================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000365 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1002.0 -0.7 -7.7 350.0 5.8 34.0 272.3 2.136 MAND 1000.0 -2.3 -8.3 340.0 8.0 49.9 270.9 2.043 SIGT 998.0 -4.7 -9.7 336.9 7.8 65.8 268.6 1.833 SIGT 957.0 -7.7 -11.2 272.1 5.1 394.2 268.8 1.697 SIGT 930.0 -8.1 -16.1 228.3 3.3 616.9 270.6 1.169 MAND 925.0 -8.1 -16.1 220.0 2.9 658.8 271.0 1.176 SIGT 914.0 -7.9 -21.9 208.6 3.6 751.8 272.2 0.724 SIGT 905.0 -8.5 -26.5 199.2 4.2 828.6 272.3 0.485 MAND 850.0 -12.5 -23.5 140.0 8.0 1311.3 273.1 0.676 SIGT 750.0 -20.3 -31.3 172.5 6.6 2253.2 274.5 0.374 MAND 700.0 -25.1 -31.1 190.0 5.8 2759.6 274.7 0.408 SIGT 646.0 -30.7 -32.3 194.8 9.2 3336.7 274.7 0.395 SIGT 635.0 -31.7 -33.5 195.8 9.9 3458.5 274.9 0.357 SIGT 625.0 -27.5 -38.5 196.8 10.6 3571.8 281.0 0.220 MAND 500.0 -36.3 -54.3 210.0 19.8 5149.3 288.8 0.052 SIGT 496.0 -36.9 -54.9 210.4 20.0 5205.0 288.7 0.048 SIGT 441.0 -42.5 -56.5 215.7 22.1 6008.9 291.5 0.047 MAND 400.0 -45.5 -56.5 220.0 23.9 6664.2 295.9 0.052 TRO1 373.0 -47.1 -62.1 225.0 23.9 7128.7 299.7 0.031 SIGT 321.0 -44.5 -75.5 242.2 18.4 8128.9 316.5 ----- MAND 300.0 -44.5 -80.5 250.0 15.9 8582.2 322.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -42.5 -78.5 275.0 15.0 9809.0 342.9 ----- SIGT 238.0 -41.7 -77.7 271.7 15.2 10142.0 349.0 ----- MAND 200.0 -42.5 -78.5 260.0 15.9 11319.7 365.5 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.1 -78.1 265.0 14.0 13265.6 397.5 ----- SIGT 145.0 -41.1 -78.1 266.3 14.1 13495.7 403.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -41.3 -78.3 280.0 15.9 16021.0 447.9 ----- SIGT 88.3 -38.5 -75.5 285.2 16.3 16871.4 469.8 ----- SIGT 76.1 -40.5 -77.5 291.5 16.7 17889.4 486.0 ----- MAND 70.0 -38.9 -75.9 295.0 16.9 18460.9 501.2 ----- SIGT 62.9 -38.1 -76.1 ----- ----- 19196.2 518.5 ----- SIGT 59.5 -39.1 -76.1 ----- ----- 19578.1 524.6 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 30 Dec 2000365 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.2 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 269.9 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 273.4 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 851 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.4 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.4 C K Index (KI) = -5.7 Lifted Index (LI) = 12.9 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 35.8 Showalter Index (ShI) = 11.6 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 36.6 Precipitable Water (PW) = 2.9 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 33 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 278 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 66 J/kg Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 316 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 321 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done