================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000225 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 975.0 -26.1 -30.0 40.0 7.0 34.0 248.9 0.325 SIGT 968.0 -24.1 -30.1 46.9 6.2 86.4 251.4 0.325 MAND 925.0 -26.7 -29.8 90.0 1.0 416.3 252.0 0.349 SIGT 892.0 -28.7 -30.3 64.1 1.4 677.6 252.6 0.346 MAND 850.0 -29.5 -31.7 30.0 1.9 1022.6 255.3 0.318 MAND 700.0 -33.7 -35.5 350.0 14.0 2397.0 265.2 0.266 SIGT 693.0 -33.7 -35.7 351.7 14.0 2467.5 265.9 0.264 SIGT 634.0 -37.9 -40.6 6.4 14.6 3086.4 268.0 0.174 SIGT 623.0 -35.3 -38.1 9.3 14.7 3207.8 272.3 0.230 SIGT 589.0 -37.3 -41.2 18.5 15.0 3597.3 274.4 0.176 SIGT 537.0 -41.3 -43.9 33.6 15.5 4230.7 277.0 0.144 MAND 500.0 -44.9 -48.0 45.0 15.9 4711.9 278.3 0.099 SIGT 463.0 -48.3 -51.6 46.7 18.7 5222.3 280.3 0.076 SIGT 432.0 -50.1 -53.8 48.3 21.2 5677.1 283.6 0.064 MAND 400.0 -53.9 -57.8 50.0 23.9 6175.8 285.0 0.045 MAND 300.0 -66.5 -70.4 55.0 22.0 7970.9 291.6 ----- SIGT 289.0 -68.3 -72.1 52.9 20.3 8196.1 292.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -70.5 ----- 45.0 14.0 9061.6 301.3 ----- SIGT 229.0 -73.3 ----- 43.0 12.8 9579.0 304.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -74.3 ----- 40.0 10.9 10369.9 315.1 ----- SIGT 156.0 -78.7 ----- 14.1 12.6 11801.6 330.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -78.3 ----- 10.0 12.8 12025.3 335.2 ----- SIGT 140.0 -78.7 ----- ----- ----- 12418.8 341.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 12 Aug 2000225 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -30.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 252.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 252.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 869 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -31.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -19.4 C K Index (KI) = -18.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 19.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 18.3 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 28.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 52 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 257 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 285 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done