================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000145 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 -31.1 -35.1 80.0 10.9 34.0 242.3 0.194 SIGT 988.0 -32.7 -38.7 87.9 11.3 98.1 241.3 0.136 SIGT 965.0 -30.5 -36.5 108.3 12.2 264.8 245.1 0.175 SIGT 939.0 -32.5 -38.5 132.0 13.4 458.2 245.0 0.147 MAND 925.0 -29.7 -34.7 145.0 14.0 564.8 248.9 0.218 SIGT 924.0 -29.7 -35.7 144.1 14.0 572.5 249.0 0.198 SIGT 923.0 -29.9 -35.9 143.2 13.9 580.2 248.9 0.194 SIGT 912.0 -26.7 -35.7 133.3 13.6 666.3 253.0 0.200 SIGT 859.0 -29.7 -37.7 83.7 12.1 1096.0 254.3 0.174 MAND 850.0 -29.3 -37.3 75.0 11.8 1171.2 255.5 0.183 SIGT 827.0 -29.9 -36.9 80.6 10.9 1367.0 256.8 0.196 SIGT 802.0 -24.3 -33.3 86.9 9.8 1588.3 265.1 0.288 SIGT 716.0 -27.1 -39.1 110.3 5.7 2410.9 270.7 0.181 MAND 700.0 -26.1 -31.1 115.0 4.9 2574.2 273.6 0.408 SIGT 689.0 -25.5 -29.2 110.4 5.1 2689.0 275.5 0.496 SIGT 619.0 -29.7 -32.3 79.5 6.7 3460.1 279.3 0.412 SIGT 533.0 -38.5 -40.7 37.5 9.0 4508.0 280.9 0.205 MAND 500.0 -41.5 -44.6 20.0 9.9 4944.7 282.5 0.144 MAND 400.0 -53.7 -57.7 5.0 14.0 6419.5 285.2 0.046 SIGT 334.0 -63.7 -67.8 5.0 21.0 7552.6 286.6 ----- TRO1 302.0 -67.5 -71.6 5.0 24.9 8165.1 289.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -67.3 -71.5 5.0 24.9 8205.2 290.5 ----- SIGT 261.0 -69.3 -73.4 349.7 22.6 9041.1 299.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -68.7 -72.7 345.0 22.0 9298.7 303.9 ----- SIGT 213.0 -68.3 -73.3 348.6 22.6 10259.1 318.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -65.7 -71.7 350.0 22.9 10639.5 328.7 ----- SIGT 199.0 -64.9 -70.9 350.1 22.9 10670.0 330.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -69.3 -79.3 355.0 18.8 12376.7 350.7 ----- SIGT 138.0 -70.3 ----- ----- ----- 12873.5 357.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 24 May 2000145 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -36.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 246.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 247.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 842 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -38.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -18.0 C K Index (KI) = -30.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 29.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 33.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 21.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 16.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 17 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 256 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 290 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 302 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done