================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000241 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 982.0 -26.1 -32.1 60.0 19.8 34.0 248.3 0.265 SIGT 947.0 -26.5 -29.5 108.4 16.3 296.6 250.5 0.351 SIGT 938.0 -25.1 -26.4 121.1 15.4 365.8 252.6 0.472 SIGT 930.0 -21.3 -26.2 132.7 14.5 428.5 257.1 0.485 MAND 925.0 -20.5 -27.5 140.0 14.0 468.4 258.4 0.433 SIGT 914.0 -19.1 -31.1 118.8 12.6 557.2 260.7 0.313 SIGT 853.0 -19.9 -37.9 356.2 4.3 1070.6 265.0 0.172 MAND 850.0 -20.1 -38.1 350.0 3.9 1096.8 265.1 0.169 SIGT 815.0 -22.5 -39.5 342.3 5.2 1407.1 265.8 0.152 SIGT 703.0 -26.5 -45.5 315.8 9.8 2484.2 272.8 0.092 MAND 700.0 -26.5 -45.5 315.0 9.9 2515.1 273.1 0.093 SIGT 683.0 -25.7 -46.7 312.8 10.0 2693.1 276.0 0.083 SIGT 579.0 -31.9 -57.9 297.9 10.5 3875.9 282.1 0.031 SIGT 566.0 -32.5 -50.5 295.9 10.5 4036.2 283.2 0.068 SIGT 530.0 -36.3 -40.9 290.1 10.7 4496.0 284.0 0.202 MAND 500.0 -38.7 -43.7 285.0 10.9 4898.4 285.9 0.158 MAND 400.0 -51.5 -54.6 305.0 16.9 6389.6 288.1 0.062 SIGT 343.0 -59.5 -62.8 296.9 16.9 7370.0 290.2 0.031 SIGT 337.0 -58.7 -62.6 296.0 16.9 7480.7 292.7 0.032 MAND 300.0 -61.7 -69.7 290.0 16.9 8206.4 298.4 ----- SIGT 267.0 -65.5 -75.5 290.0 25.9 8921.9 302.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -66.9 -76.9 290.0 30.9 9320.9 306.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -70.7 ----- 285.0 16.9 10657.0 320.8 ----- SIGT 170.0 -75.3 ----- 287.8 24.9 11610.1 328.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -76.5 ----- 290.0 30.9 12333.5 338.3 ----- SIGT 134.0 -79.1 ----- ----- ----- 12979.2 344.8 ----- SIGT 130.0 -78.7 ----- ----- ----- 13151.7 348.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 28 Aug 2000241 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -30.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 255.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 256.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 816 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -32.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -9.6 C K Index (KI) = -38.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 24.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 18.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 19.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 123 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 266 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 293 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 337 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done