================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000335 TIME=120000 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 995.0 -7.5 -10.7 60.0 15.9 34.0 266.0 1.698 SIGT 987.0 -8.3 -11.3 67.2 16.1 96.8 265.9 1.632 SIGT 972.0 -6.1 -14.1 80.8 16.6 216.3 269.2 1.320 SIGT 951.0 -7.1 -16.1 100.3 17.1 387.0 269.9 1.144 MAND 925.0 -7.5 -15.5 125.0 17.9 603.1 271.6 1.236 SIGT 860.0 -10.5 -18.5 125.0 13.5 1167.4 274.2 1.033 MAND 850.0 -11.3 -18.3 125.0 12.8 1257.3 274.3 1.063 SIGT 758.0 -18.5 -19.5 42.1 12.2 2124.7 275.7 1.076 SIGT 748.0 -18.3 -18.9 32.6 12.2 2223.9 276.9 1.148 SIGT 734.0 -16.5 -20.1 19.0 12.1 2365.6 280.4 1.055 MAND 700.0 -17.7 -27.7 345.0 11.8 2721.6 282.9 0.561 SIGT 682.0 -18.1 -31.1 341.8 12.2 2916.5 284.6 0.419 SIGT 660.0 -18.1 -34.1 337.8 12.6 3161.6 287.2 0.324 SIGT 626.0 -20.9 -37.9 331.4 13.2 3554.7 288.4 0.234 SIGT 522.0 -30.5 -48.5 310.0 15.4 4872.2 292.2 0.090 MAND 500.0 -32.7 -50.7 305.0 15.9 5177.0 293.2 0.076 SIGT 461.0 -37.7 -52.7 305.0 18.2 5743.2 293.8 0.068 SIGT 437.0 -40.7 -48.7 305.0 19.6 6109.7 294.6 0.105 SIGT 403.0 -43.1 -56.1 305.0 21.8 6658.6 298.3 0.053 MAND 400.0 -43.7 -55.7 305.0 22.0 6708.9 298.2 0.055 TRO1 347.0 -50.5 -61.5 315.0 26.8 7650.4 301.4 0.035 MAND 300.0 -51.5 -69.5 315.0 21.0 8597.8 312.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -51.7 -80.7 285.0 15.0 9781.3 329.2 ----- SIGT 247.0 -51.7 -84.7 281.8 14.6 9859.7 330.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -51.7 -84.7 225.0 8.9 11229.3 350.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -53.3 -84.7 180.0 15.0 13089.2 378.3 ----- SIGT 117.0 -54.1 -84.7 186.1 17.3 14686.9 404.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -52.3 -84.7 190.0 18.8 15698.7 426.7 ----- MAND 70.0 -43.9 -79.9 170.0 22.0 18050.8 490.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 30 Nov 2000335 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 270.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 273.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 839 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -16.3 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.3 C K Index (KI) = -6.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 16.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 41.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 13.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 35.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.7 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 44 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 278 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 347 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done