================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000343 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -1.3 -6.1 110.0 9.9 34.0 272.2 2.435 SIGT 992.0 -4.9 -14.9 112.5 10.1 57.9 268.9 1.211 SIGT 978.0 -4.1 -16.1 124.2 10.9 169.9 270.8 1.112 MAND 925.0 -6.9 -18.9 170.0 14.0 607.1 272.3 0.928 MAND 850.0 -11.9 -21.9 185.0 28.0 1260.9 273.7 0.779 SIGT 810.0 -14.7 -22.7 181.2 23.9 1628.1 274.5 0.762 SIGT 714.0 -19.9 -26.9 171.5 13.5 2574.2 278.9 0.592 MAND 700.0 -20.9 -25.9 170.0 11.8 2720.9 279.4 0.662 SIGT 679.0 -22.9 -24.7 171.9 11.8 2945.3 279.6 0.761 SIGT 664.0 -23.3 -28.2 173.2 11.7 3109.0 280.9 0.565 SIGT 659.0 -23.3 -32.3 173.7 11.7 3164.3 281.5 0.387 SIGT 647.0 -24.3 -36.3 174.8 11.6 3298.6 281.9 0.266 SIGT 612.0 -26.3 -28.3 178.1 11.5 3702.6 284.1 0.608 SIGT 594.0 -27.1 -37.1 179.9 11.4 3918.3 285.6 0.267 SIGT 561.0 -28.9 -44.9 183.3 11.2 4328.9 288.2 0.124 SIGT 553.0 -29.5 -45.5 184.1 11.2 4431.6 288.6 0.118 SIGT 533.0 -31.9 -42.9 186.3 11.1 4693.3 288.8 0.162 MAND 500.0 -34.9 -49.9 190.0 10.9 5142.3 290.5 0.082 SIGT 425.0 -43.5 -55.5 164.3 10.2 6256.4 293.3 0.053 MAND 400.0 -45.9 -57.9 155.0 9.9 6662.2 295.3 0.045 TRO1 336.0 -53.3 -64.3 150.0 7.0 7804.3 300.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -54.3 -65.3 130.0 8.9 8532.7 308.8 ----- SIGT 298.0 -54.7 -65.7 129.8 8.9 8575.6 308.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -50.3 -73.3 125.0 8.0 9711.1 331.3 ----- SIGT 233.0 -49.9 -83.9 126.6 9.2 10171.4 338.6 ----- MAND 200.0 -47.7 -82.7 130.0 11.8 11175.3 357.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.5 -79.5 145.0 15.0 13093.4 395.1 ----- SIGT 115.0 -38.1 -76.1 135.2 18.9 14902.4 436.3 ----- MAND 100.0 -39.5 -76.5 130.0 21.0 15862.1 451.4 ----- MAND 70.0 -37.3 -75.3 135.0 5.8 18315.5 504.6 ----- SIGT 61.0 -37.1 -75.1 ----- ----- 19266.9 525.3 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 08 Dec 2000343 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -17.6 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.0 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 786 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -19.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.3 C K Index (KI) = -3.9 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.5 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 66.9 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 36.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 15 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 = 300 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 336 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done