94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 06 May 2016

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   PRES   HGHT   TEMP   DWPT   RELH   MIXR   DRCT   SKNT   THTA   THTE   THTV
    hPa     m      C      C      %    g/kg    deg   knot     K      K      K 
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 1000.0   -162                                                               
  980.0      8    7.0    6.4     96   6.19    330     31  281.8  299.0  282.8
  963.0    151    7.0    7.0    100   6.56    325     39  283.2  301.5  284.3
  929.0    445    6.0    5.9     99   6.30    315     56  285.1  302.9  286.2
  928.0    454    6.0    5.8     99   6.28    315     56  285.1  302.9  286.2
  925.0    480    5.8    5.6     99   6.20    315     57  285.2  302.8  286.3
  892.0    775    3.7    3.6     99   5.59    310     59  286.1  302.0  287.1
  850.0   1167    1.0    1.0    100   4.86    320     55  287.2  301.2  288.0
  847.0   1195    0.8    0.7     99   4.78    320     55  287.3  301.0  288.1
  818.0   1475   -0.5   -7.5     59   2.67    320     58  288.8  296.8  289.2
  807.0   1583   -1.1   -7.1     64   2.79    320     60  289.2  297.6  289.7
  799.0   1662   -0.9  -12.9     40   1.78    320     60  290.3  295.8  290.6
  747.0   2196   -3.1  -29.1     11   0.46    320     66  293.5  295.1  293.6
  700.0   2706   -7.3  -31.3     13   0.40    320     72  294.4  295.8  294.4
  690.0   2818   -8.3  -31.3     14   0.41    322     73  294.5  295.9  294.5
  660.0   3159  -10.2  -36.1     10   0.27    330     74  296.1  297.0  296.1
  627.0   3554  -12.5  -41.5      7   0.16    325     73  297.9  298.5  297.9
  618.0   3665  -13.1  -43.1      6   0.14    323     76  298.4  298.9  298.4
  609.0   3777  -12.1  -46.1      4   0.10    321     79  300.8  301.2  300.8
  581.0   4128  -14.9  -46.3      5   0.10    315     88  301.6  302.0  301.6
  500.0   5250  -23.9  -46.9     10   0.11    325     96  303.8  304.3  303.9
  493.0   5353  -24.7  -45.7     12   0.13    325     94  304.1  304.6  304.1
  483.0   5502  -25.3  -41.3     21   0.21    324     97  305.1  305.9  305.2
  419.0   6518  -32.2  -49.7     16   0.10    320    118  308.9  309.3  308.9
  400.0   6850  -34.5  -52.5     14   0.07    320    118  310.1  310.4  310.1
  380.0   7206  -36.7  -54.7     14   0.06    320    119  311.8  312.0  311.8
  336.0   8041  -44.3  -59.3     17   0.04    320    122  312.5  312.7  312.5
  311.0   8554  -47.7  -56.7     35   0.06    320    123  314.8  315.0  314.8
  300.0   8790  -49.5  -61.5     23   0.03    320    124  315.5  315.6  315.5
  291.0   8989  -51.1  -65.1     17   0.02    319    126  315.9  316.0  316.0
  275.0   9354  -53.7  -61.7     37   0.03    318    129  317.3  317.5  317.4
  250.0   9960  -58.1  -69.1     23   0.01    315    134  319.6  319.6  319.6
  248.0  10011  -58.3  -68.3     27   0.02    315    135  320.0  320.1  320.0
  247.0  10036  -58.2  -68.5     26   0.02    310    135  320.5  320.6  320.5
  207.0  11159  -54.7  -77.7      4   0.00    314     98  342.6  342.6  342.6
  200.0  11380  -54.7  -79.7      3   0.00    315     91  346.0  346.0  346.0
  198.0  11445  -54.6  -79.9      3   0.00    315     89  347.1  347.1  347.1
  174.0  12275  -53.5  -82.1      2   0.00    315    109  362.0  362.0  362.0
  158.0  12895  -52.7  -83.7      1   0.00    309    102  373.5  373.5  373.5
  150.0  13230  -54.1  -84.1      1   0.00    305     98  376.7  376.7  376.7
  147.0  13360  -53.9  -84.5      1   0.00    305     98  379.2  379.3  379.2
  145.0  13448  -53.7  -84.7      1   0.00                381.0  381.0  381.0

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160506/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 4.25
                               Lifted index: 3.93
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 3.83
                                SWEAT index: 233.98
                                    K index: 1.90
                         Cross totals index: 24.90
                      Vertical totals index: 24.90
                        Totals totals index: 49.80
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 1.89
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 3.76
                      Convective Inhibition: -4.28
             CINS using virtual temperature: -4.44
                           Equilibrum Level: 827.80
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 806.16
                   Level of Free Convection: 871.87
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 871.67
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.02
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.04
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 279.54
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 948.90
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 283.78
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 6.39
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5412.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 10.94

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 06 May 2016

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   PRES   HGHT   TEMP   DWPT   RELH   MIXR   DRCT   SKNT   THTA   THTE   THTV
    hPa     m      C      C      %    g/kg    deg   knot     K      K      K 
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 1000.0    -41                                                               
  994.0      8    4.4    2.5     87   4.63    320     16  278.0  290.9  278.8
  943.0    433    0.7    0.2     97   4.13    305     21  278.4  290.0  279.1
  937.0    485    0.2   -0.1     98   4.07    310     20  278.5  289.9  279.2
  932.0    528   -0.0   -0.6     96   3.95    315     19  278.7  289.8  279.4
  925.0    588   -0.3   -1.3     93   3.78    310     18  279.0  289.6  279.6
  906.0    754   -1.1   -1.7     96   3.75    300     22  279.9  290.5  280.5
  875.0   1032   -2.3   -2.3    100   3.71    319     27  281.4  291.9  282.0
  873.0   1050   -2.4   -2.4    100   3.68    320     27  281.5  292.0  282.1
  850.0   1262   -3.5   -4.0     96   3.36    315     32  282.5  292.1  283.0
  838.0   1374   -4.2   -4.8     96   3.22    305     33  282.9  292.2  283.4
  812.0   1622   -5.7   -6.4     95   2.93    304     35  283.9  292.4  284.4
  752.0   2219   -9.9  -10.0     99   2.39    302     40  285.6  292.7  286.0
  730.0   2448  -11.5  -11.7     98   2.15    301     41  286.3  292.7  286.6
  700.0   2768  -13.7  -14.5     94   1.78    300     44  287.3  292.7  287.6
  652.0   3304  -17.5  -23.5     60   0.89    300     47  288.9  291.7  289.0
  514.0   5030  -32.0  -34.9     76   0.39    300     56  291.6  292.9  291.7
  500.0   5230  -33.7  -36.2     78   0.35    300     60  291.9  293.1  291.9
  467.0   5704  -38.1  -39.2     89   0.28    297     74  292.2  293.1  292.2
  451.0   5941  -40.0  -42.3     79   0.21    295     81  292.7  293.5  292.8
  421.0   6409  -43.7  -48.3     60   0.11    295     80  293.8  294.2  293.8
  407.0   6635  -45.9  -49.4     68   0.10    295     79  293.8  294.2  293.8
  400.0   6750  -46.7  -49.5     73   0.10    295     79  294.2  294.6  294.2
  396.0   6817  -47.1  -49.8     74   0.10    295     79  294.5  294.9  294.6
  389.0   6935  -47.3  -53.3     50   0.07    295     82  295.8  296.1  295.8
  384.0   7020  -47.1  -55.1     39   0.06    295     84  297.1  297.4  297.1
  351.0   7614  -48.1  -63.1     16   0.02    295     97  303.5  303.6  303.5
  345.0   7728  -48.9  -60.1     26   0.03    295    100  304.0  304.1  304.0
  343.0   7766  -49.1  -59.1     30   0.04    295    100  304.2  304.3  304.2
  300.0   8640  -51.7  -66.7     15   0.02    295     92  312.4  312.4  312.4
  271.0   9294  -54.5  -71.5     11   0.01    290     88  317.5  317.6  317.5
  265.0   9437  -54.2  -71.8     10   0.01    295     85  319.9  320.0  320.0
  250.0   9810  -53.5  -72.5      8   0.01    295     88  326.4  326.4  326.4
  200.0  11250  -51.9  -72.9      6   0.01    300     87  350.4  350.5  350.4
  196.0  11381  -51.7  -72.8      6   0.01    300     87  352.8  352.8  352.8
  172.0  12230  -50.5  -72.5      6   0.01    292     77  368.2  368.2  368.2
  166.0  12461  -50.7  -72.5      6   0.01    290     74  371.6  371.6  371.6
  150.0  13120  -51.3  -72.3      6   0.01    300     70  381.5  381.6  381.5
  141.0  13521  -51.8  -72.8      6   0.01    300     78  387.5  387.6  387.5
  120.0  14567  -53.0  -74.0      6   0.01    300     65  403.6  403.6  403.6
  100.0  15750  -54.3  -75.3      6   0.01    300     84  422.5  422.6  422.5
   97.0  15945  -55.4  -76.4      6   0.01    295     86  424.1  424.2  424.1
   96.6  15971  -55.5  -76.5      6   0.01    295     86  424.4  424.4  424.4
   96.1  16004  -55.7  -76.7      6   0.01    295     85  424.6  424.7  424.6
   87.0  16643  -54.4  -76.1      5   0.01    290     68  439.4  439.5  439.5
   82.0  17023  -53.6  -75.7      5   0.02    295     83  448.5  448.6  448.5
   74.0  17683  -52.3  -75.0      5   0.02    300     67  464.6  464.8  464.6
   70.5  17994  -51.7  -74.7      5   0.02    309     75  472.5  472.6  472.5
   70.0  18040  -51.9  -74.9      5   0.02    310     76  473.0  473.1  473.0
   61.0  18919  -53.0  -75.6      5   0.02    285     61  489.4  489.6  489.4
   56.0  19466  -53.8  -76.1      5   0.02    300     63  499.9  500.1  499.9
   52.0  19939  -54.4  -76.5      5   0.02    290     61  509.2  509.3  509.2
   50.0  20190  -54.7  -76.7      5   0.02    295     62  514.1  514.3  514.1
   48.0  20450  -55.6  -77.6      5   0.02    300     62  518.1  518.2  518.1
   46.4  20666  -56.3  -78.3      5   0.02    296     65  521.4  521.5  521.4
   42.5  21228  -52.7  -75.7      5   0.03    286     74  543.5  543.7  543.5
   42.0  21305  -52.8  -75.6      5   0.03    285     75  545.1  545.3  545.1
   40.0  21619  -53.2  -75.2      5   0.04    275     69  551.7  552.0  551.7
   37.8  21983  -53.7  -74.7      6   0.04    279     68  559.5  559.8  559.5
   36.1  22281  -50.7  -71.7      7   0.07    282     67  574.6  575.1  574.6
   30.0  23480  -53.3  -75.3      5   0.05    295     63  598.7  599.1  598.8
   29.0  23697  -54.0  -75.7      5   0.05    300     60  602.7  603.1  602.7
   27.2  24108  -55.3  -76.3      6   0.04    291     57  610.1  610.5  610.1
   27.0  24155  -54.8  -75.8      6   0.05    290     57  613.0  613.4  613.0
   26.2  24348  -52.5  -73.5      6   0.07    290     56  624.6  625.2  624.6
   23.3  25102  -54.5  -75.5      6   0.06    290     52  640.1  640.6  640.1
   23.0                                       290     52                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160506/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 0.92
                               Lifted index: 2.28
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 2.28
                                SWEAT index: 341.99
                                    K index: 25.40
                         Cross totals index: 29.70
                      Vertical totals index: 30.20
                        Totals totals index: 59.90
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.06
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.12
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 928.72
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 924.06
                   Level of Free Convection: 941.72
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 942.84
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.00
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.00
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 274.06
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 948.30
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 278.27
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.34
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5271.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 11.68

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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