================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000250 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 1004.0 -21.1 -29.1 150.0 15.9 34.0 251.8 0.344 SIGT 1001.0 -18.3 -31.3 150.0 20.4 56.2 254.8 0.280 MAND 1000.0 -18.3 -31.3 150.0 22.0 63.7 254.9 0.280 SIGT 990.0 -18.1 -31.1 152.6 24.9 138.8 255.8 0.289 MAND 925.0 -20.5 -35.5 170.0 44.9 644.0 258.4 0.201 SIGT 860.0 -23.3 -37.3 178.6 38.8 1180.5 260.9 0.181 MAND 850.0 -22.7 -37.7 180.0 37.9 1266.2 262.4 0.176 SIGT 847.0 -22.7 -37.7 180.2 37.9 1292.1 262.6 0.176 SIGT 744.0 -29.5 -39.5 186.9 39.2 2230.8 265.2 0.167 MAND 700.0 -30.3 -41.3 190.0 39.8 2665.4 268.9 0.147 SIGT 551.0 -36.1 -60.1 193.6 57.8 4348.3 281.1 0.025 MAND 500.0 -41.1 -61.1 195.0 64.9 5015.8 282.9 0.025 SIGT 478.0 -43.7 -61.7 196.5 66.9 5320.0 283.4 0.025 SIGT 460.0 -45.1 -60.1 197.7 68.7 5577.3 284.8 0.030 MAXW 428.0 -48.5 -63.5 200.0 71.9 6052.1 286.4 ----- MAND 400.0 -51.7 -66.7 205.0 67.8 6497.7 287.8 ----- SIGT 353.0 -56.1 -73.1 202.8 66.9 7300.7 292.4 ----- MAND 300.0 -64.5 -78.5 200.0 65.9 8315.4 294.4 ----- SIGT 292.0 -65.9 -78.9 201.5 64.2 8480.1 294.7 ----- SIGT 276.0 -67.1 -79.1 204.6 60.8 8821.3 297.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -67.9 -81.9 210.0 54.8 9417.5 305.1 ----- SIGT 233.0 -68.9 -82.9 211.7 53.4 9840.0 309.8 ----- TRO1 204.0 -74.1 ----- 215.0 50.9 10625.3 313.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -73.9 ----- 215.0 50.9 10740.9 315.7 ----- SIGT 185.0 -73.5 ----- 212.3 47.4 11196.5 323.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -76.1 ----- 205.0 37.9 12415.4 339.0 ----- SIGT 117.0 -81.5 ----- ----- ----- 13830.3 354.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 06 Sep 2000250 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -33.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 257.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 257.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 753 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -36.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -11.7 C K Index (KI) = -30.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 140.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 21.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 217 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 262 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 292 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 353 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done