================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000287 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 990.0 -16.1 -18.6 350.0 1.9 34.0 257.8 0.889 SIGT 987.0 -19.9 -21.6 348.9 2.5 56.7 254.2 0.688 SIGT 948.0 -20.9 -21.1 334.1 10.2 355.4 256.1 0.749 SIGT 944.0 -20.3 -20.4 332.6 11.0 386.7 257.1 0.799 SIGT 935.0 -16.7 -25.7 329.0 12.9 458.2 261.4 0.505 SIGT 931.0 -15.1 -29.1 327.4 13.7 490.5 263.4 0.371 MAND 925.0 -14.3 -29.3 325.0 15.0 539.5 264.7 0.366 SIGT 917.0 -14.1 -31.1 325.0 13.8 605.4 265.6 0.312 SIGT 916.0 -14.3 -31.3 325.0 13.7 613.7 265.4 0.306 SIGT 883.0 -12.7 -31.7 325.0 8.9 892.9 269.9 0.306 SIGT 861.0 -13.7 -34.7 325.0 5.6 1085.1 270.8 0.234 SIGT 857.0 -13.5 -37.5 325.0 5.0 1120.5 271.4 0.178 MAND 850.0 -13.1 -37.1 325.0 3.9 1183.0 272.4 0.187 SIGT 833.0 -12.5 -25.5 326.6 4.0 1337.1 274.6 0.577 SIGT 809.0 -13.5 -33.5 328.9 4.1 1560.1 275.9 0.280 SIGT 748.0 -16.7 -27.7 334.9 4.5 2153.0 278.7 0.525 SIGT 725.0 -18.3 -30.3 337.3 4.7 2387.0 279.4 0.425 SIGT 724.0 -18.5 -30.5 337.4 4.7 2397.3 279.3 0.418 MAND 700.0 -20.1 -32.1 340.0 4.9 2648.1 280.2 0.371 SIGT 687.0 -21.1 -33.1 342.9 5.5 2786.8 280.6 0.343 SIGT 686.0 -21.1 -33.1 343.1 5.6 2797.6 280.7 0.344 SIGT 662.0 -22.9 -34.9 348.5 6.9 3059.7 281.6 0.299 SIGT 638.0 -24.1 -38.1 354.1 8.2 3329.9 283.2 0.225 SIGT 608.0 -26.3 -48.3 1.3 10.0 3679.8 284.6 0.079 SIGT 595.0 -27.3 -51.3 4.5 10.8 3835.9 285.2 0.061 SIGT 561.0 -29.9 -54.9 13.2 12.9 4257.5 287.0 0.043 SIGT 559.0 -30.1 -55.1 13.8 13.0 4282.9 287.0 0.042 SIGT 521.0 -32.9 -59.9 24.0 15.5 4781.4 289.5 0.027 SIGT 502.0 -35.1 -42.1 29.4 16.8 5041.8 289.9 0.188 MAND 500.0 -35.1 -41.1 30.0 16.9 5069.6 290.3 0.210 SIGT 477.0 -37.5 -42.3 31.1 17.8 5396.5 291.2 0.193 MAND 400.0 -46.9 -51.6 35.0 21.0 6587.9 294.0 0.087 MAND 300.0 -62.5 -67.3 30.0 25.8 8429.4 297.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -71.9 -67.3 20.0 30.9 9529.7 299.2 ----- TRO1 228.0 -75.5 -67.3 15.0 22.0 10068.0 301.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -71.5 -67.3 320.0 15.9 10834.5 319.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -69.7 -78.7 270.0 15.0 12541.9 350.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -66.5 -81.5 256.9 43.9 14978.0 399.3 ----- SIGT 85.2 -64.7 -83.7 251.6 55.4 15952.1 421.6 ----- SIGT 78.9 -62.3 -75.3 249.0 61.0 16424.0 435.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -56.3 ----- 245.0 69.9 17174.0 464.0 ----- SIGT 67.7 -55.7 ----- ----- ----- 17386.6 469.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 13 Oct 2000287 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -25.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 260.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 261.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.5 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 819 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -27.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -3.0 C K Index (KI) = -27.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 23.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 24.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 20.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 15 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 272 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 294 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done