================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000230 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -31.1 -35.1 0.0 0.0 34.0 243.2 0.197 SIGT 980.0 -29.9 -33.6 0.3 0.7 63.0 244.7 0.229 MAND 925.0 -30.7 -34.1 5.0 10.9 474.0 247.9 0.231 MAND 850.0 -33.1 -36.0 325.0 8.0 1071.8 251.5 0.209 SIGT 768.0 -34.9 -36.8 304.1 8.5 1782.8 256.9 0.213 SIGT 729.0 -34.5 -38.7 293.3 8.7 2147.0 261.2 0.185 MAND 700.0 -35.5 -40.5 285.0 8.9 2430.3 263.2 0.160 SIGT 649.0 -38.3 -44.3 302.2 6.9 2954.0 265.8 0.114 SIGT 635.0 -37.5 -45.5 307.1 6.3 3104.3 268.3 0.102 MAND 500.0 -47.3 -55.3 0.0 0.0 4720.4 275.4 0.046 SIGT 474.0 -49.9 -56.9 335.9 0.9 5071.8 276.4 0.042 SIGT 435.0 -50.5 -61.5 297.3 2.4 5632.7 282.5 0.028 MAND 400.0 -53.7 -64.7 260.0 3.9 6176.0 285.2 ----- SIGT 384.0 -55.7 -65.7 257.1 4.8 6437.3 285.9 ----- SIGT 334.0 -59.1 -69.1 247.4 7.7 7319.2 292.9 ----- SIGT 325.0 -59.3 -70.3 245.5 8.2 7490.5 294.9 ----- MAND 300.0 -61.3 -72.3 240.0 9.9 7989.7 298.9 ----- SIGT 262.0 -65.7 -75.7 254.9 12.9 8821.7 304.3 ----- SIGT 261.0 -65.7 -69.5 255.3 13.0 8844.9 304.6 ----- SIGT 258.0 -66.1 -77.1 256.6 13.3 8915.1 305.1 ----- SIGT 257.0 -66.3 -77.3 257.0 13.4 8938.7 305.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -66.9 -77.9 260.0 14.0 9105.8 306.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -70.1 ----- 270.0 19.8 10443.9 321.8 ----- SIGT 161.0 -74.5 ----- 277.6 16.1 11720.5 334.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -74.3 ----- 280.0 15.0 12132.6 342.1 ----- SIGT 126.0 -76.5 ----- ----- ----- 13142.9 355.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 17 Aug 2000230 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -34.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 247.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 247.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 874 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -35.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -22.5 C K Index (KI) = -26.8 Lifted Index (LI) = 22.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 15.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 19.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 25.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -26 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 = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 295 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 325 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done