94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 14 Aug 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   -119                                                               
  985.0      8    4.6    2.1     84   4.54    290     29  278.9  291.6  279.7
  974.0     98    3.8    1.3     84   4.33    270     36  279.0  291.1  279.8
  940.0    383    1.2   -1.2     84   3.73    270     45  279.2  289.8  279.9
  925.0    512    0.0   -2.4     84   3.48    270     46  279.3  289.2  279.9
  850.0   1183   -5.5   -5.5    100   3.00    270     48  280.4  289.0  280.9
  843.0   1248   -6.1   -6.1    100   2.89    270     49  280.4  288.7  280.9
  840.0   1276   -5.5   -5.7     98   2.99    270     50  281.3  289.9  281.8
  837.0   1304   -5.5   -6.1     96   2.90    270     50  281.6  290.0  282.1
  795.0   1707   -5.8  -12.1     61   1.91    280     40  285.4  291.2  285.8
  783.0   1827   -5.9  -13.9     53   1.68    282     40  286.6  291.7  286.9
  733.0   2340   -9.3  -19.3     44   1.14    293     42  288.3  291.9  288.5
  715.0   2532   -9.9  -29.9     18   0.45    297     43  289.7  291.2  289.8
  700.0   2695  -11.3  -29.3     21   0.49    300     43  289.9  291.6  290.0
  666.0   3066  -14.5  -32.5     20   0.38    310     47  290.5  291.8  290.6
  549.0   4504  -26.9  -44.9     17   0.13    320     48  292.3  292.7  292.3
  503.0   5127  -32.7  -39.5     51   0.25    325     49  292.6  293.5  292.6
  500.0   5170  -33.1  -39.1     55   0.26    325     50  292.6  293.5  292.7
  476.0   5514  -34.9  -36.2     88   0.37    328     64  294.5  295.8  294.6
  442.0   6028  -37.1  -47.1     35   0.12    333     84  298.1  298.5  298.1
  431.0   6200  -38.5  -47.2     39   0.13    335     91  298.5  299.0  298.5
  400.0   6710  -42.5  -47.4     59   0.13    340     93  299.7  300.2  299.7
  380.0   7055  -45.5  -49.4     65   0.11    340     97  300.1  300.6  300.2
  318.0   8219  -55.7  -61.7     47   0.03    340    111  301.7  301.8  301.7
  315.0   8279  -55.9  -62.4     44   0.03    340    112  302.3  302.4  302.3
  300.0   8590  -56.7  -65.7     31   0.02    335     93  305.3  305.4  305.3
  294.0   8717  -57.3  -67.3     27   0.02    330     85  306.2  306.3  306.2
  291.0   8782  -57.3  -68.3     23   0.01    330     80  307.2  307.2  307.2
  281.0   9003  -57.1  -71.7     14   0.01    320     75  310.5  310.5  310.5
  254.0   9640  -56.8  -81.5      3   0.00    320     59  320.1  320.1  320.1
  251.0   9715  -56.7  -82.7      2   0.00    320     60  321.3  321.3  321.3
  250.0   9740  -56.7  -82.7      2   0.00    320     60  321.6  321.6  321.6
  230.0  10270  -55.3  -80.3      3   0.00    318     60  331.5  331.5  331.5
  201.0  11128  -56.3  -82.2      2   0.00    315     61  343.0  343.0  343.0
  200.0  11160  -56.3  -82.3      2   0.00    315     62  343.4  343.5  343.4
  191.0  11452  -57.7  -83.7      2   0.00    311     69  345.8  345.8  345.8
  189.0  11519  -57.6  -83.8      2   0.00    310     70  347.0  347.0  347.0
  183.0  11724  -57.2  -84.3      2   0.00    300     52  350.8  350.8  350.8
  150.0  12990  -54.9  -86.9      1   0.00    300     63  375.3  375.3  375.3
  142.0  13340  -54.1  -86.7      1   0.00    305     65  382.6  382.6  382.6
  136.0  13616  -53.5  -86.5      1   0.00    300     67  388.4  388.4  388.4
  112.0  14856  -54.4  -86.8      1   0.00    280     76  408.9  408.9  408.9
  100.0  15580  -54.9  -86.9      1   0.00    290     78  421.4  421.4  421.4
   98.0  15709  -54.9  -86.9      1   0.00                423.8  423.8  423.8

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160814/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 3.88
                               Lifted index: 2.87
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 2.85
                                SWEAT index: 270.00
                                    K index: 4.10
                         Cross totals index: 27.60
                      Vertical totals index: 27.60
                        Totals totals index: 55.20
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 9.16
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 10.24
                      Convective Inhibition: -0.93
             CINS using virtual temperature: -0.41
                           Equilibrum Level: 837.32
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 836.94
                   Level of Free Convection: 902.73
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 906.94
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.17
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.19
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 272.51
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 919.60
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 279.13
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.00
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5289.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 8.34

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 14 Aug 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   -141                                                               
  982.0      8    4.2    3.0     92   4.86    355     37  278.8  292.3  279.6
  925.0    490   -0.1   -0.3     99   4.06      0     47  279.2  290.6  279.9
  922.0    516   -0.3   -0.4     99   4.05      1     48  279.2  290.6  279.9
  906.0    656   -0.7   -0.8     99   3.99      5     52  280.2  291.5  280.9
  865.0   1026   -1.9   -2.0     99   3.83    350     62  282.7  293.7  283.4
  864.0   1035   -1.8   -2.0     99   3.85    350     62  282.9  293.9  283.5
  858.0   1090   -1.5   -1.7     99   3.95    344     61  283.8  295.1  284.5
  854.0   1128   -1.5   -1.7     99   3.97    340     61  284.2  295.6  284.9
  850.0   1165   -1.5   -1.7     99   3.99    340     61  284.6  296.1  285.2
  774.0   1901   -5.4   -5.7     97   3.24    340     57  288.1  297.7  288.7
  736.0   2296   -7.4   -7.9     97   2.89    330     68  290.0  298.7  290.5
  700.0   2690   -9.5  -10.0     96   2.57    320     65  291.9  299.8  292.4
  682.0   2890  -10.6  -11.2     95   2.39    310     56  292.9  300.3  293.4
  666.0   3073  -11.5  -12.3     94   2.24    311     55  293.9  300.8  294.3
  609.0   3750  -16.6  -18.2     87   1.50    315     49  295.6  300.4  295.9
  595.0   3926  -17.9  -19.8     85   1.34    315     50  296.1  300.4  296.3
  500.0   5200  -27.7  -29.1     88   0.69    315     54  299.2  301.6  299.3
  495.0   5272  -28.3  -29.7     88   0.66    315     54  299.3  301.6  299.4
  470.0   5642  -31.5  -32.6     90   0.53    315     56  299.8  301.6  299.9
  400.0   6760  -41.5  -43.4     82   0.21    315     60  301.0  301.7  301.0
  388.0   6966  -43.5  -45.8     78   0.16    316     60  301.0  301.6  301.0
  307.0   8490  -57.7  -61.2     64   0.03    320     57  301.9  302.0  301.9
  300.0   8640  -59.1  -62.7     63   0.03    320     61  301.9  302.0  301.9
  296.0   8724  -59.9  -63.7     61   0.02    320     62  302.0  302.1  302.0
  255.0   9640  -67.7  -69.8     75   0.01    315     69  303.6  303.6  303.6
  250.0   9760  -66.9  -70.6     59   0.01    310     77  306.5  306.5  306.5
  246.0   9859  -65.9  -71.3     47   0.01    305     81  309.4  309.5  309.4
  229.0  10296  -61.3  -74.2     17   0.01    303     69  322.8  322.8  322.8
  205.0  10986  -58.7  -78.7      6   0.00    300     51  337.3  337.3  337.3
  202.0  11078  -59.3  -79.3      6   0.00    300     49  337.7  337.8  337.7
  200.0  11140  -59.7  -79.7      6   0.00    300     50  338.1  338.1  338.1
  186.0  11593  -60.9  -79.7      7   0.00    300     58  343.2  343.2  343.2
  150.0  12940  -58.7  -79.7      5   0.00    300     83  368.8  368.8  368.8
  140.0  13376  -55.5  -76.5      6   0.01    298     88  381.7  381.8  381.7
  132.0  13750  -57.1  -80.1      4   0.00    296     93  385.3  385.4  385.3
  129.0  13896  -56.1  -79.4      4   0.01    295     95  389.6  389.6  389.6
  120.0  14358  -53.1  -77.1      4   0.01    291     85  403.3  403.3  403.3
  117.0  14521  -53.2  -77.5      4   0.01    290     81  406.0  406.1  406.0
  100.0  15530  -53.9  -79.9      3   0.01    295     86  423.3  423.4  423.3
   76.4  17240  -59.3  -85.3      2   0.00    290    106  445.9  445.9  445.9
   70.0  17790  -58.3  -86.3      2   0.00    295    114  459.3  459.3  459.3
   52.3  19627  -57.3  -87.3      1   0.00    285    144  501.4  501.5  501.4
   52.0  19664  -57.3  -87.3      1   0.00    285    144  502.3  502.4  502.3
   51.8  19688  -57.3  -87.3      1   0.00                502.9  502.9  502.9

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160814/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 4.07
                               Lifted index: 7.50
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 7.55
                                SWEAT index: 239.99
                                    K index: 24.00
                         Cross totals index: 26.00
                      Vertical totals index: 26.20
                        Totals totals index: 52.20
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.70
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.76
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 909.66
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 909.53
                   Level of Free Convection: 938.13
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 938.75
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.01
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.01
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 274.29
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 942.46
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 279.00
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.45
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5341.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 14.29

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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