================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2001027 TIME= 0 VALID LEVELS= 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 986.0 -3.5 -8.4 30.0 2.9 34.0 270.7 2.056 SIGT 982.0 -5.7 -8.9 33.8 3.0 66.0 268.9 1.985 SIGT 950.0 -6.3 -10.9 64.9 3.5 325.7 270.8 1.751 SIGT 935.0 -5.5 -15.5 79.9 3.7 450.4 272.9 1.223 MAND 925.0 -5.7 -17.7 90.0 3.9 534.7 273.5 1.028 SIGT 924.0 -5.7 -17.7 91.1 3.9 543.2 273.6 1.029 MAND 850.0 -11.1 -21.1 175.0 4.9 1191.2 274.5 0.835 SIGT 847.0 -11.1 -21.1 175.4 4.9 1218.3 274.8 0.838 SIGT 800.0 -14.1 -17.4 181.3 4.9 1654.4 276.1 1.219 SIGT 729.0 -18.1 -22.9 190.9 4.9 2354.9 279.2 0.832 SIGT 727.0 -17.9 -23.9 191.2 4.9 2375.4 279.6 0.763 MAND 700.0 -20.3 -26.3 195.0 4.9 2657.3 280.0 0.638 SIGT 642.0 -25.7 -28.6 193.7 6.9 3291.5 280.9 0.563 SIGT 618.0 -26.9 -29.1 193.1 7.9 3567.1 282.6 0.559 MAND 500.0 -34.1 -44.1 190.0 12.8 5073.9 291.5 0.152 SIGT 481.0 -36.1 -43.1 191.8 12.8 5344.2 292.3 0.176 MAND 400.0 -44.9 -50.9 200.0 12.8 6601.3 296.6 0.093 SIGT 382.0 -46.9 -52.9 206.1 15.3 6907.9 297.9 0.080 TRO1 357.0 -49.3 -58.3 215.0 18.8 7354.3 300.5 0.048 MAND 300.0 -44.1 -67.1 220.0 23.9 8508.5 323.2 ----- SIGT 295.0 -43.7 -68.7 221.4 24.1 8621.4 325.3 ----- MAND 250.0 -42.5 -78.5 235.0 25.8 9737.1 342.9 ----- SIGT 211.0 -40.7 -77.7 231.2 22.1 10887.8 362.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -41.5 -77.5 230.0 21.0 11251.9 367.1 ----- MAND 150.0 -42.1 -78.1 225.0 21.0 13202.0 397.5 ----- MAND 100.0 -43.7 -79.7 235.0 24.9 15937.5 443.3 ----- SIGT 91.4 -40.9 -77.9 232.5 22.1 16545.8 460.4 ----- SIGT 73.7 -43.7 -79.7 226.4 15.6 18001.8 483.7 ----- MAND 70.0 -42.3 -78.3 225.0 14.0 18349.1 493.9 ----- SIGT 54.5 -40.3 -77.3 ----- ----- 20049.5 535.2 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 0000 UTC 27 Jan 2001027 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -14.4 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 272.0 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 275.6 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.3 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 824 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -15.8 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = 1.8 C K Index (KI) = -4.1 Lifted Index (LI) = 13.3 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 22.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 12.4 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 36.0 Precipitable Water (PW) = 4.1 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = 26 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 280 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 357 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done