================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000323 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 996.0 -8.9 -11.4 50.0 10.9 34.0 264.6 1.604 MAND 925.0 -11.7 -15.6 145.0 17.9 604.1 267.4 1.226 SIGT 912.0 -12.1 -15.8 147.5 17.7 712.5 268.0 1.223 SIGT 883.0 -13.7 -19.7 153.3 17.3 959.1 268.9 0.908 MAND 850.0 -16.3 -18.8 160.0 16.9 1247.3 269.1 1.019 SIGT 832.0 -17.7 -18.2 159.4 16.8 1408.1 269.3 1.095 SIGT 783.0 -20.7 -20.8 157.9 16.5 1860.0 270.8 0.931 SIGT 712.0 -25.7 -26.4 155.4 16.0 2556.5 272.7 0.622 SIGT 702.0 -23.7 -28.3 155.1 15.9 2659.5 276.0 0.530 MAND 700.0 -23.9 -28.5 155.0 15.9 2680.4 276.0 0.521 SIGT 609.0 -30.3 -38.3 148.7 16.3 3684.6 279.9 0.231 SIGT 520.0 -37.1 -41.9 141.7 16.8 4793.3 284.6 0.185 MAND 500.0 -39.3 -44.2 140.0 16.9 5063.3 285.1 0.150 SIGT 471.0 -42.5 -46.4 140.0 16.6 5470.0 286.1 0.125 MAND 400.0 -50.7 -55.1 140.0 15.9 6554.7 289.1 0.058 SIGT 387.0 -52.5 -56.8 136.6 14.9 6769.1 289.5 0.052 TRO1 328.0 -57.9 -62.9 120.0 9.9 7825.5 296.1 0.032 SIGT 301.0 -58.3 -65.3 134.4 8.0 8366.8 302.9 ----- MAND 300.0 -58.1 -66.1 135.0 8.0 8387.8 303.5 ----- MAND 250.0 -57.7 -71.7 100.0 7.0 9537.7 320.3 ----- SIGT 246.0 -56.9 -71.9 96.4 6.7 9639.7 323.0 ----- SIGT 243.0 -56.1 -71.1 93.7 6.5 9717.6 325.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -56.3 -74.3 50.0 2.9 10955.6 343.6 ----- SIGT 166.0 -57.7 -77.7 342.0 4.2 12135.7 360.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -55.3 -74.3 305.0 4.9 12779.1 374.8 ----- SIGT 112.0 -51.1 -71.1 330.1 15.6 14661.9 415.3 ----- MAND 100.0 -48.5 -68.5 340.0 19.8 15403.6 434.0 ----- SIGT 84.7 -44.7 -72.7 335.4 24.9 16505.9 462.8 ----- SIGT 73.6 -36.7 -74.7 331.4 29.3 17462.6 498.7 ----- MAND 70.0 -35.9 -73.9 330.0 30.9 17810.7 507.6 ----- SIGT 61.3 -31.3 -71.3 ----- ----- 18742.2 537.5 ----- SIGT 60.9 -31.1 -41.1 ----- ----- 18788.6 538.9 ----- SIGT 60.7 -30.9 -70.9 ----- ----- 18811.9 539.9 ----- SIGT 56.7 -28.3 -69.3 ----- ----- 19298.4 556.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 18 Nov 2000323 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 266.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 270.0 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 894 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -3.0 C K Index (KI) = -0.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 50.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 43.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 11 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 274 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 303 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 301 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done