================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000347 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 998.0 0.0 -16.0 350.0 3.9 34.0 273.3 1.099 SIGT 996.0 -4.5 -9.5 353.6 4.0 49.9 269.0 1.866 SIGT 952.0 -7.5 -11.7 74.0 7.6 404.0 269.4 1.639 SIGT 944.0 -6.5 -15.5 89.0 8.3 469.9 271.1 1.211 MAND 925.0 -7.3 -17.3 125.0 9.9 628.6 271.9 1.063 SIGT 880.0 -9.3 -21.3 145.7 7.5 1015.8 273.7 0.793 MAND 850.0 -11.3 -21.3 160.0 5.8 1283.1 274.3 0.821 SIGT 772.0 -15.5 -24.5 210.1 5.8 2016.0 277.5 0.681 SIGT 722.0 -19.7 -25.7 244.3 5.8 2517.6 278.2 0.654 MAND 700.0 -20.1 -31.1 260.0 5.8 2747.3 280.2 0.408 SIGT 692.0 -20.3 -33.3 264.4 5.8 2832.5 280.9 0.334 SIGT 691.0 -20.5 -33.5 265.0 5.8 2843.2 280.8 0.328 MAND 500.0 -36.3 -46.3 25.0 3.9 5163.7 288.8 0.119 SIGT 490.0 -37.3 -48.3 30.5 3.8 5303.7 289.2 0.098 SIGT 435.0 -43.1 -49.1 62.8 3.3 6116.4 291.9 0.101 SIGT 408.0 -45.9 -55.9 79.8 3.0 6545.7 293.7 0.053 MAND 400.0 -46.7 -55.7 85.0 2.9 6677.3 294.3 0.055 TRO1 341.0 -52.7 -59.7 85.0 5.8 7722.2 299.9 0.042 SIGT 317.0 -53.5 -61.5 104.9 7.0 8192.8 305.1 0.038 MAND 300.0 -52.1 -64.1 120.0 8.0 8548.7 311.9 ----- MAND 250.0 -47.3 -73.3 130.0 12.8 9742.4 335.8 ----- SIGT 249.0 -47.1 -73.1 129.9 12.8 9768.9 336.4 ----- MAND 200.0 -45.7 -76.7 125.0 11.8 11224.9 360.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.3 -80.3 135.0 14.0 13148.1 393.7 ----- SIGT 105.0 -40.5 -77.5 126.2 10.4 15559.6 443.3 ----- MAND 100.0 -40.9 -77.9 125.0 9.9 15892.0 448.7 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.7 -75.7 145.0 2.9 18330.7 501.6 ----- SIGT 56.7 -37.9 -75.9 ----- ----- 19780.8 534.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 12 Dec 2000347 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 270.6 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 843 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.6 C K Index (KI) = -7.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 15.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 10.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 40.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 52 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 279 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 305 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 317 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done