================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000239 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1001.0 -17.1 -30.1 150.0 15.0 34.0 256.0 0.314 MAND 1000.0 -17.1 -30.1 150.0 15.0 41.5 256.1 0.314 SIGT 978.0 -16.1 -34.1 151.4 14.3 208.8 258.7 0.219 MAND 925.0 -20.1 -35.1 155.0 12.8 625.2 258.8 0.210 SIGT 911.0 -20.7 -35.7 159.5 17.5 738.1 259.3 0.201 SIGT 892.0 -20.1 -37.1 165.8 24.0 894.3 261.5 0.178 MAND 850.0 -21.9 -39.9 180.0 38.9 1250.6 263.2 0.140 SIGT 804.0 -24.5 -42.5 180.0 33.7 1658.1 264.7 0.112 SIGT 783.0 -23.3 -41.3 180.0 31.3 1851.4 268.0 0.131 SIGT 749.0 -24.5 -40.5 180.0 27.2 2175.7 270.1 0.149 SIGT 726.0 -23.1 -43.1 180.0 24.3 2403.6 274.0 0.116 MAND 700.0 -24.7 -45.7 180.0 21.0 2669.9 275.1 0.091 SIGT 659.0 -25.7 -48.7 147.8 17.7 3108.5 278.8 0.070 SIGT 552.0 -34.7 -57.7 55.4 8.1 4369.8 282.6 0.033 MAND 500.0 -37.9 -49.9 5.0 2.9 5056.4 286.8 0.082 MAND 400.0 -46.9 -50.6 20.0 22.9 6565.3 294.0 0.096 MAND 300.0 -61.1 -65.9 20.0 52.8 8412.6 299.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -69.9 -74.4 15.0 50.9 9522.0 302.2 ----- SIGT 244.0 -71.1 ----- 11.1 47.0 9666.2 302.5 ----- SIGT 212.0 -75.9 ----- 349.0 25.0 10488.6 307.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -75.7 ----- 340.0 15.9 10825.6 312.9 ----- SIGT 173.0 -78.1 ----- ----- ----- 11659.5 322.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 26 Aug 2000239 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -34.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 258.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 259.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 727 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -37.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -10.7 C K Index (KI) = -44.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 22.8 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 80.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 19.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 14.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 35 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 263 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 294 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done