================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000108 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 995.0 -24.1 -31.1 0.0 0.0 34.0 249.4 0.287 SIGT 972.0 -25.7 -34.7 49.9 5.1 204.1 249.5 0.208 MAND 925.0 -26.9 -33.9 155.0 15.9 562.7 251.8 0.236 SIGT 895.0 -27.5 -35.5 190.1 10.8 800.3 253.6 0.208 MAND 850.0 -27.9 -30.4 245.0 2.9 1171.4 256.9 0.359 SIGT 849.0 -27.9 -30.3 245.1 2.9 1179.8 257.0 0.363 SIGT 834.0 -27.5 -30.6 247.0 2.8 1308.1 258.8 0.359 SIGT 744.0 -31.9 -35.2 258.8 2.2 2122.8 262.6 0.258 MAND 700.0 -32.5 -35.3 265.0 1.9 2553.3 266.5 0.272 SIGT 688.0 -33.1 -36.0 267.4 2.7 2675.1 267.2 0.258 SIGT 550.0 -42.1 -45.1 297.5 12.8 4220.4 274.1 0.124 MAND 500.0 -47.3 -50.9 310.0 16.9 4858.4 275.4 0.075 SIGT 471.0 -50.7 -54.3 331.6 14.5 5250.9 275.9 0.055 SIGT 431.0 -51.3 -56.0 3.5 10.9 5828.6 282.2 0.050 MAND 400.0 -54.5 -59.5 30.0 8.0 6310.3 284.2 0.037 SIGT 349.0 -58.9 -64.9 24.1 11.5 7175.4 289.5 ----- TRO1 317.0 -60.5 -65.5 20.0 14.0 7776.8 295.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -58.3 -64.3 355.0 14.0 8122.1 303.2 ----- SIGT 279.0 -55.1 -65.1 353.0 12.8 8582.3 314.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -55.5 -71.5 350.0 10.9 9282.9 323.6 ----- SIGT 233.0 -53.9 -74.9 340.5 10.3 9733.7 332.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -54.3 -74.9 320.0 8.9 10713.9 346.8 ----- SIGT 178.0 -55.5 -74.9 316.1 8.9 11459.1 356.6 ----- SIGT 175.0 -55.3 -74.9 315.6 8.9 11567.6 358.6 ----- SIGT 173.0 -51.3 -84.3 315.2 8.9 11641.6 366.4 ----- TRO2 172.0 -55.5 -84.3 315.0 8.9 11679.0 360.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -56.3 -84.3 295.0 8.9 12550.2 373.1 ----- SIGT 130.0 -56.7 -84.3 296.8 8.2 13458.6 388.0 ----- SIGT 128.0 -56.7 -63.7 297.0 8.2 13556.9 389.7 ----- SIGT 127.0 -56.9 ----- 297.1 8.1 13606.6 390.2 ----- MAND 100.0 -58.9 ----- 300.0 7.0 15114.2 413.9 ----- SIGT 73.1 -62.1 ----- ----- ----- 17066.6 446.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 17 Apr 2000108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -34.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 251.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 251.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 823 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -35.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -18.0 C K Index (KI) = -13.8 Lifted Index (LI) = 19.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 22.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 36.3 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 83 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 = 295 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 317 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done