94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 15 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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 1001.0      8    4.4    0.7     77   4.04    300     20  277.5  288.7  278.1
 1000.0     15    3.8   -1.2     70   3.52    290     22  276.9  286.8  277.5
  977.0    202    2.2   -2.4     72   3.30    285     26  277.1  286.4  277.7
  925.0    642   -1.7   -5.1     78   2.84    295     35  277.6  285.6  278.0
  850.0   1308   -7.3   -7.6     98   2.55    295     42  278.5  285.8  278.9
  839.0   1409   -8.1   -8.3     98   2.44    295     45  278.7  285.8  279.1
  807.0   1710  -10.3  -10.6     98   2.12    293     44  279.5  285.6  279.8
  790.0   1876   -5.5  -27.5     16   0.51    292     44  286.3  288.0  286.4
  781.0   1966   -4.7  -28.7     13   0.46    291     43  288.1  289.6  288.2
  732.0   2474   -5.5  -42.5      4   0.12    287     42  292.6  293.1  292.6
  700.0   2823   -8.3  -24.3     26   0.77    285     41  293.3  295.8  293.4
  696.0   2868   -8.7  -22.7     31   0.89    285     41  293.3  296.2  293.5
  593.0   4091  -17.1  -38.1     14   0.24    280     41  297.3  298.1  297.3
  535.0   4856  -22.1  -36.1     27   0.33    277     42  300.2  301.3  300.2
  508.0   5235  -25.7  -36.7     35   0.33    275     42  300.3  301.4  300.3
  500.0   5350  -26.3  -40.3     26   0.23    275     42  300.9  301.8  301.0
  436.0   6315  -34.2  -45.6     31   0.15    275     34  302.9  303.5  302.9
  406.0   6818  -38.3  -48.3     34   0.12    275     36  303.8  304.3  303.9
  400.0   6920  -38.7  -50.7     27   0.09    275     37  304.6  305.0  304.6
  362.0   7599  -43.5  -63.5      9   0.02    275     43  307.0  307.1  307.0
  300.0   8840  -52.5  -65.5     19   0.02    275     53  311.2  311.3  311.2
  285.0   9167  -54.5  -67.0     20   0.02    280     50  313.0  313.1  313.0
  266.0   9608  -57.1  -69.1     20   0.01    285     66  315.4  315.5  315.4
  257.0   9825  -56.7  -73.1     11   0.01    280     71  319.2  319.2  319.2
  250.0  10000  -56.3  -76.3      6   0.00    280     64  322.2  322.3  322.2
  242.0  10207  -55.9  -78.9      4   0.00    280     64  325.9  325.9  325.9
  200.0  11420  -55.3  -83.3      2   0.00    280     67  345.0  345.1  345.0
  154.0  13083  -54.9  -86.6      1   0.00    275     75  372.4  372.4  372.4
  150.0  13250  -54.9  -86.9      1   0.00    280     76  375.3  375.3  375.3
  100.0  15860  -53.5  -86.5      1   0.00    280     88  424.1  424.1  424.1
   90.1  16526  -55.3  -87.3      1   0.00    276     91  433.3  433.3  433.3
   79.0  17371  -52.8  -86.0      1   0.00    270     94  455.1  455.2  455.1
   73.2  17861  -51.3  -85.3      1   0.00    273     87  468.3  468.3  468.3
   70.0  18150  -51.9  -84.9      1   0.00    275     83  473.0  473.0  473.0
   64.0  18728  -52.1  -85.1      1   0.00    270     82  484.8  484.8  484.8
   50.0  20320  -52.7  -85.7      1   0.01    270     86  518.8  518.9  518.8
   40.6  21665  -53.7  -86.7      1   0.01    270     95  548.1  548.2  548.1
   39.0  21927  -52.2  -85.6      1   0.01    270     97  558.2  558.3  558.2
   36.2  22412  -49.5  -83.5      1   0.01    270     96  577.2  577.4  577.3
   30.0  23640  -51.7  -84.7      1   0.01    270     93  603.1  603.2  603.1
   23.5  25218  -53.9  -86.9      1   0.01    270     88  640.2  640.3  640.2
   21.0  25945  -52.2  -85.2      1   0.01    270     85  666.2  666.3  666.2
   20.0  26260  -51.5  -84.5      1   0.02    270     89  677.8  677.9  677.8
   18.0  26948  -49.7  -83.4      1   0.02    265    104  704.2  704.4  704.2
   17.4  27169  -49.1  -83.1      1   0.02    266    102  712.9  713.2  712.9
   16.7  27437  -51.7  -84.7      1   0.02    268     99  713.0  713.2  713.0
   15.3  28010  -47.7  -82.7      1   0.03    271     92  744.2  744.5  744.2
   14.0  28592  -49.0  -83.5      1   0.03    275     86  759.0  759.3  759.0
   12.6  29284  -50.5  -84.5      1   0.03    271     96  776.9  777.2  776.9
   11.0  30175  -48.9  -83.4      1   0.03    265    108  813.6  814.0  813.6
   10.7  30356  -48.5  -83.2      1   0.04    265    108  821.3  821.8  821.3
   10.0  30800  -47.7  -82.7      1   0.04    260    101  840.4  840.9  840.4
    8.2  32115  -45.7  -80.7      1   0.07    273     95  897.3  898.3  897.3
    8.0  32279  -46.5  -81.5      1   0.07    275     94  900.5  901.4  900.5
    7.8  32447  -47.3  -82.3      1   0.06                903.8  904.6  903.9

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160915/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 13.08
                               Lifted index: 12.68
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 12.68
                                SWEAT index: 125.99
                                    K index: -4.60
                         Cross totals index: 18.70
                      Vertical totals index: 19.00
                        Totals totals index: 37.70
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 4.85
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 5.26
                      Convective Inhibition: -8.10
             CINS using virtual temperature: -6.72
                           Equilibrum Level: 806.02
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 805.92
                   Level of Free Convection: 865.58
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 866.85
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.24
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.26
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 269.55
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 906.89
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 277.20
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.25
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5335.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 7.25

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 15 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      8    5.4    2.7     83   4.67    330     20  278.6  291.5  279.3
  990.0     89    4.7    2.2     84   4.54    315     28  278.6  291.3  279.4
  925.0    634    0.0   -1.4     90   3.75    305     34  279.3  289.9  279.9
  903.0    825   -1.4   -2.5     92   3.53    295     38  279.8  289.8  280.4
  850.0   1305   -4.9   -5.4     96   3.02    300     36  281.0  289.7  281.5
  829.0   1501   -6.3   -6.5     98   2.85    295     31  281.5  289.8  282.0
  828.0   1511   -6.3   -6.9     96   2.76    295     31  281.6  289.6  282.1
  827.0   1520   -5.9   -9.7     75   2.22    294     31  282.1  288.7  282.5
  824.0   1549   -2.3  -26.3     14   0.55    293     31  286.2  288.0  286.4
  812.0   1665   -1.7  -48.7      1   0.06    290     33  288.1  288.3  288.1
  797.0   1812   -2.5  -48.3      2   0.06    285     34  288.8  289.0  288.8
  713.0   2689   -7.1  -46.1      3   0.09    294     37  293.1  293.4  293.1
  700.0   2832   -8.3  -45.3      3   0.10    295     37  293.3  293.6  293.3
  686.0   2989   -9.5  -54.5      1   0.03    295     38  293.6  293.8  293.6
  661.0   3274  -11.9  -24.9     33   0.77    295     39  294.1  296.6  294.2
  628.0   3664  -14.7  -29.7     27   0.52    295     40  295.2  297.0  295.3
  623.0   3725  -15.5  -23.5     50   0.93    295     40  294.9  298.0  295.1
  583.0   4225  -16.9  -40.9     11   0.18    295     42  299.0  299.6  299.0
  566.0   4447  -18.3  -37.3     17   0.28    295     43  299.9  300.8  299.9
  500.0   5360  -25.5  -48.5     10   0.09    295     47  301.9  302.2  301.9
  493.0   5462  -25.9  -52.9      6   0.06    296     48  302.6  302.8  302.6
  476.0   5715  -27.9  -51.8      8   0.07    300     52  303.2  303.5  303.2
  466.0   5868  -29.1  -51.1     10   0.07    299     53  303.6  303.8  303.6
  435.0   6356  -33.1  -36.1     74   0.40    295     56  304.5  305.9  304.6
  400.0   6940  -37.9  -41.6     68   0.25    290     60  305.6  306.6  305.7
  352.0   7807  -45.3  -46.6     87   0.17    290     67  307.1  307.7  307.1
  338.0   8077  -46.5  -59.5     21   0.04    290     69  309.0  309.1  309.0
  331.0   8215  -46.9  -64.9     11   0.02    290     70  310.3  310.4  310.3
  326.0   8315  -47.6  -65.5     11   0.02    290     71  310.7  310.8  310.7
  300.0   8860  -51.5  -68.5     11   0.01    290     70  312.6  312.7  312.6
  253.0   9945  -57.7  -71.7     15   0.01    290     68  319.1  319.1  319.1
  250.0  10020  -57.7  -71.7     15   0.01    290     69  320.2  320.2  320.2
  200.0  11430  -55.5  -80.5      3   0.00    290     72  344.7  344.7  344.7
  197.0  11527  -55.7  -82.7      2   0.00    290     73  345.9  345.9  345.9
  174.0  12321  -55.2  -84.5      1   0.00    290     79  359.1  359.1  359.1
  150.0  13270  -54.7  -86.7      1   0.00    280     77  375.6  375.6  375.6
  100.0  15880  -51.5  -84.5      1   0.00    285     83  427.9  428.0  427.9
   70.0  18180  -53.7  -86.7      1   0.00    285     83  469.1  469.2  469.1
   66.3  18529  -54.2  -86.7      1   0.00    280     94  475.5  475.5  475.5
   66.0  18558  -54.2  -86.7      1   0.00    280     94  476.0  476.0  476.0
   62.3  18929  -54.7  -86.7      1   0.00    277     92  482.8  482.9  482.8
   54.0  19853  -52.8  -85.4      1   0.01    270     87  507.4  507.5  507.4
   50.0  20350  -51.7  -84.7      1   0.01    270     85  521.2  521.2  521.2
   43.9  21197  -49.7  -83.7      1   0.01    270     78  545.8  545.9  545.8
   41.0  21643  -50.2  -84.2      1   0.01    270     75  555.2  555.3  555.2
   39.0  21969  -50.6  -84.7      1   0.01    285     83  562.2  562.2  562.2
   37.0  22312  -51.1  -85.1      1   0.01    275     84  569.6  569.7  569.6
   36.9  22330  -51.1  -85.1      1   0.01                570.0  570.1  570.0

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 160915/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 10.94
                               Lifted index: 10.11
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 10.07
                                SWEAT index: 119.00
                                    K index: -21.80
                         Cross totals index: 20.10
                      Vertical totals index: 20.60
                        Totals totals index: 40.70
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 8.70
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 10.04
                      Convective Inhibition: -1.12
             CINS using virtual temperature: -0.71
                           Equilibrum Level: 827.00
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 826.87
                   Level of Free Convection: 914.44
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 922.72
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.41
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.47
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 273.75
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 937.61
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 278.86
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.29
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5352.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 7.76

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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