================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000300 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 971.0 -8.1 -10.8 160.0 12.8 34.0 267.3 1.727 SIGT 964.0 -7.1 -14.1 163.7 14.0 90.3 268.9 1.331 MAND 925.0 -10.1 -14.9 185.0 21.0 410.7 269.0 1.299 MAND 850.0 -15.5 -17.3 180.0 24.9 1056.3 269.9 1.157 SIGT 776.0 -21.1 -21.8 180.0 25.8 1736.8 271.0 0.861 SIGT 771.0 -19.7 -21.9 180.0 25.8 1784.7 273.0 0.859 MAND 700.0 -24.7 -26.5 180.0 26.8 2495.4 275.1 0.627 SIGT 652.0 -28.5 -30.6 173.5 24.3 3008.8 276.5 0.460 SIGT 575.0 -32.3 -36.1 162.3 19.8 3902.9 282.2 0.305 SIGT 540.0 -35.7 -38.6 156.7 17.6 4343.0 283.2 0.252 SIGT 510.0 -38.3 -42.9 151.7 15.6 4738.6 284.7 0.169 MAND 500.0 -38.5 -45.5 150.0 15.0 4874.8 286.1 0.130 SIGT 496.0 -38.9 -46.9 151.8 15.0 4930.0 286.3 0.112 MAND 400.0 -51.3 -56.1 200.0 15.9 6367.5 288.3 0.054 SIGT 366.0 -56.1 -60.4 191.7 15.9 6938.7 289.4 0.037 TRO1 322.0 -60.5 -64.8 180.0 15.9 7745.0 294.1 ----- MAND 300.0 -60.9 -65.4 235.0 15.9 8185.6 299.5 ----- SIGT 282.0 -62.1 -66.7 235.0 14.2 8569.3 303.1 ----- SIGT 261.0 -59.3 -67.3 235.0 12.1 9051.0 314.0 ----- MAND 250.0 -60.5 -69.5 235.0 10.9 9320.1 316.1 ----- SIGT 222.0 -62.3 -75.3 245.7 11.4 10057.1 324.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -61.7 -77.7 255.0 11.8 10702.8 335.1 ----- SIGT 152.0 -61.7 -82.7 278.8 25.2 12403.1 362.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -61.3 -82.3 280.0 25.8 12485.3 364.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -52.9 -81.9 285.0 57.9 15052.1 425.5 ----- SIGT 87.4 -47.5 -82.5 285.0 70.7 15931.9 453.1 ----- SIGT 78.9 -38.3 -75.3 285.0 80.8 16622.2 485.6 ----- SIGT 71.2 -34.7 -73.7 285.0 91.1 17334.2 507.7 ----- SIGT 70.9 -34.7 -43.7 285.0 91.6 17363.7 508.3 ----- MAND 70.0 -34.1 -73.1 285.0 92.9 17453.1 511.5 ----- SIGT 53.3 -37.3 -75.3 297.2 99.3 19349.4 545.5 ----- MAND 50.0 -36.1 -74.1 300.0 100.8 19792.2 558.4 ----- SIGT 48.6 -35.9 -73.9 ----- ----- 19989.6 563.4 ----- MAND 30.0 41.6 ----- ----- ----- 23891.0 858.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 26 Oct 2000300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -15.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 272.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 854 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -3.8 C K Index (KI) = 3.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 11.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 64.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.0 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 44.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.6 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -19 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 275 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 294 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 322 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done