================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000146 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 995.0 -28.1 -33.1 50.0 7.0 34.0 245.4 0.237 SIGT 994.0 -27.9 -38.9 51.5 7.1 41.2 245.7 0.133 SIGT 988.0 -27.3 -39.3 60.2 8.1 84.8 246.7 0.128 MAND 925.0 -31.1 -42.1 155.0 17.9 555.8 247.5 0.102 SIGT 911.0 -31.5 -41.5 138.8 15.4 663.9 248.2 0.110 SIGT 883.0 -31.5 -42.5 105.6 10.2 884.9 250.4 0.102 SIGT 875.0 -30.3 -42.3 95.9 8.7 949.5 252.3 0.105 MAND 850.0 -30.5 -42.5 65.0 3.9 1155.7 254.2 0.106 SIGT 829.0 -31.7 -43.7 51.1 4.5 1333.2 254.8 0.096 SIGT 812.0 -27.7 -43.7 39.5 5.1 1481.0 260.5 0.098 SIGT 811.0 -27.9 -43.9 38.8 5.1 1489.8 260.4 0.096 SIGT 798.0 -24.7 -44.7 29.6 5.5 1606.7 265.0 0.089 SIGT 794.0 -24.9 -45.9 26.7 5.6 1643.3 265.2 0.078 SIGT 763.0 -25.1 -35.1 4.0 6.7 1932.9 268.0 0.254 SIGT 749.0 -25.7 -46.7 353.4 7.2 2067.4 268.8 0.076 SIGT 732.0 -26.7 -37.7 340.3 7.8 2233.5 269.5 0.204 SIGT 722.0 -26.5 -44.5 332.5 8.1 2332.9 270.7 0.101 SIGT 712.0 -27.1 -36.1 324.6 8.5 2433.6 271.2 0.247 SIGT 705.0 -27.3 -36.3 319.0 8.8 2504.8 271.7 0.244 MAND 700.0 -27.1 -37.1 315.0 8.9 2556.1 272.5 0.227 SIGT 687.0 -26.5 -39.5 315.9 9.4 2691.4 274.6 0.181 SIGT 623.0 -31.3 -38.3 320.3 11.8 3391.3 276.9 0.225 MAND 500.0 -42.7 -49.7 330.0 16.9 4913.4 281.0 0.083 SIGT 478.0 -45.1 -52.1 331.0 22.0 5215.6 281.7 0.070 SIGT 451.0 -46.9 -57.9 332.3 28.6 5602.6 284.1 0.040 MAND 400.0 -52.3 -63.3 335.0 42.0 6388.7 287.0 ----- SIGT 359.0 -57.5 -64.5 335.0 40.8 7080.3 289.1 ----- MAND 300.0 -63.1 -71.1 335.0 38.9 8200.0 296.4 ----- TRO1 258.0 -66.9 -73.9 340.0 38.9 9119.9 303.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -66.1 -73.1 335.0 38.9 9310.6 307.8 ----- SIGT 233.0 -64.5 -72.5 328.7 33.5 9739.5 316.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -65.3 -77.3 315.0 22.0 10671.4 329.4 ----- SIGT 181.0 -67.3 -80.3 323.7 20.9 11276.4 335.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -68.7 -83.7 340.0 18.8 12405.7 351.8 ----- SIGT 105.0 -73.1 ----- ----- ----- 14519.4 381.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 25 May 2000146 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -40.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 247.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 247.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 774 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -43.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -22.1 C K Index (KI) = -40.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 27.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 24.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 21.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 12.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 42 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 252 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 289 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 359 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done