================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000218 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 991.0 -18.1 -23.1 40.0 16.9 34.0 255.7 0.601 SIGT 985.0 -10.7 -23.7 49.6 17.0 80.1 263.6 0.573 SIGT 978.0 -10.3 -28.3 61.0 17.1 135.0 264.5 0.380 MAND 925.0 -12.9 -30.9 150.0 17.9 562.0 266.1 0.315 SIGT 874.0 -15.3 -33.3 163.4 30.6 992.6 268.0 0.265 SIGT 860.0 -14.3 -38.3 167.2 34.3 1114.9 270.3 0.163 MAND 850.0 -14.5 -41.5 170.0 36.9 1203.5 271.0 0.118 SIGT 810.0 -15.1 -43.1 172.5 30.9 1568.5 274.1 0.104 SIGT 739.0 -20.5 -37.5 177.2 19.5 2254.9 275.5 0.206 SIGT 722.0 -19.7 -34.7 178.4 16.6 2427.5 278.2 0.279 MAND 700.0 -21.3 -35.3 180.0 12.8 2656.6 278.9 0.272 SIGT 663.0 -24.1 -38.1 186.6 13.8 3055.2 280.1 0.216 SIGT 612.0 -26.1 -48.1 196.2 15.3 3637.0 284.3 0.080 SIGT 526.0 -33.3 -57.3 214.1 18.0 4717.2 288.2 0.036 MAND 500.0 -36.7 -55.7 220.0 18.8 5071.0 288.3 0.044 MAND 400.0 -49.7 -64.7 255.0 22.9 6574.5 290.4 ----- SIGT 385.0 -52.3 -65.3 257.7 23.2 6823.3 290.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -63.9 -73.9 275.0 24.9 8395.2 295.3 ----- SIGT 279.0 -66.1 -74.1 283.1 24.5 8837.8 298.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -71.9 ----- 295.0 23.9 9494.4 299.2 ----- SIGT 214.0 -79.5 ----- 319.5 30.2 10393.9 301.0 ----- SIGT 202.0 -78.7 ----- 328.5 32.4 10722.1 307.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -78.9 ----- 330.0 32.8 10778.7 307.8 ----- SIGT 184.0 -82.7 ----- 316.9 29.7 11248.7 309.1 ----- SIGT 151.0 -79.7 ----- 286.0 22.2 12360.4 332.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -79.7 ----- 285.0 22.0 12398.0 332.8 ----- SIGT 133.0 -82.9 ----- ----- ----- 13074.2 338.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 05 Aug 2000218 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -29.7 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 265.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 266.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 709 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -32.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -4.5 C K Index (KI) = -33.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 213.5 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 17.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 316 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 270 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 290 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done