================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000284 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 996.0 -23.1 -26.2 0.0 0.0 34.0 250.3 0.453 SIGT 961.0 -20.7 -23.5 62.7 2.3 297.4 255.3 0.598 MAND 925.0 -20.9 -25.0 130.0 4.9 579.9 257.9 0.543 SIGT 891.0 -21.7 -26.7 205.1 4.9 856.3 259.9 0.483 SIGT 874.0 -21.1 -27.1 243.7 4.9 998.4 262.0 0.475 SIGT 858.0 -17.7 -32.7 281.0 4.9 1135.8 266.9 0.286 MAND 850.0 -18.3 -36.3 300.0 4.9 1205.9 267.0 0.202 SIGT 711.0 -20.1 -50.1 318.4 14.2 2534.7 279.0 0.056 MAND 700.0 -20.9 -48.9 320.0 15.0 2650.1 279.4 0.064 SIGT 664.0 -22.3 -56.3 316.0 15.3 3039.3 282.0 0.032 SIGT 618.0 -25.7 -37.7 310.5 15.7 3563.5 284.0 0.242 SIGT 537.0 -34.5 -38.7 300.1 16.5 4564.1 285.1 0.251 MAND 500.0 -37.9 -42.2 295.0 16.9 5059.9 286.8 0.186 MAND 400.0 -50.3 -53.8 290.0 24.9 6557.6 289.6 0.069 SIGT 391.0 -51.7 -55.1 288.8 25.6 6705.7 289.7 0.060 SIGT 346.0 -58.1 -62.1 282.3 29.4 7487.7 291.3 0.033 MAND 300.0 -64.5 -69.1 275.0 33.8 8373.2 294.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -73.3 ----- 275.0 35.0 9464.4 297.1 ----- TRO1 247.0 -73.7 ----- 275.0 33.8 9535.0 297.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -72.9 ----- 295.0 35.9 10771.0 317.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -73.7 ----- 295.0 30.9 12455.6 343.2 ----- MAND 100.0 -74.1 ----- 300.0 38.9 14822.9 384.6 ----- SIGT 85.5 -71.9 ----- ----- ----- 15741.6 406.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 10 Oct 2000284 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -24.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 255.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 257.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 888 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -25.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -11.9 C K Index (KI) = -44.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 24.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 26.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 15.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 21.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -24 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 263 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 291 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 346 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done