================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000138 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 979.0 -18.1 -20.9 340.0 4.9 34.0 256.6 0.738 SIGT 936.0 -20.9 -22.4 280.6 4.1 368.0 257.1 0.677 MAND 925.0 -20.1 -23.2 265.0 3.9 455.5 258.8 0.638 SIGT 915.0 -19.5 -24.5 250.2 4.1 536.2 260.2 0.574 SIGT 868.0 -19.1 -23.1 178.5 5.3 928.6 264.6 0.686 MAND 850.0 -20.3 -25.0 150.0 5.8 1084.3 264.9 0.591 SIGT 762.0 -26.7 -27.3 141.5 11.0 1884.0 266.4 0.535 SIGT 726.0 -28.7 -29.4 137.8 13.3 2232.2 267.9 0.462 SIGT 713.0 -28.7 -32.0 136.4 14.1 2361.7 269.3 0.368 MAND 700.0 -29.9 -32.9 135.0 15.0 2493.2 269.4 0.344 SIGT 637.0 -34.1 -37.6 172.0 15.2 3159.7 272.0 0.237 SIGT 581.0 -35.5 -40.2 207.7 15.5 3802.4 277.6 0.198 MAND 500.0 -41.9 -46.5 265.0 15.9 4834.0 282.0 0.116 SIGT 499.0 -42.1 -46.7 265.2 15.9 4847.5 281.9 0.114 SIGT 468.0 -43.1 -49.1 271.0 16.5 5280.8 285.9 0.094 SIGT 412.0 -46.3 -51.3 282.4 17.6 6134.0 292.3 0.087 MAND 400.0 -47.9 -53.9 285.0 17.9 6329.8 292.7 0.068 TRO1 339.0 -55.9 -60.5 280.0 33.8 7402.5 296.0 0.039 MAND 300.0 -56.9 -66.9 285.0 33.8 8178.7 305.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -58.3 -72.3 295.0 37.9 9330.2 319.4 ----- SIGT 243.0 -58.7 -73.7 295.0 37.8 9508.9 321.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -59.3 -80.3 295.0 36.9 10730.9 338.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -61.3 ----- 310.0 43.9 12525.1 364.5 ----- SIGT 148.0 -61.7 ----- 309.8 43.8 12608.3 365.2 ----- MAND 100.0 -66.7 ----- 305.0 40.8 15008.6 398.9 ----- SIGT 62.8 -74.5 ----- ----- ----- 17769.7 438.4 ----- SIGT 52.6 -74.9 ----- ----- ----- 18800.3 460.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 17 May 2000138 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -22.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 259.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 260.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 878 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -23.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -9.2 C K Index (KI) = -6.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 27.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 38.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 158 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 267 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 296 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 339 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done