94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 15 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    -83                                                               
  989.0      8    3.8    1.5     85   4.33    270     37  277.8  289.9  278.6
  963.0    222    1.9   -0.3     86   3.91    255     49  278.0  288.9  278.6
  925.0    546   -1.1   -3.0     87   3.33    255     56  278.2  287.6  278.7
  918.0    606   -1.5   -3.4     87   3.27    255     56  278.3  287.6  278.9
  861.0   1114   -5.3   -6.3     93   2.78    255     54  279.6  287.6  280.0
  853.0   1187   -4.3   -7.6     78   2.54    255     54  281.3  288.8  281.8
  850.0   1215   -4.3   -8.2     74   2.43    255     54  281.6  288.7  282.0
  802.0   1672   -6.0  -14.7     50   1.53    250     47  284.5  289.2  284.8
  799.0   1701   -6.1  -15.1     49   1.49    250     47  284.7  289.3  285.0
  778.0   1910   -6.5  -32.5     11   0.32    250     48  286.5  287.6  286.5
  751.0   2185   -8.3  -25.3     24   0.66    250     49  287.4  289.6  287.5
  700.0   2726  -12.5  -29.5     23   0.48    250     52  288.6  290.2  288.7
  618.0   3667  -18.7  -50.7      4   0.06    250     59  292.0  292.2  292.0
  576.0   4189  -22.3  -56.3      3   0.03    250     63  293.7  293.8  293.7
  500.0   5210  -31.7  -51.7     12   0.07    250     71  294.3  294.6  294.3
  487.0   5395  -33.7  -53.7     12   0.05    249     70  294.1  294.3  294.1
  455.0   5866  -36.5  -62.5      5   0.02    245     68  296.4  296.5  296.4
  435.0   6177  -38.3  -68.3      3   0.01    239     82  297.9  297.9  297.9
  433.0   6209  -37.9  -67.9      3   0.01    239     83  298.8  298.9  298.8
  418.0   6450  -38.9  -67.9      3   0.01    234     94  300.6  300.6  300.6
  404.0   6682  -40.5  -66.3      5   0.01    230    104  301.5  301.5  301.5
  400.0   6750  -40.9  -65.9      5   0.01    230    106  301.8  301.8  301.8
  391.0   6904  -42.1  -65.1      6   0.02    231    108  302.1  302.2  302.2
  355.0   7550  -47.6  -63.3     15   0.02    235    119  303.2  303.3  303.2
  352.0   7607  -48.1  -63.1     16   0.02    235    118  303.3  303.4  303.3
  304.0   8556  -56.3  -75.3      7   0.00    235    106  304.7  304.8  304.7
  300.0   8640  -56.7  -75.7      7   0.00    235    105  305.3  305.3  305.3
  277.0   9144  -58.5  -81.5      4   0.00    235     96  309.8  309.8  309.8
  265.0   9423  -58.5  -82.8      3   0.00    245     87  313.7  313.7  313.7
  250.0   9790  -58.5  -84.5      2   0.00    250     91  319.0  319.0  319.0
  240.0  10047  -56.9  -83.9      2   0.00    252     88  325.1  325.1  325.1
  215.0  10738  -59.9  -85.9      2   0.00    257     81  330.8  330.9  330.8
  211.0  10855  -60.7  -85.7      2   0.00    258     80  331.4  331.4  331.4
  200.0  11190  -57.3  -85.3      2   0.00    260     76  341.9  341.9  341.9
  196.0  11318  -56.9  -85.9      1   0.00    261     76  344.5  344.5  344.5
  183.0  11752  -55.9  -86.9      1   0.00    263     76  352.9  352.9  352.9
  150.0  13010  -57.7  -87.7      1   0.00    270     76  370.5  370.5  370.5
  133.0  13764  -60.7  -88.1      2   0.00    273     82  378.1  378.1  378.1
  100.0  15550  -57.9  -88.9      1   0.00    280     96  415.6  415.6  415.6
   78.0  17123  -56.3  -88.1      1   0.00    280    112  449.5  449.6  449.5
   74.0  17456  -55.9  -87.9      1   0.00    285    107  457.1  457.1  457.1
   73.7  17482  -55.9  -87.9      1   0.00                457.7  457.7  457.7

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160815/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 5.46
                               Lifted index: 5.46
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 5.42
                                SWEAT index: 217.00
                                    K index: 2.20
                         Cross totals index: 23.50
                      Vertical totals index: 27.40
                        Totals totals index: 50.90
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 3.00
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 4.13
                      Convective Inhibition: -0.45
             CINS using virtual temperature: -0.14
                           Equilibrum Level: 859.15
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 858.86
                   Level of Free Convection: 911.40
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 923.17
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.22
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.30
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 272.12
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 928.17
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 277.99
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.85
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5293.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 6.75

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 15 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    -71                                                               
  991.0      8    6.8    5.7     93   5.83    325     31  280.7  296.9  281.7
  973.0    157    6.1    5.9     98   6.01    310     46  281.5  298.2  282.5
  970.0    183    6.0    5.9     99   6.04    309     47  281.6  298.4  282.6
  925.0    568    4.2    4.2    100   5.62    295     58  283.6  299.4  284.6
  901.0    782    3.2    3.2    100   5.38    290     60  284.7  300.0  285.6
  896.0    827    3.0    3.0    100   5.33    290     59  284.9  300.1  285.9
  855.0   1206    1.2    1.2    100   4.91    290     53  286.9  301.0  287.8
  850.0   1253    0.8    0.6     99   4.72    290     52  287.0  300.6  287.8
  700.0   2789   -7.9   -8.4     96   2.91    290     47  293.7  302.6  294.2
  691.0   2889   -8.6   -9.1     96   2.78    285     46  294.1  302.6  294.5
  653.0   3326  -11.5  -12.4     93   2.27    292     51  295.5  302.6  295.9
  634.0   3552  -12.9  -24.9     36   0.80    296     53  296.4  299.1  296.6
  614.0   3796  -13.5  -19.5     61   1.34    300     56  298.5  302.8  298.7
  543.0   4713  -21.2  -25.1     71   0.92    285     58  300.0  303.1  300.2
  525.0   4964  -23.3  -26.6     74   0.83    285     53  300.4  303.1  300.5
  500.0   5320  -24.9  -28.6     71   0.73    285     45  302.6  305.1  302.8
  491.0   5452  -25.9  -29.2     74   0.70    285     44  303.0  305.4  303.1
  469.0   5782  -28.7  -31.1     80   0.61    285     42  303.5  305.6  303.6
  446.0   6136  -31.8  -34.7     76   0.45    285     40  303.9  305.6  304.0
  403.0   6849  -38.1  -41.9     67   0.24    290     46  304.7  305.6  304.8
  401.0   6883  -38.2  -42.0     67   0.24    290     46  305.0  305.9  305.1
  400.0   6900  -38.3  -42.1     67   0.24    290     47  305.1  306.0  305.2
  375.0   7341  -41.7  -47.7     52   0.14    287     54  306.3  306.8  306.3
  312.0   8558  -52.7  -55.0     76   0.07    277     72  307.5  307.8  307.5
  300.0   8810  -55.1  -57.3     76   0.06    275     76  307.6  307.8  307.6
  283.0   9180  -58.0  -61.4     65   0.03    275     80  308.6  308.7  308.6
  279.0   9271  -58.7  -62.4     62   0.03    274     84  308.8  309.0  308.8
  273.0   9408  -58.3  -65.3     40   0.02    273     91  311.3  311.4  311.3
  259.0   9739  -59.6  -74.0     14   0.01    270    107  314.1  314.2  314.1
  256.0   9812  -59.9  -75.9     11   0.00    270    108  314.8  314.8  314.8
  250.0   9960  -61.1                         270    109  315.1         315.1
  238.0  10262  -63.1                         270    111  316.6         316.6
  231.0  10445  -64.3                         270    110  317.4         317.4
  218.0  10797  -65.9                         270    109  320.3         320.3
  201.0  11290  -64.5                         270     98  330.0         330.0
  200.0  11320  -64.5                         270     97  330.5         330.5
  170.0  12320  -62.4                         270     84  349.7         349.7
  150.0  13090  -60.7                         275     87  365.3         365.3
  146.0  13259  -60.1                         275     86  369.2         369.2
  130.0  13980  -60.7                         275     81  380.5         380.5
  100.0  15610  -62.1                         280     96  407.5         407.5
   92.4  16095  -62.7                         280     99  415.6         415.6
   72.0  17636  -59.8                         280    110  452.4         452.4
   70.0  17810  -59.5                         280    120  456.8         456.8
   68.0  17992  -59.1                         285    126  461.4         461.4
   64.0  18373  -58.3                         285    120  471.2         471.2
   63.0  18472  -58.5                         285    119  472.9         472.9
   55.9  19224  -59.9                         282    126  486.1         486.1
   52.0  19680  -56.1                         281    131  505.1         505.1
   50.0  19930  -56.3                         280    133  510.4         510.4
   39.3  21467  -53.1                         280    143  554.8         554.8
   36.5  21941  -54.5                         280    146  563.0         563.0
   36.0  22030  -54.1                         280    147  566.3         566.3
   35.0  22212  -53.3                         280    140  573.0         573.0
   30.0  23210  -48.7                         280    146  611.3         611.3
   28.8  23479  -47.5                         282    145  621.7         621.7
   27.0  23903  -49.0                         285    144  629.0         629.0
   25.8  24202  -50.1                         286    148  634.2         634.2
   23.6  24788  -47.1                         287    155  659.3         659.3
   20.0  25880  -48.7                         290    169  686.3         686.3
   19.0  26216  -49.2                         290    179  695.0         695.0
   18.0  26570  -49.6                         285    169  704.3         704.3
   17.5  26755  -49.9                         283    177  709.2         709.2
   17.0  26947  -49.3                         280    186  716.9         716.9
   13.2  28620  -44.5                         274    198  787.3         787.3
   12.8  28828  -40.3                         273    199  808.9         808.9
   11.2  29741  -39.4                         270    205  843.7         843.7
   11.1  29802  -39.3                         270    205  846.1         846.1
   11.0                                       270    205                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160815/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 3.67
                               Lifted index: 5.22
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 5.24
                                SWEAT index: 200.21
                                    K index: 25.80
                         Cross totals index: 25.50
                      Vertical totals index: 25.70
                        Totals totals index: 51.20
      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: 278.50
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 957.74
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 281.97
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 5.88
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5391.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 17.35

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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