================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000292 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 994.0 -21.7 -25.4 70.0 5.8 34.0 251.9 0.488 SIGT 984.0 -23.3 -27.7 78.4 7.4 108.3 251.0 0.399 SIGT 963.0 -22.3 -28.3 96.4 10.7 266.6 253.6 0.386 MAND 925.0 -23.9 -30.9 130.0 16.9 561.6 254.9 0.315 SIGT 872.0 -26.1 -39.1 130.0 21.1 990.7 256.9 0.148 SIGT 858.0 -25.3 -37.3 130.0 22.3 1108.1 259.0 0.181 MAND 850.0 -25.7 -36.7 130.0 22.9 1176.0 259.2 0.194 SIGT 821.0 -25.7 -34.7 127.3 26.2 1427.8 261.8 0.246 MAND 700.0 -33.9 -38.2 115.0 40.8 2564.8 265.0 0.203 SIGT 673.0 -36.3 -40.3 96.1 38.1 2839.2 265.3 0.170 SIGT 652.0 -35.7 -41.7 80.9 35.9 3059.5 268.4 0.151 SIGT 593.0 -38.1 -45.1 35.6 29.4 3716.2 273.0 0.115 SIGT 549.0 -38.5 -57.5 359.0 24.2 4246.7 278.6 0.034 MAND 500.0 -42.3 -57.3 315.0 17.9 4884.3 281.5 0.038 SIGT 426.0 -48.3 -65.3 325.8 23.6 5953.7 287.0 ----- MAND 400.0 -50.3 -66.3 330.0 25.8 6366.7 289.6 ----- SIGT 382.0 -51.9 -66.9 330.0 26.5 6666.3 291.4 ----- SIGT 367.0 -53.9 -61.9 330.0 27.1 6924.8 292.1 0.0 SIGT 351.0 -54.9 ----- 330.0 27.7 7210.5 294.5 ----- MAND 300.0 -58.5 ----- 330.0 29.9 8206.3 302.9 ----- SIGT 295.0 -58.9 ----- 327.3 29.9 8311.9 303.8 ----- TRO1 282.0 -59.9 ----- 320.0 29.9 8594.2 306.3 ----- SIGT 274.0 -60.1 ----- 320.0 29.9 8773.9 308.5 ----- SIGT 252.0 -60.9 ----- 320.0 29.9 9295.5 314.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -60.9 ----- 320.0 29.9 9345.0 315.5 ----- SIGT 217.0 -61.7 ----- 316.8 27.9 10223.8 327.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -62.1 ----- 315.0 26.8 10728.7 334.4 ----- SIGT 188.0 -62.3 ----- 313.9 29.6 11111.2 340.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -63.1 ----- 310.0 39.8 12503.6 361.4 ----- MAND 100.0 -60.1 ----- 300.0 53.8 15017.0 411.6 ----- SIGT 89.4 -59.1 ----- ----- ----- 15718.1 427.0 ----- MAND 30.0 41.6 ----- ----- ----- 24177.5 858.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 18 Oct 2000292 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -30.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 253.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 254.8 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 841 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -31.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -15.5 C K Index (KI) = -24.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 21.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 63.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 17.9 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 22.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 1.0 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -540 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 259 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 294 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 351 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done