================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000173 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1005.0 -33.1 -37.6 0.0 0.0 34.0 239.7 0.150 MAND 1000.0 -33.3 -39.3 175.0 1.0 69.1 239.9 0.127 SIGT 989.0 -27.5 -32.5 175.0 4.2 147.8 246.4 0.253 SIGT 949.0 -27.9 -33.9 175.0 16.4 444.7 249.0 0.230 MAND 925.0 -29.1 -34.1 175.0 23.9 628.4 249.6 0.231 SIGT 865.0 -30.5 -34.8 182.9 19.1 1106.6 252.9 0.231 MAND 850.0 -28.9 -33.9 185.0 17.9 1231.4 255.9 0.257 SIGT 840.0 -28.9 -34.9 184.4 17.5 1316.1 256.7 0.235 SIGT 786.0 -29.1 -36.1 180.9 15.4 1791.6 261.5 0.223 MAND 700.0 -33.5 -41.5 175.0 11.8 2612.8 265.4 0.144 SIGT 667.0 -34.9 -42.9 186.6 11.8 2950.9 267.5 0.130 SIGT 646.0 -34.3 -44.3 194.3 11.8 3174.6 270.7 0.115 SIGT 613.0 -34.7 -45.7 207.0 11.8 3541.3 274.3 0.104 SIGT 550.0 -39.1 -52.1 232.8 11.8 4292.0 277.7 0.061 SIGT 502.0 -44.7 -50.7 254.1 11.8 4910.8 278.2 0.076 MAND 500.0 -44.7 -50.7 255.0 11.8 4937.5 278.6 0.076 SIGT 447.0 -49.1 -52.9 310.8 10.9 5680.4 282.1 0.069 MAND 400.0 -53.3 -57.6 5.0 9.9 6402.9 285.7 0.046 SIGT 315.0 -63.5 -68.4 25.9 13.3 7906.1 291.7 ----- MAND 300.0 -65.1 -70.1 30.0 14.0 8204.7 293.6 ----- TRO1 274.0 -67.5 -72.4 20.0 15.0 8754.2 297.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -67.9 -72.8 30.0 10.9 9306.0 305.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -68.5 -75.5 20.0 9.9 10646.0 324.3 ----- SIGT 171.0 -68.9 -77.9 22.7 9.9 11584.5 338.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -70.7 ----- 25.0 9.9 12365.2 348.3 ----- SIGT 122.0 -74.5 ----- ----- ----- 13579.4 362.6 ----- SIGT 121.0 -74.5 ----- ----- ----- 13627.3 363.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 21 Jun 2000173 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -34.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 247.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 248.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 866 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -35.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -20.1 C K Index (KI) = -26.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 24.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 47.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 18.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 26.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 53 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 253 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 292 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 315 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done