================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000131 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 973.0 -23.1 -26.3 50.0 2.9 34.0 252.0 0.459 SIGT 971.0 -20.9 -28.9 54.6 3.4 49.1 254.4 0.362 SIGT 965.0 -16.5 -25.5 68.6 4.7 95.4 259.3 0.498 MAND 925.0 -18.5 -27.5 165.0 14.0 412.6 260.4 0.433 SIGT 893.0 -19.9 -27.9 175.4 15.6 674.6 261.6 0.432 SIGT 872.0 -18.3 -25.3 182.4 16.7 851.8 265.0 0.561 SIGT 851.0 -19.7 -25.7 189.7 17.8 1033.4 265.4 0.554 MAND 850.0 -19.9 -25.9 190.0 17.9 1042.2 265.3 0.545 SIGT 752.0 -27.5 -28.6 183.6 16.0 1937.8 266.5 0.481 MAND 700.0 -30.5 -33.9 180.0 15.0 2450.6 268.7 0.312 SIGT 646.0 -33.3 -36.5 180.0 12.3 3018.1 271.8 0.261 SIGT 627.0 -32.9 -41.9 180.0 11.3 3228.2 274.6 0.154 SIGT 590.0 -34.7 -50.7 180.0 9.3 3654.8 277.3 0.064 SIGT 528.0 -41.5 -52.5 180.0 5.6 4419.5 278.1 0.061 MAND 500.0 -43.1 -55.1 180.0 3.9 4788.0 280.5 0.047 SIGT 465.0 -45.5 -56.5 148.7 6.2 5274.7 283.4 0.044 SIGT 429.0 -49.9 -57.9 114.4 8.7 5807.0 284.4 0.042 SIGT 407.0 -50.7 -59.7 92.3 10.3 6150.8 287.7 0.035 MAND 400.0 -51.7 -60.7 85.0 10.9 6263.6 287.8 0.033 SIGT 340.0 -58.9 -64.9 85.0 12.4 7301.0 291.7 ----- TRO1 324.0 -59.7 -65.7 85.0 12.8 7603.0 294.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -58.5 -66.5 75.0 10.9 8085.7 302.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -58.5 -71.5 45.0 7.0 9232.5 319.1 ----- SIGT 216.0 -57.3 -77.3 25.4 8.9 10154.5 334.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -57.7 -79.7 15.0 9.9 10640.8 341.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -59.5 ----- 320.0 10.9 12449.3 367.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -62.3 ----- 325.0 24.9 14971.0 407.4 ----- SIGT 58.4 -68.1 ----- ----- ----- 18248.2 462.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 10 May 2000131 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -27.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 260.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 261.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 801 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -28.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -8.4 C K Index (KI) = -6.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 15.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 39.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 40.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 19 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 268 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 295 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 324 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done