================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000313 TIME= 0 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 988.0 -8.9 -10.4 120.0 5.8 34.0 265.2 1.752 SIGT 986.0 -9.5 -16.5 121.7 6.3 49.7 264.7 1.067 MAND 925.0 -13.7 -18.3 175.0 21.0 539.4 265.3 0.977 SIGT 902.0 -15.5 -18.5 161.5 15.3 730.3 265.4 0.985 SIGT 885.0 -15.3 -19.7 151.4 11.0 874.1 267.0 0.906 MAND 850.0 -17.3 -22.3 130.0 1.9 1177.9 268.0 0.752 SIGT 770.0 -23.1 -24.4 212.1 5.5 1910.8 269.5 0.689 SIGT 712.0 -24.5 -27.4 276.2 8.3 2483.2 274.0 0.567 MAND 700.0 -25.5 -28.9 290.0 8.9 2606.9 274.3 0.502 SIGT 588.0 -33.3 -36.5 19.2 5.8 3852.4 279.2 0.287 SIGT 508.0 -37.3 -41.4 92.1 3.2 4871.8 286.3 0.200 SIGT 503.0 -37.1 -41.6 97.0 3.0 4940.2 287.3 0.198 MAND 500.0 -37.5 -42.2 100.0 2.9 4981.5 287.3 0.186 SIGT 429.0 -44.1 -49.1 58.5 4.3 6024.3 291.8 0.103 MAND 400.0 -47.5 -51.5 40.0 4.9 6490.6 293.3 0.088 SIGT 378.0 -50.3 -53.3 31.8 4.7 6862.3 294.4 0.077 SIGT 348.0 -54.3 -59.3 19.9 4.4 7397.5 296.0 0.044 TRO1 302.0 -59.3 -68.3 360.0 3.9 8296.2 301.2 ----- MAND 300.0 -59.3 -68.3 350.0 1.9 8337.9 301.8 ----- SIGT 272.0 -60.1 -72.1 301.6 4.0 8950.7 309.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -59.9 -73.9 260.0 5.8 9477.4 317.0 ----- MAND 200.0 -57.1 -79.1 245.0 12.8 10880.9 342.4 ----- SIGT 172.0 -56.1 -84.1 255.5 17.1 11837.9 359.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -54.9 -84.1 265.0 21.0 12710.7 375.5 ----- SIGT 147.0 -54.7 -84.1 265.2 22.2 12840.0 378.0 ----- SIGT 125.0 -50.5 -84.5 267.2 31.9 13887.7 403.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -37.3 -75.3 270.0 45.8 15386.6 455.7 ----- SIGT 85.2 -29.3 -69.3 274.5 51.6 16512.2 493.2 ----- MAND 70.0 -29.9 -69.9 280.0 58.9 17914.6 520.4 ----- SIGT 69.0 -29.7 -69.7 ----- ----- 18017.2 523.0 ----- SIGT 68.8 -29.7 -41.7 ----- ----- 18037.9 523.5 ----- SIGT 68.4 -29.7 -41.7 ----- ----- 18079.5 524.3 ----- SIGT 68.3 -29.5 -69.5 ----- ----- 18089.9 525.0 ----- SIGT 61.8 -29.1 -69.1 ----- ----- 18804.5 541.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 08 Nov 2000313 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 265.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 267.9 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 865 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -18.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -5.4 C K Index (KI) = -5.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 6.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.3 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.0 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 31 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 271 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 302 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done