================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000141 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 997.0 -24.1 -27.4 70.0 8.9 34.0 249.3 0.405 SIGT 991.0 -23.9 -30.9 77.2 10.5 78.1 249.9 0.294 SIGT 976.0 -24.5 -32.5 95.5 14.6 189.4 250.4 0.256 SIGT 948.0 -23.1 -33.1 130.5 22.4 402.1 253.9 0.249 MAND 925.0 -23.9 -34.9 160.0 28.9 581.7 254.9 0.214 SIGT 903.0 -24.7 -34.7 157.2 28.3 757.3 255.8 0.223 SIGT 854.0 -23.7 -35.7 150.6 26.9 1164.3 261.0 0.214 MAND 850.0 -23.9 -35.9 150.0 26.8 1198.6 261.1 0.211 SIGT 804.0 -25.7 -30.2 121.5 22.3 1603.6 263.4 0.387 SIGT 786.0 -24.7 -27.7 109.9 20.4 1768.1 266.2 0.500 SIGT 745.0 -22.7 -25.8 82.2 16.0 2159.8 272.5 0.628 SIGT 718.0 -23.5 -25.7 63.2 13.0 2430.4 274.5 0.657 SIGT 709.0 -21.5 -23.8 56.6 11.9 2523.1 277.7 0.789 MAND 700.0 -21.9 -24.6 50.0 10.9 2617.2 278.2 0.744 SIGT 629.0 -26.7 -29.1 ----- ----- 3397.4 281.4 0.5 SIGT 554.0 -30.1 -32.5 ----- ----- 4308.2 287.8 0.5 MAND 500.0 -34.7 -37.7 ----- ----- 5031.8 290.7 0.3 SIGT 472.0 -37.7 -41.9 ----- ----- 5432.0 291.9 0.2 SIGT 415.0 -43.7 -45.6 ----- ----- 6308.7 295.1 0.2 MAND 400.0 -45.7 -48.0 ----- ----- 6555.1 295.6 0.1 MAND 300.0 -62.5 -66.3 ----- ----- 8401.7 297.3 ----- SIGT 255.0 -71.3 -66.3 ----- ----- 9383.8 298.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -72.3 -66.3 ----- ----- 9500.7 298.6 ----- TRO1 228.0 -75.7 -66.3 ----- ----- 10038.2 301.4 ----- SIGT 203.0 -70.9 -66.3 ----- ----- 10718.3 319.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -70.9 -66.3 ----- ----- 10806.5 320.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -68.3 -74.3 ----- ----- 12522.4 352.4 ----- SIGT 141.0 -66.5 -73.5 ----- ----- 12895.4 361.9 ----- SIGT 121.0 -70.5 ----- ----- ----- 13812.7 370.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 20 May 2000141 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -33.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 253.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 253.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 806 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -35.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -14.9 C K Index (KI) = -27.8 Lifted Index (LI) = 30.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = 24.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 9.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 259 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 296 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done