================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000260 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 999.0 -34.5 -41.5 60.0 19.8 34.0 238.7 0.101 SIGT 978.0 -32.5 -40.5 71.0 18.2 183.2 242.2 0.114 MAND 925.0 -33.5 -39.5 100.0 14.0 575.3 245.1 0.134 SIGT 918.0 -33.9 -39.9 85.8 14.2 628.6 245.2 0.130 SIGT 901.0 -31.1 -39.1 50.8 14.9 760.4 249.4 0.144 SIGT 882.0 -32.1 -40.1 10.7 15.6 911.3 249.9 0.132 SIGT 860.0 -25.1 -35.1 322.6 16.5 1092.3 259.0 0.225 SIGT 852.0 -24.5 -37.5 304.6 16.8 1160.3 260.3 0.179 MAND 850.0 -24.5 -37.5 300.0 16.9 1177.4 260.5 0.179 SIGT 829.0 -25.9 -38.9 295.5 18.2 1359.2 260.9 0.159 SIGT 816.0 -20.1 -38.1 292.7 19.0 1475.1 268.2 0.176 SIGT 808.0 -19.9 -41.9 290.9 19.5 1548.1 269.2 0.119 SIGT 736.0 -23.1 -46.1 274.0 24.3 2236.4 273.0 0.083 SIGT 707.0 -22.5 -45.5 266.8 26.3 2531.3 276.8 0.092 MAND 700.0 -23.3 -46.3 265.0 26.8 2604.2 276.7 0.085 SIGT 680.0 -25.3 -46.3 263.7 28.8 2815.6 276.8 0.088 SIGT 670.0 -24.5 -44.5 263.0 29.9 2923.4 278.8 0.108 SIGT 505.0 -35.7 -50.7 250.4 49.3 4936.9 288.7 0.075 MAND 500.0 -36.3 -51.3 250.0 49.9 5006.1 288.8 0.072 MAND 400.0 -46.9 -59.9 255.0 55.9 6520.1 294.0 0.035 SIGT 341.0 -55.1 -67.1 252.2 59.2 7558.9 296.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -59.3 -70.3 250.0 61.8 8369.4 301.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -66.3 -77.3 245.0 63.9 9493.2 307.5 ----- SIGT 243.0 -66.5 -77.5 247.5 63.9 9665.2 309.7 ----- SIGT 239.0 -66.5 -77.5 248.9 63.9 9765.7 311.2 ----- MAXW 236.0 -67.1 -77.9 250.0 63.9 9841.0 311.5 ----- SIGT 207.0 -72.9 -78.2 257.9 51.1 10622.7 314.2 ----- SIGT 201.0 -69.7 -81.7 259.7 48.3 10796.6 321.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -69.9 -81.9 260.0 47.8 10826.3 322.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -78.7 ----- 280.0 39.8 12502.5 334.6 ----- TRO1 140.0 -81.9 ----- 265.0 50.9 12892.4 335.6 ----- SIGT 137.0 -74.5 ----- 265.0 51.7 13016.2 350.8 ----- TRO2 118.0 -78.3 ----- 265.0 56.9 13876.9 359.1 ----- SIGT 106.0 -73.7 ----- 265.0 53.0 14496.4 379.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -75.5 ----- 265.0 50.9 14835.4 381.9 ----- SIGT 82.7 -75.9 ----- ----- ----- 15934.4 402.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 16 Sep 2000260 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -40.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 243.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 244.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 832 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -41.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -21.8 C K Index (KI) = -48.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 36.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 83.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 22.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 10.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -226 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 252 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 297 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 341 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done