================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000078 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -18.3 0.0 0.0 34.0 258.2 0.917 SIGT 951.0 -15.7 -18.5 334.8 8.4 298.9 261.2 0.934 MAND 925.0 -17.3 -19.6 315.0 15.0 507.5 261.6 0.874 SIGT 920.0 -17.7 -20.2 316.6 14.1 548.1 261.6 0.834 SIGT 912.0 -16.1 -28.1 319.2 12.6 613.7 263.9 0.415 SIGT 894.0 -15.9 -30.9 325.1 9.3 764.0 265.6 0.326 MAND 850.0 -18.5 -30.5 340.0 1.0 1142.5 266.8 0.356 SIGT 784.0 -23.3 -30.3 333.7 6.4 1740.1 267.9 0.393 SIGT 746.0 -26.1 -34.1 329.9 9.8 2101.9 268.7 0.287 SIGT 709.0 -24.5 -43.5 326.0 13.1 2471.3 274.4 0.114 MAND 700.0 -24.9 -41.9 325.0 14.0 2564.3 274.9 0.138 SIGT 594.0 -29.1 -54.1 320.1 20.9 3748.7 283.3 0.045 SIGT 514.0 -36.1 -51.1 315.8 26.9 4768.3 286.8 0.071 MAND 500.0 -36.7 -59.7 315.0 28.0 4959.9 288.3 0.029 SIGT 462.0 -39.5 -61.5 313.2 33.3 5504.3 291.4 0.026 MAND 400.0 -45.7 -58.7 310.0 42.9 6477.8 295.6 0.041 SIGT 385.0 -47.1 -57.1 310.0 42.6 6731.7 297.0 0.051 TRO1 307.0 -55.7 -66.7 310.0 40.8 8202.8 304.8 ----- MAND 300.0 -55.1 -67.1 310.0 35.0 8349.9 307.7 ----- SIGT 262.0 -49.9 -83.9 310.0 20.1 9225.6 327.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -49.9 -83.9 310.0 15.0 9532.3 331.9 ----- SIGT 202.0 -46.3 -81.3 343.4 10.1 10938.1 358.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -46.7 -81.7 345.0 9.9 11004.2 358.8 ----- SIGT 178.0 -49.5 -83.5 355.1 11.1 11772.7 366.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -47.7 -82.7 10.0 12.8 12898.8 387.9 ----- SIGT 145.0 -47.1 -82.1 9.2 12.2 13123.0 392.7 ----- MAND 100.0 -49.3 -83.3 360.0 5.8 15572.1 432.5 ----- SIGT 88.0 -48.1 -82.1 ----- ----- 16412.8 451.0 ----- SIGT 54.7 -51.9 -84.9 ----- ----- 19521.8 508.0 ----- SIGT 42.0 -48.7 -82.7 ----- ----- 21246.9 555.8 ----- SIGT 32.0 -52.9 -82.7 ----- ----- 23018.6 589.5 ----- SIGT 30.7 -51.5 -84.5 ----- ----- 23287.1 600.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 18 Mar 2000078 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -22.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 261.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 263.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 847 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -23.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -6.5 C K Index (KI) = -29.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 29.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 17.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 24.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -38 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 270 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 305 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 307 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done