================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000135 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 977.0 -16.1 -22.1 50.0 11.8 34.0 258.8 0.666 SIGT 974.0 -15.7 -25.7 55.1 12.0 57.2 259.4 0.484 SIGT 941.0 -16.3 -25.3 111.8 13.3 317.0 261.4 0.520 MAND 925.0 -17.3 -25.3 140.0 14.0 445.8 261.6 0.529 SIGT 873.0 -20.9 -27.9 177.7 14.7 876.7 262.3 0.442 MAND 850.0 -21.5 -28.5 195.0 15.0 1073.8 263.6 0.429 SIGT 763.0 -25.1 -28.6 200.6 17.7 1864.5 268.0 0.474 MAND 700.0 -30.5 -31.3 205.0 19.8 2484.2 268.7 0.401 SIGT 695.0 -30.9 -31.7 204.1 19.7 2535.2 268.8 0.388 SIGT 687.0 -28.5 -30.4 202.7 19.4 2617.8 272.4 0.445 SIGT 677.0 -27.9 -31.3 201.0 19.1 2723.0 274.2 0.414 SIGT 623.0 -30.5 -40.5 190.9 17.4 3317.3 277.8 0.179 SIGT 520.0 -38.3 -52.3 169.5 13.6 4581.7 283.2 0.063 MAND 500.0 -40.7 -50.7 165.0 12.8 4850.2 283.4 0.076 SIGT 468.0 -44.3 -51.3 177.1 14.6 5297.2 284.4 0.077 SIGT 413.0 -50.5 -62.5 199.4 18.0 6124.2 286.7 0.027 MAND 400.0 -51.9 -63.9 205.0 18.8 6332.2 287.6 ----- SIGT 334.0 -58.3 -70.3 220.8 24.6 7484.3 294.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -60.7 -72.7 230.0 28.0 8156.4 299.8 ----- SIGT 289.0 -60.5 -72.5 233.5 26.6 8389.1 303.3 ----- TRO1 255.0 -64.9 -75.9 245.0 22.0 9160.9 307.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -64.7 -74.7 260.0 26.8 9281.8 309.9 ----- SIGT 209.0 -61.3 -74.3 252.0 18.9 10384.8 331.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -61.5 -75.5 250.0 16.9 10657.9 335.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -65.7 -83.7 245.0 25.8 12424.3 356.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -70.5 ----- 250.0 26.8 14860.4 391.5 ----- SIGT 90.8 -71.3 ----- ----- ----- 15432.4 400.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 14 May 2000135 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -25.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 261.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 262.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 806 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -27.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -10.7 C K Index (KI) = -10.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 42.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.3 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 31.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 122 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 = 294 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 334 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done