================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000207 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1007.0 -20.1 -23.4 350.0 5.8 34.0 252.6 0.576 MAND 1000.0 -19.7 -22.3 350.0 7.0 85.8 253.5 0.639 SIGT 933.0 -24.1 -24.3 350.0 10.5 596.5 254.0 0.574 MAND 925.0 -24.1 -24.2 350.0 10.9 659.4 254.7 0.584 SIGT 884.0 -24.5 -25.9 336.6 17.8 990.1 257.6 0.524 SIGT 873.0 -24.3 -25.6 332.9 19.8 1081.4 258.7 0.545 SIGT 858.0 -21.3 -25.0 327.8 22.4 1208.5 263.1 0.586 MAND 850.0 -21.7 -26.2 325.0 23.9 1277.6 263.4 0.530 SIGT 805.0 -22.1 -29.1 322.2 22.5 1678.2 267.1 0.429 SIGT 715.0 -24.3 -29.2 316.1 19.4 2546.8 273.9 0.478 SIGT 708.0 -24.1 -28.7 315.6 19.1 2618.5 274.9 0.506 MAND 700.0 -23.7 -28.7 315.0 18.8 2701.6 276.3 0.512 SIGT 694.0 -23.5 -29.5 314.2 19.5 2764.5 277.2 0.479 SIGT 624.0 -26.5 -32.5 304.6 27.5 3537.8 282.3 0.401 SIGT 594.0 -27.3 -50.3 300.2 31.2 3893.4 285.4 0.066 SIGT 574.0 -28.1 -52.1 297.2 33.7 4139.7 287.2 0.058 MAND 500.0 -33.9 -60.9 285.0 43.9 5119.0 291.7 0.026 SIGT 489.0 -34.5 -52.5 284.5 44.6 5274.8 292.8 0.065 MAND 400.0 -45.3 -55.3 280.0 50.9 6647.9 296.1 0.057 SIGT 357.0 -51.5 -60.5 278.0 55.7 7396.9 297.6 0.037 SIGT 324.0 -55.7 -61.7 276.3 59.8 8020.8 300.2 0.037 MAND 300.0 -59.5 -65.5 275.0 62.9 8506.9 301.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -69.1 -73.9 270.0 72.8 9622.7 303.4 ----- SIGT 237.0 -71.7 ----- 273.8 75.1 9939.9 304.1 ----- MAXW 233.0 -72.1 ----- 275.0 75.8 10039.4 305.0 ----- MAND 200.0 -75.7 ----- 280.0 51.9 10931.9 312.9 ----- SIGT 169.0 -78.7 ----- 285.9 43.1 11898.9 323.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -79.3 ----- 290.0 36.9 12577.4 333.5 ----- SIGT 147.0 -79.9 ----- ----- ----- 12692.0 334.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 25 Jul 2000207 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -23.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 254.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 255.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 934 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -24.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -14.7 C K Index (KI) = -19.0 Lifted Index (LI) = 29.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 91.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 22.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 19.9 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -161 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 259 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 300 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 324 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done