================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000197 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 987.0 -24.1 -27.9 360.0 5.8 34.0 250.0 0.391 SIGT 964.0 -19.5 -21.9 303.9 9.5 207.7 256.3 0.687 MAND 925.0 -21.5 -24.5 205.0 15.9 513.6 257.3 0.568 MAND 850.0 -25.3 -27.4 195.0 46.8 1132.5 259.7 0.475 SIGT 779.0 -30.1 -32.1 188.2 52.3 1760.0 261.1 0.333 SIGT 762.0 -29.5 -31.6 186.5 53.6 1917.4 263.4 0.358 MAND 700.0 -33.3 -36.1 180.0 58.9 2518.6 265.6 0.251 SIGT 567.0 -41.9 -45.9 167.4 37.4 3973.2 272.0 0.110 SIGT 541.0 -42.9 -47.9 164.6 32.7 4290.6 274.5 0.092 SIGT 527.0 -41.7 -48.7 163.1 30.1 4467.9 278.0 0.087 MAND 500.0 -43.9 -56.9 160.0 24.9 4822.9 279.5 0.040 SIGT 458.0 -48.1 -64.1 167.9 20.9 5406.9 281.4 ----- SIGT 418.0 -49.3 -65.3 176.1 16.9 6007.9 287.3 ----- MAND 400.0 -51.1 -64.1 180.0 15.0 6295.5 288.6 ----- SIGT 332.0 -58.3 -67.3 180.0 19.5 7488.2 294.5 ----- SIGT 304.0 -59.5 -70.5 180.0 21.6 8041.3 300.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -58.5 -70.5 180.0 22.0 8124.4 302.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -63.9 -77.9 215.0 22.0 9256.7 311.1 ----- SIGT 228.0 -66.7 -80.7 219.1 18.7 9817.7 315.1 ----- SIGT 215.0 -64.5 -78.5 221.8 16.6 10174.7 323.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -67.1 -81.1 225.0 14.0 10614.1 326.5 ----- TRO1 169.0 -72.1 ----- 225.0 33.8 11618.6 334.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -72.1 ----- 215.0 25.8 12321.2 345.9 ----- SIGT 115.0 -74.1 ----- ----- ----- 13878.7 369.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 15 Jul 2000197 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -24.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 256.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 257.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 891 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -25.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -13.6 C K Index (KI) = -11.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 118.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.1 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -370 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 262 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 300 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 304 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done