================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000114 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -20.9 80.0 15.0 34.0 255.7 0.729 SIGT 956.0 -18.7 -23.7 124.4 28.0 302.5 257.8 0.591 MAND 925.0 -20.5 -25.1 165.0 39.8 547.5 258.4 0.538 SIGT 893.0 -21.9 -26.7 173.3 38.6 807.5 259.5 0.482 SIGT 876.0 -21.5 -27.5 177.9 37.9 949.1 261.4 0.457 MAND 850.0 -23.1 -28.1 185.0 36.9 1170.7 262.0 0.446 SIGT 733.0 -30.9 -33.5 177.4 30.1 2239.0 264.8 0.310 SIGT 717.0 -29.3 -32.5 176.2 29.1 2396.2 268.2 0.349 MAND 700.0 -30.5 -33.8 175.0 28.0 2567.3 268.7 0.315 SIGT 647.0 -34.3 -37.1 178.5 24.9 3122.8 270.5 0.245 SIGT 621.0 -31.5 -39.5 180.4 23.3 3411.6 276.9 0.200 SIGT 598.0 -32.9 -47.9 182.1 21.8 3678.0 278.3 0.084 SIGT 549.0 -37.1 -43.1 185.9 18.5 4274.6 280.2 0.154 MAND 500.0 -41.9 -47.9 190.0 15.0 4914.7 282.0 0.100 SIGT 446.0 -47.3 -54.3 187.4 15.5 5680.2 284.5 0.058 MAND 400.0 -51.7 -59.7 185.0 15.9 6393.5 287.8 0.036 SIGT 352.0 -56.9 -64.9 185.0 15.5 7213.3 291.5 ----- SIGT 318.0 -61.7 -67.7 185.0 15.2 7849.8 293.4 ----- SIGT 312.0 -60.9 -66.9 185.0 15.1 7968.0 296.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -62.3 -68.3 185.0 15.0 8211.1 297.5 ----- TRO1 295.0 -62.9 -68.9 175.0 15.0 8314.8 298.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -56.3 -67.3 260.0 1.9 9350.5 322.4 ----- SIGT 248.0 -55.7 -66.7 259.5 2.1 9401.6 324.0 ----- SIGT 208.0 -54.5 -80.5 247.6 5.1 10525.4 342.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -55.3 -83.3 245.0 5.8 10776.2 345.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -55.3 ----- 270.0 15.0 12612.6 374.8 ----- MAND 100.0 -58.5 ----- 280.0 15.0 15181.8 414.7 ----- SIGT 40.1 -64.5 ----- ----- ----- 20848.8 523.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 23 Apr 2000114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -24.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 257.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 259.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 872 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -25.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -12.1 C K Index (KI) = -12.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 88.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 32.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 327 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 263 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 296 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 312 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done