94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 16 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    -87                                                               
  989.0      8    6.2    3.0     80   4.82    310     32  280.2  293.7  281.1
  954.0    298    3.5    0.9     83   4.32    295     47  280.4  292.6  281.1
  925.0    547    1.2   -0.8     87   3.92    290     50  280.5  291.6  281.2
  896.0    803   -0.9   -1.4     96   3.87    290     54  280.9  291.9  281.6
  850.0   1221   -4.3   -5.5     91   3.00    290     61  281.6  290.3  282.1
  825.0   1456   -6.1   -8.0     86   2.55    290     63  282.1  289.6  282.6
  814.0   1561   -4.7  -29.7     12   0.40    290     64  284.7  286.0  284.8
  805.0   1649   -3.9  -44.9      2   0.09    290     65  286.5  286.8  286.5
  760.0   2101   -5.1  -44.1      3   0.10    290     69  289.9  290.3  289.9
  733.0   2384   -7.7  -40.7      5   0.15    290     72  290.1  290.6  290.1
  719.0   2533   -8.3  -32.9     12   0.34    290     73  291.0  292.2  291.1
  700.0   2741   -9.1  -22.1     34   0.94    290     72  292.4  295.4  292.5
  694.0   2808   -9.1  -17.1     52   1.45    290     73  293.1  297.7  293.4
  654.0   3263  -13.4  -16.4     78   1.63    290     76  293.3  298.4  293.6
  653.0   3275  -13.5  -16.4     79   1.63    290     76  293.3  298.4  293.6
  641.0   3416  -13.3  -15.2     86   1.84    290     82  295.1  300.8  295.4
  611.0   3779  -15.7  -16.4     94   1.75    290     95  296.4  301.9  296.7
  608.0   3816  -16.0  -16.7     94   1.72    290     96  296.5  301.9  296.8
  549.0   4577  -21.5  -22.2     94   1.18    290     98  298.7  302.6  298.9
  507.0   5159  -24.9  -28.6     71   0.72    290     99  301.4  303.9  301.6
  500.0   5260  -25.7  -29.1     73   0.69    290     99  301.6  304.0  301.8
  497.0   5303  -26.1  -29.9     70   0.64    290    100  301.7  303.9  301.8
  484.0   5495  -27.7  -33.7     57   0.46    290     99  302.0  303.6  302.1
  460.0   5854  -31.0  -35.9     62   0.39    290     96  302.3  303.7  302.4
  430.0   6331  -35.3  -38.8     70   0.31    290     98  302.7  303.8  302.8
  407.0   6711  -38.6  -43.1     63   0.21    290    100  303.2  303.9  303.2
  404.0   6762  -39.1  -43.7     62   0.20    290    101  303.2  304.0  303.3
  400.0   6830  -39.5  -44.2     61   0.19    290    103  303.6  304.3  303.6
  353.0   7664  -45.7  -50.4     59   0.11    290    129  306.3  306.7  306.3
  300.0   8750  -53.7  -58.4     56   0.05    280    131  309.6  309.7  309.6
  288.0   9010  -55.5  -70.5     14   0.01    280    132  310.6  310.7  310.6
  280.0   9188  -56.7  -68.7     21   0.01    280    132  311.4  311.4  311.4
  270.0   9417  -58.3  -66.3     35   0.02    282    121  312.3  312.4  312.3
  262.0   9606  -58.1  -72.1     15   0.01    284    112  315.3  315.4  315.3
  259.0   9678  -58.1  -73.3     13   0.01    285    108  316.4  316.4  316.4
  250.0   9900  -58.1  -77.1      7   0.00    290    107  319.6  319.6  319.6
  236.0  10261  -59.9  -80.9      5   0.00    293    101  322.1  322.2  322.1
  228.0  10474  -61.2  -80.8      6   0.00    295     98  323.3  323.4  323.3
  217.0  10780  -63.1  -80.7      8   0.00    291    100  325.0  325.0  325.0
  204.0  11158  -63.9  -80.5      9   0.00    287    102  329.5  329.6  329.6
  200.0  11280  -62.5  -80.5      7   0.00    285    103  333.6  333.6  333.6
  185.0  11766  -58.3  -80.3      4   0.00                347.9  348.0  347.9
  178.0  12008  -59.1  -82.1      4   0.00                350.5  350.5  350.5

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160816/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 10.30
                               Lifted index: 8.51
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 8.55
                                SWEAT index: 221.00
                                    K index: 2.90
                         Cross totals index: 20.20
                      Vertical totals index: 21.40
                        Totals totals index: 41.60
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 18.14
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 20.95
                      Convective Inhibition: -0.84
             CINS using virtual temperature: -0.42
                           Equilibrum Level: 818.96
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 817.19
                   Level of Free Convection: 908.13
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 911.43
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.14
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.16
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 273.83
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 920.80
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 280.38
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.40
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5347.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 10.11

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 16 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      8    2.8   -1.6     73   3.42    265     23  275.9  285.5  276.5
  925.0    627   -2.7   -7.5     70   2.36    255     36  276.5  283.3  276.9
  888.0    948   -5.6   -9.7     73   2.07    265     44  276.8  282.8  277.2
  859.0   1208   -7.9  -11.5     75   1.86    265     40  277.0  282.4  277.3
  850.0   1290   -8.7  -11.8     78   1.83    265     39  277.0  282.4  277.3
  822.0   1548  -11.1  -12.1     92   1.85    263     38  277.1  282.5  277.5
  787.0   1881  -12.7  -23.7     39   0.72    261     37  278.9  281.1  279.0
  772.0   2028  -13.7  -19.6     61   1.06    260     36  279.4  282.6  279.6
  765.0   2097  -14.1  -17.6     75   1.26    261     36  279.7  283.4  279.9
  751.0   2237  -14.7  -26.7     35   0.58    263     37  280.5  282.3  280.6
  743.0   2318  -15.3  -26.3     38   0.60    264     38  280.7  282.6  280.8
  700.0   2766  -17.9  -42.9      9   0.12    270     40  282.6  283.1  282.6
  692.0   2852  -18.3  -47.3      6   0.08    271     41  283.1  283.4  283.1
  687.0   2906  -17.7  -51.7      3   0.05    271     42  284.4  284.6  284.4
  666.0   3138  -18.1  -52.1      3   0.05    274     45  286.5  286.6  286.5
  573.0   4241  -24.5  -57.8      3   0.03    285     59  291.5  291.6  291.5
  547.0   4582  -26.5  -59.5      3   0.02    288     77  293.1  293.1  293.1
  533.0   4769  -25.1  -49.1      9   0.08    289     87  296.9  297.2  296.9
  528.0   4837  -25.6  -47.1     12   0.10    290     91  297.1  297.5  297.1
  500.0   5230  -28.5  -35.5     51   0.37    290     94  298.2  299.5  298.3
  456.0   5884  -34.7  -37.5     76   0.34    294     97  298.4  299.6  298.5
  420.0   6456  -39.1  -42.7     69   0.21    298    100  299.9  300.6  299.9
  405.0   6705  -40.7  -44.0     70   0.19    299    102  300.9  301.6  301.0
  400.0   6790  -41.1  -45.0     66   0.17    300    102  301.5  302.1  301.5
  394.0   6892  -41.7  -45.4     67   0.17    300    102  302.0  302.6  302.1
  374.0   7242  -43.7  -64.7      8   0.02    299    103  303.9  304.0  303.9
  321.0   8246  -52.1  -60.1     38   0.04    296    105  305.8  306.0  305.8
  303.0   8616  -54.3  -64.3     28   0.02    295    106  307.8  307.9  307.8
  300.0   8680  -53.7  -65.7     22   0.02    295    106  309.6  309.6  309.6
  298.0   8723  -53.7  -66.7     19   0.02    295    107  310.1  310.2  310.1
  280.0   9119  -55.3  -70.5     14   0.01    295    115  313.4  313.4  313.4
  250.0   9840  -58.3  -77.3      7   0.00    290    106  319.3  319.3  319.3
  238.0  10149  -59.9  -77.9      8   0.00    290    101  321.4  321.4  321.4
  236.0  10202  -60.3  -78.2      8   0.00    290    100  321.5  321.6  321.6
  203.0  11155  -55.5  -84.5      2   0.00    285     89  343.3  343.3  343.3
  200.0  11250  -55.5  -85.5      1   0.00    285     88  344.7  344.7  344.7
  191.0  11541  -55.8  -86.1      1   0.00    285     84  348.8  348.8  348.8
  150.0  13070  -57.3  -89.3      1   0.00    285     93  371.1  371.2  371.1
  100.0  15640  -58.7  -89.7      1   0.00    285     96  414.0  414.1  414.0
   70.0  17880  -57.5  -89.5      1   0.00    285    109  461.0  461.0  461.0
   61.0  18747  -57.6  -89.6      1   0.00    290    117  479.3  479.3  479.3
   50.5  19937  -57.7  -89.7      1   0.00    281    128  505.6  505.6  505.6
   50.0  20000  -57.1  -89.1      1   0.00    280    129  508.5  508.5  508.5
   45.0  20678  -51.3  -85.0      1   0.01    275    134  538.0  538.1  538.0
   44.0  20823  -50.1  -84.1      1   0.01    273    131  544.5  544.5  544.5
   42.0  21127  -49.6  -83.6      1   0.01    270    124  553.0  553.1  553.0
   40.1  21431  -49.1  -83.1      1   0.01    272    126  561.6  561.7  561.6
   33.5  22602  -52.7  -85.7      1   0.01    280    134  581.7  581.8  581.7
   30.0  23320  -49.7  -83.7      1   0.01    285    139  608.5  608.6  608.5
   29.0  23543  -49.1  -83.4      1   0.01    290    138  616.0  616.1  616.0
   26.3  24184  -47.5  -82.5      1   0.02    285    144  638.1  638.2  638.1
   24.0  24786  -48.2  -82.5      1   0.02    280    150  652.9  653.1  653.0
   23.1  25038  -48.5  -82.5      1   0.02    280    146  659.2  659.4  659.2
   23.0  25066  -48.4  -82.5      1   0.02    280    146  660.3  660.5  660.3
   21.0  25667  -46.6  -81.4      1   0.03    285    164  683.0  683.3  683.0
   20.2  25924  -45.9  -80.9      1   0.03    281    158  692.9  693.2  692.9
   20.0  25990  -44.5  -79.5      1   0.04    280    156  699.2  699.6  699.2
   18.2  26630  -37.9  -75.9      1   0.07    276    159  739.0  739.8  739.0
   17.7  26822  -38.9  -75.9      1   0.07    275    160  741.8  742.5  741.8
   16.0  27520  -36.4  -74.6      1   0.10    270    163  771.8  772.8  771.8
   15.1  27920  -34.9  -73.9      1   0.11    271    165  789.5  790.8  789.5
   12.4  29284  -38.5  -75.5      1   0.11    274    172  822.5  823.9  822.6
   12.0  29511  -37.6  -74.9      1   0.12    275    173  833.5  835.0  833.6
   11.6  29745  -36.6  -74.3      1   0.14    275    173  845.0  846.7  845.1
   11.3  29926  -35.9  -73.9      1   0.15    277    170  854.0  855.9  854.1
   11.0                                       280    167                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160816/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 13.56
                               Lifted index: 11.90
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 11.93
                                SWEAT index: 172.01
                                    K index: -17.00
                         Cross totals index: 16.70
                      Vertical totals index: 19.80
                        Totals totals index: 36.50
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 15.87
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 19.91
                      Convective Inhibition: -6.99
             CINS using virtual temperature: -4.87
                           Equilibrum Level: 775.41
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 768.16
                   Level of Free Convection: 873.20
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 879.61
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.20
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.26
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 268.22
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 902.86
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 276.19
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 2.98
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5222.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 5.85

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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