================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000112 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 995.0 -18.1 -20.9 140.0 29.9 34.0 255.4 0.726 SIGT 957.0 -20.7 -25.6 156.1 44.9 323.6 255.7 0.497 SIGT 940.0 -20.3 -27.3 163.4 51.7 456.4 257.4 0.434 MAND 925.0 -21.3 -28.3 170.0 57.9 575.3 257.5 0.402 MAND 850.0 -23.9 -28.9 155.0 35.0 1196.3 261.1 0.414 SIGT 740.0 -29.1 -29.2 165.8 41.4 2198.1 266.0 0.462 MAND 700.0 -31.5 -32.2 170.0 43.9 2593.6 267.6 0.368 SIGT 665.0 -33.5 -36.7 162.2 43.0 2955.4 269.3 0.249 SIGT 657.0 -32.7 -36.2 160.4 42.7 3040.5 271.2 0.265 SIGT 628.0 -35.5 -39.1 153.6 41.9 3356.8 271.5 0.206 SIGT 613.0 -34.9 -42.9 150.0 41.5 3525.3 274.1 0.141 SIGT 518.0 -42.9 -53.9 125.1 38.5 4681.2 277.9 0.053 MAND 500.0 -44.1 -56.1 120.0 37.9 4919.2 279.3 0.043 SIGT 477.0 -45.1 -59.1 120.0 34.0 5234.6 281.8 0.033 MAND 400.0 -54.5 -63.5 120.0 19.8 6386.8 284.2 ----- SIGT 389.0 -56.1 -64.1 122.3 21.1 6564.7 284.4 ----- TRO1 333.0 -61.5 -66.4 135.0 28.0 7541.0 289.9 ----- MAND 300.0 -57.5 -64.5 115.0 22.9 8194.3 304.3 ----- SIGT 295.0 -56.9 -63.9 118.7 22.8 8300.7 306.6 ----- SIGT 267.0 -60.1 -69.1 140.6 22.3 8927.9 310.8 ----- SIGT 255.0 -59.1 -69.1 150.6 22.1 9215.7 316.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -56.9 -67.9 155.0 22.0 9340.5 321.5 ----- SIGT 242.0 -53.1 -67.1 153.5 20.2 9548.4 330.2 ----- SIGT 229.0 -55.9 -73.9 151.1 17.2 9902.1 331.2 ----- SIGT 212.0 -52.3 -75.3 147.6 13.1 10397.2 344.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -54.1 -80.1 145.0 9.9 10772.8 347.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -55.1 ----- 245.0 14.0 12615.0 375.2 ----- MAND 100.0 -58.5 ----- 260.0 22.0 15185.4 414.7 ----- SIGT 44.5 -63.3 ----- ----- ----- 20221.0 511.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 21 Apr 2000112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -26.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 256.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 258.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 860 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -27.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -12.6 C K Index (KI) = -9.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 107.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -14 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 262 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 290 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 333 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done