94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 24 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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 1015.0      8    4.4    1.7     83   4.28     90     14  276.4  288.2  277.1
 1000.0    128    3.0    0.5     84   3.98     85     21  276.1  287.2  276.8
  927.0    736   -2.3   -2.9     96   3.35     61     26  276.8  286.2  277.3
  925.0    753   -2.3   -3.0     95   3.33     60     26  276.9  286.3  277.5
  879.0   1156   -4.1   -6.4     84   2.71     45     31  279.1  286.9  279.6
  864.0   1292   -4.7   -7.5     81   2.53     50     27  279.9  287.2  280.3
  862.0   1310   -4.5   -8.8     72   2.29     51     27  280.3  287.0  280.7
  858.0   1347   -1.1  -34.1      6   0.25     52     26  284.2  285.1  284.3
  852.0   1403   -0.5  -49.5      1   0.05     54     25  285.4  285.6  285.4
  850.0   1422   -0.5  -48.5      1   0.06     55     24  285.6  285.8  285.6
  837.0   1545   -1.0  -46.0      2   0.07     60     26  286.3  286.6  286.3
  804.0   1864   -2.4  -39.4      4   0.16     45     18  288.2  288.8  288.2
  796.0   1944   -2.7  -37.7      5   0.19     45     18  288.7  289.3  288.7
  739.0   2528   -6.7  -22.7     27   0.84     48     22  290.5  293.2  290.6
  700.0   2949   -9.7  -27.7     22   0.56     50     24  291.7  293.6  291.8
  631.0   3742  -14.9  -45.9      5   0.10     40     26  294.6  294.9  294.6
  594.0   4196  -18.3  -34.3     23   0.35     49     29  295.7  297.0  295.8
  589.0   4259  -18.6  -37.6     17   0.26     50     29  296.1  297.0  296.1
  579.0   4387  -19.3  -44.3      9   0.13     57     27  296.7  297.2  296.8
  562.0   4607  -20.9  -33.0     33   0.42     70     24  297.4  298.9  297.5
  558.0   4660  -21.3  -30.3     44   0.55     67     24  297.5  299.4  297.6
  546.0   4820  -22.3  -32.3     40   0.47     59     24  298.2  299.8  298.3
  527.0   5079  -24.5  -37.5     29   0.29     45     25  298.6  299.6  298.7
  515.0   5247  -25.9  -40.9     23   0.21     47     24  298.9  299.6  298.9
  500.0   5460  -27.9  -40.9     28   0.22     50     23  299.0  299.7  299.0
  463.0   6008  -32.3  -45.3     26   0.15     47     24  300.1  300.7  300.1
  450.0   6208  -34.3  -41.3     49   0.23     45     24  300.1  300.9  300.1
  400.0   7020  -41.7  -44.9     71   0.18     40     25  300.7  301.4  300.8
  375.0   7452  -45.7  -47.6     81   0.14     42     23  301.0  301.5  301.0
  343.0   8038  -51.3  -54.8     66   0.07     44     21  301.2  301.4  301.2
  337.0   8150  -52.3  -56.0     64   0.06     45     21  301.3  301.5  301.3
  328.0   8322  -53.9  -57.8     62   0.05     40     19  301.5  301.7  301.5
  300.0   8890  -59.1  -63.9     54   0.02     35     29  301.9  302.0  301.9
  298.0   8932  -59.7  -64.5     53   0.02     34     29  301.7  301.8  301.7
  295.0   8995  -59.9  -64.6     54   0.02     33     29  302.2  302.3  302.3
  287.0   9165  -61.4                          30     30  302.5         302.5
  276.0   9407  -63.5                          19     31  302.9         302.9
  262.0   9724  -65.1                           5     33  305.1         305.1
  250.0  10010  -66.5                         350     27  307.1         307.1
  239.0  10281  -68.0                           0     11  308.8         308.8
  234.0  10409  -68.7                          45      5  309.6         309.6
  229.0  10539  -69.5                          50     10  310.4         310.4
  222.0  10726  -70.5                          40     22  311.5         311.5
  219.0  10807  -70.0                          40     26  313.5         313.5
  216.0  10890  -69.5                          36     25  315.5         315.5
  205.0  11202  -70.2                          20     19  319.2         319.2
  200.0  11350  -70.5                         355     16  321.0         321.0
  197.0  11439  -70.6                         340     15  322.1         322.1
  188.0  11716  -71.0                          15     11  325.8         325.8
  187.0  11747  -71.1                          11     11  326.2         326.2
  179.0  12006  -71.0                         340     14  330.5         330.5
  173.0  12207  -70.9                          10      4  333.9         333.9
  163.0  12559  -70.7                         335     14  339.9         339.9
  161.0  12632  -70.7                         319     14  341.1         341.1
  158.0  12743  -70.9                         295     13  342.6         342.6
  150.0  13050  -71.5                         280     10  346.7         346.7
  149.0  13089  -71.6                         275     12  347.3         347.3
  145.0  13249  -71.8                         300     12  349.6         349.6
  142.0  13372  -72.0                         290     17  351.3         351.3
  138.0  13539  -72.3                         260     22  353.7         353.7
  131.0  13845  -72.8                         285     18  358.2         358.2
  123.0  14215  -73.3                         250     26  363.6         363.6
  116.0  14559  -73.9                         260     28  368.7         368.7
  113.0  14713  -73.5                         265     29  372.3         372.3
  100.0  15430  -71.5                         265     40  389.3         389.3
   84.0  16457  -72.4                         270     47  407.4         407.4
   80.0  16744  -72.6                         250     42  412.6         412.6
   73.0  17283  -73.1                         255     41  422.6         422.6
   70.0  17530  -73.3                         245     46  427.2         427.2
   66.0  17875  -73.3                         255     58  434.4         434.4
   64.0  18055  -73.3                         260     55  438.2         438.2
   61.0  18336  -73.4                         250     51  444.2         444.2
   57.0  18733  -73.4                         260     67  452.8         452.8
   54.0  19049  -73.5                         265     65  459.8         459.8
   52.0  19270  -73.5                         255     60  464.7         464.7
   50.0  19500  -73.5                         245     66  469.9         469.9
   44.0  20246  -73.8                         250     74  486.5         486.5
   34.0  21750  -74.6                         250     68  521.8         521.8
   30.0  22480  -74.9                         250     90  539.9         539.9
   28.6  22758  -75.7                         251     88  545.1         545.1
   25.0  23540  -75.3                         255     82  567.6         567.6
   21.9  24309  -74.9                         251    101  590.7         590.7
   21.0  24555  -74.1                         250    107  600.3         600.3
   20.0  24840  -73.1                         250     97  611.7         611.7
   18.0  25471  -70.7                         255     92  638.1         638.1
   15.0  26562  -66.5                         260     98  686.2         686.2
   14.9  26602  -66.3                         261    100  688.0         688.0
   14.0  26990  -64.1                         270    116  707.7         707.7
   12.0  27950  -58.8                         265    101  758.5         758.5
   11.3  28325  -56.7                         265    105  779.1         779.1
   10.7  28671  -58.3                         265    109  785.5         785.5
   10.0  29100  -57.1                         265    114  805.4         805.4
    9.8  29228  -57.5                         264    114  808.5         808.5
    9.0  29777  -50.6                         260    114  854.8         854.8
    8.7  29996  -47.9                         262    121  873.7         873.7
    8.1  30475  -44.3                         265    137  905.9         905.9
    8.0  30558  -43.7                         265    137  911.5         911.5
    7.5  30991  -40.5                         260    125  941.5         941.5
    7.0  31458  -42.3                         255    112  952.7         952.7
    6.8  31654  -43.1                         256    113  957.4         957.4
    6.0  32509  -39.3                         260    118 1008.6        1008.6
    5.5  33103  -36.7                                    1045.6        1045.6

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160824/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 11.49
                               Lifted index: 10.55
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 10.54
                                SWEAT index: 71.02
                                    K index: -39.10
                         Cross totals index: -20.60
                      Vertical totals index: 27.40
                        Totals totals index: 6.80
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.73
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 1.04
                      Convective Inhibition: -0.49
             CINS using virtual temperature: -0.32
                           Equilibrum Level: 917.06
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 915.16
                   Level of Free Convection: 940.48
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 942.06
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.05
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.08
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 272.55
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 953.14
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 276.33
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.87
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5332.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 6.91

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 24 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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 1009.0      8    5.0    3.6     91   4.93    115     15  277.4  291.1  278.3
 1000.0     77    4.2    3.6     96   4.98     90     16  277.4  291.1  278.2
  999.0     85    4.1    3.5     96   4.97     90     17  277.4  291.1  278.2
  960.0    407    1.9    1.6     97   4.48     65     23  278.3  290.8  279.1
  925.0    707   -0.1   -0.3     99   4.06     65     25  279.2  290.6  279.9
  921.0    742   -0.5   -0.5    100   4.02     65     25  279.1  290.4  279.8
  877.0   1132   -2.2   -2.5     98   3.66     70     21  281.3  291.7  281.9
  850.0   1381   -3.3   -3.7     97   3.44     50     19  282.7  292.6  283.3
  824.0   1624   -4.3   -5.0     95   3.22     30     20  284.2  293.6  284.7
  801.0   1846   -5.1   -6.1     93   3.04     40     18  285.6  294.5  286.1
  700.0   2901   -9.3  -11.6     83   2.26     35     29  292.2  299.1  292.6
  690.0   3012   -9.5  -12.8     77   2.08     34     29  293.1  299.6  293.5
  638.0   3612  -13.5  -15.4     85   1.81     30     32  295.3  301.0  295.6
  635.0   3648  -13.7  -15.6     86   1.80     30     32  295.4  301.1  295.7
  576.0   4382  -18.3  -22.1     72   1.14     38     28  298.4  302.1  298.6
  524.0   5076  -23.9  -27.8     70   0.75     45     25  299.8  302.3  299.9
  500.0   5420  -26.7  -30.6     70   0.60     45     26  300.4  302.5  300.5
  499.0   5434  -26.9  -30.9     69   0.59     45     26  300.4  302.4  300.5
  400.0   6990  -40.5  -45.0     62   0.17     45     26  302.3  302.9  302.3
  386.0   7223  -42.7  -47.2     61   0.14     45     26  302.5  303.0  302.5
  305.0   8766  -57.1  -61.8     55   0.03     31     26  303.3  303.4  303.3
  300.0   8870  -57.9  -62.9     53   0.03     30     26  303.6  303.7  303.6
  288.0   9127  -59.9  -64.9     52   0.02     28     26  304.3  304.4  304.3
  274.0   9436  -62.3                          25     25  305.2         305.2
  262.0   9713  -64.5                          37     23  305.9         305.9
  250.0  10000  -65.7                          50     20  308.3         308.3
  236.0  10351  -66.8                          40     26  311.8         311.8
  234.0  10403  -66.9                          39     25  312.3         312.3
  233.0  10429  -66.5                          39     24  313.3         313.3
  218.0  10830  -68.0                          35     16  317.1         317.1
  214.0  10942  -68.4                          70      8  318.1         318.1
  209.0  11084  -68.9                          95     10  319.4         319.4
  205.0  11201  -69.3                         110     14  320.5         320.5
  200.0  11350  -69.9                          95     17  321.9         321.9
  198.0  11410  -70.2                          90     18  322.4         322.4
  197.0  11440  -70.3                          85     17  322.7         322.7
  189.0  11687  -69.4                          35     12  328.0         328.0
  187.0  11751  -69.2                          35     10  329.3         329.3
  167.0  12427  -66.7                         330      4  344.3         344.3
  158.0  12759  -67.9                         215     10  347.7         347.7
  151.0  13030  -68.9                         215     10  350.5         350.5
  150.0  13070  -68.7                         215     10  351.6         351.6
  143.0  13359  -68.1                         245     13  357.4         357.4
  136.0  13662  -67.6                         215     15  363.6         363.6
  122.0  14318  -66.3                         205     22  377.3         377.3
  118.0  14519  -65.9                         219     27  381.7         381.7
  115.0  14675  -66.2                         230     30  383.8         383.8
  100.0  15520  -68.1                         200     36  395.9         395.9
   77.0  17095  -68.5                         215     41  425.7         425.7
   70.0  17670  -68.7                         220     51  437.1         437.1
   67.0  17929  -69.0                         230     54  442.0         442.0
   55.0  19096  -70.3                         220     64  464.6         464.6
   50.0  19660  -70.9                         225     71  476.0         476.0
   45.0  20285  -70.5                         230     80  491.6         491.6
   44.9  20298  -70.5                         230     80  491.9         491.9
   43.0  20554  -70.3                                     498.4         498.4

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160824/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 7.61
                               Lifted index: 8.85
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 8.89
                                SWEAT index: 63.99
                                    K index: 17.40
                         Cross totals index: 23.00
                      Vertical totals index: 23.40
                        Totals totals index: 46.40
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.54
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.64
                      Convective Inhibition: -0.11
             CINS using virtual temperature: -0.06
                           Equilibrum Level: 907.11
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 907.09
                   Level of Free Convection: 936.70
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 937.75
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.03
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.03
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 275.50
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 970.35
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 277.90
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.70
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5343.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 14.46

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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