================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000113 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 991.0 -18.1 -22.6 80.0 8.9 34.0 255.7 0.628 SIGT 989.0 -18.3 -29.3 82.4 9.5 49.1 255.7 0.342 MAND 925.0 -21.3 -30.3 160.0 28.0 545.8 257.5 0.333 MAND 850.0 -26.9 -30.7 150.0 28.0 1163.0 258.0 0.349 SIGT 805.0 -30.1 -31.6 157.1 29.3 1553.0 258.6 0.339 SIGT 734.0 -32.5 -32.9 168.9 31.6 2207.5 262.9 0.328 SIGT 717.0 -32.1 -32.5 171.9 32.2 2372.9 265.1 0.349 SIGT 712.0 -31.3 -31.6 172.8 32.4 2422.4 266.5 0.383 SIGT 710.0 -29.3 -29.6 173.2 32.5 2442.4 269.0 0.464 SIGT 702.0 -28.5 -33.1 174.6 32.8 2523.5 270.7 0.336 MAND 700.0 -28.7 -33.7 175.0 32.8 2544.0 270.7 0.318 SIGT 656.0 -32.1 -40.1 174.0 34.6 3005.8 272.0 0.178 SIGT 624.0 -32.9 -36.4 173.3 36.0 3358.5 275.0 0.273 SIGT 559.0 -37.9 -41.7 171.6 39.0 4124.9 277.8 0.176 SIGT 529.0 -39.3 -49.3 170.8 40.5 4504.1 280.6 0.082 MAND 500.0 -41.3 -52.3 170.0 42.0 4888.7 282.7 0.065 SIGT 490.0 -41.5 -53.5 169.5 42.0 5025.9 284.1 0.058 SIGT 410.0 -49.1 -64.1 165.5 42.8 6216.0 289.1 ----- MAND 400.0 -50.3 -64.3 165.0 42.9 6377.7 289.6 ----- SIGT 335.0 -57.1 -69.1 152.6 40.4 7518.0 295.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -60.5 -72.5 145.0 38.9 8211.0 300.1 ----- TRO1 277.0 -62.9 -71.9 145.0 36.9 8705.2 303.5 ----- SIGT 263.0 -62.7 -71.7 147.5 20.3 9024.9 308.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -56.7 -67.7 150.0 3.9 9341.9 321.8 ----- SIGT 248.0 -56.3 -68.3 150.5 4.0 9392.9 323.1 ----- SIGT 234.0 -58.7 -73.7 154.4 5.1 9760.1 324.9 ----- SIGT 218.0 -55.1 -75.1 159.2 6.4 10208.9 337.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -54.7 -82.7 165.0 8.0 10760.0 346.2 ----- SIGT 191.0 -53.9 ----- 182.6 8.1 11055.3 352.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -55.9 ----- 275.0 8.9 12600.5 373.8 ----- MAND 100.0 -57.7 ----- 270.0 19.8 15170.9 416.3 ----- SIGT 39.8 -62.9 ----- ----- ----- 20916.9 528.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 22 Apr 2000113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -29.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 256.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 257.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 804 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -31.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -14.1 C K Index (KI) = -21.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 98.0 Showalter Index (ShI) = 19.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 25.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -12 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 = 295 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 335 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done