94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 21 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   -129                                                               
  984.0      8    5.8    4.2     89   5.28    340     29  280.2  294.9  281.1
  944.0    342    3.9    2.9     93   5.00    320     50  281.7  295.7  282.5
  925.0    506    3.0    2.2     94   4.87    320     51  282.4  296.1  283.2
  913.0    612    2.2    2.2    100   4.94    321     52  282.6  296.5  283.4
  883.0    882    1.0    1.0    100   4.68    324     54  284.1  297.4  284.9
  876.0    946    0.7    0.6     99   4.58    325     54  284.4  297.5  285.2
  850.0   1188   -0.3   -0.9     96   4.23    320     53  285.8  298.0  286.6
  760.0   2076   -4.7   -7.3     82   2.92    317     53  290.4  299.1  290.9
  700.0   2718   -9.3  -11.7     83   2.24    315     53  292.2  299.0  292.6
  665.0   3111  -11.9  -14.4     82   1.89    315     54  293.5  299.4  293.8
  633.0   3489  -14.5  -17.0     81   1.60    315     49  294.8  299.8  295.0
  609.0   3782  -15.1  -21.1     60   1.17    315     45  297.3  301.1  297.5
  591.0   4005  -16.9  -22.1     64   1.11    315     42  297.8  301.4  298.0
  546.0   4594  -21.6  -24.8     76   0.94    325     43  299.0  302.1  299.1
  524.0   4899  -24.1  -26.2     83   0.87    320     42  299.6  302.4  299.7
  500.0   5240  -26.7  -29.5     77   0.67    315     40  300.4  302.7  300.6
  413.0   6591  -38.5  -43.5     59   0.20    301     36  302.1  302.8  302.1
  410.0   6641  -39.0  -44.0     59   0.19    300     36  302.1  302.8  302.2
  400.0   6810  -40.5  -45.5     59   0.16    305     35  302.3  302.9  302.3
  392.0   6947  -41.0  -57.0     16   0.04    320     38  303.4  303.6  303.4
  387.0   7034  -41.3  -64.3      7   0.02    321     38  304.1  304.2  304.1
  363.0   7465  -42.9  -66.9      5   0.01    324     39  307.6  307.6  307.6
  351.0   7692  -41.7  -71.7      2   0.01    325     39  312.1  312.2  312.2
  317.0   8372  -44.9  -76.9      2   0.00    330     40  316.9  316.9  316.9
  300.0   8740  -46.7  -79.7      1   0.00    320     33  319.4  319.4  319.4
  299.0   8762  -46.9  -79.8      1   0.00    320     33  319.5  319.5  319.5
  282.0   9149  -49.5  -81.5      1   0.00    325     33  321.1  321.1  321.1
  253.0   9862  -50.2  -80.4      2   0.00    330     34  330.1  330.2  330.1
  250.0   9940  -50.3  -80.3      2   0.00    320     37  331.1  331.2  331.1
  212.0  11011  -51.2  -83.4      1   0.00    305     35  345.8  345.8  345.8
  204.0  11261  -51.4  -84.1      1   0.00    315     31  349.2  349.2  349.2
  200.0  11390  -51.5  -84.5      1   0.00    310     34  351.1  351.1  351.1
  194.0  11587  -51.7  -84.7      1   0.00    320     36  353.9  353.9  353.9
  180.0  12071  -52.1  -85.1      1   0.00    305     41  360.8  360.8  360.8
  160.0  12833  -52.7  -85.7      1   0.00    305     44  372.1  372.1  372.1
  152.0  13164  -53.0  -86.0      1   0.00    285     44  377.1  377.1  377.1
  150.0  13250  -53.1  -86.1      1   0.00    290     45  378.4  378.4  378.4
  114.0  15003  -55.4  -87.7      1   0.00    280     61  405.0  405.0  405.0
  100.0  15840  -56.5  -88.5      1   0.00    285     52  418.3  418.3  418.3
   78.0  17407  -58.5  -89.6      1   0.00    275     68  445.0  445.0  445.0
   74.0  17739  -58.9  -89.9      1   0.00    265     61  450.9  450.9  450.9
   73.6  17773  -58.9  -89.9      1   0.00                451.5  451.5  451.5

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160821/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 3.66
                               Lifted index: 5.47
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 5.49
                                SWEAT index: 209.98
                                    K index: 23.10
                         Cross totals index: 25.80
                      Vertical totals index: 26.40
                        Totals totals index: 52.20
      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: 276.09
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 936.88
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 281.30
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 5.08
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5369.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 14.63

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 21 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    -32                                                               
  995.0      8    3.0    1.8     92   4.40    160     34  276.6  288.7  277.3
  978.0    147    1.7    0.9     94   4.20    160     36  276.6  288.3  277.3
  941.0    456   -1.1   -1.1    100   3.77    153     34  276.8  287.3  277.4
  925.0    593   -1.9   -1.9    100   3.61    150     33  277.4  287.5  278.0
  901.0    802   -3.1   -3.1     99   3.38    145     29  278.3  287.8  278.8
  896.0    846   -3.3   -3.4     99   3.33    141     26  278.4  287.9  279.0
  875.0   1034   -2.1   -2.1    100   3.76    123     13  281.6  292.3  282.2
  872.0   1062   -2.1   -2.1    100   3.77    120     11  281.9  292.6  282.5
  850.0   1265   -2.1   -2.2     99   3.85    160      8  283.9  295.0  284.6
  834.0   1416   -2.3   -2.4     99   3.86    155      6  285.3  296.4  285.9
  819.0   1560   -2.5   -2.6     99   3.87    167      7  286.5  297.8  287.2
  801.0   1736   -3.7   -3.9     99   3.59    182      7  287.1  297.6  287.7
  729.0   2473   -7.0   -9.1     85   2.64    245     10  291.2  299.2  291.7
  700.0   2791   -8.5  -11.4     80   2.30    230      3  293.0  300.1  293.4
  687.0   2936   -9.3  -12.8     76   2.09    240      2  293.7  300.2  294.1
  653.0   3328  -11.5  -16.5     66   1.62    248      5  295.5  300.7  295.8
  601.0   3953  -16.1  -20.9     67   1.21    260     10  297.2  301.2  297.5
  552.0   4594  -20.9  -25.4     67   0.88    272     10  298.9  301.9  299.1
  546.0   4675  -20.9  -29.9     44   0.59    273     10  299.9  301.9  300.0
  539.0   4770  -21.5  -29.7     48   0.61    275     10  300.2  302.3  300.3
  520.0   5034  -23.3  -29.3     58   0.65    294     12  301.2  303.4  301.3
  514.0   5119  -24.1  -30.1     58   0.62    300     13  301.2  303.4  301.4
  506.0   5233  -25.1  -31.1     57   0.57    291     11  301.4  303.3  301.4
  501.0   5305  -25.4  -35.6     38   0.37    285     10  301.8  303.1  301.9
  500.0   5320  -25.5  -36.5     35   0.34    280     10  301.9  303.1  301.9
  496.0   5378  -25.9  -38.9     28   0.27    282     10  302.1  303.1  302.1
  463.0   5872  -29.5  -34.1     64   0.46    300     10  303.6  305.2  303.7
  458.0   5950  -30.1  -33.4     73   0.50    299     10  303.8  305.6  303.9
  428.0   6429  -33.3  -40.3     49   0.27    295      7  305.7  306.6  305.7
  414.0   6661  -35.1  -54.1     13   0.06    292      5  306.3  306.5  306.3
  400.0   6900  -37.1  -44.1     48   0.19    290      4  306.7  307.4  306.7
  391.0   7057  -38.7  -44.7     53   0.18    290      5  306.6  307.3  306.6
  382.0   7217  -40.1  -50.1     33   0.10    290      7  306.8  307.2  306.8
  370.0   7434  -42.1  -45.3     71   0.18    290      9  307.0  307.6  307.0
  363.0   7563  -42.9  -47.4     61   0.15    290     10  307.5  308.1  307.6
  355.0   7713  -43.9  -49.9     51   0.11    280     11  308.2  308.6  308.2
  347.0   7863  -45.2  -51.0     52   0.10    270     13  308.4  308.8  308.4
  300.0   8820  -53.9  -57.9     61   0.05    300     17  309.3  309.5  309.3
  297.0   8884  -54.5  -57.9     66   0.05    300     17  309.3  309.5  309.3
  293.0   8969  -55.2  -58.7     65   0.05    300     16  309.5  309.7  309.5
  267.0   9554  -59.9  -64.1     58   0.03    274     14  311.0  311.1  311.0
  254.0   9862  -61.9  -67.7     46   0.02    260     13  312.5  312.6  312.5
  253.0   9887  -61.8  -68.0     43   0.02    265     13  313.0  313.1  313.0
  250.0   9960  -61.5  -68.9     37   0.01    285     15  314.5  314.6  314.5
  248.0  10010  -61.2  -69.5     32   0.01    295     19  315.8  315.8  315.8
  240.0  10216  -59.8  -71.8     19   0.01    305     28  320.8  320.9  320.8
  232.0  10429  -58.3  -74.3     11   0.01    298     30  326.2  326.2  326.2
  217.0  10857  -56.0  -77.8      5   0.00    285     33  336.1  336.1  336.1
  209.0  11098  -54.6  -79.8      3   0.00    305     35  341.8  341.8  341.8
  200.0  11380  -53.1  -82.1      2   0.00    295     40  348.5  348.5  348.5
  188.0  11778  -51.9  -81.9      2   0.00    297     42  356.7  356.7  356.7
  173.0  12313  -52.4  -82.0      2   0.00    300     45  364.4  364.4  364.4
  150.0  13230  -53.3  -82.3      2   0.00    295     49  378.0  378.1  378.0
  100.0  15830  -56.3  -85.3      1   0.00    285     57  418.7  418.7  418.7
   83.6  16961  -58.3  -87.3      1   0.00    285     63  436.6  436.6  436.6
   70.0  18080  -56.7  -85.7      1   0.00    285     69  462.7  462.8  462.7
   62.0  18849  -56.7  -85.7      1   0.00    280     78  479.1  479.1  479.1
   61.6  18890  -56.7  -85.7      1   0.00    280     78  479.9  480.0  479.9
   61.4  18911  -56.7  -85.7      1   0.00    280     78  480.4  480.4  480.4
   61.0                                       280     77                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160821/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 7.04
                               Lifted index: 12.28
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 12.29
                                SWEAT index: 26.01
                                    K index: 18.30
                         Cross totals index: 23.30
                      Vertical totals index: 23.40
                        Totals totals index: 46.70
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 1.83
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 1.93
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 898.26
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 898.14
                   Level of Free Convection: 954.78
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 955.25
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.02
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.02
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 273.23
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 956.85
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 276.71
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.05
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5352.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 13.52

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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