================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000279 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 965.0 -21.5 -25.7 330.0 8.0 34.0 254.2 0.489 MAND 925.0 -23.3 -25.1 ----- ----- 345.1 255.5 0.5 SIGT 895.0 -25.1 -26.6 ----- ----- 585.7 256.1 0.5 MAND 850.0 -26.3 -33.3 ----- ----- 959.8 258.6 0.3 SIGT 846.0 -26.7 -33.7 ----- ----- 993.9 258.5 0.3 SIGT 777.0 -27.9 -29.5 ----- ----- 1606.9 263.6 0.4 SIGT 750.0 -29.9 -29.9 ----- ----- 1860.1 264.1 0.4 MAND 700.0 -33.7 -33.7 ----- ----- 2348.1 265.2 0.3 SIGT 691.0 -33.9 -34.3 ----- ----- 2438.9 265.9 0.3 SIGT 654.0 -32.1 -38.1 ----- ----- 2826.2 272.2 0.2 SIGT 651.0 -32.3 -39.3 ----- ----- 2858.7 272.3 0.2 SIGT 623.0 -30.5 -41.5 ----- ----- 3170.1 277.8 0.2 SIGT 590.0 -33.7 -49.7 ----- ----- 3554.6 278.5 0.1 SIGT 519.0 -36.7 -69.7 ----- ----- 4448.6 285.2 ----- MAND 500.0 -38.7 -71.7 ----- ----- 4705.9 285.9 ----- SIGT 409.0 -46.9 -68.9 ----- ----- 6061.8 292.2 ----- MAND 400.0 -48.1 -69.1 ----- ----- 6208.9 292.5 ----- SIGT 371.0 -52.5 -70.5 ----- ----- 6700.4 293.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -57.3 -75.3 ----- ----- 8058.8 304.6 ----- MAND 250.0 -60.9 -80.9 ----- ----- 9202.3 315.5 ----- SIGT 231.0 -62.7 -83.7 ----- ----- 9691.8 320.0 ----- SIGT 221.0 -62.3 -83.3 ----- ----- 9965.0 324.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -65.3 ----- ----- ----- 10577.4 329.4 ----- TRO1 188.0 -67.3 ----- ----- ----- 10952.5 332.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -69.9 ----- ----- ----- 12305.9 349.7 ----- SIGT 149.0 -70.1 ----- ----- ----- 12345.7 350.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -69.1 ----- ----- ----- 14724.1 394.2 ----- SIGT 88.3 -70.3 ----- ----- ----- 15465.9 406.1 ----- MAND 70.0 -67.7 ----- ----- ----- 16855.1 439.6 ----- SIGT 59.7 -64.9 ----- ----- ----- 17819.8 466.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 05 Oct 2000279 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -26.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 255.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 257.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 871 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -27.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -16.0 C K Index (KI) = -20.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 23.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = 21.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 17.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 261 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 293 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 371 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done