================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000120 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 986.0 -22.1 -29.1 60.0 21.0 34.0 252.1 0.350 SIGT 979.0 -22.7 -30.7 69.8 20.7 86.4 252.0 0.303 SIGT 972.0 -22.3 -30.3 79.7 20.5 139.1 252.9 0.317 SIGT 954.0 -13.9 -31.9 106.0 19.9 278.8 262.8 0.278 SIGT 947.0 -13.7 -32.7 116.5 19.6 334.8 263.5 0.259 MAND 925.0 -14.3 -34.3 150.0 18.8 513.3 264.7 0.227 SIGT 893.0 -15.3 -37.3 139.5 19.7 779.8 266.3 0.174 MAND 850.0 -18.3 -39.3 125.0 21.0 1150.5 267.0 0.149 SIGT 840.0 -19.1 -39.1 125.6 21.1 1238.8 267.0 0.154 SIGT 792.0 -20.1 -41.1 128.6 21.7 1676.0 270.5 0.132 SIGT 764.0 -19.1 -31.1 130.5 22.0 1943.4 274.4 0.374 SIGT 746.0 -19.7 -26.7 131.7 22.3 2120.7 275.6 0.577 SIGT 726.0 -19.7 -30.7 133.1 22.6 2322.6 277.8 0.409 SIGT 723.0 -19.9 -31.9 133.3 22.6 2353.4 277.9 0.366 SIGT 701.0 -19.3 -31.3 134.9 22.9 2583.0 281.0 0.400 MAND 700.0 -19.3 -31.3 135.0 22.9 2593.6 281.1 0.401 SIGT 630.0 -22.5 -43.5 117.4 19.7 3372.5 286.1 0.129 SIGT 539.0 -32.1 -37.0 92.0 15.0 4496.4 287.7 0.298 SIGT 529.0 -30.9 -33.9 89.0 14.5 4629.1 290.7 0.413 MAND 500.0 -31.9 -35.4 80.0 12.8 5028.5 294.2 0.377 SIGT 490.0 -32.5 -36.3 76.8 13.5 5171.2 295.1 0.351 SIGT 429.0 -40.1 -42.2 55.8 17.7 6094.0 296.9 0.217 MAND 400.0 -43.1 -46.2 45.0 19.8 6569.0 299.0 0.150 MAND 300.0 -56.5 -59.8 40.0 28.0 8451.8 305.7 0.047 SIGT 272.0 -61.1 -64.0 29.2 28.5 9067.2 307.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -64.3 -67.4 20.0 28.9 9587.3 310.5 ----- TRO1 222.0 -68.7 -72.0 25.0 33.8 10306.5 314.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -68.3 -71.6 20.0 22.9 10932.3 324.6 ----- SIGT 166.0 -64.3 -71.3 354.2 18.4 12061.7 349.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -64.9 -73.9 340.0 15.9 12681.0 358.3 ----- MAND 100.0 -67.5 -82.5 310.0 12.8 15139.7 397.3 ----- SIGT 76.9 -69.7 -84.7 ----- ----- 16714.0 423.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 29 Apr 2000120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -33.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 261.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 262.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 701 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -36.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -5.8 C K Index (KI) = -37.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 26.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 54.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 22.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 6.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 33 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 269 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 299 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done