================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000210 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -28.1 -32.5 330.0 4.9 34.0 246.2 0.254 MAND 925.0 -30.5 -31.8 325.0 11.8 475.9 248.1 0.289 SIGT 904.0 -31.9 -32.3 323.6 13.0 638.7 248.3 0.282 MAND 850.0 -34.3 -35.2 320.0 15.9 1072.0 250.2 0.226 SIGT 839.0 -35.1 -35.7 313.0 15.9 1163.0 250.3 0.218 SIGT 826.0 -33.9 -36.3 304.6 15.9 1272.2 252.7 0.208 SIGT 811.0 -34.5 -39.5 294.8 15.9 1400.6 253.4 0.153 SIGT 783.0 -35.3 -40.3 276.0 15.9 1645.9 255.1 0.146 SIGT 773.0 -34.7 -40.7 269.1 15.9 1735.6 256.7 0.142 SIGT 767.0 -29.9 -37.9 264.9 15.9 1790.6 262.4 0.191 SIGT 752.0 -28.9 -41.9 254.1 15.9 1931.6 265.0 0.128 SIGT 714.0 -31.5 -45.5 225.7 15.9 2300.8 266.1 0.091 MAND 700.0 -31.9 -45.9 215.0 15.9 2440.9 267.2 0.089 SIGT 663.0 -33.3 -48.3 221.6 16.6 2823.7 269.8 0.072 SIGT 650.0 -32.3 -48.3 224.0 16.8 2963.2 272.4 0.074 SIGT 594.0 -37.5 -50.5 234.8 17.9 3592.1 273.5 0.065 MAND 500.0 -43.1 -59.1 255.0 19.8 4767.5 280.5 0.031 MAND 400.0 -51.5 -67.5 270.0 22.9 6244.2 288.1 ----- SIGT 397.0 -51.5 -66.5 270.1 23.4 6293.1 288.7 ----- SIGT 327.0 -59.7 -72.7 273.5 34.8 7529.6 293.9 ----- MAND 300.0 -61.3 -75.3 275.0 39.8 8066.6 298.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -64.3 -78.3 280.0 32.8 9190.3 310.5 ----- SIGT 244.0 -64.1 -79.1 281.1 33.5 9339.1 313.0 ----- SIGT 234.0 -66.1 -80.1 283.0 34.6 9594.2 313.7 ----- SIGT 222.0 -65.3 -80.3 285.3 36.0 9914.2 319.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -67.5 -82.5 290.0 38.9 10546.4 325.9 ----- SIGT 157.0 -72.9 ----- 285.8 44.7 11985.9 340.1 ----- SIGT 153.0 -70.5 ----- 285.3 45.4 12138.3 346.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -70.7 ----- 285.0 45.8 12255.8 348.3 ----- SIGT 136.0 -73.3 ----- ----- ----- 12833.3 353.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 28 Jul 2000210 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -32.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 247.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 248.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 898 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -33.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -23.3 C K Index (KI) = -40.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 26.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 51.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 24.3 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 16.7 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -2 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 252 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = -10 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 294 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 327 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done