================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000351 TIME=120000 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 997.0 -6.1 -16.1 80.0 11.8 34.0 267.3 1.091 SIGT 994.0 -7.3 -13.3 83.8 11.7 57.5 266.3 1.378 SIGT 962.0 -6.1 -16.1 125.4 9.5 313.2 270.0 1.130 SIGT 958.0 -6.3 -17.3 130.7 9.3 345.8 270.2 1.026 MAND 925.0 -9.1 -18.1 175.0 7.0 618.6 270.0 0.993 SIGT 905.0 -10.1 -15.1 176.3 6.4 787.6 270.7 1.306 MAND 850.0 -13.5 -22.5 180.0 4.9 1268.0 272.0 0.739 SIGT 842.0 -14.1 -24.1 ----- ----- 1339.9 272.1 0.6 SIGT 812.0 -16.3 -20.7 ----- ----- 1614.2 272.6 0.9 SIGT 801.0 -16.9 -25.9 ----- ----- 1716.8 273.0 0.6 SIGT 724.0 -22.3 -26.1 ----- ----- 2468.0 275.1 0.6 SIGT 703.0 -23.9 -29.9 ----- ----- 2683.7 275.7 0.5 MAND 700.0 -24.1 -29.0 ----- ----- 2714.9 275.8 0.5 SIGT 679.0 -25.9 -28.1 ----- ----- 2936.5 276.2 0.6 SIGT 651.0 -27.1 -35.1 ----- ----- 3240.9 278.2 0.3 SIGT 601.0 -30.5 -38.5 ----- ----- 3813.1 280.7 0.2 MAND 500.0 -37.9 -48.9 ----- ----- 5101.5 286.8 0.1 SIGT 451.0 -41.9 -55.9 ----- ----- 5806.4 290.4 0.0 MAND 400.0 -44.7 -61.7 ----- ----- 6614.6 296.9 0.0 TRO1 324.0 -49.1 -67.1 ----- ----- 8011.6 309.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -48.7 -69.7 ----- ----- 8517.3 316.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -45.3 -80.3 ----- ----- 9725.5 338.7 ----- SIGT 219.0 -44.3 -80.3 ----- ----- 10611.3 353.3 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.1 -80.1 ----- ----- 11220.1 363.0 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.7 -79.7 ----- ----- 13152.5 394.8 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.3 -78.3 ----- ----- 15892.8 447.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -40.1 -77.1 ----- ----- 18322.2 498.6 ----- SIGT 53.7 -38.3 -75.3 ----- ----- 20139.3 542.0 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 16 Dec 2000351 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -16.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.5 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 272.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.1 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 829 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -17.7 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -0.5 C K Index (KI) = -3.0 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = ----- Showalter Index (ShI) = 10.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 39.8 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = ----- Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 276 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 309 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 324 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done