================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000272 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 969.0 -27.1 -31.2 60.0 16.9 34.0 248.3 0.292 SIGT 964.0 -22.5 -25.9 56.7 15.9 71.7 253.3 0.481 SIGT 955.0 -21.5 -25.4 50.6 14.1 140.7 255.0 0.508 MAND 925.0 -22.7 -25.5 30.0 8.0 375.6 256.1 0.519 MAND 850.0 -27.3 -27.5 340.0 14.0 990.6 257.6 0.471 SIGT 848.0 -27.5 -27.7 341.3 13.9 1007.5 257.5 0.463 SIGT 796.0 -27.7 -28.0 15.6 12.3 1463.0 262.0 0.480 SIGT 765.0 -28.5 -33.5 37.1 11.2 1748.3 264.1 0.297 SIGT 750.0 -27.9 -34.9 47.8 10.7 1890.4 266.3 0.264 SIGT 721.0 -29.5 -37.5 69.1 9.7 2172.9 267.6 0.211 MAND 700.0 -31.1 -38.1 85.0 8.9 2383.3 268.1 0.205 SIGT 676.0 -32.5 -39.5 70.3 10.3 2630.0 269.2 0.184 SIGT 666.0 -32.1 -40.1 64.1 10.9 2735.2 270.8 0.175 SIGT 659.0 -29.7 -41.7 59.6 11.3 2810.2 274.3 0.149 SIGT 574.0 -34.1 -57.1 1.6 16.7 3786.5 280.2 0.034 MAND 500.0 -41.7 -62.7 305.0 22.0 4737.9 282.2 0.022 MAND 400.0 -51.9 -68.9 310.0 15.0 6217.8 287.6 ----- SIGT 348.0 -58.1 -73.1 297.8 15.9 7108.0 290.8 ----- SIGT 327.0 -59.9 -74.9 292.4 16.3 7498.6 293.6 ----- SIGT 307.0 -58.9 -73.9 287.0 16.7 7893.9 300.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -60.3 -75.3 285.0 16.9 8038.2 300.4 ----- SIGT 294.0 -61.7 -76.7 278.9 16.6 8163.8 300.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -64.5 -80.5 230.0 14.0 9161.6 310.2 ----- TRO1 216.0 -69.1 -84.1 275.0 9.9 10045.4 316.3 ----- SIGT 211.0 -66.7 -82.7 265.9 11.1 10186.3 322.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -68.3 -84.3 245.0 14.0 10508.9 324.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -72.5 ----- 245.0 19.8 12218.0 345.2 ----- TRO2 138.0 -75.1 ----- 255.0 24.9 12705.1 349.0 ----- SIGT 132.0 -73.1 ----- 256.4 24.5 12964.3 357.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -78.1 ----- 265.0 22.0 14571.4 376.8 ----- SIGT 88.2 -80.5 ----- 266.8 22.0 15284.6 385.8 ----- MAND 70.0 -79.1 ----- 270.0 22.0 16594.0 415.2 ----- SIGT 65.6 -78.3 ----- ----- ----- 16963.9 424.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 28 Sep 2000272 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -26.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 255.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 257.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 877 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -26.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -16.3 C K Index (KI) = -20.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 20.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 50.0 Showalter Index (ShI) = 19.3 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 28.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -38 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 260 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 300 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 307 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done