94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 18 Oct 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   -121                                                               
  985.0      8    5.0    2.3     83   4.61      5     20  279.4  292.2  280.1
  926.0    502   -0.0   -0.3     98   4.04      5     30  279.2  290.6  279.9
  925.0    511   -0.1   -0.4     98   4.03      5     30  279.2  290.5  279.9
  920.0    554   -0.5   -0.6     99   4.00      3     30  279.2  290.5  279.9
  886.0    854   -2.3   -3.3     93   3.40    352     32  280.4  290.1  281.0
  850.0   1183   -3.3   -3.5     99   3.49    340     34  282.7  292.7  283.3
  840.0   1277   -3.1   -3.3     99   3.58    336     36  283.8  294.2  284.5
  822.0   1449   -3.5   -3.9     97   3.50    328     40  285.2  295.4  285.8
  803.0   1631   -4.5   -5.1     96   3.28    320     44  286.0  295.6  286.6
  772.0   1939   -6.3   -7.0     95   2.94    310     39  287.3  296.0  287.8
  700.0   2704  -10.7  -11.9     91   2.21    325     36  290.6  297.3  291.0
  682.0   2904  -11.9  -13.3     89   2.02    328     36  291.4  297.7  291.8
  660.0   3155  -13.5  -16.8     76   1.56    332     36  292.4  297.3  292.7
  623.0   3592  -17.5  -20.0     81   1.26    340     37  292.7  296.7  292.9
  621.0   3616  -17.8  -23.0     64   0.97    340     37  292.5  295.7  292.7
  616.0   3676  -18.7  -30.7     34   0.48    339     37  292.2  293.9  292.3
  601.0   3860  -20.9  -43.9     11   0.13    336     35  291.8  292.2  291.8
  586.0   4046  -21.9  -47.9      8   0.09    332     34  292.7  293.0  292.7
  575.0   4184  -22.7  -48.5      8   0.08    330     33  293.3  293.6  293.3
  500.0   5200  -28.9  -52.9      8   0.06    330     41  297.7  298.0  297.8
  489.0   5358  -29.7  -52.7      9   0.06    330     42  298.7  298.9  298.7
  456.0   5850  -33.7  -56.7      8   0.04    328     44  299.7  299.8  299.7
  444.0   6035  -35.1  -49.1     23   0.10    327     45  300.2  300.6  300.2
  400.0   6750  -41.1  -59.1     13   0.03    325     49  301.5  301.6  301.5
  385.0   7009  -42.3  -65.3      6   0.02    330     54  303.2  303.3  303.2
  328.0   8090  -44.1  -71.1      3   0.01    324     59  315.0  315.0  315.0
  300.0   8690  -43.5  -68.5      5   0.01    320     62  323.9  324.0  323.9
  280.0   9155  -43.1  -70.1      4   0.01    315     65  331.0  331.0  331.0
  253.0   9839  -42.5  -72.5      2   0.01    320     48  341.6  341.6  341.6
  250.0   9920  -41.9  -71.9      2   0.01    325     49  343.6  343.7  343.6
  236.0  10314  -39.8  -71.2      2   0.01    330     69  352.6  352.6  352.6
  228.0  10550  -38.5  -70.7      2   0.01    320     72  358.0  358.1  358.1
  221.0  10763  -37.3  -70.3      2   0.01    315     69  363.0  363.1  363.0
  215.0  10952  -37.7  -70.7      2   0.01    310     67  365.2  365.3  365.2
  200.0  11450  -38.9  -71.9      2   0.01    325     56  371.0  371.1  371.0
  192.0  11728  -39.5  -72.8      2   0.01    325     53  374.4  374.5  374.5
  186.0  11944  -39.9  -73.4      2   0.01    330     56  377.1  377.2  377.1
  150.0  13410  -42.9  -77.9      1   0.01    325     51  395.9  395.9  395.9
  144.0  13684  -43.3  -78.3      1   0.01    322     52  399.9  399.9  399.9
  140.0  13875  -41.9  -77.4      1   0.01    320     53  405.5  405.6  405.5
  136.0  14071  -40.5  -76.5      1   0.01    327     49  411.4  411.4  411.4
  134.0  14171  -40.6  -76.5      1   0.01    330     47  412.9  413.0  412.9
  121.0  14861  -41.5  -76.7      1   0.01    320     51  423.6  423.6  423.6
  114.0  15264  -42.0  -76.8      1   0.01    315     37  429.9  430.0  429.9
  108.0  15630  -42.5  -77.0      1   0.01    330     34  435.7  435.8  435.7
  100.0  16150  -43.1  -77.1      1   0.01    320     47  444.2  444.2  444.2
   96.0  16423  -43.7  -77.1      1   0.01    310     41  448.3  448.3  448.3
   88.0  17006  -44.9  -77.1      2   0.01    335     36  457.1  457.2  457.1
   86.6  17113  -45.1  -77.1      2   0.01    333     36  458.8  458.9  458.8
   81.0  17561  -44.3  -77.2      1   0.01    325     37  469.3  469.4  469.3
   73.0  18259  -43.0  -77.4      1   0.01    340     37  486.1  486.2  486.1
   70.0  18540  -42.5  -77.5      1   0.01    335     31  493.1  493.2  493.1
   60.0  19580  -42.3  -77.8      1   0.02    315     31  515.8  515.9  515.8
   55.0  20167  -42.1  -78.0      1   0.02    350     23  529.1  529.2  529.1
   53.1  20404  -42.1  -78.1      1   0.02    346     26  534.5  534.7  534.5
   50.0  20810  -42.7  -75.7      1   0.03    340     32  542.4  542.6  542.4
   46.0  21372  -43.0  -76.4      1   0.03    355     30  554.7  554.9  554.7
   42.0  21984  -43.4  -77.1      1   0.03    330     27  568.4  568.6  568.4
   40.0  22313  -43.5  -77.5      1   0.02      0     24  575.9  576.2  576.0
   37.0  22838  -43.9  -78.1      1   0.02    350     26  588.1  588.4  588.2
   33.0  23609  -44.3  -79.0      1   0.02     10     20  606.5  606.8  606.5
   32.0  23816  -44.4  -79.3      1   0.02    355     19  611.6  611.8  611.6
   31.2  23987  -44.5  -79.5      1   0.02      9     18  615.8  616.0  615.8
   30.0  24250  -43.9  -79.9      1   0.02     30     16  624.3  624.5  624.3
   28.0  24716  -43.3  -79.5      1   0.03      0     20  638.4  638.6  638.4
   26.0  25216  -42.7  -79.2      1   0.03     15     15  653.8  654.1  653.9
   25.0  25481  -42.4  -79.0      1   0.03     10     21  662.2  662.5  662.2
   24.0  25757  -42.0  -78.7      1   0.03     30     19  671.0  671.3  671.0
   22.1  26314  -41.3  -78.3      1   0.04     25     28  689.0  689.4  689.0
   22.0  26344  -41.4  -78.3      1   0.04     25     28  689.8  690.2  689.8
   21.0  26659  -41.8  -78.3      1   0.04     25     23  697.6  698.0  697.6
   20.0  26990  -42.3  -78.3      1   0.04     10     20  705.9  706.4  705.9
   18.0  27698  -43.2  -78.8      1   0.04     15     22  724.6  725.1  724.7
   17.0  28083  -43.7  -79.1      1   0.05     10     19  735.0  735.5  735.0
   16.0  28490  -44.2  -79.4      1   0.05     30     15  746.2  746.7  746.2
   15.1  28879  -44.7  -79.7      1   0.05     26     17  757.0  757.5  757.0
   15.0                                        25     17                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 161018/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 5.30
                               Lifted index: 6.32
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 6.27
                                SWEAT index: 148.99
                                    K index: 20.90
                         Cross totals index: 25.40
                      Vertical totals index: 25.60
                        Totals totals index: 51.00
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 4.74
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 5.38
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 876.23
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 875.40
                   Level of Free Convection: 933.12
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 933.12
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.10
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.11
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 273.78
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 933.12
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 279.28
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.32
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5321.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 11.55

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 18 Oct 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   -142                                                               
  982.0      8    6.2    4.0     86   5.22    340     22  280.8  295.4  281.7
  965.0    150    5.1    3.2     88   5.03    325     30  281.1  295.2  281.9
  925.0    495    2.4    1.4     93   4.60    315     35  281.8  294.7  282.5
  909.0    635    1.4    0.5     94   4.39    315     34  282.1  294.5  282.8
  850.0   1173   -2.7   -2.9     99   3.65    320     33  283.3  293.8  283.9
  845.0   1220   -2.9   -2.9    100   3.67    320     33  283.6  294.1  284.2
  816.0   1496   -4.7   -4.9     99   3.27    321     34  284.5  294.0  285.1
  801.0   1642   -5.7   -9.3     76   2.37    322     34  284.9  292.0  285.4
  795.0   1701   -6.3   -7.2     93   2.81    322     34  284.9  293.2  285.4
  785.0   1800   -6.5  -10.0     76   2.29    322     35  285.8  292.6  286.1
  700.0   2685  -12.9  -14.2     90   1.83    325     37  288.2  293.8  288.5
  694.0   2751  -13.3  -14.4     91   1.82    325     37  288.4  294.0  288.8
  679.0   2917  -14.5  -16.7     83   1.53    325     38  288.9  293.6  289.2
  674.0   2973  -14.3  -20.3     60   1.14    325     38  289.7  293.3  289.9
  656.0   3178  -15.9  -19.0     77   1.31    325     38  290.2  294.3  290.4
  629.0   3493  -18.6  -22.1     74   1.04    325     39  290.6  293.9  290.8
  622.0   3577  -19.3  -22.9     73   0.98    325     40  290.7  293.9  290.9
  606.0   3770  -20.5  -29.5     44   0.55    326     41  291.5  293.4  291.6
  500.0   5160  -32.5  -38.5     55   0.28    330     52  293.4  294.3  293.4
  486.0   5359  -34.5  -39.1     63   0.27    331     54  293.3  294.2  293.3
  474.0   5533  -35.1  -47.1     28   0.12    332     55  294.6  295.1  294.7
  446.0   5953  -39.1  -45.1     53   0.15    334     59  294.8  295.3  294.8
  432.0   6170  -40.8  -48.4     44   0.11    335     61  295.3  295.7  295.3
  419.0   6378  -42.5  -51.5     37   0.08    331     60  295.7  296.0  295.7
  400.0   6690  -43.1  -63.1      9   0.02    325     59  298.9  299.0  298.9
  391.0   6843  -43.6  -67.7      5   0.01    325     58  300.2  300.2  300.2
  389.0   6878  -43.7  -68.7      5   0.01    325     58  300.5  300.5  300.5
  321.0   8161  -47.3  -82.3      1   0.00    320     59  312.5  312.5  312.5
  320.0   8182  -47.3  -82.3      1   0.00    320     59  312.8  312.8  312.8
  309.0   8413  -47.1  -82.1      1   0.00    320     60  316.2  316.2  316.2
  300.0   8610  -45.9  -80.9      1   0.00    320     60  320.6  320.6  320.6
  281.0   9047  -43.3  -79.3      1   0.00    323     57  330.3  330.4  330.3
  273.0   9240  -43.9  -79.5      1   0.00    325     55  332.3  332.3  332.3
  261.0   9541  -44.7  -79.7      1   0.00    325     64  335.3  335.3  335.3
  252.0   9777  -42.9  -78.7      1   0.00    325     71  341.4  341.4  341.4
  250.0   9830  -42.5  -78.5      1   0.00                342.7  342.8  342.8
  247.0   9912  -41.9  -77.9      1   0.00                344.8  344.8  344.8

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 161018/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 0.90
                               Lifted index: 0.02
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: -0.01
                                SWEAT index: 326.01
                                    K index: 25.60
                         Cross totals index: 29.60
                      Vertical totals index: 29.80
                        Totals totals index: 59.40
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 31.48
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 37.26
                      Convective Inhibition: -1.16
             CINS using virtual temperature: -0.88
                           Equilibrum Level: 483.41
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 483.06
                   Level of Free Convection: 898.88
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 901.72
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 2.93
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 3.46
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 275.48
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 929.70
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 281.29
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.90
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5302.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 11.63

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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