94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 13 Sep 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    -39                                                               
  995.0      8    5.0    2.6     84   4.66    295     32  278.6  291.5  279.3
  988.0     65    4.5    2.4     86   4.61    280     33  278.6  291.4  279.4
  943.0    439    1.0    0.8     99   4.32    273     40  278.8  290.9  279.5
  925.0    592    0.2    0.0     99   4.15    270     43  279.5  291.2  280.2
  882.0    972   -2.5   -2.9     97   3.52    275     50  280.6  290.6  281.2
  872.0   1063   -3.1   -3.6     96   3.38    269     52  280.8  290.5  281.4
  857.0   1201   -1.9   -4.7     81   3.17    260     55  283.4  292.6  284.0
  854.0   1229   -1.7   -4.9     79   3.12    260     55  284.0  293.1  284.5
  850.0   1266   -1.7   -5.0     78   3.12    260     55  284.4  293.4  284.9
  707.0   2719   -6.9   -8.4     89   2.88    265     61  294.0  302.8  294.5
  700.0   2797   -7.3   -8.8     89   2.82    265     61  294.4  303.0  294.9
  626.0   3663  -11.5  -11.9     97   2.47    263     64  299.1  306.9  299.6
  542.0   4758  -16.9  -19.0     84   1.58    261     68  305.3  310.5  305.6
  500.0   5360  -20.7  -23.4     79   1.17    260     70  307.7  311.7  308.0
  480.0   5660  -22.7  -25.8     76   0.98    260     72  308.9  312.3  309.1
  400.0   6970  -31.5  -33.5     82   0.57    260     83  314.0  316.0  314.1
  395.0   7059  -32.3  -34.0     85   0.55    261     83  314.1  316.1  314.2
  385.0   7239  -34.1  -44.1     36   0.20    262     83  314.0  314.8  314.0
  377.0   7385  -35.1  -41.1     54   0.28    263     82  314.6  315.6  314.6
  375.0   7423  -34.9  -37.7     76   0.40    264     82  315.3  316.8  315.4
  367.0   7572  -35.8  -39.9     66   0.32    265     82  316.0  317.3  316.1
  356.0   7783  -37.1  -43.1     54   0.24    263     83  317.1  318.0  317.1
  330.0   8302  -41.7  -45.8     64   0.19    260     85  317.7  318.5  317.7
  325.0   8405  -42.7  -51.7     37   0.10    259     86  317.7  318.1  317.7
  317.0   8573  -43.9  -48.6     59   0.15    258     86  318.3  318.9  318.4
  303.0   8874  -46.5  -57.5     27   0.05    255     88  318.8  319.0  318.8
  300.0   8940  -47.1  -58.1     27   0.05    255     88  318.9  319.1  318.9
  280.0   9393  -50.9  -55.9     55   0.07    255     88  319.7  320.0  319.8
  265.0   9748  -53.9  -59.9     48   0.05    255     89  320.4  320.6  320.4
  250.0  10120  -56.5  -62.5     47   0.03    255     89  321.9  322.1  321.9
  233.0  10564  -59.9  -64.8     53   0.03    251     93  323.3  323.4  323.3
  211.0  11178  -62.6  -69.3     40   0.02    245     98  328.4  328.4  328.4
  200.0  11510  -64.1  -71.7     34   0.01    245     88  331.1  331.1  331.1
  180.0  12165  -57.5  -76.5      7   0.01    250     83  352.0  352.0  352.0
  150.0  13330  -52.5  -76.5      4   0.01    260     74  379.4  379.4  379.4
  146.0  13506  -51.8  -76.2      4   0.01    265     67  383.6  383.6  383.6
  141.0  13732  -50.9  -75.9      4   0.01    271     71  389.0  389.0  389.0
  138.0  13872  -50.9  -76.0      4   0.01    275     74  391.3  391.4  391.3
  126.0  14465  -51.0  -76.4      3   0.01    265     81  401.4  401.5  401.4
  109.0  15409  -51.2  -77.0      3   0.01    270     70  418.1  418.2  418.1
  101.0  15905  -51.3  -77.3      3   0.01    275     84  427.1  427.2  427.1
  100.0  15970  -51.3  -77.3      3   0.01    275     83  428.3  428.4  428.3
   71.7  18142  -48.1  -76.1      3   0.02    280     87  477.8  477.9  477.8
   70.0  18300  -48.5  -76.5      2   0.02    280     87  480.3  480.4  480.3
   64.1  18877  -51.1  -78.1      3   0.01    277     89  486.8  486.9  486.8
   59.2  19396  -50.6  -77.9      3   0.02    275     90  499.1  499.2  499.1
   59.0  19418  -50.6  -77.9      3   0.02    275     90  499.7  499.8  499.7
   50.0  20500  -49.5  -77.5      2   0.02    275     81  526.4  526.5  526.4
   45.0  21189  -49.9  -77.9      2   0.02    275     82  541.5  541.7  541.5
   44.7  21233  -49.9  -77.9      2   0.02                542.5  542.7  542.5

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160913/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 12.97
                               Lifted index: 14.68
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 14.80
                                SWEAT index: 179.99
                                    K index: 12.50
                         Cross totals index: 15.70
                      Vertical totals index: 19.00
                        Totals totals index: 34.70
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.66
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.87
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 870.78
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 870.56
                   Level of Free Convection: 944.92
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 945.40
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.01
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.01
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 274.46
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 947.83
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 278.71
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.46
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5399.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 15.96

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 13 Sep 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    -73                                                               
  990.0      8    5.4    3.8     89   5.10    305     30  279.4  293.5  280.2
  989.0     16   -3.9   -5.3     90   2.62    303     32  270.1  277.3  270.5
  983.0     63   -4.6   -5.8     91   2.53    290     44  269.9  276.9  270.3
  967.0    191   -6.4   -7.3     93   2.29    280     47  269.3  275.7  269.7
  925.0    536  -11.3  -11.3    100   1.75    280     56  267.8  272.6  268.0
  915.0    619  -12.5  -12.5    100   1.61    278     59  267.4  271.9  267.6
  905.0    702  -13.2  -13.2    100   1.53    275     63  267.4  271.7  267.7
  850.0   1177  -17.5  -17.5    100   1.14    275     59  267.8  271.1  268.0
  847.0   1203  -17.9  -17.9    100   1.11    275     59  267.6  270.9  267.8
  773.0   1884  -20.5  -20.5    100   0.97    275     65  271.9  274.8  272.1
  747.0   2137  -20.5  -20.5    100   1.01    275     66  274.6  277.6  274.8
  731.0   2297  -21.3  -21.3    100   0.96    275     68  275.4  278.3  275.6
  703.0   2586  -20.4  -22.6     83   0.89    275     70  279.5  282.3  279.7
  700.0   2618  -20.3  -22.7     81   0.89    275     70  280.0  282.7  280.1
  698.0   2639  -20.3  -22.4     83   0.91    275     70  280.2  283.0  280.4
  628.0   3416  -24.9  -24.9    100   0.81    275     74  283.5  286.1  283.7
  607.0   3664  -24.3  -25.0     94   0.83    275     76  287.0  289.6  287.1
  556.0   4304  -25.5  -29.7     68   0.59    275     79  292.9  294.8  293.0
  549.0   4395  -25.9  -36.9     35   0.30    275     79  293.5  294.5  293.5
  513.0   4886  -27.7  -44.7     18   0.14    275     82  297.0  297.5  297.1
  500.0   5070  -28.7  -38.7     38   0.27    275     83  298.0  298.9  298.0
  490.0   5215  -29.3  -33.4     68   0.47    275     84  299.0  300.6  299.1
  485.0   5288  -29.1  -39.1     37   0.27    274     85  300.1  301.1  300.1
  478.0   5392  -28.9  -58.9      4   0.03    274     86  301.6  301.7  301.6
  448.0   5854  -30.9  -64.9      2   0.01    272     90  304.7  304.8  304.7
  436.0   6046  -32.3  -45.3     26   0.15    272     92  305.3  305.9  305.4
  413.0   6427  -34.7  -64.7      3   0.02    271     95  307.0  307.1  307.0
  403.0   6598  -35.9  -56.7     10   0.04    270     97  307.6  307.7  307.6
  400.0   6650  -36.3  -54.3     14   0.06    270     96  307.7  308.0  307.7
  390.0   6825  -37.3  -54.3     15   0.06    271     94  308.7  308.9  308.7
  382.0   6968  -38.1  -44.1     53   0.20    271     93  309.4  310.2  309.5
  354.0   7489  -41.5  -44.0     77   0.22    273     87  311.7  312.5  311.7
  337.0   7822  -42.9  -58.9     16   0.04    274     83  314.2  314.3  314.2
  317.0   8233  -44.7  -55.7     28   0.06    275     78  317.2  317.5  317.2
  315.0   8275  -44.9  -57.2     24   0.05    275     78  317.5  317.7  317.5
  300.0   8600  -46.5  -68.5      6   0.01    275     80  319.7  319.8  319.7
  294.0   8734  -46.9  -64.9     11   0.02    275     80  321.0  321.1  321.0
  271.0   9269  -50.9  -59.9     33   0.04    275     82  322.7  322.9  322.8
  253.0   9714  -53.9  -68.9     14   0.01    275     84  324.7  324.8  324.7
  250.0   9790  -54.5  -68.5     16   0.02    275     84  324.9  325.0  324.9
  226.0  10427  -58.9  -67.9     30   0.02    275     87  327.7  327.8  327.7
  213.0  10797  -58.8  -69.7     23   0.01    280     95  333.4  333.5  333.4
  208.0  10945  -58.8  -70.5     21   0.01    275     98  335.8  335.8  335.8
  200.0  11190  -58.7  -71.7     17   0.01    270     94  339.6  339.7  339.6
  197.0  11285  -59.3  -73.3     15   0.01    270     93  340.2  340.2  340.2
  182.0  11787  -54.7  -79.7      3   0.00    268     90  355.4  355.5  355.4
  150.0  13030  -53.3  -84.3      1   0.00    265     81  378.0  378.1  378.0
  126.0  14160  -50.1  -83.1      1   0.00    265     78  403.1  403.1  403.1
  122.0  14369  -50.4  -83.4      1   0.00    265     78  406.2  406.3  406.2
  100.0  15660  -52.5  -85.5      1   0.00    265     88  426.0  426.0  426.0
   76.0  17445  -50.6  -84.4      1   0.00    270     92  464.6  464.6  464.6
   70.0  17980  -50.1  -84.1      1   0.00    270     86  476.8  476.9  476.8
   67.0  18267  -48.7  -82.7      1   0.01    270     79  485.8  485.9  485.8
   66.1  18355  -48.3  -82.3      1   0.01    270     80  488.6  488.7  488.6
   58.9  19106  -52.5  -85.5      1   0.00    270     92  495.6  495.6  495.6
   58.0  19206  -52.0  -85.2      1   0.00    270     94  498.9  498.9  498.9
   53.7  19705  -49.5  -83.5      1   0.01    273     87  515.7  515.8  515.8
   50.0  20170  -51.3  -84.3      1   0.01    275     81  522.1  522.2  522.1
   49.0  20301  -51.2  -84.3      1   0.01    275     80  525.4  525.4  525.4
   43.0  21151  -50.7  -84.5      1   0.01    270     96  546.7  546.7  546.7
   41.2  21429  -50.5  -84.5      1   0.01    270     91  553.8  553.9  553.8
   41.0                                       270     90                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160913/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 22.26
                               Lifted index: 18.99
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 19.02
                                SWEAT index: 200.99
                                    K index: -8.70
                         Cross totals index: 11.20
                      Vertical totals index: 11.20
                        Totals totals index: 22.40
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 114.40
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 116.46
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 769.50
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 769.53
                   Level of Free Convection: 947.73
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 947.73
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 1.77
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 1.80
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 265.00
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 947.73
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 269.10
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 2.22
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5143.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 5.65

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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