94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 17 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      8    0.4   -1.4     88   3.47    115     23  273.6  283.1  274.1
  982.0    152   -1.1   -2.2     92   3.33     90     24  273.5  282.7  274.1
  955.0    374   -3.3   -3.4     99   3.13     92     27  273.4  282.1  273.9
  933.0    557   -4.3   -4.4     99   2.97     94     29  274.2  282.5  274.7
  925.0    625   -5.3   -5.5     98   2.76     95     30  273.9  281.6  274.3
  917.0    693   -5.7   -6.2     96   2.64    100     31  274.2  281.6  274.6
  894.0    892   -6.7   -8.1     90   2.33     95     26  275.1  281.8  275.5
  882.0    998   -6.5   -8.3     87   2.33     92     23  276.4  283.1  276.8
  869.0   1115   -3.9   -5.8     87   2.87     89     20  280.3  288.5  280.8
  850.0   1289   -4.7   -6.6     87   2.76     85     16  281.2  289.2  281.7
  842.0   1362   -5.1   -6.9     87   2.71     85     16  281.5  289.4  282.0
  807.0   1692   -7.0   -8.4     89   2.52    100     16  283.0  290.3  283.4
  769.0   2066   -9.2  -10.2     92   2.31     50     14  284.6  291.4  285.0
  726.0   2513  -11.7  -12.2     96   2.08     16     22  286.5  292.8  286.9
  719.0   2587  -11.9  -12.6     95   2.03     10     23  287.1  293.2  287.4
  700.0   2792  -12.5  -13.7     91   1.91     10     22  288.6  294.4  288.9
  610.0   3834  -18.3  -20.3     84   1.26    331     33  293.5  297.5  293.7
  608.0   3858  -18.5  -20.5     84   1.24    330     33  293.6  297.5  293.8
  500.0   5290  -28.9  -31.2     80   0.57    320     42  297.7  299.7  297.9
  415.0   6584  -38.9  -41.5     76   0.24    300     50  301.1  302.0  301.2
  404.0   6771  -40.4  -43.0     75   0.21    300     49  301.6  302.4  301.6
  400.0   6840  -40.9  -43.6     75   0.20    300     50  301.8  302.5  301.8
  373.0   7314  -44.5  -47.0     76   0.15    300     56  303.1  303.6  303.1
  364.0   7478  -45.5  -48.1     75   0.14    300     58  303.9  304.4  303.9
  300.0   8740  -57.1  -61.2     60   0.03    300     75  304.8  304.9  304.8
  296.0   8824  -57.9  -62.2     58   0.03    299     78  304.8  304.9  304.8
  281.0   9149  -59.9  -64.6     54   0.02    295     87  306.5  306.6  306.5
  280.0   9171  -60.0  -64.8     54   0.02    295     88  306.6  306.7  306.6
  262.0   9581  -62.5  -68.2     46   0.02    295     80  308.9  308.9  308.9
  250.0   9870  -61.3  -70.5     28   0.01    290     76  314.8  314.9  314.8
  248.0   9920  -61.1  -71.0     26   0.01    290     76  315.8  315.9  315.8
  247.0   9945  -60.7  -71.2     24   0.01    290     76  316.8  316.9  316.8
  234.0  10286  -54.9  -73.9      8   0.01    275     63  330.5  330.5  330.5
  226.0  10511  -54.0  -74.8      6   0.01    265     54  335.2  335.2  335.2
  200.0  11300  -50.9  -77.9      3   0.00    275     42  352.0  352.0  352.0
  184.0  11841  -51.7  -81.2      2   0.00    285     41  359.1  359.1  359.1
  181.0  11948  -51.9  -81.9      2   0.00    280     42  360.6  360.6  360.6
  175.0  12167  -51.5  -82.3      1   0.00    270     45  364.6  364.6  364.6
  150.0  13170  -49.9  -83.9      1   0.00    275     41  383.9  383.9  383.9
  133.0  13962  -49.1  -83.4      1   0.00    280     48  398.8  398.8  398.8
  128.0  14214  -48.8  -83.2      1   0.00    265     44  403.6  403.7  403.6
  121.0  14585  -48.4  -83.0      1   0.00    285     44  410.9  410.9  410.9
  104.0  15582  -47.4  -82.3      1   0.00    280     49  431.1  431.1  431.1
  100.0  15840  -47.1  -82.1      1   0.00    280     35  436.4  436.5  436.4
   95.0  16179  -47.4  -82.2      1   0.00    295     41  442.3  442.4  442.3
   84.0  16993  -48.1  -82.4      1   0.01    275     44  456.8  456.8  456.8
   77.7  17509  -48.5  -82.5      1   0.01    286     42  466.1  466.2  466.2
   73.0  17922  -47.2  -81.8      1   0.01    295     40  477.3  477.4  477.3
   70.0  18200  -46.3  -81.3      1   0.01    290     48  485.0  485.0  485.0
   69.0  18296  -46.2  -81.2      1   0.01    285     50  487.3  487.3  487.3
   64.0  18796  -45.4  -80.4      1   0.01    290     32  499.4  499.5  499.4
   63.1  18890  -45.3  -80.3      1   0.01    287     33  501.8  501.8  501.8
   61.0  19114  -45.7  -80.6      1   0.01    280     37  505.7  505.8  505.7
   57.0  19563  -46.5  -81.1      1   0.01    285     42  513.8  513.9  513.8
   55.0  19799  -47.0  -81.4      1   0.01    275     37  518.1  518.1  518.1
   53.0  20044  -47.4  -81.7      1   0.01    290     26  522.5  522.6  522.5
   51.0  20299  -47.9  -82.0      1   0.01    305     30  527.2  527.3  527.2
   50.0  20430  -48.1  -82.1      1   0.01    295     36  529.7  529.7  529.7
   49.0  20563  -48.8  -82.8      1   0.01    290     34  531.2  531.2  531.2
   48.8  20590  -48.9  -82.9      1   0.01    291     34  531.5  531.5  531.5
   45.0  21125  -47.6  -82.0      1   0.01    310     35  547.0  547.1  547.0
   40.4  21838  -45.9  -80.9      1   0.01    296     35  568.4  568.6  568.4
   40.0  21905  -45.2  -80.3      1   0.02    295     35  571.9  572.1  571.9
   38.4  22178  -42.1  -78.1      1   0.02    301     38  586.4  586.6  586.4
   36.0  22611  -44.2  -79.7      1   0.02    310     42  591.8  592.0  591.8
   34.0  22994  -46.1  -81.1      1   0.02    290     44  596.6  596.8  596.6
   33.0  23194  -45.6  -80.8      1   0.02    280     45  603.1  603.3  603.1
   30.0  23830  -43.9  -79.9      1   0.02    290     37  624.3  624.5  624.3
   29.9  23852  -43.7  -79.7      1   0.02    291     37  625.5  625.7  625.5
   29.0  24056  -44.2  -80.0      1   0.02    300     32  629.6  629.8  629.6
   28.0  24289  -44.8  -80.3      1   0.02    275     43  634.3  634.5  634.3
   25.0  25042  -46.6  -81.4      1   0.02    280     32  649.9  650.1  649.9
   23.0  25597  -48.0  -82.1      1   0.02    275     48  661.5  661.7  661.5
   22.6  25713  -48.3  -82.3      1   0.02    272     47  664.0  664.2  664.0
   21.0  26198  -47.6  -82.2      1   0.02    260     41  680.2  680.5  680.2
   20.0  26520  -47.1  -82.1      1   0.02    270     36  691.2  691.5  691.2
   18.1  27180  -47.5  -82.5      1   0.02    270     36  710.0  710.2  710.0
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Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160517/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 7.92
                               Lifted index: 13.04
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 13.09
                                SWEAT index: 74.01
                                    K index: 16.40
                         Cross totals index: 22.30
                      Vertical totals index: 24.20
                        Totals totals index: 46.50
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 3.05
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 3.41
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 893.73
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 893.16
                   Level of Free Convection: 958.42
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 958.42
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.03
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.03
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 270.24
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 958.42
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 273.55
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.24
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5282.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 10.99

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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