================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000244 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 993.0 -23.1 -26.3 180.0 2.9 34.0 250.6 0.450 SIGT 964.0 -23.5 -27.3 240.3 3.7 251.0 252.3 0.423 SIGT 951.0 -21.3 -34.3 268.1 4.1 350.8 255.5 0.221 SIGT 937.0 -20.7 -36.7 298.5 4.5 460.4 257.2 0.176 MAND 925.0 -21.3 -32.3 325.0 4.9 555.7 257.5 0.275 SIGT 882.0 -21.3 -25.5 299.6 5.4 907.0 261.1 0.545 MAND 850.0 -23.7 -27.2 280.0 5.8 1178.5 261.3 0.484 SIGT 841.0 -24.3 -27.3 271.4 6.1 1256.2 261.5 0.485 SIGT 715.0 -32.1 -32.4 141.7 10.3 2421.5 265.3 0.353 SIGT 706.0 -30.3 -30.5 131.8 10.7 2511.3 268.3 0.429 MAND 700.0 -30.3 -31.8 125.0 10.9 2572.1 268.9 0.382 SIGT 669.0 -30.9 -34.8 120.2 11.1 2894.1 271.8 0.299 SIGT 650.0 -32.1 -35.2 117.1 11.3 3098.1 272.7 0.295 SIGT 580.0 -37.1 -40.9 105.2 12.0 3894.7 275.9 0.185 SIGT 555.0 -38.9 -48.9 100.6 12.2 4198.3 277.2 0.081 SIGT 520.0 -42.1 -54.1 94.0 12.6 4642.3 278.6 0.051 MAND 500.0 -43.3 -55.3 90.0 12.8 4907.2 280.3 0.046 SIGT 410.0 -52.1 -66.1 63.3 15.6 6218.2 285.3 ----- MAND 400.0 -53.1 -67.1 60.0 15.9 6377.7 286.0 ----- SIGT 372.0 -56.3 -69.3 58.7 15.4 6842.3 287.7 ----- MAND 300.0 -63.3 -75.3 55.0 14.0 8187.0 296.1 ----- SIGT 287.0 -64.9 -76.9 46.4 11.3 8458.4 297.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -66.9 -78.9 20.0 2.9 9296.5 306.6 ----- SIGT 230.0 -69.5 -80.5 59.5 3.3 9797.3 310.1 ----- MAND 200.0 -71.9 ----- 125.0 3.9 10626.3 318.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -76.3 ----- 300.0 10.9 12304.2 338.7 ----- SIGT 145.0 -76.9 ----- ----- ----- 12499.5 340.9 ----- SIGT 127.0 -77.9 ----- ----- ----- 13259.7 352.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 31 Aug 2000244 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -30.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 255.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 256.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 815 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -32.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -11.5 C K Index (KI) = -9.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 19.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 24.5 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.7 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -41 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 = 288 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 372 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done