================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000105 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 999.0 -24.1 -27.4 0.0 0.0 34.0 249.1 0.404 SIGT 990.0 -23.3 -27.6 353.5 0.3 100.2 250.6 0.401 MAND 925.0 -26.7 -30.4 305.0 2.9 594.1 252.0 0.330 SIGT 886.0 -28.5 -32.4 358.6 3.9 904.1 253.3 0.285 MAND 850.0 -28.7 -32.3 50.0 4.9 1201.3 256.1 0.300 SIGT 788.0 -30.3 -34.2 79.5 4.9 1742.1 260.0 0.269 MAND 700.0 -35.3 -38.2 125.0 4.9 2576.2 263.4 0.203 SIGT 638.0 -39.1 -41.5 113.8 5.7 3217.5 266.2 0.158 SIGT 582.0 -40.7 -43.0 102.8 6.6 3845.4 271.4 0.147 MAND 500.0 -46.1 -53.1 85.0 8.0 4867.8 276.8 0.060 SIGT 454.0 -50.1 -57.1 58.8 8.4 5504.2 279.6 0.043 MAND 400.0 -52.9 -60.9 25.0 8.9 6326.7 286.3 0.032 TRO1 346.0 -56.3 -65.3 20.0 9.9 7255.4 293.8 ----- MAND 300.0 -56.7 -68.7 15.0 9.9 8161.0 305.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -53.3 -75.3 310.0 4.9 9326.4 326.8 ----- SIGT 244.0 -53.3 -77.3 311.0 4.9 9482.9 329.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -53.1 -77.3 318.7 5.3 10764.5 348.7 ----- SIGT 194.0 -52.1 -85.1 319.9 5.3 10961.3 353.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -54.3 ----- 330.0 5.8 12619.1 376.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -57.3 ----- 280.0 10.9 15201.4 417.0 ----- SIGT 62.8 -60.1 ----- ----- ----- 18124.6 470.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 14 Apr 2000105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -29.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 251.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 252.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 884 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -30.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -18.4 C K Index (KI) = -17.8 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 17.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 31.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 1 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 256 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 294 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 346 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done