================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000294 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 985.0 -30.3 -35.3 70.0 11.8 34.0 243.9 0.193 SIGT 959.0 -27.9 -35.9 80.6 17.0 225.3 248.2 0.187 SIGT 941.0 -28.7 -39.7 88.2 20.6 361.3 248.7 0.129 MAND 925.0 -29.5 -37.5 95.0 23.9 483.9 249.2 0.165 SIGT 898.0 -30.5 -35.5 84.5 17.2 695.0 250.2 0.208 SIGT 882.0 -29.9 -34.4 78.1 13.2 823.0 252.2 0.236 MAND 850.0 -32.3 -35.8 65.0 4.9 1085.1 252.3 0.213 SIGT 809.0 -34.9 -35.4 33.3 7.7 1432.2 253.1 0.233 SIGT 769.0 -33.7 -36.5 0.8 10.5 1787.1 258.1 0.219 SIGT 762.0 -33.9 -37.4 355.0 11.1 1851.3 258.6 0.202 SIGT 734.0 -30.3 -42.3 330.8 13.2 2115.7 265.3 0.126 MAND 700.0 -30.9 -47.9 300.0 15.9 2452.8 268.3 0.071 SIGT 646.0 -31.7 -48.7 301.2 20.0 3021.7 273.6 0.071 SIGT 594.0 -35.9 -50.9 302.5 24.3 3610.3 275.4 0.063 SIGT 528.0 -39.1 -57.1 304.2 30.1 4423.6 281.0 0.037 MAND 500.0 -41.3 -60.3 305.0 32.8 4795.5 282.7 0.027 SIGT 476.0 -42.9 -62.9 305.0 37.3 5128.6 284.7 0.022 MAND 400.0 -49.1 -66.1 305.0 52.8 6286.4 291.2 ----- SIGT 333.0 -56.3 -70.3 305.0 47.7 7470.5 297.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -59.5 -72.5 305.0 44.9 8128.7 301.5 ----- TRO1 294.0 -59.9 -72.9 305.0 43.9 8255.1 302.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -60.9 -76.9 305.0 35.9 9265.7 315.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -61.9 -82.9 300.0 37.9 10650.2 334.8 ----- SIGT 154.0 -63.7 ----- 290.9 37.0 12261.2 357.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -63.5 ----- 290.0 36.9 12422.8 360.7 ----- SIGT 116.0 -62.7 ----- ----- ----- 14004.8 389.7 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 20 Oct 2000294 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -36.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 248.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 249.1 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 820 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -38.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -20.5 C K Index (KI) = -43.8 Lifted Index (LI) = 27.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 42.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 24.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 14.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 59 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 254 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 297 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 333 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done