================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000355 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -1.1 -8.1 340.0 3.9 34.0 272.5 2.085 SIGT 936.0 -5.7 -14.7 272.9 5.5 517.6 272.6 1.305 MAND 925.0 -6.3 -16.3 260.0 5.8 610.3 272.9 1.156 MAND 850.0 -12.3 -18.3 185.0 11.8 1264.4 273.3 1.063 SIGT 720.0 -22.3 -23.9 180.7 20.5 2509.5 275.6 0.770 MAND 700.0 -23.5 -24.8 180.0 22.0 2716.1 276.5 0.731 SIGT 661.0 -26.5 -27.4 176.5 19.7 3133.1 277.7 0.611 SIGT 605.0 -30.3 -34.0 171.2 16.2 3768.2 280.4 0.357 SIGT 587.0 -31.3 -40.3 169.4 15.0 3982.7 281.7 0.194 SIGT 553.0 -34.5 -39.5 165.9 12.7 4402.8 282.7 0.224 SIGT 529.0 -36.7 -42.7 163.3 11.1 4711.6 283.7 0.167 MAND 500.0 -38.3 -44.3 160.0 8.9 5101.0 286.4 0.148 SIGT 416.0 -46.7 -55.7 147.6 4.0 6344.1 291.0 0.053 MAND 400.0 -47.7 -56.7 145.0 2.9 6603.7 293.0 0.051 TRO1 355.0 -50.7 -61.7 125.0 3.9 7386.9 299.1 0.034 MAND 300.0 -49.1 -68.1 5.0 2.9 8488.1 316.2 ----- SIGT 285.0 -48.1 -73.1 13.4 3.5 8825.6 322.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -45.3 -80.3 35.0 4.9 9695.0 338.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.9 -78.9 5.0 8.0 11192.6 364.9 ----- SIGT 196.0 -42.5 -78.5 3.9 7.6 11329.0 367.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.9 -78.9 350.0 2.9 13135.2 396.1 ----- SIGT 105.0 -41.3 -78.3 42.7 3.8 15549.9 441.7 ----- SIGT 102.0 -40.9 -77.9 47.1 3.8 15747.0 446.2 ----- MAND 100.0 -40.5 -77.5 50.0 3.9 15881.9 449.5 ----- SIGT 74.8 -38.3 -75.3 17.5 7.2 17870.5 493.0 ----- SIGT 73.3 -41.1 -78.1 15.2 7.4 18009.1 490.0 ----- SIGT 73.0 -38.3 -75.3 14.7 7.5 18037.1 496.5 ----- MAND 70.0 -37.5 -53.5 10.0 8.0 18326.4 504.2 ----- SIGT 65.7 -37.9 -42.9 ----- ----- 18763.8 512.5 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 20 Dec 2000355 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -13.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 272.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 276.5 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 827 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -14.9 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.5 C K Index (KI) = 6.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 8.4 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 32.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 8.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 46.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -55 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 = 0 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 299 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 355 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done