================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000302 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 983.0 -12.3 -16.8 50.0 5.8 34.0 262.1 1.043 SIGT 975.0 -11.5 -16.5 37.9 6.1 96.6 263.6 1.079 MAND 925.0 -14.7 -17.8 320.0 8.0 498.0 264.3 1.019 SIGT 924.0 -14.9 -18.0 319.8 8.0 506.2 264.2 1.003 SIGT 903.0 -14.1 -17.6 315.7 8.8 680.5 266.7 1.062 MAND 850.0 -16.7 -20.7 305.0 10.9 1137.6 268.7 0.865 SIGT 798.0 -18.9 -22.2 300.1 11.5 1610.2 271.2 0.808 SIGT 714.0 -25.3 -26.1 291.5 12.6 2428.7 272.9 0.637 MAND 700.0 -26.3 -27.8 290.0 12.8 2572.3 273.4 0.556 SIGT 688.0 -27.3 -28.7 287.1 12.6 2697.1 273.6 0.521 SIGT 644.0 -28.3 -36.3 276.1 11.8 3172.4 277.7 0.267 SIGT 614.0 -30.9 -35.7 268.2 11.3 3512.9 278.5 0.298 SIGT 556.0 -35.3 -42.3 252.1 10.1 4210.9 281.3 0.166 SIGT 530.0 -36.5 -52.5 244.4 9.6 4543.9 283.8 0.060 SIGT 519.0 -36.1 -60.1 241.0 9.4 4689.4 286.0 0.026 MAND 500.0 -37.3 -62.3 235.0 8.9 4947.8 287.6 0.023 SIGT 431.0 -42.9 -56.9 231.6 12.3 5961.9 292.9 0.046 MAND 400.0 -46.7 -60.7 230.0 14.0 6461.3 294.3 0.033 MAND 300.0 -60.5 -71.5 290.0 19.8 8312.0 300.1 ----- TRO1 281.0 -63.5 -71.5 270.0 15.9 8716.8 301.4 ----- MAND 250.0 -62.9 -73.9 290.0 30.9 9436.0 312.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -62.5 -79.5 290.0 33.8 10812.0 333.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -62.7 -79.5 295.0 43.9 12586.8 362.1 ----- SIGT 140.0 -63.1 -79.5 294.2 45.7 13011.8 368.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -59.3 -79.5 290.0 54.8 15101.5 413.2 ----- SIGT 81.4 -53.3 -79.5 287.2 69.1 16409.1 450.5 ----- MAND 70.0 -46.3 -81.3 285.0 79.8 17396.5 485.4 ----- SIGT 64.2 -42.3 -78.3 283.8 83.1 17976.5 506.3 ----- MAND 50.0 -26.1 -67.1 280.0 92.9 19726.7 582.0 ----- SIGT 46.4 -20.3 -63.3 ----- ----- 20274.0 608.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 28 Oct 2000302 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 264.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 267.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 876 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -18.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -5.0 C K Index (KI) = -1.6 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 30.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 13.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 37.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.0 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -33 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 272 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 294 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done