================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000283 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -15.7 -18.4 320.0 4.9 34.0 259.2 0.917 MAND 925.0 -19.3 -19.7 310.0 18.8 443.9 259.6 0.866 SIGT 882.0 -21.7 -22.3 315.6 15.5 796.5 260.7 0.725 SIGT 875.0 -20.7 -26.7 316.6 14.9 855.3 262.3 0.492 SIGT 866.0 -20.3 -24.4 317.8 14.1 931.9 263.5 0.612 SIGT 851.0 -20.7 -27.7 319.9 12.9 1061.3 264.4 0.462 MAND 850.0 -20.7 -27.7 320.0 12.8 1070.0 264.5 0.462 SIGT 791.0 -24.7 -27.2 288.2 13.3 1598.1 265.7 0.520 SIGT 783.0 -25.1 -28.4 283.8 13.3 1672.0 266.0 0.470 SIGT 770.0 -25.5 -32.5 276.4 13.4 1793.6 266.9 0.325 MAND 700.0 -28.1 -35.1 235.0 14.0 2481.7 271.4 0.277 SIGT 680.0 -28.7 -35.7 235.4 13.6 2689.7 273.0 0.269 SIGT 668.0 -28.9 -36.9 235.7 13.4 2817.2 274.1 0.243 SIGT 585.0 -33.7 -40.7 237.7 11.8 3757.5 279.1 0.187 SIGT 555.0 -36.7 -41.7 238.5 11.1 4124.6 279.8 0.177 MAND 500.0 -40.9 -46.9 240.0 9.9 4841.3 283.2 0.111 SIGT 485.0 -41.9 -47.9 240.7 11.0 5048.1 284.4 0.103 SIGT 405.0 -51.3 -57.3 244.7 17.4 6244.8 287.3 0.047 MAND 400.0 -51.9 -57.9 245.0 17.9 6325.4 287.6 0.045 SIGT 332.0 -60.9 -67.9 248.3 17.2 7508.8 291.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -63.1 -70.1 250.0 16.9 8135.9 296.4 ----- TRO1 264.0 -66.1 -73.1 245.0 11.8 8917.1 303.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -65.7 -73.7 275.0 9.9 9248.0 308.4 ----- TRO2 218.0 -67.7 -78.7 285.0 12.8 10076.5 317.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -68.3 -80.3 295.0 8.0 10594.5 324.6 ----- SIGT 175.0 -69.3 -83.3 299.7 13.5 11394.1 335.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -70.7 ----- 305.0 19.8 12311.7 348.3 ----- MAND 100.0 -72.9 ----- 290.0 28.0 14703.9 386.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -71.3 ----- 285.0 40.8 16805.1 431.9 ----- SIGT 61.9 -70.5 ----- 283.2 49.2 17533.8 449.1 ----- MAND 50.0 -64.5 ----- 280.0 63.9 18820.3 491.5 ----- SIGT 35.6 -52.7 ----- ----- ----- 20955.8 572.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 09 Oct 2000283 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -20.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 259.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 262.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.8 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 907 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -20.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -11.1 C K Index (KI) = -14.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 35.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 33.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.0 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -34 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 266 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 291 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 332 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done