================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000354 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 996.0 -1.1 -7.1 0.0 0.0 34.0 272.4 2.252 SIGT 992.0 -2.7 -16.7 9.4 0.1 66.0 271.1 1.043 MAND 925.0 -7.7 -15.7 170.0 1.9 615.4 271.4 1.216 SIGT 873.0 -11.9 -15.3 163.1 7.4 1062.2 271.6 1.332 SIGT 860.0 -12.1 -18.1 161.4 8.8 1177.1 272.6 1.069 MAND 850.0 -12.7 -16.7 160.0 9.9 1266.5 272.9 1.217 SIGT 844.0 -13.3 -16.2 160.6 10.2 1320.6 272.8 1.278 SIGT 835.0 -13.9 -20.9 161.4 10.6 1402.2 273.0 0.865 SIGT 746.0 -21.1 -22.2 170.2 14.6 2246.9 274.1 0.865 SIGT 736.0 -22.3 -23.8 171.2 15.1 2346.4 273.8 0.760 SIGT 703.0 -24.5 -26.2 174.7 16.7 2682.2 275.0 0.641 MAND 700.0 -24.7 -26.8 175.0 16.9 2713.4 275.1 0.610 SIGT 681.0 -25.1 -35.1 170.8 16.1 2913.6 276.9 0.285 SIGT 585.0 -32.3 -38.3 148.0 11.5 4002.1 280.8 0.240 SIGT 565.0 -33.5 -45.5 142.8 10.5 4247.0 282.2 0.115 SIGT 548.0 -34.7 -40.7 138.3 9.6 4461.0 283.2 0.200 SIGT 502.0 -38.5 -47.5 125.6 7.1 5068.8 285.8 0.104 MAND 500.0 -38.5 -47.5 125.0 7.0 5096.2 286.1 0.104 SIGT 482.0 -40.7 -47.7 123.3 7.3 5347.2 286.4 0.106 MAND 400.0 -47.5 -57.5 115.0 8.9 6598.8 293.3 0.047 TRO1 364.0 -50.1 -62.1 130.0 5.8 7218.8 297.8 0.032 SIGT 323.0 -50.7 -65.7 136.2 5.2 7998.7 307.3 ----- MAND 300.0 -47.9 -69.9 140.0 4.9 8483.3 317.9 ----- SIGT 292.0 -48.1 -73.1 145.2 4.6 8661.6 320.0 ----- MAND 250.0 -45.9 -80.9 175.0 2.9 9690.6 337.8 ----- SIGT 236.0 -44.3 -80.3 205.9 3.4 10075.7 345.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -43.3 -79.3 295.0 4.9 11188.0 364.2 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.3 -79.3 255.0 1.9 13125.5 395.5 ----- SIGT 104.0 -41.1 -78.1 169.2 4.6 15603.9 443.3 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.3 -78.3 160.0 4.9 15870.5 447.9 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.5 -75.5 105.0 1.9 18308.2 502.0 ----- SIGT 67.6 -38.5 -68.5 ----- ----- 18548.1 507.1 ----- SIGT 63.8 -37.3 -75.3 ----- ----- 18946.9 518.2 ----- SIGT 63.3 -34.3 -73.3 ----- ----- 19001.6 525.9 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 19 Dec 2000354 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -15.9 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 271.3 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 811 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -17.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 0.1 C K Index (KI) = 7.0 Lifted Index (LI) = 9.7 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 26.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 8.5 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 47.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.5 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -19 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 = 2 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 307 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 323 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done