================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000297 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 980.0 -25.3 -29.0 190.0 1.9 34.0 249.3 0.355 SIGT 975.0 -27.5 -32.5 202.0 2.6 71.0 247.4 0.256 SIGT 970.0 -27.5 -34.5 214.1 3.2 108.0 247.8 0.212 MAND 925.0 -29.3 -31.7 325.0 8.9 448.7 249.4 0.292 SIGT 903.0 -30.5 -32.7 320.7 8.4 620.3 249.8 0.272 SIGT 889.0 -28.9 -35.9 318.0 8.0 731.8 252.6 0.201 MAND 850.0 -30.9 -39.9 310.0 7.0 1051.6 253.8 0.140 SIGT 815.0 -32.3 -43.3 288.3 8.5 1349.2 255.4 0.102 SIGT 787.0 -30.9 -44.9 270.3 9.8 1596.6 259.4 0.088 SIGT 758.0 -30.7 -46.7 250.9 11.1 1863.3 262.5 0.075 MAND 700.0 -33.5 -49.5 210.0 14.0 2425.5 265.4 0.061 SIGT 621.0 -39.1 -52.1 229.7 22.6 3256.6 268.2 0.054 SIGT 601.0 -37.3 -53.3 235.1 24.9 3482.0 272.8 0.049 SIGT 524.0 -39.9 -62.9 257.4 34.6 4424.3 280.6 0.020 MAND 500.0 -42.1 -62.1 265.0 37.9 4743.2 281.7 0.023 SIGT 441.0 -47.9 -65.9 273.5 33.9 5582.6 284.7 ----- MAND 400.0 -51.3 -66.3 280.0 30.9 6221.8 288.3 ----- SIGT 371.0 -52.9 -70.9 286.6 30.9 6709.3 292.5 ----- SIGT 327.0 -54.1 -77.1 297.6 30.9 7521.8 301.6 ----- MAND 300.0 -56.9 -81.9 305.0 30.9 8071.4 305.2 ----- SIGT 288.0 -55.7 -83.7 302.8 30.2 8330.7 310.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -57.1 -83.7 295.0 28.0 9229.4 321.2 ----- SIGT 227.0 -56.1 -83.7 297.2 31.0 9841.8 331.7 ----- SIGT 209.0 -59.7 -83.7 299.0 33.6 10362.9 334.0 ----- MAND 200.0 -57.7 -83.7 300.0 35.0 10639.4 341.4 ----- SIGT 191.0 -56.1 -83.7 296.8 34.2 10931.2 348.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -57.7 -83.7 280.0 29.9 12462.3 370.7 ----- SIGT 138.0 -58.9 -83.7 278.0 34.2 12987.2 377.5 ----- SIGT 117.0 -57.7 -83.7 273.9 42.6 14026.5 398.0 ----- SIGT 105.0 -49.7 -83.7 271.2 48.3 14722.3 425.7 ----- MAND 100.0 -49.3 -83.3 270.0 50.9 15042.0 432.5 ----- SIGT 76.8 -43.1 -79.1 270.0 84.6 16797.4 479.3 ----- MAND 70.0 -36.7 -74.7 270.0 96.7 17431.0 505.9 ----- SIGT 68.3 -34.7 -73.7 ----- ----- 17602.1 513.8 ----- SIGT 64.5 -31.1 -71.1 ----- ----- 18005.1 530.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 23 Oct 2000297 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -33.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 249.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 250.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 857 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -34.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -19.7 C K Index (KI) = -44.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 26.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 51.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 22.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 13.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 0.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 142 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 256 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 327 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done