================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000323 TIME=120000 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 997.0 -7.9 -10.3 130.0 2.9 34.0 265.5 1.750 SIGT 995.0 -8.3 -13.3 130.7 3.3 49.6 265.2 1.377 MAND 925.0 -10.9 -15.0 155.0 18.8 613.4 268.2 1.288 MAND 850.0 -15.1 -18.2 165.0 24.9 1258.4 270.3 1.072 SIGT 769.0 -19.3 -20.5 172.8 19.7 2009.9 273.7 0.973 SIGT 748.0 -19.1 -23.7 174.9 18.3 2216.1 276.1 0.755 MAND 700.0 -23.1 -26.6 180.0 15.0 2706.1 276.9 0.621 SIGT 661.0 -26.3 -28.5 187.9 13.0 3123.6 277.9 0.552 SIGT 628.0 -28.5 -32.4 194.9 11.3 3492.5 279.5 0.402 SIGT 529.0 -37.3 -40.3 217.7 5.7 4700.3 283.0 0.216 MAND 500.0 -39.9 -44.2 225.0 3.9 5087.9 284.4 0.150 SIGT 402.0 -50.5 -56.5 347.3 1.0 6545.1 289.0 0.051 MAND 400.0 -50.7 -56.7 350.0 1.0 6577.6 289.1 0.051 TRO1 344.0 -56.5 -62.5 15.0 2.9 7547.9 294.0 0.032 SIGT 331.0 -55.7 -63.7 336.9 3.2 7792.9 298.3 ----- SIGT 329.0 -55.9 -71.9 330.9 3.2 7831.5 298.6 ----- SIGT 328.0 -55.9 -63.9 327.9 3.3 7850.9 298.8 ----- MAND 300.0 -57.9 -67.9 240.0 3.9 8416.3 303.7 ----- SIGT 299.0 -57.9 -67.9 242.8 3.9 8437.3 304.0 ----- MAND 250.0 -56.9 -73.9 35.0 2.9 9568.8 321.5 ----- SIGT 242.0 -57.7 -76.7 13.9 3.3 9774.5 323.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -55.9 -80.9 250.0 5.8 10982.9 344.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -55.5 -80.9 250.0 8.0 12815.9 374.5 ----- SIGT 132.0 -54.9 -80.9 268.7 8.6 13632.3 389.5 ----- SIGT 113.0 -49.9 -83.9 291.6 9.3 14637.5 416.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -47.1 -82.1 310.0 9.9 15442.0 436.7 ----- SIGT 90.8 -45.9 -80.9 308.7 13.9 16083.0 451.3 ----- MAND 70.0 -35.1 -73.1 305.0 24.9 17856.5 509.3 ----- SIGT 55.2 -26.1 -67.1 294.5 17.9 19544.7 565.7 ----- MAND 50.0 -27.3 -68.3 290.0 15.0 20259.1 579.1 ----- SIGT 47.6 -27.5 -68.5 ----- ----- 20613.3 586.9 ----- SIGT 47.4 -27.3 -35.3 ----- ----- 20643.7 588.1 ----- SIGT 47.1 -26.9 -67.9 ----- ----- 20689.4 590.1 ----- SIGT 45.5 -26.3 -67.3 ----- ----- 20939.1 597.4 ----- SIGT 43.1 -30.5 -70.5 ----- ----- 21327.7 596.4 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 18 Nov 2000323 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.5 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 267.2 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 270.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 883 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.4 C K Index (KI) = 3.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 11.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 53.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 9.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 46.5 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 70 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 = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 299 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 328 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done