================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000083 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 993.0 -23.1 -26.9 60.0 15.0 34.0 250.6 0.426 SIGT 983.0 -24.3 -30.3 70.6 14.5 108.0 250.1 0.314 SIGT 935.0 -19.7 -29.7 123.5 12.3 476.5 258.4 0.349 MAND 925.0 -19.5 -28.5 135.0 11.8 556.4 259.4 0.394 SIGT 873.0 -23.3 -26.2 100.7 9.2 983.3 259.8 0.516 MAND 850.0 -24.3 -28.1 85.0 8.0 1178.4 260.7 0.446 SIGT 827.0 -25.7 -29.0 71.0 10.3 1377.9 261.3 0.421 SIGT 820.0 -22.1 -29.1 66.7 11.1 1440.0 265.7 0.421 SIGT 811.0 -21.9 -31.9 61.0 12.0 1521.3 266.8 0.327 SIGT 796.0 -20.7 -28.7 51.3 13.7 1659.1 269.5 0.450 SIGT 783.0 -22.1 -29.1 42.8 15.1 1780.6 269.3 0.441 SIGT 757.0 -20.3 -24.1 25.4 18.0 2030.0 273.8 0.720 SIGT 756.0 -20.3 -23.9 24.7 18.2 2039.8 273.9 0.734 MAND 700.0 -23.7 -28.1 345.0 24.9 2606.3 276.3 0.541 SIGT 673.0 -25.7 -29.6 343.8 26.4 2892.8 277.1 0.489 SIGT 528.0 -34.3 -37.5 336.6 35.8 4622.0 286.7 0.289 MAND 500.0 -36.7 -41.5 335.0 37.9 5001.4 288.3 0.201 SIGT 440.0 -40.9 -47.9 323.5 46.0 5879.3 293.7 0.114 SIGT 439.0 -40.9 -47.9 323.2 46.1 5894.8 293.9 0.114 MAND 400.0 -45.5 -52.5 315.0 51.9 6521.7 295.9 0.080 SIGT 301.0 -57.5 -65.5 310.1 61.7 8368.5 304.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -57.5 -65.5 310.0 61.8 8389.6 304.3 ----- MAXW 280.0 -59.3 -67.3 310.0 72.8 8823.5 307.8 ----- TRO1 278.0 -59.5 -67.5 310.0 71.9 8868.6 308.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -56.1 -72.1 310.0 44.9 9538.4 322.7 ----- SIGT 221.0 -51.1 -85.1 318.2 35.0 10331.6 342.0 ----- MAND 200.0 -49.5 -83.5 325.0 26.8 10983.6 354.4 ----- SIGT 189.0 -48.9 -82.9 324.0 26.8 11354.8 361.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -49.3 -83.3 320.0 26.8 12872.1 385.1 ----- SIGT 130.0 -47.5 -82.5 325.3 26.1 13814.4 404.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -50.1 -84.1 335.0 24.9 15539.2 430.9 ----- SIGT 75.4 -53.1 -83.7 ----- ----- 17372.2 460.9 ----- SIGT 56.3 -49.7 -83.7 ----- ----- 19270.2 508.8 ----- SIGT 43.3 -54.1 ----- ----- ----- 20972.2 537.7 ----- SIGT 35.6 -53.5 ----- ----- ----- 22230.7 570.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 23 Mar 2000083 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -29.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 256.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 257.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 828 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -30.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -12.1 C K Index (KI) = -20.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 25.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 53.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 21.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 21.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -80 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 263 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 304 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 301 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done