94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 14 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    -31                                                               
  995.0      8    3.8   -3.2     60   3.05    270     33  277.4  286.0  277.9
  983.0    105    2.8   -4.1     61   2.89    260     46  277.3  285.5  277.7
  925.0    594   -2.5   -8.5     63   2.19    255     43  276.8  283.0  277.1
  850.0   1257   -8.9  -11.3     83   1.91    250     43  276.8  282.3  277.1
  777.0   1945  -14.7  -15.8     91   1.44    239     42  277.8  282.1  278.0
  774.0   1974  -14.3  -18.4     71   1.16    239     42  278.5  282.0  278.7
  773.0   1984  -14.5  -18.8     70   1.13    239     42  278.4  281.8  278.6
  759.0   2123  -13.7  -30.7     22   0.39    237     42  280.7  282.0  280.8
  717.0   2552  -16.5  -41.2     10   0.14    230     41  282.2  282.7  282.2
  700.0   2733  -17.7  -45.7      7   0.09    240     44  282.9  283.2  282.9
  665.0   3117  -19.5  -55.5      3   0.03    238     53  285.0  285.1  285.0
  623.0   3603  -19.3  -55.3      3   0.03    236     65  290.6  290.7  290.6
  614.0   3712  -18.4  -58.6      2   0.02    235     68  292.9  293.0  292.9
  606.0   3810  -17.5  -61.5      1   0.02    235     69  295.0  295.1  295.0
  500.0   5230  -26.1  -60.1      3   0.02    235     81  301.2  301.2  301.2
  492.0   5346  -26.3  -59.3      3   0.03    236     81  302.3  302.4  302.3
  428.0   6325  -34.5  -60.8      5   0.02    245     85  304.1  304.2  304.1
  400.0   6800  -38.5  -61.5      7   0.02    250     87  304.9  305.0  304.9
  372.0   7294  -42.7  -60.7     12   0.03    251     90  305.7  305.8  305.7
  303.0   8655  -50.5  -75.5      4   0.00    255     98  313.2  313.2  313.2
  300.0   8720  -50.1  -77.1      3   0.00    255     98  314.6  314.6  314.6
  275.0   9284  -51.9  -81.4      2   0.00    255    102  319.9  319.9  319.9
  260.0   9648  -53.1  -84.1      1   0.00    265     99  323.4  323.4  323.4
  259.0   9672  -53.1  -84.2      1   0.00    265     99  323.7  323.7  323.7
  250.0   9900  -53.1  -85.1      1   0.00    260     98  327.0  327.0  327.0
  226.0  10556  -51.7  -84.7      1   0.00    255     98  338.6  338.6  338.6
  200.0  11350  -50.1  -84.1      1   0.00    260     84  353.3  353.3  353.3
  185.0  11860  -49.5  -83.5      1   0.00    265     72  362.2  362.3  362.2
  164.0  12649  -48.5  -82.5      1   0.00    265     75  376.6  376.6  376.6
  150.0  13230  -51.9  -84.9      1   0.00    265     78  380.4  380.4  380.4
  145.0  13449  -52.5  -85.5      1   0.00    265     79  383.1  383.1  383.1
  123.0  14513  -50.7  -84.7      1   0.00    267     80  404.8  404.8  404.8
  100.0  15850  -53.1  -86.1      1   0.00    270     81  424.9  424.9  424.9
   93.6  16276  -54.1  -87.1      1   0.00    270     81  431.0  431.0  431.0
   78.0  17456  -50.5  -84.5      1   0.00    270     82  461.5  461.5  461.5
   70.0  18160  -51.9  -84.9      1   0.00    270     83  473.0  473.0  473.0
   64.6  18679  -53.3  -86.3      1   0.00    270     84  480.9  480.9  480.9
   55.1  19709  -50.5  -84.5      1   0.01    270     87  509.7  509.7  509.7
   50.0  20340  -52.5  -85.5      1   0.01    270     89  519.3  519.4  519.3
   47.8  20630  -53.3  -86.3      1   0.00    271     90  524.1  524.2  524.1
   40.4  21725  -47.5  -82.5      1   0.01    273     92  564.4  564.5  564.4
   35.4  22590  -50.7  -84.7      1   0.01    275     94  577.8  577.9  577.8
   35.0  22664  -50.6  -84.6      1   0.01    275     94  580.0  580.0  580.0
   30.0  23670  -49.3  -83.3      1   0.01    270     84  609.6  609.8  609.6
   29.0  23893  -48.9  -82.9      1   0.01    270     78  616.8  616.9  616.8
   26.9  24388  -47.9  -81.9      1   0.02    275     84  632.9  633.0  632.9
   25.0  24869  -50.4  -83.6      1   0.01    280     89  639.2  639.4  639.2
   24.3  25055  -51.3  -84.3      1   0.01    273     91  641.7  641.8  641.7
   24.0  25137  -50.9  -84.0      1   0.01    270     92  645.2  645.3  645.2
   22.0  25710  -48.0  -82.2      1   0.02    265     90  670.1  670.3  670.1
   20.8  26079  -46.1  -81.1      1   0.03    265     89  686.5  686.8  686.6
   20.0  26340  -46.3  -81.3      1   0.03    265     88  693.7  694.0  693.7
   18.0  27033  -47.4  -82.2      1   0.03    270     84  711.3  711.6  711.3
   16.0  27808  -48.7  -83.2      1   0.02    260     82  731.6  731.9  731.6
   13.0  29174  -50.9  -84.9      1   0.02    274     83  768.6  768.9  768.6
   12.0  29703  -48.7  -83.3      1   0.03    280     83  794.4  794.7  794.4
   11.0  30278  -46.2  -81.6      1   0.05    280     92  823.2  823.8  823.2
   10.2  30777  -44.1  -80.1      1   0.06    276     86  849.0  849.8  849.0
   10.0  30910  -45.3  -80.3      1   0.06    275     84  849.3  850.1  849.4
    8.1  32302  -49.5  -83.5      1   0.05    266    103  885.4  886.0  885.4
    8.0  32384  -49.2  -83.3      1   0.05    265    104  889.8  890.5  889.9
    7.6  32723  -47.9  -82.3      1   0.06    265    104  908.3  909.1  908.3
    7.1  33172  -46.1  -81.1      1   0.08    269     92  933.4  934.5  933.4
    7.0  33266  -46.6  -81.3      1   0.08    270     89  935.1  936.2  935.2
    6.7  33555  -48.1  -82.1      1   0.07                940.6  941.6  940.6

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160914/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 15.97
                               Lifted index: 14.18
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 14.15
                                SWEAT index: 167.02
                                    K index: -22.10
                         Cross totals index: 14.80
                      Vertical totals index: 17.20
                        Totals totals index: 32.00
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 41.70
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 46.54
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 765.50
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 764.32
                   Level of Free Convection: 870.85
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 870.85
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.89
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.99
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 266.35
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 870.85
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 277.10
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 2.67
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5261.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 5.09

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 14 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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 1003.0      8    3.6   -1.4     70   3.46    295     26  276.5  286.2  277.1
 1000.0     29    3.4   -3.6     60   2.94    290     29  276.6  284.9  277.0
  939.0    534   -1.4   -7.6     63   2.32    275     35  276.7  283.4  277.1
  925.0    654   -2.5   -8.5     63   2.19    275     35  276.8  283.0  277.1
  850.0   1317   -8.7   -9.7     92   2.16    275     36  277.0  283.3  277.4
  793.0   1851  -12.9  -13.3     97   1.74    271     41  278.1  283.2  278.4
  779.0   1988   -9.7  -15.7     62   1.45    271     42  282.9  287.3  283.2
  771.0   2068   -9.9  -17.9     52   1.22    270     43  283.6  287.3  283.8
  753.0   2250   -9.3  -37.3      8   0.21    269     44  286.1  286.8  286.2
  752.0   2260   -9.1  -36.1      9   0.23    269     44  286.4  287.3  286.5
  723.0   2564  -10.1  -20.1     44   1.08    267     47  288.6  292.0  288.8
  700.0   2813  -10.7  -22.7     37   0.89    265     49  290.6  293.5  290.8
  673.0   3115  -12.1  -25.1     33   0.74    265     50  292.3  294.8  292.4
  643.0   3463  -13.9  -21.9     51   1.04    265     52  294.1  297.5  294.3
  602.0   3963  -15.5  -28.5     32   0.61    265     54  297.9  299.9  298.0
  500.0   5340  -25.1  -41.1     21   0.21    265     60  302.4  303.1  302.4
  498.0   5369  -25.5  -41.5     21   0.20    265     60  302.2  303.0  302.3
  476.0   5695  -28.1  -36.1     46   0.37    265     61  302.9  304.3  303.0
  412.0   6715  -35.1  -49.1     23   0.11    265     63  306.7  307.1  306.7
  400.0   6920  -36.9  -49.9     25   0.10    265     63  306.9  307.3  307.0
  391.0   7076  -37.9  -50.9     24   0.09    270     66  307.6  308.0  307.6
  386.0   7165  -38.5  -51.5     24   0.09    270     66  308.0  308.3  308.0
  324.0   8339  -48.3  -58.3     30   0.05    266     65  310.3  310.4  310.3
  300.0   8840  -51.7  -62.7     26   0.03    265     64  312.4  312.5  312.4
  293.0   8992  -52.7  -63.4     26   0.03    260     63  313.0  313.1  313.0
  261.0   9737  -57.7  -66.7     31   0.02    269     58  316.2  316.3  316.2
  256.0   9860  -58.0  -68.3     25   0.02    270     57  317.6  317.7  317.6
  250.0  10010  -58.3  -70.3     20   0.01    270     60  319.3  319.3  319.3
  232.0  10476  -59.9  -70.9     22   0.01    266     63  323.7  323.8  323.7
  229.0  10556  -60.5  -71.5     22   0.01    265     63  324.0  324.1  324.0
  200.0  11400  -57.9  -77.9      6   0.00    270     73  340.9  340.9  340.9
  174.0  12283  -55.3  -84.3      2   0.00    268     75  359.0  359.1  359.0
  150.0  13230  -55.5  -87.5      1   0.00    265     78  374.2  374.3  374.2
  114.0  14987  -53.3  -86.3      1   0.00    269     87  408.9  408.9  408.9
  105.0  15516  -53.5  -86.5      1   0.00    270     90  418.1  418.1  418.1
  100.0  15830  -53.7  -86.7      1   0.00    270     85  423.7  423.7  423.7
   70.0  18120  -52.5  -85.5      1   0.00    275     89  471.7  471.7  471.7
   50.0  20310  -49.9  -83.9      1   0.01    270     89  525.4  525.5  525.4
   48.0  20577  -49.5  -83.5      1   0.01    270     94  532.6  532.7  532.6
   46.4  20799  -49.1  -83.1      1   0.01    270     93  538.7  538.8  538.7
   34.7  22694  -51.9  -84.9      1   0.01    267     89  578.0  578.1  578.0
   30.0  23640  -50.5  -84.5      1   0.01    265     87  606.4  606.5  606.4
   27.0  24331  -48.7  -82.7      1   0.02    267     84  629.9  630.1  630.0
   24.0  25100  -51.0  -84.4      1   0.01    270     81  645.0  645.1  645.0
   21.9  25698  -52.7  -85.7      1   0.01    267     86  656.9  657.0  656.9
   20.0  26290  -48.9  -82.9      1   0.02    265     91  685.7  686.0  685.7
   19.8  26356  -47.9  -82.9      1   0.02    265     91  690.8  691.0  690.8
   16.5  27547  -52.1  -85.1      1   0.02    268     87  714.1  714.3  714.1
   15.0  28173  -48.7  -82.8      1   0.03    270     85  745.2  745.5  745.2
   14.0  28626  -46.2  -81.0      1   0.04    260     89  768.4  768.9  768.4
   13.8  28720  -45.7  -80.7      1   0.04    261     91  773.3  773.8  773.3
   13.0  29114  -47.3  -81.9      1   0.04    265    100  781.0  781.4  781.0
   12.9  29165  -47.5  -82.0      1   0.04    265    100  782.0  782.4  782.0
   12.0  29643  -49.5  -83.5      1   0.03                791.4  791.7  791.4

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160914/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 16.25
                               Lifted index: 15.56
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 15.56
                                SWEAT index: 131.99
                                    K index: -5.30
                         Cross totals index: 15.40
                      Vertical totals index: 16.40
                        Totals totals index: 31.80
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 8.04
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 8.82
                      Convective Inhibition: -4.95
             CINS using virtual temperature: -3.16
                           Equilibrum Level: 791.21
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 791.14
                   Level of Free Convection: 862.25
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 864.30
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.21
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.23
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 266.46
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 877.52
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 276.63
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 2.67
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5311.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 7.34

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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