================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000229 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 986.0 -26.1 -30.4 100.0 8.9 34.0 248.1 0.310 MAND 925.0 -28.3 -32.1 160.0 16.9 494.3 250.4 0.281 SIGT 890.0 -29.5 -32.8 146.3 14.6 770.4 251.9 0.273 SIGT 864.0 -28.9 -32.4 135.8 12.8 982.4 254.7 0.292 MAND 850.0 -29.9 -33.2 130.0 11.8 1099.1 254.8 0.275 SIGT 784.0 -32.5 -33.8 102.8 7.7 1672.2 258.0 0.281 SIGT 772.0 -30.7 -33.2 97.6 6.9 1781.4 261.1 0.303 SIGT 758.0 -31.5 -35.2 91.5 6.0 1911.2 261.6 0.253 SIGT 715.0 -34.9 -37.7 72.0 3.0 2321.9 262.3 0.209 MAND 700.0 -35.3 -37.9 65.0 1.9 2469.8 263.4 0.209 SIGT 652.0 -36.3 -39.3 48.8 2.6 2963.9 267.7 0.194 MAND 500.0 -47.3 -55.3 350.0 4.9 4763.4 275.4 0.046 SIGT 424.0 -54.3 -63.3 324.0 7.2 5837.6 279.7 ----- MAND 400.0 -55.9 -65.9 315.0 8.0 6209.8 282.4 ----- SIGT 363.0 -58.5 -70.5 308.2 11.0 6824.0 286.8 ----- SIGT 349.0 -58.7 -70.7 305.4 12.2 7071.3 289.8 ----- MAND 300.0 -63.9 -75.9 295.0 16.9 8010.4 295.3 ----- SIGT 290.0 -65.3 -77.3 293.1 16.1 8217.6 296.2 ----- SIGT 260.0 -67.3 -79.3 287.1 13.7 8879.4 302.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -66.5 -78.5 285.0 12.8 9116.5 307.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -71.3 ----- 305.0 17.9 10451.9 319.9 ----- SIGT 180.0 -73.1 ----- 301.3 19.7 11072.3 326.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -74.7 ----- 295.0 22.9 12136.8 341.4 ----- SIGT 147.0 -74.7 ----- ----- ----- 12254.2 343.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 16 Aug 2000229 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -31.7 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 250.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 250.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 872 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -32.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -19.8 C K Index (KI) = -18.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 28.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 31.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -12 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 255 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 290 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 349 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done