================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000356 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 993.0 -1.1 -13.1 340.0 8.0 34.0 272.6 1.402 SIGT 989.0 -4.5 -9.3 339.1 8.9 66.0 269.5 1.909 MAND 925.0 -7.9 -15.9 325.0 24.9 589.8 271.2 1.196 SIGT 903.0 -9.3 -21.3 325.0 23.1 776.5 271.7 0.773 SIGT 886.0 -10.5 -18.5 325.0 21.8 923.2 271.9 1.003 SIGT 870.0 -11.1 -23.1 325.0 20.5 1063.3 272.7 0.685 MAND 850.0 -11.9 -22.9 325.0 18.8 1241.7 273.7 0.713 SIGT 794.0 -15.1 -21.1 321.4 15.7 1760.5 275.7 0.894 SIGT 785.0 -15.5 -26.5 320.9 15.1 1846.6 276.1 0.559 SIGT 701.0 -22.9 -26.7 315.1 10.0 2689.1 277.0 0.615 MAND 700.0 -22.9 -26.7 315.0 9.9 2699.6 277.1 0.615 SIGT 694.0 -23.3 -27.9 314.6 10.1 2762.7 277.4 0.556 SIGT 681.0 -22.3 -35.3 313.7 10.4 2901.4 280.0 0.279 SIGT 627.0 -26.9 -38.9 310.0 11.9 3503.2 281.4 0.211 SIGT 612.0 -27.3 -38.3 308.9 12.3 3677.8 282.9 0.230 SIGT 598.0 -26.9 -44.9 307.9 12.8 3844.6 285.3 0.116 SIGT 513.0 -35.1 -42.1 301.1 15.5 4932.5 288.1 0.184 MAND 500.0 -35.5 -48.5 300.0 15.9 5111.4 289.8 0.094 SIGT 494.0 -36.1 -51.1 300.0 16.1 5195.4 290.0 0.074 SIGT 430.0 -43.3 -49.3 300.0 17.9 6144.6 292.6 0.101 MAND 400.0 -46.7 -53.7 300.0 18.8 6628.0 294.3 0.070 SIGT 385.0 -48.7 -55.7 301.0 17.7 6880.5 294.9 0.058 TRO1 328.0 -53.9 -61.9 305.0 12.8 7922.2 301.6 0.036 MAND 300.0 -53.3 -64.3 320.0 7.0 8496.2 310.2 ----- SIGT 294.0 -53.5 -65.5 320.5 7.5 8626.3 311.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -47.9 -71.9 325.0 11.8 9683.0 334.9 ----- SIGT 245.0 -47.3 -73.3 326.4 11.4 9816.5 337.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -45.7 -80.7 340.0 7.0 11164.3 360.4 ----- SIGT 158.0 -42.9 -78.9 335.9 7.8 12744.9 390.3 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.1 -79.1 335.0 8.0 13095.3 395.8 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.9 -77.9 325.0 2.9 15835.6 446.8 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.1 -76.1 25.0 2.9 18272.2 502.9 ----- SIGT 67.6 -38.5 -75.5 ----- ----- 18512.3 507.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 21 Dec 2000356 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.7 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 270.8 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 274.2 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 835 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -16.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 0.1 C K Index (KI) = -3.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 53.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.8 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 36.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -14 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 = 302 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 328 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done