================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000240 TIME=120000 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 983.0 -23.1 -29.1 80.0 5.8 34.0 251.3 0.351 SIGT 981.0 -16.9 -24.9 76.7 6.2 49.1 257.7 0.517 SIGT 976.0 -16.9 -24.9 68.3 7.0 87.5 258.0 0.520 SIGT 970.0 -17.1 -25.1 58.2 8.0 133.8 258.3 0.513 SIGT 955.0 -15.3 -30.3 32.5 10.6 251.2 261.3 0.323 MAND 925.0 -17.3 -31.3 340.0 15.9 491.4 261.6 0.303 SIGT 918.0 -17.9 -31.9 340.0 16.0 548.3 261.6 0.288 SIGT 871.0 -18.9 -37.9 340.0 16.6 940.7 264.5 0.168 SIGT 857.0 -16.9 -39.9 340.0 16.8 1061.9 267.8 0.139 MAND 850.0 -16.9 -40.9 340.0 16.9 1123.4 268.5 0.126 SIGT 826.0 -16.1 -43.1 323.6 17.3 1338.8 271.5 0.102 MAND 700.0 -23.5 -50.5 230.0 19.8 2567.6 276.5 0.055 SIGT 585.0 -30.3 -60.3 240.8 21.5 3862.6 283.1 0.023 MAND 500.0 -37.9 -63.9 250.0 22.9 4962.3 286.8 ----- SIGT 490.0 -39.1 -65.1 248.6 24.8 5101.2 287.0 ----- SIGT 433.0 -42.5 -74.5 240.3 36.5 5943.2 293.0 ----- MAND 400.0 -46.7 -74.7 235.0 43.9 6474.0 294.3 ----- SIGT 332.0 -57.5 -76.5 244.8 34.1 7680.9 295.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -61.7 -79.7 250.0 28.9 8315.1 298.4 ----- SIGT 256.0 -67.9 -84.9 267.4 24.5 9283.4 303.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -67.7 -83.7 270.0 23.9 9426.1 305.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -72.7 ----- 295.0 18.8 10753.0 317.6 ----- SIGT 175.0 -76.9 ----- ----- ----- 11529.1 323.1 ----- SIGT 165.0 -76.9 ----- ----- ----- 11867.5 328.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 27 Aug 2000240 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -30.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 261.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 262.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 743 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -33.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -8.7 C K Index (KI) = -46.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 56.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 18.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -136 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 267 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 296 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 332 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done