================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000115 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 992.0 -19.1 -21.8 70.0 10.9 34.0 254.6 0.673 SIGT 989.0 -19.3 -25.3 74.4 11.8 56.5 254.7 0.495 SIGT 936.0 -21.5 -24.0 153.2 28.3 464.6 256.5 0.587 MAND 925.0 -21.3 -23.7 170.0 31.9 551.8 257.5 0.610 SIGT 915.0 -20.7 -23.0 171.3 32.6 632.2 259.0 0.657 SIGT 878.0 -22.7 -23.6 176.2 35.6 936.4 260.0 0.649 MAND 850.0 -23.9 -25.8 180.0 37.9 1173.8 261.1 0.550 SIGT 803.0 -25.9 -29.6 178.5 33.7 1587.6 263.3 0.410 SIGT 726.0 -30.3 -32.8 175.9 26.5 2311.6 266.2 0.334 SIGT 704.0 -29.5 -33.1 175.1 24.3 2531.0 269.4 0.335 MAND 700.0 -29.5 -33.6 175.0 23.9 2571.7 269.8 0.321 SIGT 676.0 -29.7 -33.6 176.6 23.8 2820.7 272.3 0.332 SIGT 529.0 -41.9 -45.5 187.6 23.1 4526.2 277.5 0.123 MAND 500.0 -43.3 -46.7 190.0 22.9 4907.1 280.3 0.114 SIGT 413.0 -50.5 -55.5 224.4 8.2 6174.5 286.7 0.055 MAND 400.0 -52.1 -58.1 230.0 5.8 6382.4 287.3 0.044 SIGT 391.0 -53.1 -59.1 227.6 5.6 6529.5 287.9 0.040 SIGT 376.0 -55.5 -61.5 223.4 5.2 6780.3 287.9 0.032 SIGT 370.0 -54.9 -60.9 221.7 5.0 6883.1 290.0 0.035 MAND 300.0 -62.3 -67.3 200.0 2.9 8201.5 297.5 ----- TRO1 299.0 -62.5 -67.5 190.0 2.9 8222.1 297.5 ----- SIGT 289.0 -58.9 -64.9 204.0 3.7 8433.9 305.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -54.3 -68.3 265.0 7.0 9353.7 325.4 ----- SIGT 236.0 -53.1 -72.1 275.3 7.2 9724.3 332.6 ----- SIGT 202.0 -53.1 -82.1 303.2 7.9 10727.3 347.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -53.3 -82.3 305.0 8.0 10791.4 348.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -56.3 ----- 300.0 11.8 12632.0 373.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -60.3 ----- 300.0 15.9 15184.6 411.2 ----- SIGT 50.4 -66.7 ----- ----- ----- 19393.7 485.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 24 Apr 2000115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -24.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 256.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 258.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 889 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -24.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -12.2 C K Index (KI) = -10.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 98.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 36.9 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 221 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 = 290 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 370 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done