================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000140 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 985.0 -27.1 -30.9 80.0 5.8 34.0 247.1 0.296 SIGT 968.0 -27.9 -28.3 52.3 8.4 159.3 247.6 0.384 SIGT 932.0 -26.9 -27.7 352.0 13.9 432.3 251.3 0.422 SIGT 926.0 -26.7 -27.7 341.7 14.8 478.9 251.9 0.424 MAND 925.0 -26.3 -27.5 340.0 15.0 486.8 252.4 0.433 SIGT 919.0 -23.5 -26.4 340.0 15.0 534.1 255.8 0.482 SIGT 913.0 -23.3 -27.9 340.0 15.1 582.0 256.4 0.422 MAND 850.0 -25.7 -28.0 340.0 15.9 1103.1 259.2 0.450 SIGT 847.0 -25.9 -28.3 339.4 16.0 1128.7 259.3 0.439 SIGT 834.0 -23.1 -30.1 336.6 16.1 1241.5 263.4 0.377 SIGT 828.0 -22.9 -32.9 335.3 16.2 1294.4 264.1 0.290 SIGT 803.0 -20.5 -35.5 329.8 16.5 1520.3 269.0 0.232 SIGT 753.0 -18.9 -42.9 318.2 17.1 1997.8 275.7 0.115 MAND 700.0 -21.7 -47.7 305.0 17.9 2538.6 278.5 0.073 SIGT 664.0 -23.9 -47.9 304.2 22.0 2925.9 280.2 0.075 SIGT 656.0 -23.3 -45.3 304.0 23.0 3014.5 281.9 0.101 SIGT 549.0 -29.3 -34.2 301.4 36.8 4302.6 289.5 0.386 SIGT 528.0 -30.1 -38.1 300.8 39.8 4580.9 291.8 0.272 MAND 500.0 -33.1 -42.1 300.0 43.9 4966.6 292.7 0.188 SIGT 463.0 -37.3 -48.3 300.0 47.7 5502.7 294.0 0.104 MAND 400.0 -45.7 -52.7 300.0 54.8 6495.5 295.6 0.078 SIGT 393.0 -46.7 -53.7 300.3 55.4 6612.9 295.8 0.071 SIGT 356.0 -52.7 -57.0 302.1 58.7 7260.4 296.2 0.055 MAXW 302.0 -62.3 -67.1 305.0 63.9 8298.9 297.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -62.7 -67.5 305.0 63.9 8340.8 297.0 ----- SIGT 282.0 -66.5 -71.4 303.2 60.3 8718.9 296.8 ----- TRO1 252.0 -70.7 -70.5 300.0 53.8 9393.1 300.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -70.7 -70.5 300.0 52.8 9440.4 301.0 ----- SIGT 233.0 -70.9 -70.5 306.2 48.2 9857.9 306.8 ----- SIGT 210.0 -64.5 -70.5 315.6 41.2 10483.6 326.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -66.7 -72.7 320.0 37.9 10780.3 327.1 ----- SIGT 161.0 -63.9 -74.9 323.8 32.6 12101.3 352.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -64.7 -77.7 325.0 30.9 12534.4 358.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -67.7 -83.7 330.0 44.9 14993.1 396.9 ----- SIGT 91.9 -67.7 -84.7 ----- ----- 15501.6 406.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 19 May 2000140 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -28.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 252.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 253.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 897 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -28.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -14.6 C K Index (KI) = -46.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 32.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 75.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 26.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 12.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -45 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 261 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 297 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 302 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done