================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000285 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 1005.0 -19.7 -22.4 360.0 8.0 34.0 253.1 0.630 MAND 1000.0 -20.1 -22.2 350.0 9.9 71.0 253.1 0.645 SIGT 965.0 -21.1 -22.2 338.6 10.4 334.8 254.6 0.668 SIGT 927.0 -20.3 -25.0 325.7 10.9 632.1 258.4 0.542 MAND 925.0 -20.3 -26.3 325.0 10.9 648.1 258.6 0.483 SIGT 906.0 -18.7 -31.7 323.8 10.6 802.4 261.7 0.298 SIGT 875.0 -17.1 -34.1 321.7 10.2 1062.8 266.0 0.245 SIGT 858.0 -17.3 -35.3 320.6 10.0 1209.9 267.3 0.222 MAND 850.0 -16.9 -35.9 320.0 9.9 1280.2 268.5 0.211 SIGT 838.0 -16.5 -34.5 323.7 9.3 1387.1 270.0 0.246 SIGT 837.0 -16.5 -34.5 324.0 9.2 1396.1 270.1 0.246 SIGT 808.0 -15.1 -39.1 333.1 7.6 1662.0 274.3 0.160 SIGT 775.0 -16.1 -43.1 343.9 5.6 1976.7 276.5 0.109 MAND 700.0 -20.3 -26.3 10.0 1.0 2737.2 280.0 0.638 SIGT 677.0 -21.7 -26.7 2.3 1.3 2984.2 281.1 0.636 SIGT 623.0 -24.9 -29.9 343.5 2.0 3592.9 284.2 0.514 SIGT 596.0 -27.7 -31.7 333.5 2.4 3913.5 284.6 0.453 SIGT 526.0 -33.9 -39.9 306.0 3.5 4800.9 287.5 0.226 MAND 500.0 -35.9 -44.9 295.0 3.9 5154.8 289.3 0.139 SIGT 443.0 -40.9 -60.9 6.3 8.8 5987.4 293.2 0.029 MAND 400.0 -46.9 -63.9 65.0 12.8 6673.3 294.0 ----- SIGT 325.0 -58.9 -74.9 94.2 14.4 8013.3 295.5 ----- MAND 300.0 -63.3 -77.3 105.0 15.0 8510.6 296.1 ----- SIGT 273.0 -68.9 -80.9 115.5 17.0 9082.8 296.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -73.1 ----- 125.0 18.8 9604.1 297.4 ----- TRO1 201.0 -79.9 ----- 320.0 9.9 10861.2 305.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -79.9 ----- 305.0 9.9 10889.4 306.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -75.3 ----- 310.0 16.9 12537.8 340.4 ----- SIGT 137.0 -73.5 ----- ----- ----- 13065.8 352.5 ----- SIGT 125.0 -74.5 ----- ----- ----- 13600.7 360.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 11 Oct 2000285 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -24.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 256.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 257.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 894 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -25.1 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -8.9 C K Index (KI) = -22.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 25.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 23.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 19.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.0 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -23 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 = 295 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 325 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done