================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000257 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -28.9 -33.0 100.0 7.0 34.0 244.0 0.237 MAND 1000.0 -28.1 -32.8 75.0 4.9 62.6 245.1 0.243 SIGT 995.0 -27.7 -31.5 67.0 6.1 98.6 245.8 0.276 SIGT 945.0 -28.1 -28.1 344.6 19.3 469.2 249.1 0.401 SIGT 938.0 -25.9 -26.1 332.7 21.2 522.9 251.8 0.485 MAND 925.0 -22.3 -32.3 310.0 24.9 624.7 256.5 0.275 SIGT 913.0 -20.7 -36.7 311.5 25.0 721.0 259.1 0.181 MAND 850.0 -22.9 -41.9 320.0 25.8 1247.7 262.2 0.113 SIGT 782.0 -24.7 -43.7 307.1 22.4 1856.9 266.6 0.101 SIGT 758.0 -23.3 -44.3 302.3 21.1 2084.5 270.5 0.098 MAND 700.0 -26.3 -48.3 290.0 17.9 2663.8 273.4 0.068 SIGT 685.0 -27.3 -49.3 289.3 19.1 2820.1 274.0 0.063 SIGT 651.0 -26.9 -55.9 287.8 22.0 3187.2 278.4 0.033 SIGT 622.0 -27.9 -51.9 286.4 24.6 3515.3 280.9 0.055 SIGT 574.0 -30.3 -34.8 284.0 29.2 4089.7 284.6 0.348 SIGT 521.0 -36.1 -36.7 281.2 34.6 4771.0 285.7 0.317 MAND 500.0 -37.5 -39.2 280.0 36.9 5056.0 287.3 0.256 SIGT 433.0 -42.9 -46.5 283.2 48.5 6038.1 292.5 0.135 MAND 400.0 -47.5 -50.4 285.0 54.8 6567.6 293.3 0.098 MAND 300.0 -60.7 -65.1 285.0 43.9 8414.1 299.8 ----- SIGT 281.0 -64.1 -68.5 281.4 42.1 8818.2 300.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -68.7 -72.9 275.0 38.9 9526.3 303.9 ----- SIGT 224.0 -74.1 ----- 282.4 46.3 10175.5 305.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -75.1 ----- 290.0 53.8 10834.8 313.8 ----- TRO1 191.0 -76.1 ----- 290.0 56.9 11101.4 316.4 ----- SIGT 173.0 -75.3 ----- 287.9 58.1 11674.0 326.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -77.7 ----- 285.0 59.8 12496.0 336.3 ----- MAXW 147.0 -78.1 ----- 285.0 61.8 12611.0 337.5 ----- TRO2 133.0 -80.1 ----- 280.0 52.8 13180.7 343.8 ----- MAND 100.0 -81.7 ----- 280.0 45.8 14787.2 369.9 ----- SIGT 85.1 -83.3 ----- ----- ----- 15688.5 384.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 13 Sep 2000257 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -31.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 250.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 251.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 872 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -32.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -11.3 C K Index (KI) = -49.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 29.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 88.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 20.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 10.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -167 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 = 294 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done