================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000238 TIME=120000 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 1003.0 -24.1 -27.9 160.0 24.9 34.0 248.8 0.385 MAND 1000.0 -24.9 -28.8 160.0 23.9 55.8 248.3 0.355 MAND 925.0 -28.7 -31.6 180.0 49.0 618.7 250.0 0.295 SIGT 871.0 -32.5 -33.8 172.9 51.7 1046.3 250.4 0.253 MAND 850.0 -33.1 -34.0 170.0 52.8 1218.2 251.5 0.254 SIGT 796.0 -34.3 -35.5 161.5 49.5 1678.8 255.0 0.234 SIGT 773.0 -32.9 -34.0 157.7 48.0 1884.6 258.6 0.280 SIGT 726.0 -36.3 -37.8 149.7 44.8 2323.1 259.6 0.204 MAND 700.0 -36.9 -38.3 145.0 42.9 2575.9 261.6 0.201 SIGT 625.0 -39.1 -42.7 109.5 31.4 3356.9 267.7 0.141 SIGT 586.0 -41.9 -45.8 89.5 25.0 3796.1 269.5 0.107 SIGT 577.0 -37.1 -41.6 84.7 23.4 3902.1 276.3 0.172 SIGT 564.0 -36.3 -43.3 77.5 21.1 4060.0 279.0 0.147 SIGT 538.0 -38.5 -52.5 62.7 16.3 4386.0 280.2 0.059 MAND 500.0 -43.1 -55.1 40.0 8.9 4884.8 280.5 0.047 SIGT 426.0 -52.1 -60.1 68.9 13.3 5943.3 282.2 0.032 MAND 400.0 -54.9 -61.9 80.0 15.0 6348.6 283.7 0.029 SIGT 350.0 -60.1 -67.1 89.4 14.0 7192.4 287.7 ----- MAND 300.0 -62.9 -71.9 100.0 12.8 8148.4 296.7 ----- SIGT 294.0 -63.1 -72.1 108.4 13.3 8272.8 298.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -67.7 -77.7 175.0 16.9 9259.7 305.4 ----- SIGT 231.0 -69.9 -79.9 173.2 15.4 9733.0 309.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -71.9 ----- 170.0 12.8 10586.9 318.9 ----- SIGT 196.0 -72.5 ----- ----- ----- 10705.9 319.8 ----- SIGT 158.0 -77.3 ----- ----- ----- 11957.8 332.0 ----- SIGT 157.0 -77.1 ----- ----- ----- 11994.3 332.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 25 Aug 2000238 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -30.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 249.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 250.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 897 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -31.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -20.8 C K Index (KI) = -25.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 25.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 114.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 23.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 19.1 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -491 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 253 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = -2 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 288 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 350 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done