46.1 -56.1 12.9 11.6 5723.5 286.0 0.048 MAND 400.0 -49.7 -58.7 25.0 15.0 6441.9 290.4 0.041 TRO1 335.0 -56.1 -65.1 30.0 17.9 7586.4 296.8 ----- MAND 300.0 -54.3 -68.3 25.0 16.9 8291.1 308.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -49.1 -79.1 345.0 8.9 9474.1 333.1 ----- SIGT 233.0 -47.7 -82.7 340.3 8.3 9937.9 342.0 ----- MAND 200.0 -47.5 -82.5 330.0 7.0 10947.2 357.6 ----- SIGT 185.0 -47.1 -82.1 312.4 7.3 11463.2 366.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -47.3 -82.3 265.0 8.0 12851.6 388.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -49.1 -83.1 280.0 12.8 15524.2 432.9 ----- SIGT 29.1 -49.7 -83.7 ----- ----- 23617.3 614.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 14 Mar 2000074 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -18.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 260.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 263.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.9 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 910 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -19.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -8.7 C K Index (KI) = -9.0 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 51.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 37.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -28 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 = -4 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 297 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 335 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done