================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000348 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1005.0 -2.1 -6.8 330.0 3.9 34.0 270.7 2.284 SIGT 1001.0 -4.5 -9.5 326.0 5.4 65.6 268.6 1.857 MAND 1000.0 -4.7 -9.7 325.0 5.8 73.4 268.5 1.830 MAND 925.0 -9.1 -10.3 105.0 3.9 682.3 270.0 1.886 SIGT 891.0 -11.7 -11.7 98.3 3.9 971.0 270.2 1.751 SIGT 865.0 -11.9 -19.9 93.1 3.9 1198.0 272.3 0.911 MAND 850.0 -12.3 -21.3 90.0 3.9 1331.8 273.3 0.821 SIGT 846.0 -12.1 -21.1 94.3 3.9 1367.9 273.8 0.839 SIGT 723.0 -19.9 -23.8 236.3 3.1 2552.3 277.9 0.774 MAND 700.0 -21.5 -28.5 265.0 2.9 2791.5 278.7 0.521 SIGT 656.0 -24.1 -34.1 262.0 2.7 3267.9 281.0 0.326 SIGT 593.0 -29.1 -37.1 257.5 2.4 3997.4 283.4 0.268 SIGT 504.0 -34.7 -48.7 250.3 2.0 5147.1 290.1 0.091 MAND 500.0 -35.3 -49.3 250.0 1.9 5202.7 290.0 0.086 MAND 400.0 -45.3 -55.3 255.0 7.0 6725.2 296.1 0.057 SIGT 398.0 -45.9 -55.9 254.8 7.1 6758.6 295.8 0.055 TRO1 339.0 -49.9 -62.9 250.0 8.9 7817.6 304.2 0.031 MAND 300.0 -49.1 -66.1 255.0 8.9 8618.6 316.2 ----- SIGT 279.0 -47.5 -70.5 261.0 8.6 9096.7 325.1 ----- MAND 250.0 -46.7 -72.7 270.0 8.0 9823.6 336.7 ----- SIGT 227.0 -44.9 -75.9 282.9 6.6 10466.6 348.8 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.9 -79.9 300.0 4.9 11313.5 361.7 ----- MAND 150.0 -44.3 -80.3 0.0 0.0 13240.0 393.7 ----- SIGW 127.7 -43.0 -79.4 250.0 33.0 14329.0 414.6 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.1 -78.1 75.0 2.9 15977.9 448.3 ----- MAND 70.0 -39.3 -76.3 100.0 2.9 18412.5 500.3 ----- SIGT 67.2 -38.5 -75.5 ----- ----- 18692.7 507.9 ----- SIGT 66.0 -40.1 -63.1 ----- ----- 18816.2 507.1 ----- SIGT 65.9 -40.1 -51.1 ----- ----- 18826.5 507.3 ----- SIGT 65.5 -38.1 -76.1 ----- ----- 18868.3 512.5 ----- SIGT 64.4 -38.3 -75.3 ----- ----- 18984.9 514.6 ----- SIGT 63.5 -38.5 -50.5 ----- ----- 19081.7 516.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 13 Dec 2000348 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -10.1 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.4 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.9 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 914 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -10.6 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -0.6 C K Index (KI) = -5.3 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 9.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.1 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 37.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.3 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 11 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 = 339 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done