================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000277 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 977.0 -18.3 -26.3 60.0 12.8 34.0 256.6 0.457 MAND 925.0 -21.5 -29.5 115.0 28.9 440.0 257.3 0.359 SIGT 922.0 -21.9 -29.9 116.9 29.1 463.9 257.2 0.347 SIGT 898.0 -20.7 -27.7 132.5 30.6 658.6 260.3 0.438 SIGT 853.0 -21.7 -28.7 162.9 33.6 1038.2 263.2 0.420 MAND 850.0 -21.9 -28.9 165.0 33.8 1064.2 263.2 0.414 SIGT 748.0 -29.7 -31.5 158.4 33.2 1990.9 264.5 0.368 SIGT 723.0 -27.3 -31.3 156.7 33.0 2234.6 269.8 0.388 MAND 700.0 -28.5 -33.5 155.0 32.8 2467.0 270.9 0.324 SIGT 654.0 -29.5 -36.5 149.8 31.4 2953.3 275.1 0.258 SIGT 618.0 -30.9 -35.9 145.6 30.2 3356.5 278.0 0.290 SIGT 539.0 -37.7 -41.8 135.4 27.4 4313.8 281.0 0.181 MAND 500.0 -42.1 -46.4 130.0 25.8 4827.2 281.7 0.118 SIGT 430.0 -50.3 -55.3 130.0 17.0 5830.2 283.7 0.053 MAND 400.0 -52.1 -58.1 130.0 12.8 6300.5 287.3 0.044 SIGT 372.0 -55.1 -62.1 131.3 13.6 6767.4 289.3 0.031 SIGT 360.0 -54.5 -62.5 131.8 14.0 6977.2 292.9 0.031 SIGT 304.0 -57.5 -72.5 134.8 15.8 8053.0 303.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -58.1 -73.1 135.0 15.9 8136.6 303.5 ----- SIGT 263.0 -62.7 -78.7 149.5 11.6 8957.1 308.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -62.5 -79.5 155.0 9.9 9269.9 313.2 ----- SIGT 222.0 -63.9 -81.9 222.0 6.2 10000.6 321.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -68.1 ----- 280.0 2.9 10634.1 324.9 ----- TRO1 193.0 -69.5 ----- 225.0 8.9 10847.4 326.0 ----- SIGT 174.0 -66.7 ----- 233.2 10.5 11470.1 340.4 ----- SIGT 152.0 -70.1 ----- 244.0 12.6 12281.0 348.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -70.3 ----- 245.0 12.8 12359.8 349.0 ----- SIGT 111.0 -71.3 ----- ----- ----- 14145.1 378.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 03 Oct 2000277 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -28.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 258.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 259.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 814 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -29.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -11.3 C K Index (KI) = -13.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 93.5 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 33.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 122 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 265 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 303 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 304 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done