================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000303 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 988.0 -14.7 -20.7 90.0 12.8 34.0 259.4 0.744 SIGT 977.0 -15.5 -22.5 106.1 12.8 118.7 259.4 0.643 SIGT 969.0 -13.9 -22.9 118.0 12.8 181.0 261.6 0.626 MAND 925.0 -15.9 -24.9 185.0 12.8 532.8 263.1 0.548 MAND 850.0 -19.3 -22.8 40.0 1.0 1166.2 265.9 0.720 SIGT 797.0 -21.9 -22.4 343.2 2.3 1642.8 268.1 0.795 SIGT 789.0 -20.9 -22.9 334.3 2.5 1717.3 270.0 0.768 SIGT 749.0 -24.1 -24.8 288.8 3.5 2099.5 270.5 0.683 SIGT 742.0 -23.3 -25.8 280.6 3.7 2168.2 272.1 0.630 MAND 700.0 -26.1 -28.0 230.0 4.9 2592.5 273.6 0.546 SIGT 676.0 -27.7 -30.5 245.3 5.2 2844.3 274.5 0.448 SIGT 522.0 -35.9 -56.9 356.8 7.6 4672.9 285.7 0.038 SIGT 517.0 -35.7 -59.7 0.9 7.7 4739.8 286.8 0.028 MAND 500.0 -37.3 -60.3 15.0 8.0 4971.6 287.6 0.027 SIGT 489.0 -38.1 -58.1 9.9 8.9 5125.1 288.4 0.036 SIGT 471.0 -40.1 -48.1 1.4 10.4 5382.3 289.1 0.104 SIGT 441.0 -42.5 -55.5 346.6 13.0 5829.5 291.5 0.051 SIGT 410.0 -45.3 -51.3 330.5 15.9 6319.1 294.0 0.088 SIGT 401.0 -45.1 -51.1 325.6 16.8 6467.3 296.2 0.091 MAND 400.0 -45.1 -51.1 325.0 16.9 6484.0 296.4 0.092 MAND 300.0 -59.1 -63.7 335.0 22.0 8347.4 302.1 ----- SIGT 283.0 -62.3 -66.7 328.3 22.0 8710.6 302.5 ----- TRO1 263.0 -64.1 -70.1 320.0 22.0 9161.4 306.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -64.3 -70.3 325.0 25.8 9471.8 310.5 ----- MAND 200.0 -61.7 -75.7 310.0 35.0 10845.9 335.1 ----- SIGT 188.0 -61.5 -78.5 308.9 37.3 11229.4 341.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -61.1 -78.5 305.0 45.8 12631.1 364.8 ----- SIGT 127.0 -59.7 -78.5 300.9 55.2 13668.7 385.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -53.3 -78.5 295.0 68.8 15186.0 424.8 ----- SIGT 83.1 -48.1 -82.1 292.4 83.1 16392.7 458.5 ----- MAND 70.0 -39.1 -76.1 290.0 96.7 17546.6 500.8 ----- SIGT 57.1 -30.7 -70.7 290.0 107.6 18968.5 549.8 ----- MAND 50.0 -27.5 -68.5 290.0 114.8 19918.0 578.7 ----- SIGT 46.1 -24.9 -66.9 ----- ----- 20505.7 598.5 ----- SIGT 43.8 -25.3 -67.3 ----- ----- 20877.6 606.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 29 Oct 2000303 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -23.7 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 262.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 264.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.6 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 820 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -25.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -7.6 C K Index (KI) = -6.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 19.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 9.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.2 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 32.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.4 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 111 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 268 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 297 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 400 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done