================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000240 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -22.1 -33.1 140.0 1.9 34.0 252.2 0.240 SIGT 966.0 -15.5 -34.5 169.5 2.5 171.6 260.2 0.213 SIGT 933.0 -14.3 -37.3 226.0 3.6 434.7 264.0 0.167 MAND 925.0 -14.7 -38.7 240.0 3.9 499.9 264.3 0.146 SIGT 888.0 -16.1 -38.1 215.8 6.3 808.3 265.9 0.161 MAND 850.0 -18.5 -38.5 190.0 8.9 1136.2 266.8 0.162 SIGT 787.0 -22.1 -47.1 194.0 9.7 1706.7 268.9 0.069 SIGT 763.0 -22.1 -47.1 195.6 10.0 1934.6 271.3 0.071 SIGT 743.0 -21.7 -45.7 196.9 10.3 2130.1 273.8 0.086 MAND 700.0 -23.7 -46.7 200.0 10.9 2567.6 276.3 0.081 MAND 500.0 -37.9 -67.9 330.0 5.8 4957.0 286.8 ----- SIGT 470.0 -41.1 -68.1 341.2 10.4 5380.7 288.0 ----- SIGT 465.0 -40.7 -67.7 343.2 11.1 5453.4 289.4 ----- MAND 400.0 -47.1 -75.1 10.0 22.0 6464.9 293.8 ----- SIGT 362.0 -51.1 -74.1 13.5 25.5 7120.2 296.9 ----- MAND 300.0 -60.7 -69.7 20.0 31.9 8316.1 299.8 ----- SIGT 281.0 -64.1 -73.1 12.7 27.9 8720.1 300.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -68.7 -78.7 360.0 21.0 9428.3 303.9 ----- SIGT 242.0 -69.7 -79.7 354.1 19.1 9622.6 305.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -73.9 ----- 320.0 8.0 10747.2 315.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -78.7 ----- 290.0 15.0 12406.6 334.6 ----- SIGT 149.0 -78.7 ----- ----- ----- 12444.7 335.2 ----- SIGT 130.0 -82.3 ----- ----- ----- 13214.7 342.1 ----- SIGT 108.0 -82.3 ----- ----- ----- 14251.6 360.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 27 Aug 2000240 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -36.7 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 262.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 263.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 658 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -40.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -6.4 C K Index (KI) = -42.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 19.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 23.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.3 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 18.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = -0.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 61 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 269 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 297 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 362 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done