================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000362 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1011.0 -5.1 -18.1 50.0 8.0 34.0 267.2 0.909 SIGT 1007.0 -8.1 -13.1 53.6 9.7 65.0 264.5 1.383 MAND 1000.0 -8.7 -13.4 60.0 12.8 119.1 264.5 1.359 SIGT 935.0 -9.9 -12.9 290.6 9.5 639.2 268.4 1.514 MAND 925.0 -10.7 -13.2 270.0 8.9 722.1 268.4 1.494 SIGT 868.0 -15.1 -15.1 228.6 5.9 1207.5 268.7 1.362 SIGT 858.0 -14.1 -16.2 221.1 5.3 1295.4 270.7 1.257 MAND 850.0 -14.3 -17.3 215.0 4.9 1366.5 271.2 1.157 SIGT 840.0 -14.9 -18.3 217.8 5.0 1456.2 271.5 1.076 SIGT 799.0 -17.5 -18.2 229.5 5.5 1833.2 272.6 1.141 SIGT 787.0 -17.7 -21.7 233.0 5.7 1946.6 273.6 0.856 SIGT 718.0 -21.5 -31.5 254.2 6.7 2628.6 276.7 0.383 SIGT 708.0 -20.9 -31.9 257.4 6.9 2732.1 278.4 0.374 MAND 700.0 -21.3 -33.3 260.0 7.0 2816.1 278.9 0.331 SIGT 681.0 -21.5 -34.5 262.5 10.1 3019.1 280.9 0.302 SIGT 553.0 -29.7 -56.7 281.2 33.0 4529.5 288.4 0.037 SIGT 519.0 -30.3 -55.3 286.7 39.9 4981.6 293.0 0.044 MAND 500.0 -31.9 -42.9 290.0 43.9 5246.1 294.2 0.173 SIGT 424.0 -38.9 -44.9 293.7 69.9 6394.8 299.4 0.164 SIGT 407.0 -39.7 -44.7 294.6 76.2 6675.2 301.9 0.174 MAND 400.0 -40.1 -46.1 295.0 78.9 6793.8 302.9 0.152 SIGT 377.0 -42.1 -54.1 295.0 81.8 7196.5 305.4 0.071 SIGT 333.0 -46.3 -57.3 295.0 87.9 8029.1 310.7 0.057 MAXW 313.0 -47.6 -60.4 295.0 90.9 8438.8 314.4 0.043 MAND 300.0 -48.5 -62.5 300.0 84.9 8719.4 317.0 0.037 TRO1 290.0 -50.1 -65.1 295.0 85.9 8941.8 317.8 ----- MAND 250.0 -47.9 -72.9 290.0 43.9 9916.6 334.9 ----- SIGT 220.0 -44.9 -79.9 290.0 35.9 10765.9 352.0 ----- MAND 200.0 -45.1 -80.1 290.0 29.9 11403.1 361.4 ----- MAND 150.0 -43.9 -79.9 290.0 24.9 13330.5 394.4 ----- SIGT 146.0 -43.1 -79.1 290.3 24.4 13512.3 398.9 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.9 -77.9 295.0 17.9 16069.9 446.8 ----- SIGT 86.3 -41.9 -77.9 284.7 20.0 17068.3 466.0 ----- SIGT 85.4 -41.7 -45.3 283.9 20.1 17139.4 467.8 ----- SIGT 84.0 -41.9 -77.9 282.8 20.3 17251.4 469.6 ----- MAND 70.0 -41.7 -77.7 270.0 22.9 18487.3 495.2 ----- SIGT 65.5 -39.3 -76.3 ----- ----- 18940.3 509.9 ----- SIGT 62.8 -39.3 -76.3 ----- ----- 19228.7 516.1 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 27 Dec 2000362 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -13.3 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 266.7 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 270.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 904 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -14.0 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -1.9 C K Index (KI) = -11.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 19.6 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 53.7 Showalter Index (ShI) = 16.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 32.2 Precipitable Water (PW) = 3.8 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 217 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 274 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 314 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 313 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done