================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000301 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 978.0 -7.9 -11.7 130.0 8.0 34.0 267.0 1.595 MAND 925.0 -11.5 -15.0 165.0 9.9 464.5 267.6 1.288 SIGT 871.0 -15.7 -17.0 172.1 19.9 922.3 267.8 1.158 MAND 850.0 -15.9 -18.4 175.0 23.9 1106.4 269.5 1.054 SIGT 795.0 -17.7 -21.9 175.0 21.5 1609.2 272.8 0.833 SIGT 726.0 -23.1 -25.5 175.0 18.2 2281.9 274.0 0.662 MAND 700.0 -24.3 -26.5 175.0 16.9 2548.6 275.6 0.627 SIGT 686.0 -25.3 -27.1 174.4 16.3 2695.6 276.1 0.605 SIGT 649.0 -26.7 -31.2 172.7 14.6 3097.3 278.9 0.436 SIGT 516.0 -39.5 -44.5 165.9 7.9 4710.6 282.3 0.141 MAND 500.0 -41.5 -45.0 165.0 7.0 4925.3 282.5 0.137 SIGT 498.0 -41.7 -45.1 166.6 7.2 4952.5 282.5 0.136 SIGT 455.0 -45.3 -51.3 201.3 13.0 5560.2 285.4 0.079 SIGT 434.0 -46.1 -54.1 219.3 15.9 5875.1 288.3 0.061 SIGT 406.0 -49.7 -59.7 244.4 20.1 6315.3 289.2 0.036 MAND 400.0 -50.3 -60.3 250.0 21.0 6412.7 289.6 0.034 SIGT 363.0 -55.7 -63.7 255.1 17.9 7038.8 290.6 ----- SIGT 327.0 -58.9 -66.9 260.6 14.6 7699.4 295.0 ----- SIGT 320.0 -57.9 -66.9 261.7 13.9 7835.5 298.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -58.5 -67.5 265.0 11.8 8242.0 302.9 ----- TRO1 261.0 -62.5 -73.5 270.0 16.9 9109.8 309.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -61.3 -73.3 275.0 18.8 9376.3 314.9 ----- SIGT 212.0 -61.3 -78.3 271.3 24.0 10399.7 330.2 ----- MAND 200.0 -62.1 -80.1 270.0 25.8 10760.8 334.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -61.5 -80.1 285.0 33.8 12542.3 364.1 ----- SIGT 130.0 -61.5 -80.1 290.3 43.3 13429.8 379.4 ----- MAND 100.0 -58.3 -80.1 300.0 60.8 15069.2 415.1 ----- MAND 70.0 -46.9 -81.9 305.0 97.9 17374.2 484.1 ----- SIGT 53.3 -39.7 -76.7 ----- ----- 19209.8 540.0 ----- SIGT 52.6 -39.1 ----- ----- ----- 19300.4 543.4 ----- MAND 30.0 43.6 ----- ----- ----- 23831.5 863.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 27 Oct 2000301 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 267.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 271.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 882 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -5.1 C K Index (KI) = 5.0 Lifted Index (LI) = 9.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 54.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 8.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 48.7 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 27 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 273 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = -0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 298 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 320 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done