================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000317 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 976.0 -3.1 -12.1 160.0 14.0 34.0 271.9 1.547 MAND 925.0 -6.9 -17.9 175.0 22.0 456.0 272.3 1.010 SIGT 900.0 -7.5 -21.5 175.0 24.5 669.6 273.8 0.762 MAND 850.0 -11.1 -23.1 175.0 29.9 1111.7 274.5 0.701 SIGT 781.0 -16.5 -25.5 170.6 30.3 1755.3 275.5 0.615 SIGT 773.0 -15.5 -23.5 170.1 30.4 1833.0 277.3 0.744 MAND 700.0 -22.1 -24.6 165.0 30.9 2572.6 278.0 0.744 SIGT 692.0 -22.7 -24.7 165.4 31.0 2657.1 278.3 0.746 SIGT 584.0 -32.7 -35.4 171.7 33.1 3877.9 280.4 0.322 SIGT 558.0 -31.3 -36.1 173.3 33.7 4199.7 285.8 0.315 SIGT 542.0 -32.5 -41.5 174.4 34.1 4405.4 286.7 0.185 SIGT 503.0 -34.9 -45.9 177.1 35.0 4929.4 290.0 0.124 MAND 500.0 -35.3 -46.3 177.3 35.0 4971.1 290.0 0.119 SIGT 445.0 -42.3 -53.3 181.4 36.4 5771.4 291.0 0.066 MAND 400.0 -48.3 -56.3 185.1 37.7 6483.2 292.2 0.053 SIGT 384.0 -50.7 -58.7 186.4 38.1 6750.7 292.5 0.043 SIGT 360.0 -53.3 -61.3 188.6 38.8 7168.9 294.5 0.034 SIGT 338.0 -54.1 -63.1 190.7 39.6 7574.4 298.7 0.031 SIGT 332.0 -53.7 -63.7 191.2 39.8 7689.5 300.8 ----- MAND 300.0 -57.5 -68.5 194.6 40.9 8335.5 304.3 ----- TRO1 287.0 -59.1 -70.1 196.0 41.4 8614.4 305.9 ----- SIGT 254.0 -54.9 -70.9 200.0 42.7 9388.0 323.0 ----- MAND 250.0 -54.7 -72.7 200.5 42.9 9489.6 324.8 ----- SIGT 244.0 -56.1 -75.1 201.3 43.1 9644.6 324.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -52.7 -75.1 207.8 45.3 10919.2 349.3 ----- SIGT 152.0 -49.1 -83.1 217.0 48.4 12706.4 384.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -48.5 -82.5 217.4 48.6 12793.4 386.5 ----- SIGW 104.4 -36.6 -74.4 230.0 52.8 15243.0 451.5 ----- SIGT 103.0 -36.1 -74.1 230.6 52.7 15336.1 454.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -36.3 -74.3 232.0 52.4 15541.4 457.6 ----- MAND 70.0 -33.5 -72.5 248.9 48.5 18031.3 512.7 ----- MAND 50.0 -31.7 -71.7 265.0 44.9 20402.9 568.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 12 Nov 2000317 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 272.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 275.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 772 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -19.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.1 C K Index (KI) = -1.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.1 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 94.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 36.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 41 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 279 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 332 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done