================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000237 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 978.0 -27.1 -34.1 110.0 4.9 34.0 247.6 0.219 SIGT 975.0 -25.9 -36.9 ----- ----- 56.2 249.1 0.2 SIGT 947.0 -27.3 -39.3 ----- ----- 266.7 249.7 0.1 MAND 925.0 -26.3 -38.3 ----- ----- 436.4 252.4 0.2 SIGT 917.0 -26.3 -39.3 ----- ----- 499.2 253.1 0.1 MAND 850.0 -28.7 -40.7 ----- ----- 1045.4 256.1 0.1 SIGT 820.0 -28.9 -40.9 ----- ----- 1302.7 258.5 0.1 SIGT 738.0 -33.7 -43.7 ----- ----- 2049.4 261.2 0.1 SIGT 711.0 -32.3 -45.3 ----- ----- 2311.7 265.5 0.1 MAND 700.0 -32.9 -46.9 ----- ----- 2421.6 266.1 0.1 SIGT 581.0 -39.7 -55.7 ----- ----- 3714.7 272.7 0.0 MAND 500.0 -47.5 -59.5 ----- ----- 4724.6 275.1 0.0 SIGT 456.0 -51.9 -62.9 ----- ----- 5327.8 277.0 0.0 SIGT 431.0 -51.1 -65.1 ----- ----- 5694.0 282.5 ----- MAND 400.0 -53.5 -70.5 ----- ----- 6177.0 285.5 ----- SIGT 390.0 -54.5 -71.5 ----- ----- 6339.6 286.2 ----- SIGT 318.0 -58.1 -78.1 ----- ----- 7636.4 298.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -60.3 -79.3 ----- ----- 8001.7 300.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -65.5 -83.5 ----- ----- 9124.9 308.7 ----- SIGT 218.0 -69.5 ----- ----- ----- 9950.2 314.9 ----- SIGT 209.0 -68.5 ----- ----- ----- 10202.4 320.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -69.9 ----- ----- ----- 10465.5 322.1 ----- TRO1 176.0 -74.3 ----- ----- ----- 11218.5 326.8 ----- SIGT 169.0 -73.1 ----- ----- ----- 11455.7 332.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -74.1 ----- ----- ----- 12153.1 342.5 ----- SIGT 110.0 -80.9 ----- ----- ----- 13931.1 361.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -76.1 ----- ----- ----- 14474.8 380.7 ----- SIGT 89.6 -80.7 ----- ----- ----- 15101.4 383.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 24 Aug 2000237 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -38.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 251.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 252.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 750 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -41.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -18.0 C K Index (KI) = -35.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 25.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- 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 = 298 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 318 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done