================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000084 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1002.0 -19.1 -22.4 120.0 17.9 34.0 253.9 0.632 MAND 1000.0 -19.3 -23.9 ----- ----- 48.9 253.9 0.6 SIGT 999.0 -19.5 -25.5 ----- ----- 56.3 253.7 0.5 SIGT 975.0 -21.3 -25.7 ----- ----- 236.5 253.7 0.5 MAND 925.0 -22.1 -26.6 ----- ----- 624.4 256.7 0.5 SIGT 920.0 -21.7 -26.7 ----- ----- 664.4 257.5 0.5 SIGT 867.0 -24.7 -27.6 ----- ----- 1099.0 258.8 0.5 MAND 850.0 -22.3 -25.7 ----- ----- 1243.9 262.8 0.6 SIGT 844.0 -20.5 -24.2 ----- ----- 1296.2 265.2 0.6 SIGT 819.0 -19.7 -23.8 ----- ----- 1519.2 268.4 0.7 SIGT 816.0 -19.9 -24.3 ----- ----- 1546.5 268.4 0.7 SIGT 774.0 -18.1 -22.6 ----- ----- 1940.2 274.4 0.8 SIGT 724.0 -21.7 -24.7 ----- ----- 2436.0 275.8 0.7 MAND 700.0 -23.3 -26.5 ----- ----- 2683.6 276.7 0.6 SIGT 639.0 -27.7 -32.0 ----- ----- 3345.5 279.0 0.4 SIGT 632.0 -27.3 -31.4 ----- ----- 3424.8 280.3 0.4 SIGT 572.0 -29.3 -33.4 ----- ----- 4140.6 286.1 0.4 MAND 500.0 -35.7 -40.4 ----- ----- 5089.4 289.5 0.2 SIGT 463.0 -39.7 -45.7 ----- ----- 5619.9 291.0 0.1 SIGT 425.0 -41.5 -48.5 ----- ----- 6203.4 295.9 0.1 SIGT 419.0 -40.9 -47.9 ----- ----- 6300.1 297.9 0.1 MAND 400.0 -41.7 -47.7 ----- ----- 6615.4 300.8 0.1 SIGT 395.0 -42.1 -49.1 ----- ----- 6700.6 301.4 0.1 SIGT 364.0 -46.5 -54.5 ----- ----- 7248.7 302.6 0.1 MAND 300.0 -57.1 -65.1 ----- ----- 8502.9 304.9 ----- SIGT 286.0 -59.5 -68.5 ----- ----- 8803.8 305.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -62.5 -70.5 ----- ----- 9640.1 313.2 ----- TRO1 246.0 -63.3 -71.3 ----- ----- 9739.4 313.4 ----- SIGT 236.0 -62.3 -72.3 ----- ----- 9995.2 318.7 ----- SIGT 223.0 -53.5 -67.5 ----- ----- 10352.6 337.4 ----- SIGT 215.0 -52.3 -73.3 ----- ----- 10588.3 342.8 ----- SIGT 207.0 -52.3 -73.3 ----- ----- 10833.7 346.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -52.1 -85.1 ----- ----- 11056.4 350.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -50.5 -84.5 ----- ----- 12926.5 383.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -50.9 -84.9 ----- ----- 15569.4 429.4 ----- SIGT 35.6 -53.5 ----- ----- ----- 22256.0 570.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 24 Mar 2000084 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -26.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 255.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 256.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 878 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -27.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -13.1 C K Index (KI) = -15.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 27.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = 20.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 23.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 261 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 303 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 364 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done