================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000096 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 980.0 -17.1 -19.3 50.0 16.9 34.0 257.5 0.846 SIGT 950.0 -18.7 -22.8 111.8 27.1 266.6 258.2 0.644 SIGT 941.0 -16.7 -21.1 130.8 30.3 337.9 261.0 0.754 SIGT 930.0 -17.1 -21.4 154.2 34.2 426.2 261.4 0.744 MAND 925.0 -17.3 -21.3 165.0 35.9 466.7 261.6 0.754 SIGT 861.0 -21.1 -22.6 186.2 41.9 1000.4 263.1 0.723 MAND 850.0 -21.1 -22.6 190.0 42.9 1095.5 264.1 0.732 MAND 700.0 -25.7 -29.9 155.0 28.0 2516.8 274.0 0.457 SIGT 674.0 -26.1 -29.5 151.5 28.5 2791.1 276.6 0.493 SIGT 593.0 -33.3 -36.1 139.9 30.4 3704.6 278.5 0.296 SIGT 544.0 -38.3 -43.3 132.3 31.6 4304.5 279.5 0.152 MAND 500.0 -40.3 -45.3 125.0 32.8 4882.5 283.9 0.133 SIGT 457.0 -43.5 -50.5 116.8 38.1 5491.8 287.3 0.085 SIGT 447.0 -44.7 -53.7 114.9 39.4 5640.3 287.6 0.062 MAND 400.0 -49.5 -56.5 105.0 45.8 6376.2 290.7 0.052 SIGT 398.0 -49.7 -56.7 105.1 45.7 6409.0 290.8 0.051 TRO1 330.0 -57.3 -66.3 110.0 40.8 7614.9 296.4 ----- SIGT 309.0 -52.9 -63.9 89.4 26.4 8035.0 308.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -53.9 -65.9 80.0 19.8 8225.3 309.4 ----- SIGT 291.0 -55.1 -68.1 80.0 18.7 8420.5 310.4 ----- SIGT 282.0 -51.7 -63.7 80.0 17.5 8622.8 318.1 ----- SIGT 267.0 -53.1 -69.1 80.0 15.4 8976.3 321.0 ----- SIGT 259.0 -50.7 -69.7 80.0 14.2 9173.5 327.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -50.9 -73.9 80.0 12.8 9404.0 330.4 ----- SIGT 235.0 -52.3 -73.9 73.1 12.8 9805.6 334.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -51.5 -84.5 55.0 12.8 10851.1 351.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -53.3 ----- 45.0 9.9 12711.9 378.3 ----- MAND 100.0 -53.9 ----- 20.0 8.9 15320.3 423.6 ----- SIGT 52.0 -56.9 ----- ----- ----- 19492.6 503.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 05 Apr 2000096 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -21.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 260.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 262.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 877 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -22.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -10.0 C K Index (KI) = -7.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 118.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 36.9 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 56 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 267 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 308 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 309 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done