================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000104 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 992.0 -26.1 -31.1 50.0 11.8 34.0 247.6 0.288 SIGT 950.0 -27.3 -33.3 84.0 15.6 346.5 249.5 0.244 SIGT 943.0 -25.7 -32.7 89.8 16.2 399.9 251.6 0.260 MAND 925.0 -26.7 -34.7 105.0 17.9 539.4 252.0 0.218 SIGT 889.0 -28.9 -33.4 74.5 14.6 824.8 252.6 0.258 SIGT 877.0 -26.7 -32.7 64.0 13.5 922.5 255.9 0.280 MAND 850.0 -28.7 -33.7 40.0 10.9 1147.5 256.1 0.262 SIGT 835.0 -30.1 -34.4 32.6 10.6 1274.6 255.9 0.249 SIGT 817.0 -27.5 -30.2 23.6 10.3 1430.7 260.3 0.381 SIGT 767.0 -30.5 -31.6 357.4 9.3 1882.6 261.8 0.355 MAND 700.0 -33.7 -35.9 320.0 8.0 2528.3 265.2 0.256 SIGT 676.0 -34.7 -36.8 324.8 7.3 2772.6 266.7 0.242 SIGT 648.0 -34.1 -37.0 330.5 6.6 3068.6 270.6 0.247 SIGT 515.0 -44.3 -46.7 1.1 2.5 4643.5 276.7 0.111 SIGT 502.0 -44.1 -47.5 4.5 2.0 4815.1 279.0 0.104 MAND 500.0 -44.1 -47.5 5.0 1.9 4841.9 279.3 0.104 SIGT 418.0 -50.5 -56.5 320.7 9.1 6027.3 285.7 0.049 MAND 400.0 -52.7 -58.7 310.0 10.9 6313.1 286.5 0.041 SIGT 378.0 -54.9 -59.9 307.4 11.1 6676.7 288.3 0.037 TRO1 321.0 -59.3 -64.3 300.0 11.8 7711.4 296.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -57.7 -63.7 295.0 8.0 8137.0 304.0 ----- MAND 250.0 -53.9 -70.9 305.0 9.9 9298.1 325.9 ----- SIGT 209.0 -51.7 -84.7 293.0 9.9 10454.6 346.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -51.9 -84.9 290.0 9.9 10740.1 350.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -53.9 ----- 265.0 9.9 12596.7 377.2 ----- MAND 100.0 -56.5 ----- 290.0 15.0 15186.1 418.6 ----- SIGT 48.8 -60.7 ----- ----- ----- 19696.4 504.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 13 Apr 2000104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -33.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 250.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 251.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 843 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -34.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -19.2 C K Index (KI) = -20.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 23.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 23.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 18.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 25.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -15 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 255 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 296 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 321 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done