================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000248 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1014.0 -22.1 -28.1 290.0 2.9 34.0 250.1 0.373 MAND 1000.0 -21.5 -27.5 310.0 5.8 136.4 251.7 0.400 SIGT 963.0 -20.1 -29.1 266.9 4.4 415.3 255.8 0.358 SIGT 954.0 -15.1 -28.1 256.1 4.1 485.6 261.6 0.397 MAND 925.0 -15.3 -31.3 220.0 2.9 719.0 263.7 0.303 SIGT 915.0 -14.9 -31.9 216.8 5.6 801.2 264.9 0.289 SIGT 874.0 -16.9 -32.9 203.2 17.0 1146.8 266.3 0.275 MAND 850.0 -18.7 -34.7 195.0 23.9 1355.1 266.6 0.237 SIGT 752.0 -24.3 -38.3 195.0 32.7 2258.5 270.0 0.187 SIGT 721.0 -22.1 -45.1 195.0 35.8 2566.9 275.7 0.094 MAND 700.0 -23.7 -48.7 195.0 37.9 2783.6 276.3 0.066 MAND 500.0 -39.1 -56.1 200.0 56.9 5167.1 285.4 0.043 SIGT 492.0 -40.3 -56.3 200.0 58.2 5277.5 285.2 0.043 SIGT 412.0 -46.7 -61.7 200.0 71.6 6471.6 291.8 0.029 MAND 400.0 -48.5 -62.5 200.0 73.8 6666.9 292.0 0.028 MAXW 327.0 -58.9 -72.9 195.0 81.8 7956.2 295.0 ----- SIGT 313.0 -61.1 -75.1 195.0 74.6 8236.1 295.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -62.5 -76.5 195.0 67.8 8498.8 297.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -69.7 -83.7 205.0 56.9 9604.9 302.5 ----- SIGT 247.0 -70.1 ----- ----- ----- 9676.8 302.9 ----- SIGT 244.0 -70.3 ----- ----- ----- 9749.5 303.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 04 Sep 2000248 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -29.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 257.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 258.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 806 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -31.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -5.2 C K Index (KI) = -39.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 22.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 104.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 24.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 50 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 268 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 296 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 313 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done