================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000188 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 984.0 -19.1 -22.9 30.0 11.8 34.0 255.2 0.616 SIGT 982.0 -19.7 -26.7 29.7 12.2 49.1 254.8 0.439 SIGT 967.0 -18.9 -26.9 27.2 15.1 163.7 256.7 0.437 MAND 925.0 -21.7 -27.7 19.9 23.4 492.7 257.1 0.425 MAND 850.0 -25.9 -29.8 6.4 38.9 1110.7 259.0 0.380 SIGT 825.0 -27.3 -30.5 1.6 44.3 1326.4 259.8 0.367 SIGT 786.0 -29.1 -32.2 354.0 53.0 1674.0 261.5 0.327 SIGT 774.0 -28.3 -32.4 351.6 55.8 1784.3 263.5 0.326 SIGT 715.0 -31.9 -35.4 339.2 70.0 2349.0 265.6 0.263 MAND 700.0 -31.5 -37.5 335.9 73.8 2499.1 267.6 0.218 SIGT 699.0 -31.5 -37.5 335.6 74.0 2509.2 267.7 0.218 SIGT 639.0 -34.9 -45.9 321.8 89.9 3140.2 270.8 0.097 SIGT 544.0 -41.9 -52.9 297.5 117.7 4247.4 275.2 0.056 MAND 500.0 -45.5 -55.5 285.0 131.9 4814.5 277.6 0.045 SIGT 467.0 -49.1 -57.1 297.7 123.6 5266.3 278.6 0.042 SIGT 401.0 -54.5 -62.5 325.6 105.3 6254.6 284.0 0.028 MAND 400.0 -54.5 -62.5 326.0 105.0 6270.6 284.2 0.028 SIGT 393.0 -54.1 -62.1 329.2 103.0 6383.8 286.1 0.029 SIGT 345.0 -59.1 -67.1 352.5 87.7 7210.4 290.2 ----- SIGT 321.0 -60.1 -69.1 5.2 79.4 7661.5 294.9 ----- SIGT 314.0 -58.5 -68.5 9.1 76.8 7799.7 299.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -59.5 -70.5 17.2 71.6 8085.9 301.5 ----- SIGT 268.0 -62.7 -75.7 36.9 58.6 8786.7 306.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -64.1 -77.1 49.0 50.7 9214.0 310.8 ----- TRO1 206.0 -70.1 -77.1 81.9 29.2 10382.8 319.0 ----- SIGT 202.0 -68.7 -80.7 85.2 27.0 10499.9 323.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -69.1 -81.1 86.9 25.9 10559.4 323.3 ----- SIGW 196.3 -69.1 -81.2 90.0 23.9 10670.0 325.1 ----- SIGT 162.0 -69.1 -82.1 ----- ----- 11819.3 343.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -71.5 ----- ----- ----- 12276.8 346.9 ----- SIGT 123.0 -77.3 ----- ----- ----- 13432.5 356.6 ----- SIGT 119.0 -77.1 ----- ----- ----- 13622.3 360.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 06 Jul 2000188 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -27.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 257.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 258.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 837 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -28.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -14.2 C K Index (KI) = -16.2 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 209.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.3 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -581 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 261 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 299 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 314 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done