94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 08 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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 1003.0      8    5.0    1.3     77   4.21    290     20  277.9  289.6  278.6
 1000.0     29    4.8   -0.2     70   3.79    285     24  277.9  288.6  278.6
  990.0    110    4.0   -0.7     71   3.68    275     32  278.0  288.3  278.6
  925.0    658   -1.1   -4.2     79   3.04    270     34  278.2  286.8  278.7
  921.0    692   -1.4   -4.4     80   3.00    265     35  278.2  286.8  278.7
  881.0   1042   -4.4   -6.8     83   2.61    260     34  278.6  286.1  279.1
  850.0   1325   -6.9   -8.8     86   2.32    260     32  278.9  285.6  279.3
  848.0   1343   -7.1   -9.2     85   2.26    260     32  278.9  285.4  279.3
  820.0   1605   -7.9  -14.9     57   1.47    262     34  280.7  285.1  281.0
  758.0   2211  -11.9  -25.9     30   0.61    266     38  282.8  284.7  282.9
  705.0   2761  -16.1  -37.1     15   0.23    270     43  284.1  284.8  284.1
  700.0   2815  -16.5  -37.5     14   0.22    270     43  284.2  284.9  284.2
  544.0   4650  -31.5  -46.3     22   0.11    265     44  287.5  287.9  287.6
  528.0   4867  -33.3  -47.3     23   0.10    275     43  287.9  288.2  287.9
  526.0   4894  -33.1  -49.1     19   0.08    276     44  288.4  288.7  288.4
  504.0   5194  -33.4  -49.4     18   0.08    290     54  291.6  291.9  291.6
  500.0   5250  -33.5  -49.5     18   0.08    290     55  292.1  292.4  292.1
  498.0   5278  -33.7  -49.7     18   0.08    290     55  292.2  292.5  292.2
  455.0   5905  -39.3  -52.3     24   0.07    292     65  292.9  293.1  292.9
  400.0   6780  -43.5  -65.5      7   0.01    295     78  298.4  298.4  298.4
  358.0   7518  -47.1  -69.1      6   0.01    297     90  303.2  303.2  303.2
  311.0   8435  -51.7  -70.5      9   0.01    300    106  309.1  309.2  309.1
  300.0   8670  -52.9  -70.9     10   0.01    295     98  310.7  310.7  310.7
  276.0   9205  -55.3  -75.3      7   0.01    295     85  314.7  314.7  314.7
  255.0   9713  -53.5  -81.5      2   0.00    290     75  324.5  324.5  324.5
  250.0   9840  -53.1  -83.1      1   0.00    295     76  327.0  327.0  327.0
  249.0   9866  -52.9  -82.9      1   0.00    295     76  327.7  327.7  327.7
  217.0  10748  -55.1  -85.9      1   0.00    285     69  337.3  337.4  337.3
  207.0  11050  -55.9  -86.9      1   0.00    282     67  340.7  340.7  340.7
  200.0  11270  -54.5  -87.5      1   0.00    280     65  346.3  346.3  346.3
  162.0  12619  -53.9  -86.9      1   0.00    280     56  368.8  368.8  368.8
  156.0  12860  -55.0  -87.5      1   0.00    280     54  371.0  371.0  371.0
  150.0  13110  -56.1  -88.1      1   0.00    280     57  373.2  373.2  373.2
  147.0  13239  -56.9  -88.9      1   0.00    279     59  374.0  374.0  374.0
  123.0  14378  -56.5  -88.5      1   0.00    275     74  394.2  394.2  394.2
  113.0  14919  -56.4  -88.3      1   0.00    275     54  404.2  404.2  404.2
  100.0  15700  -56.1  -88.1      1   0.00    280     63  419.1  419.1  419.1
   70.0  17980  -54.7  -86.7      1   0.00    275     69  467.0  467.0  467.0
   64.0  18553  -54.6  -86.9      1   0.00    270     75  479.4  479.4  479.4
   61.0  18859  -54.5  -87.0      1   0.00    275     58  486.1  486.1  486.1
   52.0  19879  -54.4  -87.2      1   0.00    285     72  509.2  509.3  509.2
   50.0  20130  -54.3  -87.3      1   0.00    275     73  515.1  515.1  515.1
   49.0  20260  -54.0  -87.0      1   0.00    270     74  518.7  518.7  518.7
   45.0  20808  -52.9  -85.9      1   0.01    285     66  534.2  534.3  534.2
   43.7  20997  -52.5  -85.5      1   0.01    285     67  539.7  539.7  539.7
   35.2  22382  -56.1  -88.1      1   0.00    289     78  564.7  564.8  564.7
   33.0  22797  -54.0  -86.5      1   0.01    290     81  580.7  580.8  580.7
   31.0  23199  -52.0  -84.9      1   0.01    270     87  596.6  596.7  596.6
   30.9  23219  -51.9  -84.8      1   0.01    270     87  597.4  597.5  597.4
   30.5  23303  -51.5  -84.5      1   0.01    272     85  600.8  600.9  600.8
   30.0  23410  -52.3  -85.3      1   0.01    275     83  601.5  601.5  601.5
   28.1  23832  -53.5  -86.5      1   0.01    280     80  609.5  609.5  609.5
   28.0                                       280     80                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160508/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 6.03
                               Lifted index: 4.29
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 4.26
                                SWEAT index: 164.98
                                    K index: -3.20
                         Cross totals index: 24.70
                      Vertical totals index: 26.60
                        Totals totals index: 51.30
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 9.16
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 11.79
                      Convective Inhibition: -2.49
             CINS using virtual temperature: -1.31
                           Equilibrum Level: 825.07
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 820.54
                   Level of Free Convection: 893.50
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 898.69
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.84
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 1.08
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 270.64
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 910.14
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 278.04
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.52
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5221.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 6.64

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 08 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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 1011.0      8    2.4    0.1     85   3.83    275     15  274.7  285.3  275.3
 1000.0     94    2.0   -1.0     81   3.57    270     21  275.1  285.1  275.7
  977.0    280    0.4   -2.0     84   3.40    265     21  275.4  284.8  275.9
  929.0    684   -3.1   -4.1     93   3.05    270     27  275.8  284.4  276.3
  925.0    718   -3.3   -4.3     93   3.02    270     28  275.9  284.4  276.4
  889.0   1030   -5.0   -8.3     77   2.30    275     29  277.3  283.9  277.7
  850.0   1383   -6.9  -12.9     62   1.68    265     30  278.9  283.9  279.2
  844.0   1438   -7.5  -12.5     67   1.74    262     30  278.8  284.0  279.1
  837.0   1503   -6.9  -17.9     41   1.12    259     29  280.1  283.6  280.3
  828.0   1587   -7.3  -22.7     28   0.75    255     29  280.6  283.0  280.8
  817.0   1692   -7.7  -28.7     17   0.44    256     30  281.2  282.7  281.3
  800.0   1855   -9.1  -23.1     31   0.75    257     32  281.4  283.8  281.6
  763.0   2220  -10.9  -32.9     14   0.32    260     35  283.3  284.4  283.4
  737.0   2486  -11.5  -44.5      5   0.10    256     34  285.5  285.8  285.5
  700.0   2879  -13.3  -37.3     11   0.22    250     32  287.7  288.5  287.8
  675.0   3155  -13.7  -42.7      7   0.13    248     34  290.3  290.8  290.3
  545.0   4752  -22.7  -54.7      4   0.04    235     44  297.9  298.0  297.9
  541.0   4806  -22.7  -37.7     24   0.28    235     44  298.5  299.5  298.6
  536.0   4874  -23.1  -30.1     53   0.59    234     45  298.8  300.8  298.9
  500.0   5380  -26.3  -33.3     52   0.46    230     48  300.9  302.5  301.0
  496.0   5438  -26.6  -33.7     51   0.45    230     49  301.3  302.9  301.4
  459.0   5996  -29.1  -37.6     44   0.33    230     41  304.9  306.1  305.0
  447.0   6186  -29.9  -38.9     41   0.30    228     44  306.2  307.2  306.2
  400.0   6970  -36.1  -43.1     48   0.21    220     54  308.0  308.8  308.0
  375.0   7414  -38.9  -45.9     47   0.17    219     58  310.0  310.7  310.1
  342.0   8038  -44.1  -52.1     41   0.09    217     64  311.2  311.6  311.2
  319.0   8497  -48.2  -54.2     50   0.08    215     68  311.7  312.0  311.8
  304.0   8814  -51.1  -55.7     58   0.07    211     67  312.0  312.3  312.1
  300.0   8900  -52.1  -56.8     57   0.06    210     67  311.8  312.0  311.8
  263.0   9734  -59.3  -65.3     46   0.02    210     70  313.2  313.3  313.2
  250.0  10050  -59.9  -66.9     40   0.02    215     64  316.9  317.0  316.9
  247.0  10125  -59.9  -65.9     45   0.02    215     65  318.0  318.1  318.0
  246.0  10151  -60.1  -66.1     45   0.02    215     65  318.1  318.1  318.1
  233.0  10492  -56.9  -67.9     24   0.02    215     69  327.9  328.0  327.9
  219.0  10881  -58.6  -71.2     18   0.01    215     73  331.1  331.1  331.1
  207.0  11235  -60.2  -74.2     14   0.01    220     57  333.9  334.0  333.9
  202.0  11388  -60.9  -75.5     13   0.01    227     61  335.2  335.2  335.2
  200.0  11450  -60.3  -76.0     11   0.01    230     62  337.1  337.1  337.1
  193.0  11673  -57.9  -77.9      6   0.00    234     59  344.4  344.4  344.4
  181.0  12076  -59.1  -81.2      4   0.00    240     53  348.7  348.8  348.7
  176.0  12252  -59.7  -82.7      4   0.00    240     54  350.6  350.7  350.6
  151.0  13218  -56.3  -85.3      1   0.00    240     58  372.2  372.2  372.2
  150.0  13260  -56.5  -85.5      1   0.00    240     58  372.5  372.5  372.5
  141.0  13652  -59.1  -87.1      2   0.00    244     63  374.6  374.6  374.6
  138.0  13787  -59.0  -87.1      2   0.00    245     65  377.1  377.1  377.1
  100.0  15820  -57.7  -87.7      1   0.00    245     56  416.0  416.0  416.0
   88.0  16626  -58.0  -88.0      1   0.00    250     69  430.9  430.9  430.9
   71.0  17981  -58.5  -88.5      1   0.00    255     48  457.1  457.1  457.1
   70.0  18070  -58.5  -88.5      1   0.00    255     49  458.9  458.9  458.9
   64.2  18612  -59.3  -89.3      1   0.00    255     60  468.6  468.6  468.6
   62.0  18831  -59.1  -89.2      1   0.00    255     65  473.7  473.8  473.7
   59.0  19142  -58.8  -89.2      1   0.00    245     59  481.1  481.1  481.1
   58.0  19249  -58.7  -89.1      1   0.00    245     58  483.7  483.7  483.7
   52.0  19934  -58.1  -89.0      1   0.00    265     66  500.4  500.5  500.4
   50.0  20180  -57.9  -88.9      1   0.00    255     64  506.6  506.6  506.6
   47.0  20573  -57.1  -88.4      1   0.00    245     60  517.5  517.5  517.5
   41.0  21440  -55.4  -87.2      1   0.00    270     64  542.3  542.4  542.3
   38.7  21807  -54.7  -86.7      1   0.01    265     65  553.2  553.2  553.2
   33.0  22816  -57.3  -88.7      1   0.00    250     66  572.0  572.0  572.0
   30.0  23420  -58.9  -89.9      1   0.00    260     55  583.5  583.5  583.5
   29.9  23441  -58.9  -88.9      1   0.00    260     55  584.0  584.1  584.0
   25.0  24589  -51.1  -84.7      1   0.01    260     70  636.9  637.0  636.9
   24.4  24744  -50.1  -84.1      1   0.01    272     67  644.4  644.5  644.4
   24.0  24851  -50.9  -84.6      1   0.01    280     65  645.2  645.4  645.2
   22.0  25410  -54.9  -87.0      1   0.01    270     61  649.5  649.5  649.5
   20.8  25771  -57.5  -88.5      1   0.01    267     66  652.1  652.2  652.1
   20.0  26020  -56.1  -88.1      1   0.01    265     70  663.7  663.8  663.7
   19.0  26352  -52.7  -85.9      1   0.01    265     81  684.2  684.3  684.2
   17.7  26811  -47.9  -82.9      1   0.02    275     79  713.2  713.5  713.3
   17.0  27073  -48.7  -83.3      1   0.02    280     78  719.1  719.3  719.1
   16.0  27467  -49.8  -83.9      1   0.02    280     71  727.9  728.2  727.9
   15.0  27887  -51.0  -84.6      1   0.02    260     70  737.5  737.7  737.5
   14.0  28335  -52.3  -85.2      1   0.02    265     64  747.7  748.0  747.7
   13.0  28817  -53.7  -86.0      1   0.02    270     86  758.9  759.1  758.9
   12.6  29020  -54.3  -86.3      1   0.02    272     82  763.7  763.9  763.7
   12.0  29335  -52.1  -85.2      1   0.02    275     77  782.3  782.6  782.3
   11.6  29554  -50.5  -84.5      1   0.03    277     83  795.5  795.8  795.5
   11.1  29840  -52.1  -85.1      1   0.03    280     91  799.8  800.1  799.8
   11.0                                       280     91                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160508/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 14.60
                               Lifted index: 13.82
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 13.85
                                SWEAT index: 107.98
                                    K index: -17.50
                         Cross totals index: 13.40
                      Vertical totals index: 19.40
                        Totals totals index: 32.80
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.00
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.00
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.00
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.00
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 270.86
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 944.84
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 275.30
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.44
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5286.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 6.35

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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