================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000238 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -28.1 -31.9 270.0 1.0 34.0 246.2 0.269 SIGT 972.0 -28.7 -32.5 258.2 7.7 122.0 246.5 0.257 SIGT 960.0 -25.3 -27.9 246.2 14.5 211.6 250.8 0.402 SIGT 950.0 -24.5 -27.4 236.0 20.2 287.8 252.3 0.425 MAND 925.0 -25.9 -28.2 210.0 35.0 481.6 252.8 0.406 SIGT 898.0 -27.3 -29.2 203.0 38.8 695.7 253.5 0.381 SIGT 871.0 -27.1 -28.4 195.8 42.7 915.7 256.0 0.423 MAND 850.0 -27.3 -28.8 190.0 45.8 1091.7 257.6 0.417 SIGT 819.0 -28.5 -30.5 186.2 42.0 1358.7 259.0 0.369 SIGT 795.0 -27.1 -29.4 183.1 38.9 1572.6 262.7 0.422 SIGT 735.0 -29.3 -31.9 175.0 30.8 2135.9 266.3 0.360 MAND 700.0 -32.1 -34.7 170.0 25.8 2482.6 266.9 0.288 SIGT 565.0 -44.3 -48.1 166.8 28.5 3957.8 269.5 0.087 SIGT 529.0 -46.1 -49.6 165.8 29.2 4397.5 272.4 0.079 MAND 500.0 -45.3 -48.9 165.0 29.9 4773.3 277.8 0.090 SIGT 499.0 -45.1 -48.9 165.0 29.8 4786.7 278.2 0.090 SIGT 475.0 -46.3 -51.3 163.8 27.6 5115.2 280.7 0.076 MAND 400.0 -54.5 -60.5 160.0 19.8 6236.9 284.2 0.033 SIGT 392.0 -55.5 -60.5 161.1 19.2 6366.0 284.5 0.034 SIGT 385.0 -54.9 -59.9 162.0 18.6 6481.1 286.8 0.036 SIGT 334.0 -60.1 -67.1 169.5 14.2 7379.0 291.5 ----- MAND 300.0 -61.9 -70.9 175.0 10.9 8046.4 298.1 ----- SIGT 279.0 -63.5 -73.5 199.0 11.3 8493.9 302.0 ----- SIGT 272.0 -63.3 -73.3 207.4 11.4 8650.1 304.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -67.1 -77.1 235.0 11.8 9164.0 306.3 ----- SIGT 225.0 -70.1 -77.1 225.5 12.9 9795.5 311.1 ----- SIGT 211.0 -69.1 -80.1 219.8 13.5 10178.6 318.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -70.9 ----- 215.0 14.0 10497.3 320.5 ----- SIGT 152.0 -76.5 ----- 234.1 10.1 12101.2 337.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -75.9 ----- 235.0 9.9 12177.6 339.4 ----- SIGT 134.0 -77.3 ----- ----- ----- 12827.2 348.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 25 Aug 2000238 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -29.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 251.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 252.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 890 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -29.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -17.5 C K Index (KI) = -13.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 121.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 34.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -365 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 258 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 291 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 334 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done