================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000286 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1003.0 -16.9 -19.5 290.0 2.9 34.0 256.0 0.813 MAND 1000.0 -19.9 -21.5 300.0 4.9 56.4 253.3 0.686 SIGT 999.0 -21.1 -22.3 300.3 5.0 63.8 252.1 0.640 SIGT 981.0 -21.5 -22.1 306.1 8.0 198.0 253.0 0.663 SIGT 958.0 -18.5 -27.5 313.7 12.0 374.0 257.8 0.418 SIGT 937.0 -18.1 -24.1 320.8 15.7 539.6 259.9 0.581 MAND 925.0 -16.1 -24.1 325.0 17.9 636.3 262.9 0.589 SIGT 915.0 -14.9 -29.9 326.9 16.6 718.4 264.9 0.350 SIGT 890.0 -13.5 -30.5 331.8 13.4 928.7 268.5 0.340 MAND 850.0 -13.9 -34.9 340.0 8.0 1278.3 271.6 0.233 SIGT 829.0 -12.9 -23.9 353.0 7.3 1468.8 274.6 0.669 SIGT 725.0 -17.5 -25.5 62.1 3.8 2482.3 280.3 0.663 MAND 700.0 -19.1 -30.1 80.0 2.9 2744.5 281.3 0.449 SIGT 679.0 -20.1 -35.1 78.1 3.6 2970.8 282.7 0.286 SIGT 655.0 -22.1 -39.1 75.9 4.3 3236.6 283.4 0.197 SIGT 621.0 -24.7 -31.7 72.7 5.5 3626.8 284.7 0.435 SIGT 509.0 -34.9 -47.9 61.0 9.5 5045.1 289.0 0.098 SIGT 508.0 -34.9 -47.9 60.9 9.6 5058.9 289.2 0.098 MAND 500.0 -35.5 -49.5 60.0 9.9 5169.5 289.8 0.085 SIGT 483.0 -36.7 -53.7 56.8 11.7 5409.8 291.2 0.058 SIGT 481.0 -28.7 -56.7 56.5 11.9 5439.1 301.4 0.042 SIGT 480.0 -27.5 -56.5 56.3 12.0 5454.0 303.0 0.043 SIGT 476.0 -37.7 -57.7 55.5 12.4 5513.0 291.2 0.038 SIGT 422.0 -43.9 -66.9 44.7 18.4 6332.8 293.4 ----- MAND 400.0 -47.1 -66.1 40.0 21.0 6689.9 293.8 ----- SIGT 304.0 -63.1 -76.1 35.2 25.6 8443.3 295.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -63.5 -76.5 35.0 25.8 8524.8 295.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -72.9 ----- 25.0 23.9 9619.7 297.7 ----- SIGT 234.0 -75.5 ----- 27.2 16.9 10005.3 299.4 ----- TRO1 215.0 -77.1 ----- 30.0 8.0 10493.7 304.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -77.1 ----- 345.0 16.9 10909.2 310.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -74.5 ----- 305.0 15.0 12572.7 341.8 ----- SIGT 108.0 -73.1 ----- 284.8 25.5 14491.6 378.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -73.9 ----- 280.0 28.0 14941.8 385.0 ----- MAND 70.0 -69.9 ----- 275.0 35.9 17045.1 434.9 ----- SIGT 67.6 -70.1 ----- 274.0 37.9 17252.8 438.8 ----- MAND 50.0 -61.1 ----- 265.0 54.8 19086.9 499.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 12 Oct 2000286 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -25.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 258.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 259.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 850 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -26.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -4.3 C K Index (KI) = -24.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 24.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 25.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 22.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 15 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 270 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 303 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 480 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = 0 J/kg ================================================================================ UALIST: Done