94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 23 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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 1023.0      8    2.6   -3.4     65   2.92     80     11  274.0  282.1  274.4
 1010.0    110    1.5   -4.5     64   2.72     65     13  273.9  281.5  274.3
 1000.0    189    0.6   -5.4     64   2.57     65     14  273.8  281.0  274.2
  931.0    757   -5.0   -6.5     89   2.54     50     18  273.7  280.8  274.1
  925.0    808   -5.5   -6.6     92   2.53     55     18  273.7  280.8  274.1
  909.0    945   -6.7   -7.2     96   2.46     58     17  273.8  280.8  274.2
  891.0   1101   -7.7  -10.4     81   1.95     61     15  274.4  279.9  274.7
  886.0   1145   -2.1  -26.1     14   0.52     61     15  280.6  282.2  280.7
  879.0   1208   -1.7  -50.7      1   0.04     63     14  281.6  281.8  281.6
  865.0   1335   -2.2  -44.0      2   0.09     65     13  282.4  282.8  282.4
  850.0   1474   -2.7  -36.7      5   0.20     50     12  283.3  284.0  283.3
  816.0   1795   -4.6  -32.2     10   0.32     25     10  284.6  285.6  284.6
  799.0   1961   -5.6  -29.9     13   0.40     30     16  285.2  286.6  285.3
  778.0   2170   -6.9  -26.9     19   0.55     55     15  286.1  287.8  286.1
  762.0   2332   -7.3  -28.1     17   0.50     75     14  287.3  288.9  287.4
  742.0   2538   -7.9  -29.7     16   0.44     70     12  288.9  290.4  288.9
  700.0   2991   -9.1  -33.1     12   0.34     55     18  292.4  293.5  292.4
  691.0   3091   -9.5  -34.5     11   0.30     54     20  293.0  294.1  293.1
  648.0   3584  -12.7  -35.7     13   0.28     50     27  294.8  295.8  294.9
  645.0   3619  -13.0  -36.0     13   0.28     50     28  294.9  295.9  294.9
  579.0   4416  -19.8  -42.4     12   0.16     55     23  296.1  296.7  296.2
  522.0   5182  -26.4  -48.5     11   0.09     85     20  297.1  297.5  297.2
  500.0   5500  -29.1  -51.1     10   0.07     70     24  297.5  297.8  297.5
  443.0   6350  -36.8  -57.0     10   0.04     55     22  298.3  298.5  298.3
  435.0   6478  -37.9  -57.9     10   0.04     56     22  298.4  298.6  298.4
  400.0   7050  -42.7  -65.7      6   0.01     60     22  299.4  299.5  299.4
  369.0   7588  -47.7  -67.7      8   0.01     54     20  299.8  299.8  299.8
  349.0   7947  -50.7  -70.2      8   0.01     50     19  300.5  300.5  300.5
  339.0   8134  -52.3  -71.5      8   0.01     75     17  300.9  300.9  300.9
  321.0   8485  -55.2  -73.9      8   0.01     80     21  301.5  301.5  301.5
  304.0   8835  -58.2  -76.3      8   0.00     45     17  302.1  302.1  302.1
  300.0   8920  -58.9  -76.9      8   0.00     45     17  302.2  302.2  302.2
  293.0   9068  -59.9  -78.9      7   0.00     41     17  302.8  302.9  302.8
  273.0   9501  -63.3                          30     17  304.1         304.1
  263.0   9729  -65.1                          55     10  304.8         304.8
  250.0  10040  -67.5                          80     14  305.6         305.6
  247.0  10112  -68.0                          90     14  306.0         306.0
  235.0  10410  -69.8                          80     21  307.5         307.5
  231.0  10512  -70.5                          65     24  308.0         308.0
  228.0  10590  -70.4                          55     24  309.3         309.3
  223.0  10722  -70.2                          20     21  311.6         311.6
  216.0  10912  -69.9                          40     14  314.9         314.9
  210.0  11080  -69.7                          10     17  317.8         317.8
  200.0  11370  -69.3                         345     10  322.9         322.9
  199.0  11400  -69.2                         345     10  323.4         323.4
  189.0  11710  -68.6                         320     14  329.2         329.2
  183.0  11904  -68.2                         325     14  332.9         332.9
  173.0  12241  -67.5                         300     23  339.4         339.4
  156.0  12863  -66.3                         300     30  351.7         351.7
  150.0  13100  -67.1                         300     33  354.3         354.3
  100.0  15520  -70.5                         295     62  391.3         391.3
   70.0  17660  -67.9                         290     93  438.8         438.8
   68.8  17764  -67.1                         290     94  442.7         442.7
   64.0  18196  -68.5                         290     99  448.8         448.8
   61.0  18482  -69.5                         290     91  452.9         452.9
   57.2  18866  -70.7                         290     99  458.5         458.5
   53.5  19265  -68.1                         290    108  473.4         473.4
   50.0  19670  -68.3                         290    117  482.1         482.1
   43.0  20570  -70.0                         290    114  499.2         499.2
   40.3  20957  -70.7                         290    119  506.8         506.8
   37.0  21467  -67.9                         290    126  526.5         526.5
   30.0  22730  -67.5                         290    143  560.1         560.1
   27.4  23275  -67.8                         295    148  573.9         573.9
   27.0  23364  -67.9                         295    148  576.1         576.1
   26.8  23408  -67.9                                     577.3         577.3

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160823/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 11.70
                               Lifted index: 13.90
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 13.88
                                SWEAT index: 48.02
                                    K index: -34.30
                         Cross totals index: -7.60
                      Vertical totals index: 26.40
                        Totals totals index: 18.80
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.97
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 1.31
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 895.71
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 890.96
                   Level of Free Convection: 914.29
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 914.29
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.49
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.66
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 266.85
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 914.29
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 273.78
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 2.63
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5311.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 4.58

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 23 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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 1020.0      8    3.4    0.2     80   3.82     95      8  275.0  285.6  275.6
 1000.0    166    2.2   -0.8     81   3.62     95     10  275.4  285.4  275.9
  994.0    214    1.8   -1.2     81   3.55     95     11  275.4  285.3  276.0
  957.0    518   -0.9   -3.4     83   3.12     55     13  275.7  284.4  276.2
  925.0    790   -3.3   -5.4     85   2.78     50     14  275.9  283.8  276.4
  908.0    936   -4.7   -5.9     91   2.72     55     16  276.0  283.7  276.5
  895.0   1050   -5.7   -6.3     96   2.68     41     16  276.1  283.7  276.5
  880.0   1182   -6.5   -6.9     97   2.60     25     16  276.6  284.0  277.0
  872.0   1254   -6.9   -7.2     98   2.57     29     17  276.9  284.2  277.3
  852.0   1435   -7.5  -11.0     76   1.95     39     18  278.1  283.8  278.4
  850.0   1453   -7.5  -11.5     73   1.88     40     18  278.3  283.8  278.6
  849.0   1462   -7.3  -12.0     69   1.80     41     18  278.6  283.9  278.9
  848.0   1471   -6.7  -13.7     57   1.57     42     18  279.3  284.0  279.6
  845.0   1499   -3.3  -33.3      8   0.27     46     18  283.1  284.1  283.2
  839.0   1555   -2.7  -51.7      1   0.04     53     18  284.4  284.5  284.4
  833.0   1612   -2.9  -51.4      1   0.04     60     18  284.8  284.9  284.8
  804.0   1890   -3.8  -49.7      1   0.05     40     18  286.7  286.9  286.7
  767.0   2260   -5.0  -47.4      2   0.07     75     17  289.2  289.5  289.3
  733.0   2616   -6.2  -45.2      3   0.09     60     17  291.7  292.1  291.8
  713.0   2833   -6.9  -43.9      3   0.11     67     17  293.3  293.7  293.3
  704.0   2932   -7.7  -44.0      4   0.11     70     17  293.4  293.8  293.4
  700.0   2976   -8.1  -44.1      4   0.11     70     18  293.5  293.9  293.5
  688.0   3108   -9.3  -44.3      4   0.11     60     16  293.6  294.0  293.6
  633.0   3742  -15.2  -45.3      6   0.11     70     19  293.9  294.3  293.9
  601.0   4137  -18.9  -45.9      7   0.10     52     18  294.1  294.4  294.1
  598.0   4173  -19.2  -46.1      7   0.10     50     18  294.2  294.6  294.2
  583.0   4361  -20.6  -47.2      7   0.09     65     20  294.7  295.1  294.7
  542.0   4898  -24.5  -50.5      7   0.07     65     23  296.2  296.5  296.2
  500.0   5480  -29.5  -51.5     10   0.07     65     26  297.0  297.3  297.0
  411.0   6845  -41.7  -57.0     17   0.04     65     28  298.4  298.6  298.4
  407.0   6913  -42.3  -57.3     18   0.04     65     28  298.4  298.6  298.5
  400.0   7030  -43.1  -61.1     12   0.03     65     28  298.9  299.0  298.9
  383.0   7318  -45.6  -63.3     12   0.02     85     27  299.3  299.4  299.3
  351.0   7896  -50.7  -67.7     12   0.01     81     29  300.0  300.1  300.0
  314.0   8612  -56.3  -76.3      6   0.00     76     32  301.9  301.9  301.9
  308.0   8734  -57.4  -76.5      7   0.00     75     32  302.1  302.1  302.1
  300.0   8900  -58.9  -76.9      8   0.00     70     30  302.2  302.2  302.2
  295.0   9005  -59.9  -77.9      8   0.00     69     29  302.2  302.3  302.2
  276.0   9417  -63.7                          67     27  302.6         302.6
  263.0   9712  -64.8                          65     25  305.2         305.2
  259.0   9805  -65.1                          71     24  306.1         306.1
  250.0  10020  -66.3                          85     21  307.4         307.4
  245.0  10141  -66.9                          90     23  308.3         308.3
  227.0  10598  -69.0                          60     23  311.8         311.8
  223.0  10704  -69.5                          55     19  312.7         312.7
  215.0  10921  -69.7                          35     15  315.6         315.6
  210.0  11061  -69.8                          40      9  317.6         317.6
  201.0  11320  -70.1                          75      3  321.2         321.2
  200.0  11350  -70.1                          85      4  321.6         321.6
  192.0  11593  -70.9                          40      7  324.1         324.1
  185.0  11816  -69.9                           0     10  329.1         329.1
  178.0  12046  -68.9                         355     14  334.4         334.4
  174.0  12182  -68.3                         332     15  337.6         337.6
  172.0  12252  -68.5                         320     15  338.4         338.4
  158.0  12759  -70.2                         290     16  343.8         343.8
  153.0  12952  -70.9                         305     19  345.8         345.8
  150.0  13070  -71.3                         300     21  347.1         347.1
  147.0  13189  -71.7                         295     18  348.4         348.4
  141.0  13434  -72.4                         305     22  351.3         351.3
  139.0  13518  -72.7                         300     24  352.3         352.3
  137.0  13603  -72.7                         290     26  353.7         353.7
  130.0  13911  -72.7                         305     32  359.1         359.1
  121.0  14332  -72.6                         275     35  366.6         366.6
  100.0  15450  -72.5                         280     44  387.4         387.4
   70.0  17540  -73.3                         280     63  427.2         427.2
   54.3  19026  -73.1                         285     83  459.9         459.9
   54.2  19037  -73.1                         285     83  460.1         460.1
   54.0                                       285     83                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160823/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 11.47
                               Lifted index: 10.44
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 10.42
                                SWEAT index: 62.00
                                    K index: -25.50
                         Cross totals index: 18.00
                      Vertical totals index: 22.00
                        Totals totals index: 40.00
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 8.14
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 9.32
                      Convective Inhibition: -2.37
             CINS using virtual temperature: -1.69
                           Equilibrum Level: 858.57
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 856.34
                   Level of Free Convection: 926.11
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 930.34
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.83
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.95
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 271.05
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 945.96
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 275.40
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.49
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5314.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 5.58

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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