================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000125 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 974.0 -17.1 -19.9 320.0 7.0 34.0 258.0 0.809 SIGT 949.0 -18.1 -18.7 309.9 11.0 228.8 258.9 0.920 SIGT 930.0 -19.1 -20.5 302.1 14.1 379.7 259.4 0.804 MAND 925.0 -18.7 -21.9 300.0 15.0 419.9 260.2 0.716 SIGT 886.0 -17.9 -23.9 289.8 13.4 741.7 264.3 0.626 MAND 850.0 -19.3 -25.3 280.0 11.8 1051.2 265.9 0.575 SIGT 791.0 -21.3 -29.3 336.1 9.2 1584.4 269.3 0.428 SIGT 774.0 -21.9 -29.9 353.0 8.4 1744.5 270.4 0.414 SIGT 767.0 -22.3 -30.3 0.0 8.1 1811.4 270.6 0.402 MAND 700.0 -27.7 -32.6 70.0 4.9 2476.2 271.8 0.354 SIGT 688.0 -28.5 -31.4 66.6 6.2 2600.3 272.3 0.404 SIGT 643.0 -29.7 -33.8 53.4 11.3 3084.2 276.2 0.343 SIGT 589.0 -33.5 -36.6 36.4 17.8 3705.1 278.8 0.284 SIGT 570.0 -32.1 -47.1 30.1 20.2 3936.1 283.1 0.096 SIGT 555.0 -31.5 -53.5 25.0 22.2 4124.7 286.0 0.052 SIGT 515.0 -34.7 -41.7 10.6 27.7 4650.9 288.3 0.191 MAND 500.0 -36.1 -45.1 5.0 29.9 4856.8 289.0 0.136 SIGT 481.0 -37.5 -47.5 2.3 30.6 5125.1 290.5 0.109 MAND 400.0 -46.7 -53.7 350.0 33.8 6373.6 294.3 0.070 SIGT 335.0 -54.9 -65.9 340.7 40.1 7529.0 298.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -59.5 -68.5 335.0 43.9 8227.2 301.5 ----- SIGT 290.0 -61.3 -69.3 336.1 42.4 8438.6 301.9 ----- TRO1 257.0 -64.7 -70.7 340.0 36.9 9182.4 307.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -64.5 -70.5 350.0 33.8 9351.2 310.2 ----- SIGT 215.0 -59.9 -70.9 3.5 25.2 10283.4 331.0 ----- MAND 200.0 -60.3 -73.3 10.0 21.0 10734.9 337.3 ----- SIGT 177.0 -60.3 -78.3 1.5 17.5 11496.9 349.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -61.9 -82.9 350.0 12.8 12525.3 363.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -65.1 ----- 325.0 8.9 15016.0 402.0 ----- SIGT 63.4 -69.1 ----- ----- ----- 17767.4 449.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 04 May 2000125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -21.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 260.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 262.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 874 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -22.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -8.4 C K Index (KI) = -13.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 21.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 53.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 17.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 27.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.0 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -144 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 = 298 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 335 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done