================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000128 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 986.0 -19.1 -21.8 70.0 8.9 34.0 255.1 0.677 SIGT 950.0 -19.5 -22.4 125.4 20.0 310.8 257.4 0.667 MAND 925.0 -21.5 -23.0 165.0 28.0 508.3 257.3 0.650 MAND 850.0 -24.3 -25.9 165.0 10.9 1128.5 260.7 0.545 SIGT 801.0 -27.5 -27.6 175.8 14.3 1558.8 261.8 0.495 SIGT 790.0 -26.3 -27.8 178.3 15.1 1658.6 264.1 0.493 SIGT 763.0 -27.3 -30.5 184.5 17.1 1909.7 265.6 0.397 MAND 700.0 -30.1 -32.9 200.0 22.0 2527.1 269.2 0.344 SIGT 692.0 -30.7 -33.6 202.1 21.4 2608.9 269.4 0.325 SIGT 672.0 -30.5 -34.7 207.5 20.1 2817.4 271.9 0.300 SIGT 643.0 -33.3 -37.1 215.5 18.1 3129.2 272.2 0.247 SIGT 603.0 -34.9 -45.9 227.0 15.2 3579.2 275.3 0.103 SIGT 519.0 -41.3 -53.3 253.5 8.6 4612.4 279.7 0.056 MAND 500.0 -43.5 -54.5 260.0 7.0 4864.6 280.0 0.050 SIGT 426.0 -51.1 -59.1 317.7 18.5 5924.6 283.4 0.037 SIGT 412.0 -50.1 -59.1 329.5 20.8 6142.5 287.4 0.038 MAND 400.0 -50.7 -60.7 340.0 22.9 6335.4 289.1 0.033 SIGT 386.0 -50.9 -61.9 343.8 21.8 6567.5 291.8 0.030 MAND 300.0 -59.9 -65.9 10.0 14.0 8175.7 300.9 ----- SIGT 293.0 -61.1 -67.1 12.7 15.3 8322.8 301.3 ----- TRO1 275.0 -62.1 -68.1 20.0 18.8 8715.9 305.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -59.3 -67.3 355.0 14.0 9309.2 317.9 ----- SIGT 240.0 -58.1 -68.1 348.6 13.1 9565.7 323.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -58.3 -77.3 320.0 8.9 10714.0 340.5 ----- SIGT 185.0 -57.5 -80.5 317.3 9.7 11205.7 349.4 ----- SIGT 154.0 -57.5 ----- 310.9 11.6 12364.6 368.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -58.5 ----- 310.0 11.8 12530.5 369.3 ----- TRO2 126.0 -62.7 ----- 305.0 16.9 13616.4 380.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -61.1 ----- 300.0 21.0 15047.0 409.7 ----- SIGT 58.3 -64.7 ----- ----- ----- 18371.0 469.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 07 May 2000128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -22.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 257.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 259.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 900 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -23.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -13.1 C K Index (KI) = -9.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 28.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 36.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 281 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 = 292 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 386 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done