================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000316 TIME=120000 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 977.0 -6.1 -18.1 150.0 3.9 34.0 268.8 0.941 SIGT 976.0 -6.3 -21.3 150.6 4.2 42.0 268.7 0.715 MAND 925.0 -9.3 -22.3 180.0 22.9 459.5 269.8 0.691 MAND 850.0 -13.9 -25.9 175.0 21.0 1107.7 271.6 0.545 SIGT 822.0 -16.1 -26.1 171.5 20.4 1361.2 271.9 0.553 SIGT 767.0 -20.3 -21.5 164.3 19.3 1878.8 272.8 0.894 SIGT 747.0 -21.1 -28.1 161.6 18.9 2074.3 274.0 0.507 MAND 700.0 -23.1 -27.7 155.0 17.9 2552.5 276.9 0.561 SIGT 639.0 -28.1 -28.5 150.9 16.8 3214.1 278.5 0.571 SIGT 623.0 -28.9 -31.1 149.7 16.5 3395.9 279.7 0.459 SIGT 614.0 -27.7 -33.7 149.1 16.3 3500.3 282.2 0.362 SIGT 549.0 -34.1 -38.1 144.1 15.0 4294.7 283.8 0.261 SIGT 522.0 -34.9 -48.9 141.9 14.5 4647.4 286.9 0.086 MAND 500.0 -36.7 -49.7 140.0 14.0 4946.9 288.3 0.083 SIGT 471.0 -40.7 -50.7 148.2 14.5 5357.4 288.3 0.081 MAND 400.0 -46.9 -63.9 170.0 15.9 6455.5 294.0 ----- SIGT 330.0 -54.7 -70.7 106.1 7.2 7708.8 300.0 ----- SIGT 321.0 -53.5 -69.5 97.1 5.9 7886.3 304.0 ----- MAND 300.0 -55.3 -73.3 75.0 2.9 8319.9 307.4 ----- TRO1 292.0 -56.5 -74.5 145.0 3.9 8492.0 308.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -55.3 -77.3 220.0 15.9 9480.5 323.9 ----- SIGT 231.0 -55.7 -83.7 225.3 18.1 9984.6 330.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -53.9 -83.7 235.0 22.0 10906.6 347.4 ----- SIGT 178.0 -52.9 -83.7 241.0 25.5 11656.9 360.8 ----- MAND 150.0 -49.5 -83.5 250.0 30.9 12770.0 384.8 ----- SIGT 135.0 -48.1 -82.1 252.5 34.9 13462.6 399.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -36.7 -74.7 260.0 46.8 15491.7 456.8 ----- SIGT 74.6 -31.5 -71.5 268.2 50.2 17544.2 507.7 ----- MAND 70.0 -31.9 -71.9 270.0 50.9 17994.5 516.2 ----- SIGT 52.2 -31.7 -63.7 ----- ----- 20069.4 561.8 ----- SIGT 51.8 -34.7 -63.7 ----- ----- 20123.5 556.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 11 Nov 2000316 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -22.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 271.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 0.7 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 748 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -24.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.0 C K Index (KI) = -7.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 56.0 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 33.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -32 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 = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 304 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 321 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done