================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000103 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 986.0 -22.1 -26.4 60.0 5.8 34.0 252.1 0.449 SIGT 981.0 -21.1 -28.1 70.4 6.8 71.5 253.4 0.386 MAND 925.0 -22.3 -28.3 190.0 17.9 504.7 256.5 0.402 MAND 850.0 -25.9 -28.2 175.0 12.8 1121.9 259.0 0.441 SIGT 827.0 -26.9 -29.7 170.0 12.4 1320.2 260.0 0.394 SIGT 810.0 -25.1 -27.4 166.2 12.1 1470.7 263.5 0.499 SIGT 739.0 -30.9 -31.2 149.7 10.7 2129.8 264.1 0.383 MAND 700.0 -31.3 -32.3 140.0 9.9 2514.5 267.8 0.364 SIGT 674.0 -31.7 -33.2 133.1 9.6 2782.5 270.3 0.347 SIGT 664.0 -30.5 -32.2 130.4 9.4 2888.6 272.8 0.388 SIGT 634.0 -31.9 -35.0 122.0 9.0 3216.4 274.8 0.309 MAND 500.0 -44.7 -47.2 80.0 7.0 4850.5 278.6 0.108 SIGT 482.0 -46.5 -48.6 60.8 6.6 5095.0 279.3 0.096 MAND 400.0 -52.3 -56.2 325.0 4.9 6317.7 287.0 0.053 TRO1 326.0 -58.3 -62.8 315.0 11.8 7623.5 296.1 0.033 MAND 300.0 -57.9 -63.9 310.0 9.9 8147.2 303.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -53.1 -65.1 325.0 10.9 9310.0 327.1 ----- SIGT 227.0 -51.9 -66.9 314.2 10.5 9934.0 338.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -52.1 -73.1 300.0 9.9 10754.5 350.3 ----- SIGT 196.0 -52.3 -74.3 297.5 10.2 10885.3 352.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -53.7 ----- 265.0 14.0 12610.8 377.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -56.3 ----- 275.0 15.0 15202.5 419.0 ----- SIGT 42.1 -62.3 ----- ----- ----- 20623.5 521.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 12 Apr 2000103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -28.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 255.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 256.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 845 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -29.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -14.4 C K Index (KI) = -10.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 32.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.3 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -21 m**2/s**2 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 = 296 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 326 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done