================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000170 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 990.0 -33.1 -37.3 0.0 0.0 34.0 240.8 0.157 SIGT 973.0 -29.7 -31.9 347.3 0.7 156.7 245.4 0.272 SIGT 964.0 -29.1 -31.2 340.4 1.1 223.1 246.6 0.294 SIGT 932.0 -31.1 -32.2 315.5 2.6 463.5 247.0 0.276 MAND 925.0 -30.5 -31.3 310.0 2.9 517.1 248.1 0.303 SIGT 902.0 -30.3 -33.2 313.0 4.1 696.2 250.1 0.259 SIGT 879.0 -28.1 -35.1 316.0 5.4 880.9 254.3 0.221 MAND 850.0 -29.5 -37.5 320.0 7.0 1121.1 255.3 0.179 SIGT 707.0 -35.9 -39.4 234.6 25.8 2419.1 262.0 0.177 MAND 700.0 -35.7 -40.1 230.0 26.8 2488.3 263.0 0.166 SIGT 681.0 -34.7 -39.7 230.0 26.3 2680.2 266.2 0.178 SIGT 602.0 -41.1 -45.5 230.0 24.2 3530.2 268.3 0.108 SIGT 561.0 -42.1 -48.1 230.0 22.9 4008.8 272.6 0.087 SIGT 522.0 -44.7 -49.7 230.0 21.7 4493.9 275.1 0.080 MAND 500.0 -46.1 -54.1 230.0 21.0 4781.2 276.8 0.053 SIGT 473.0 -47.5 -58.5 235.0 20.7 5149.4 279.5 0.035 MAND 400.0 -52.7 -64.7 250.0 19.8 6245.0 286.5 ----- SIGT 391.0 -53.5 -65.5 250.8 20.1 6391.7 287.3 ----- SIGT 306.0 -58.5 -73.5 259.3 23.6 7951.4 301.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -58.3 -73.3 260.0 23.9 8076.0 303.2 ----- TRO1 291.0 -59.5 -75.5 255.0 24.9 8267.2 304.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -60.3 -77.3 270.0 24.9 9216.1 316.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -61.7 -80.7 285.0 24.9 10603.3 335.1 ----- SIGT 185.0 -62.5 -83.5 285.0 24.9 11085.4 341.3 ----- SIGT 151.0 -63.9 ----- 285.0 24.9 12334.7 359.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -64.1 ----- 285.0 24.9 12375.4 359.7 ----- SIGT 124.0 -68.9 ----- ----- ----- 13528.0 371.1 ----- SIGT 116.0 -68.9 ----- ----- ----- 13927.2 378.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 18 Jun 2000170 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -32.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 247.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 247.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 899 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -33.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -19.6 C K Index (KI) = -25.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 23.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 35.0 Showalter Index (ShI) = 17.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 25.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -19 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 255 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 306 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done