================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000328 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 981.0 -4.1 -8.9 140.0 22.0 34.0 270.5 1.987 SIGT 978.0 -5.5 -11.5 141.3 22.7 58.1 269.4 1.621 SIGT 936.0 -7.3 -15.3 160.0 33.1 401.5 270.9 1.242 MAND 925.0 -8.1 -15.1 165.0 35.9 493.5 271.0 1.278 MAND 850.0 -13.3 -17.8 190.0 44.9 1144.2 272.2 1.109 SIGT 820.0 -15.5 -18.9 185.3 41.9 1416.8 272.7 1.047 SIGT 724.0 -18.9 -21.9 169.3 31.7 2351.2 278.9 0.915 MAND 700.0 -20.9 -24.0 165.0 28.9 2601.5 279.4 0.785 SIGT 608.0 -29.1 -31.6 139.6 28.9 3626.4 281.4 0.448 SIGT 553.0 -31.1 -33.6 122.8 28.9 4301.8 286.8 0.406 SIGT 545.0 -28.9 -32.1 120.3 28.9 4405.7 290.6 0.477 SIGT 536.0 -28.5 -32.0 117.3 28.9 4525.0 292.4 0.489 MAND 500.0 -30.9 -35.5 105.0 28.9 5021.1 295.4 0.373 SIGT 462.0 -34.3 -40.3 103.2 25.3 5578.3 297.9 0.247 MAND 400.0 -42.5 -49.5 100.0 18.8 6569.6 299.8 0.106 SIGT 374.0 -46.5 -55.5 106.7 18.6 7019.9 300.3 0.060 TRO1 309.0 -56.1 -60.3 125.0 17.9 8261.0 303.7 0.044 MAND 300.0 -53.9 -59.9 115.0 22.0 8449.9 309.4 0.047 SIGT 298.0 -53.3 -59.3 114.0 21.8 8493.0 310.8 0.051 SIGT 253.0 -55.7 -69.7 89.8 19.0 9541.8 322.2 ----- MAND 250.0 -54.7 -69.7 88.0 18.8 9618.0 324.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -54.1 -69.7 55.0 15.0 11048.2 347.1 ----- SIGT 151.0 -51.5 -84.5 20.8 16.9 12862.8 380.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -50.9 -84.9 20.0 16.9 12906.0 382.4 ----- SIGT 102.0 -36.3 -74.3 5.8 39.6 15500.0 455.0 ----- MAND 100.0 -36.5 -74.5 5.0 40.8 15637.4 457.2 ----- SIGT 85.0 -33.7 -72.7 353.6 39.0 16771.0 484.6 ----- MAND 70.0 -34.5 -73.5 340.0 36.9 18130.9 510.6 ----- SIGT 50.9 -33.1 -72.1 ----- ----- 20365.6 562.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 23 Nov 2000328 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 270.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 837 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -0.9 C K Index (KI) = -3.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 17.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 118.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 30.7 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -3 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 277 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 304 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 309 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done