================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000362 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -10.1 -14.0 70.0 19.8 34.0 262.7 1.287 MAND 1000.0 -11.5 -14.9 90.0 31.9 72.4 261.7 1.201 SIGT 999.0 -11.5 -14.9 89.0 31.5 80.0 261.7 1.203 SIGT 992.0 -10.1 -13.7 81.8 28.8 134.1 263.7 1.337 SIGT 970.0 -10.5 -13.8 59.0 20.2 307.0 265.0 1.356 SIGT 963.0 -10.3 -13.2 51.6 17.5 362.8 265.7 1.435 SIGT 957.0 -6.7 -13.7 45.2 15.1 411.3 269.8 1.386 SIGT 938.0 -6.5 -16.5 24.4 7.3 568.1 271.6 1.121 MAND 925.0 -7.5 -16.5 10.0 1.9 677.0 271.6 1.137 MAND 850.0 -12.7 -19.7 40.0 3.9 1329.1 272.9 0.943 SIGT 816.0 -15.5 -21.5 18.7 4.5 1639.2 273.1 0.840 MAND 700.0 -22.3 -32.3 300.0 7.0 2781.9 277.8 0.364 SIGT 590.0 -29.5 -45.5 289.7 28.5 4020.6 283.3 0.110 SIGT 512.0 -32.7 -58.7 281.4 46.0 5026.3 291.2 0.032 MAND 500.0 -32.9 -57.9 280.0 49.0 5193.4 292.9 0.036 SIGT 424.0 -36.3 -49.3 287.4 72.6 6345.9 302.7 0.102 MAND 400.0 -38.3 -49.3 290.0 80.8 6748.6 305.2 0.108 SIGT 354.0 -44.5 -53.5 290.0 94.3 7578.2 307.7 0.081 SIGT 329.0 -45.5 -57.5 290.0 102.2 8067.8 312.9 0.057 MAXW 318.0 -47.1 -58.7 290.0 105.9 8292.9 313.7 0.052 TRO1 305.0 -49.1 -60.1 290.0 87.8 8569.1 314.7 0.045 MAND 300.0 -48.5 -61.5 290.0 76.9 8677.8 317.0 0.041 SIGT 267.0 -47.1 -75.1 290.0 59.1 9447.3 329.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -46.5 -81.5 290.0 49.0 9883.6 336.9 ----- MAND 200.0 -44.7 -79.7 280.0 32.8 11371.4 362.0 ----- SIGT 186.0 -42.9 -78.9 280.0 32.6 11859.1 372.5 ----- SIGT 157.0 -46.5 -81.5 280.0 32.0 12993.7 384.9 ----- MAND 150.0 -46.1 -81.1 280.0 31.9 13296.9 390.6 ----- SIGT 137.0 -42.3 -78.3 285.6 28.7 13905.0 407.6 ----- SIGT 122.0 -45.3 -80.3 292.7 24.7 14684.3 415.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -42.5 -78.5 305.0 17.9 16020.1 445.6 ----- MAND 70.0 -39.7 -76.7 275.0 17.9 18445.2 499.5 ----- MAND 50.0 -38.5 -75.5 300.0 8.0 20752.7 552.8 ----- SIGT 49.0 -38.3 -75.3 302.6 7.8 20891.7 556.4 ----- SIGT 48.3 -37.5 -51.5 304.4 7.6 20990.9 560.6 ----- SIGT 47.7 -37.3 -75.3 306.0 7.5 21077.2 563.1 ----- MAND 30.0 -36.1 -74.1 5.0 2.9 24290.1 646.3 ----- SIGT 25.7 -34.9 -73.9 8.8 4.5 25367.4 678.9 ----- SIGT 25.2 -34.9 -73.9 9.3 4.7 25504.5 682.7 ----- SIGT 22.3 -34.9 -73.9 12.3 5.9 26358.0 707.0 ----- MAND 20.0 -33.9 -72.9 15.0 7.0 27119.5 732.4 ----- SIGW 18.3 -32.9 -72.2 280.0 9.9 27743.0 754.3 ----- SIGW 17.5 -32.4 -71.9 115.0 111.9 28048.0 765.2 ----- SIGW 15.4 -30.9 -70.9 300.0 29.9 28963.0 798.8 ----- SIGW 14.8 -30.4 -70.6 285.0 9.9 29268.0 810.4 ----- SIGT 12.1 -28.1 -69.1 ----- ----- 30685.1 866.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 27 Dec 2000362 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -15.0 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 268.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 271.3 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.2 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 863 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -16.2 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.2 C K Index (KI) = -9.5 Lifted Index (LI) = 18.0 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 56.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 33.4 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 105 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 = 315 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 305 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done