================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000119 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 994.0 -16.1 -27.1 110.0 14.0 34.0 257.5 0.418 SIGT 989.0 -14.7 -28.7 114.2 15.3 72.1 259.3 0.362 SIGT 958.0 -16.9 -29.9 140.9 23.7 312.3 259.4 0.334 MAND 925.0 -17.5 -30.5 170.0 32.8 575.2 261.4 0.327 MAND 850.0 -20.5 -32.5 155.0 25.8 1205.0 264.7 0.294 SIGT 800.0 -22.3 -32.3 148.8 25.5 1652.3 267.4 0.319 SIGT 765.0 -21.1 -27.1 144.2 25.3 1982.0 272.1 0.543 SIGT 751.0 -21.9 -27.9 142.3 25.2 2118.3 272.7 0.514 SIGT 739.0 -21.1 -39.1 140.6 25.1 2237.1 274.8 0.175 SIGT 725.0 -20.7 -46.7 138.6 25.0 2378.4 276.8 0.079 MAND 700.0 -21.3 -43.3 135.0 24.9 2637.7 278.9 0.118 SIGT 676.0 -22.3 -35.3 132.3 23.9 2894.7 280.6 0.281 SIGT 508.0 -35.1 -55.1 111.1 16.3 4941.3 288.9 0.046 MAND 500.0 -36.1 -55.1 110.0 15.9 5051.8 289.0 0.047 SIGT 442.0 -42.5 -59.5 96.1 17.0 5896.7 291.3 0.034 SIGT 431.0 -43.1 -55.1 93.3 17.2 6066.8 292.7 0.054 SIGT 426.0 -42.3 -53.3 92.0 17.3 6145.6 294.7 0.069 MAND 400.0 -44.5 -51.5 85.0 17.9 6569.6 297.2 0.088 SIGT 390.0 -45.7 -51.7 81.4 18.0 6738.8 297.8 0.089 SIGT 301.0 -60.9 -64.5 45.4 19.8 8407.5 299.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -60.9 -64.5 45.0 19.8 8428.2 299.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -68.7 -72.6 45.0 21.0 9541.3 303.9 ----- TRO1 239.0 -70.1 -72.6 45.0 22.9 9809.9 305.8 ----- SIGT 204.0 -64.7 -69.7 22.8 15.9 10764.5 328.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -64.5 -70.5 20.0 15.0 10885.5 330.6 ----- SIGT 172.0 -63.3 -74.3 17.4 12.8 11810.3 347.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -64.5 -78.5 15.0 10.9 12649.4 359.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -67.7 ----- 355.0 7.0 15109.3 396.9 ----- SIGT 72.8 -70.3 ----- ----- ----- 17008.3 429.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 28 Apr 2000119 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -30.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 260.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 261.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 759 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -32.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -8.9 C K Index (KI) = -38.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 22.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 67.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 19.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 19.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -28 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 266 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 299 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 301 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done