94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 15 Jan 2017

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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   -307                                                               
  963.0      8    9.4    7.5     88   6.80    245     13  285.6  304.8  286.8
  960.0     34    7.8    5.6     86   5.97    244     13  284.2  301.1  285.3
  933.0    267    7.7    3.5     75   5.31    235     15  286.4  301.6  287.3
  925.0    338    7.6    2.9     72   5.12    220     13  287.1  301.8  288.0
  920.0    383    7.4    1.4     66   4.62    205     13  287.3  300.7  288.1
  915.0    427    7.0    1.3     67   4.61    190     12  287.4  300.7  288.2
  896.0    599    5.5    0.8     72   4.55    185     13  287.5  300.7  288.3
  859.0    943    2.4   -0.1     84   4.44    209     11  287.8  300.7  288.6
  850.0   1028    1.8   -0.2     87   4.46    215     11  288.0  301.0  288.8
  849.0   1038    1.8   -0.1     87   4.48    215     11  288.1  301.1  288.9
  844.0   1085    1.6    0.1     90   4.59    212     11  288.4  301.7  289.2
  817.0   1347    1.0   -2.0     80   4.06    197     12  290.4  302.4  291.2
  806.0   1456    0.3   -2.7     80   3.91    190     13  290.8  302.4  291.5
  777.0   1748   -1.7   -4.6     81   3.52    210     14  291.7  302.3  292.4
  760.0   1925   -2.9   -5.7     81   3.30    205     14  292.3  302.2  292.9
  753.0   1998   -3.5   -3.5    100   3.94    202     14  292.4  304.1  293.1
  700.0   2572   -7.1   -9.7     82   2.63    185     14  294.6  302.7  295.1
  693.0   2651   -6.9  -17.9     41   1.36    183     14  295.7  300.0  295.9
  689.0   2696   -6.5  -23.5     25   0.84    181     14  296.6  299.4  296.8
  686.0   2730   -6.7  -21.8     29   0.98    180     14  296.7  300.0  296.9
  672.0   2891   -7.7  -13.7     62   1.99    186     15  297.4  303.6  297.7
  665.0   2972   -8.1  -19.1     41   1.28    189     15  297.8  302.0  298.1
  637.0   3306   -9.5  -17.5     52   1.53    202     17  299.9  304.9  300.2
  599.0   3776  -13.1  -17.2     71   1.67    220     20  301.1  306.5  301.4
  579.0   4035  -15.1  -17.0     85   1.75    205     19  301.7  307.4  302.0
  569.0   4169  -16.1  -16.9     94   1.80    209     20  302.0  307.8  302.3
  552.0   4396  -17.7  -20.3     80   1.38    215     21  302.8  307.3  303.0
  543.0   4520  -18.5  -22.2     73   1.19    213     21  303.2  307.2  303.4
  512.0   4956  -22.1  -22.8     94   1.20    207     21  304.0  308.0  304.2
  500.0   5130  -23.3  -26.9     72   0.85    205     21  304.6  307.5  304.7
  495.0   5203  -23.9  -28.9     63   0.71    205     21  304.7  307.2  304.9
  467.0   5625  -27.5  -28.9     88   0.76    202     23  305.4  308.0  305.5
  451.0   5875  -29.7  -32.9     74   0.53    200     24  305.6  307.5  305.7
  446.0   5953  -30.2  -33.4     74   0.51    200     24  305.9  307.8  306.0
  400.0   6720  -35.5  -38.6     73   0.34    205     20  308.8  310.0  308.8
  396.0   6790  -36.0  -40.5     63   0.28    200     21  309.0  310.1  309.1
  395.0   6807  -36.1  -41.0     61   0.27    201     21  309.1  310.1  309.1
  389.0   6913  -37.1  -39.8     76   0.31    206     21  309.1  310.3  309.2
  357.0   7498  -41.6  -47.0     56   0.16    235     23  310.7  311.3  310.7
  350.0   7633  -42.7  -48.7     52   0.13    233     22  311.1  311.6  311.1
  339.0   7846  -44.4  -48.8     61   0.13    230     21  311.6  312.2  311.7
  323.0   8168  -46.9  -48.9     80   0.14    260     24  312.5  313.0  312.5
  317.0   8293  -46.3  -55.3     35   0.07    264     21  315.0  315.3  315.0
  315.0   8335  -45.9  -56.2     30   0.06    265     20  316.2  316.4  316.2
  308.0   8484  -44.3  -59.3     17   0.04    290     16  320.4  320.6  320.4
  304.0   8572  -44.5  -60.5     15   0.04    305     14  321.3  321.5  321.3
  300.0   8660  -44.7  -61.7     13   0.03    305     16  322.2  322.4  322.2
  296.0   8750  -45.0  -62.8     12   0.03    305     16  323.0  323.1  323.0
  295.0   8773  -45.1  -63.1     11   0.03    302     16  323.2  323.4  323.2
  285.0   9006  -43.0  -71.5      3   0.01    275     16  329.4  329.5  329.4
  278.0   9175  -41.5  -77.5      1   0.00    278     16  333.9  334.0  333.9
  259.0   9658  -40.8  -70.8      3   0.01    285     17  341.8  341.8  341.8
  251.0   9873  -40.5  -67.9      4   0.02    275     13  345.3  345.4  345.3
  250.0   9900  -40.5  -67.5      4   0.02    275     13  345.7  345.8  345.7
  244.0  10066  -40.0  -69.4      3   0.01    290     18  348.8  348.9  348.9
  226.0  10588  -38.5  -75.5      1   0.01    290     16  358.9  358.9  358.9
  222.0  10709  -38.9  -75.8      1   0.01    290     15  360.2  360.2  360.2
  207.0  11186  -40.2  -77.2      1   0.01    260     15  365.3  365.3  365.3
  200.0  11420  -40.9  -77.9      1   0.00    270     12  367.8  367.9  367.8
  193.0  11662  -41.6  -77.9      1   0.00    290     13  370.5  370.5  370.5
  190.0  11768  -41.9  -77.9      1   0.00    284     14  371.7  371.7  371.7
  186.0  11912  -41.9  -77.9      1   0.01    275     15  374.0  374.0  374.0
  180.0  12134  -41.8  -77.8      1   0.01    295     14  377.6  377.6  377.6
  167.0  12642  -41.7  -77.7      1   0.01    285     20  386.0  386.0  386.0
  150.0  13370  -41.5  -77.5      1   0.01    290     19  398.3  398.4  398.3
  139.0  13888  -41.4  -77.8      1   0.01    285     14  407.2  407.3  407.2
  134.0  14138  -41.4  -78.0      1   0.01    310     17  411.6  411.6  411.6
  126.0  14557  -41.3  -78.3      1   0.01    295     15  419.0  419.1  419.0
  125.0  14611  -41.3  -78.3      1   0.01    297     16  420.0  420.0  420.0
  119.0  14943  -42.7  -79.1      1   0.01    310     19  423.4  423.4  423.4
  113.0  15291  -44.2  -79.9      1   0.01    295     20  426.9  427.0  426.9
  107.0  15659  -45.7  -80.7      1   0.01    295     18  430.7  430.8  430.7
  103.0  15913  -46.7  -81.7      1   0.00    295     16  433.5  433.6  433.5
  100.0  16110  -46.3  -81.3      1   0.01    295     15  438.0  438.0  438.0
   98.0  16244  -45.5  -80.9      1   0.01    305     17  442.0  442.0  442.0
   93.7  16542  -43.9  -79.9      1   0.01    291     21  450.9  451.0  450.9
   92.0  16664  -44.0  -80.0      1   0.01    285     22  453.0  453.0  453.0
   89.0  16884  -44.3  -80.2      1   0.01    270     13  456.8  456.8  456.8
   86.0  17112  -44.6  -80.3      1   0.01    240     10  460.7  460.7  460.7
   85.0  17190  -44.7  -80.4      1   0.01    275      3  462.0  462.1  462.0
   83.0  17348  -44.9  -80.5      1   0.01    340     10  464.8  464.8  464.8
   78.0  17761  -45.4  -80.8      1   0.01    335     19  472.1  472.1  472.1
   77.0  17847  -45.5  -80.8      1   0.01    325     17  473.6  473.6  473.6
   75.0  18022  -45.7  -81.0      1   0.01    340     14  476.7  476.7  476.7
   72.0  18293  -46.1  -81.2      1   0.01    315     12  481.6  481.6  481.6
   71.0  18386  -46.2  -81.2      1   0.01    320     10  483.2  483.3  483.2
   70.0  18480  -46.3  -81.3      1   0.01    350     13  485.0  485.0  485.0
   68.0  18672  -46.6  -81.4      1   0.01    355     18  488.4  488.4  488.4
   62.0  19285  -47.5  -81.8      1   0.01    295     15  499.3  499.4  499.3
   59.0  19614  -48.0  -82.1      1   0.01    335     10  505.3  505.4  505.3
   58.7  19648  -48.1  -82.1      1   0.01    345     10  505.9  506.0  505.9
   58.0  19727  -48.0  -82.1      1   0.01     10     10  507.9  507.9  507.9
   56.0  19959  -47.8  -82.0      1   0.01      0      7  513.6  513.7  513.6
   55.0  20079  -47.6  -82.0      1   0.01      5     11  516.5  516.6  516.5
   53.0  20324  -47.3  -82.0      1   0.01    340     11  522.7  522.8  522.7
   52.0  20450  -47.2  -82.0      1   0.01     30     14  525.9  526.0  525.9
   51.0  20579  -47.0  -81.9      1   0.01     30     19  529.1  529.2  529.1
   50.0  20710  -46.9  -81.9      1   0.01      5     17  532.5  532.6  532.5
   49.0  20845  -46.7  -81.8      1   0.01    335     14  536.1  536.2  536.1
   48.0  20982  -46.5  -81.6      1   0.01    330     10  539.8  539.9  539.8
   47.0  21122  -46.2  -81.5      1   0.01    340      5  543.5  543.6  543.5
   46.0  21266  -46.0  -81.3      1   0.01      0     10  547.4  547.5  547.5
   44.0  21562  -45.5  -81.0      1   0.01    345     14  555.6  555.7  555.6
   43.0  21715  -45.3  -80.8      1   0.01    350     10  559.8  560.0  559.9
   41.0  22032  -44.8  -80.5      1   0.02    335     17  568.8  568.9  568.8
   39.0  22365  -44.3  -80.1      1   0.02     10      5  578.3  578.4  578.3
   37.0  22716  -43.7  -79.7      1   0.02     40     10  588.5  588.6  588.5
   36.9  22734  -43.7  -79.7      1   0.02     40     10  589.0  589.2  589.0
   36.0  22899  -43.8  -79.7      1   0.02     35     10  592.9  593.0  592.9
   32.0  23688  -44.4  -79.7      1   0.02     75     12  611.6  611.8  611.6
   30.0  24120  -44.7  -79.7      1   0.02     55     21  622.2  622.4  622.2
   29.0  24347  -44.6  -79.8      1   0.02     40     20  628.6  628.8  628.6
   27.0  24825  -44.3  -80.0      1   0.02     55     19  642.4  642.6  642.4
   25.9  25104  -44.1  -80.1      1   0.03     39     20  650.5  650.8  650.5
   25.0  25343  -43.6  -79.8      1   0.03     25     20  658.5  658.8  658.5
   24.0  25619  -43.1  -79.4      1   0.03     60     12  667.8  668.1  667.8
   23.0  25906  -42.5  -79.0      1   0.03     45     12  677.6  677.9  677.6
   22.0  26206  -42.0  -78.6      1   0.04     75     23  688.0  688.4  688.0
   21.0  26520  -41.3  -78.2      1   0.04     55     10  699.0  699.5  699.0
   20.0  26850  -40.7  -77.7      1   0.05     90     22  710.8  711.3  710.8
   18.0  27572  -39.5  -76.9      1   0.06     55     19  736.2  736.9  736.3
   17.0  27963  -38.9  -76.5      1   0.07     45     17  750.4  751.2  750.5
   16.0  28378  -38.2  -76.0      1   0.08     60     14  765.7  766.6  765.8
   15.3  28685  -37.7  -75.7      1   0.09     88     17  777.2  778.2  777.3
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Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 170115/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 5.01
                               Lifted index: 4.83
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 4.84
                                SWEAT index: 42.99
                                    K index: 22.30
                         Cross totals index: 23.10
                      Vertical totals index: 25.10
                        Totals totals index: 48.20
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.00
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.00
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.00
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.00
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 275.71
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 878.00
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 286.17
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 5.30
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5437.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 15.06

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 15 Jan 2017

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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   -232                                                               
  972.0      8    7.0    5.9     93   6.02    265     23  282.4  299.3  283.5
  925.0    408    4.2    4.2    100   5.62    240     32  283.6  299.4  284.6
  918.0    470    4.0    3.9    100   5.56    240     32  284.0  299.6  284.9
  850.0   1094    1.4    1.3     99   4.97    240     25  287.6  301.9  288.5
  847.0   1122    1.2    1.2    100   4.95    241     25  287.7  302.0  288.5
  822.0   1362    0.1   -0.3     97   4.57    250     27  289.0  302.3  289.8
  794.0   1639   -1.1   -2.1     93   4.16    235     27  290.6  302.8  291.3
  772.0   1864   -2.1   -3.5     90   3.84    233     27  291.9  303.3  292.5
  738.0   2221   -4.5   -6.8     84   3.13    229     26  293.0  302.5  293.6
  700.0   2634   -8.1   -8.3     98   2.93    225     26  293.5  302.4  294.0
  676.0   2905  -10.1  -10.1    100   2.64    226     25  294.2  302.3  294.7
  550.0   4469  -19.5  -24.3     66   0.98    235     22  300.9  304.2  301.1
  543.0   4563  -20.2  -25.6     62   0.88    235     22  301.1  304.1  301.3
  504.0   5111  -24.6  -33.3     45   0.46    220     17  302.3  303.9  302.3
  500.0   5170  -25.1  -34.1     43   0.43    220     17  302.4  303.9  302.5
  474.0   5555  -28.0  -40.7     29   0.23    240     14  303.4  304.2  303.4
  465.0   5693  -29.1  -43.1     25   0.18    236     13  303.7  304.4  303.8
  437.0   6129  -32.9  -45.2     28   0.15    225     10  304.4  304.9  304.4
  427.0   6292  -34.3  -46.0     29   0.14    195     10  304.6  305.1  304.6
  410.0   6577  -36.8  -47.5     32   0.13    190     11  304.9  305.4  305.0
  400.0   6750  -38.3  -48.3     34   0.12    165      9  305.1  305.6  305.1
  396.0   6819  -38.8  -48.6     35   0.12    160     10  305.4  305.8  305.4
  382.0   7064  -40.5  -49.5     37   0.11    160     10  306.3  306.7  306.3
  357.0   7518  -44.7  -49.3     60   0.12    160     10  306.6  307.1  306.6
  347.0   7708  -46.5  -49.2     74   0.13    155     10  306.7  307.2  306.7
  335.0   7941  -47.5  -50.6     70   0.11    183      3  308.4  308.8  308.4
  334.0   7960  -47.5  -51.4     64   0.10    185      2  308.6  309.0  308.6
  326.0   8120  -47.9  -57.9     31   0.05    240      7  310.3  310.5  310.3
  323.0   8181  -47.4  -59.5     24   0.04    235     10  311.8  312.0  311.8
  319.0   8263  -46.7  -61.7     16   0.03    233     13  313.9  314.0  313.9
  315.0   8347  -46.5  -62.6     14   0.03    230     17  315.3  315.4  315.3
  302.0   8626  -45.7  -65.7      9   0.02    217     14  320.2  320.3  320.2
  300.0   8670  -45.3  -66.3      8   0.02    215     14  321.4  321.5  321.4
  291.0   8874  -42.9  -72.9      2   0.01    245     14  327.6  327.6  327.6
  268.0   9430  -42.0  -74.2      2   0.01    245     21  336.7  336.7  336.7
  250.0   9900  -41.3  -75.3      1   0.01    255     21  344.5  344.6  344.5
  238.0  10235  -40.4  -75.9      1   0.01    255     23  350.8  350.8  350.8
  231.0  10439  -39.8  -76.3      1   0.01    225     17  354.6  354.7  354.6
  227.0  10558  -39.5  -76.5      1   0.01    236     18  356.9  356.9  356.9
  217.0  10865  -40.5  -77.1      1   0.00    265     19  360.0  360.0  360.0
  209.0  11120  -41.3  -77.7      1   0.00    245     14  362.6  362.6  362.6
  203.0  11319  -42.0  -78.1      1   0.00    270     22  364.6  364.6  364.6
  200.0  11420  -42.3  -78.3      1   0.00    270     22  365.6  365.6  365.6
  198.0  11488  -42.7  -78.7      1   0.00    267     21  366.0  366.1  366.0
  186.0  11912  -42.6  -78.6      1   0.00    250     13  372.8  372.8  372.8
  182.0  12059  -42.6  -78.6      1   0.00    265     16  375.2  375.2  375.2
  178.0  12210  -42.5  -78.5      1   0.00    260     17  377.6  377.6  377.6
  167.0  12642  -42.5  -78.5      1   0.01    280     17  384.7  384.7  384.7
  151.0  13325  -42.3  -78.3      1   0.01    255     18  396.2  396.2  396.2
  150.0  13370  -42.3  -78.3      1   0.01    255     19  396.9  397.0  396.9
  145.0  13599  -41.3  -78.3      1   0.01    269     18  402.6  402.6  402.6
  143.0  13693  -41.4  -78.3      1   0.01    275     18  403.9  404.0  403.9
  136.0  14031  -41.9  -78.5      1   0.01    270     17  408.9  409.0  408.9
  132.0  14232  -42.2  -78.7      1   0.01    245     18  412.0  412.0  412.0
  129.0  14386  -42.4  -78.7      1   0.01    255     15  414.3  414.3  414.3
  127.0  14491  -42.5  -78.8      1   0.01    280     15  415.9  415.9  415.9
  123.0  14707  -42.8  -78.9      1   0.01    270     12  419.2  419.2  419.2
  120.0  14873  -43.0  -79.0      1   0.01    295     12  421.7  421.8  421.7
  111.0  15398  -43.8  -79.3      1   0.01    275     17  429.9  429.9  429.9
  106.0  15708  -44.2  -79.5      1   0.01    295     18  434.8  434.8  434.8
  100.0  16100  -44.7  -79.7      1   0.01    270     19  441.1  441.1  441.1
   90.0  16800  -45.3  -80.3      1   0.01    300     19  453.4  453.4  453.4
   85.0  17180  -45.6  -80.6      1   0.01    305     15  460.2  460.2  460.2
   81.0  17500  -45.9  -80.9      1   0.01    260     16  466.0  466.1  466.0
   79.0  17666  -46.0  -81.0      1   0.01    240     13  469.1  469.1  469.1
   76.0  17924  -46.2  -81.2      1   0.01    295      2  473.8  473.9  473.8
   72.0  18283  -46.5  -81.5      1   0.01    335     10  480.6  480.6  480.6
   70.0  18470  -46.7  -81.7      1   0.01    340     17  484.1  484.2  484.1
   66.0  18860  -47.5  -82.0      1   0.01    310     14  490.6  490.7  490.6
   64.0  19064  -47.9  -82.1      1   0.01    335     19  494.1  494.1  494.1
   63.0  19168  -48.1  -82.2      1   0.01    335     24  495.8  495.9  495.9
   62.0  19274  -48.3  -82.3      1   0.01    320     21  497.6  497.7  497.6
   59.0  19603  -47.9  -82.2      1   0.01    275     11  505.6  505.6  505.6
   58.0  19716  -47.8  -82.1      1   0.01    340      2  508.3  508.4  508.3
   51.0  20569  -46.9  -81.8      1   0.01    190      2  529.6  529.7  529.6
   50.0  20700  -46.7  -81.7      1   0.01     95      5  533.0  533.0  533.0
   49.0  20834  -46.6  -81.7      1   0.01     35     10  536.2  536.3  536.3
   45.0  21401  -46.2  -81.5      1   0.01    330     10  550.4  550.5  550.4
   43.0  21704  -46.0  -81.3      1   0.01     30     10  558.0  558.1  558.0
   42.0  21860  -46.0  -81.3      1   0.01     10     10  562.0  562.1  562.0
   39.0  22354  -45.6  -81.1      1   0.01     55     10  574.9  575.0  574.9
   36.0  22886  -45.3  -80.9      1   0.02     35     14  589.1  589.2  589.1
   35.0  23074  -45.2  -80.9      1   0.02     25     16  594.1  594.3  594.1
   34.0  23267  -45.0  -80.8      1   0.02     10     11  599.4  599.6  599.4
   33.0  23466  -44.9  -80.7      1   0.02     85      4  604.9  605.0  604.9
   32.0  23670  -44.8  -80.7      1   0.02    105     10  610.6  610.8  610.6
   30.0  24100  -44.5  -80.5      1   0.02     85     13  622.7  622.9  622.7
   29.0  24329  -44.2  -80.3      1   0.02     60     13  629.5  629.7  629.5
   28.0  24566  -44.0  -80.1      1   0.02     85     13  636.6  636.8  636.6
   27.0  24812  -43.7  -79.9      1   0.03     80     16  644.1  644.3  644.1
   26.0  25067  -43.4  -79.7      1   0.03     60     21  651.9  652.2  651.9
   25.0  25332  -43.1  -79.5      1   0.03     40     11  660.1  660.4  660.1
   23.0  25896  -42.4  -79.1      1   0.03    105     14  678.0  678.3  678.0
   21.0  26510  -41.7  -78.6      1   0.04     60     10  698.0  698.4  698.0
   20.0  26840  -41.3  -78.3      1   0.04    105     17  709.0  709.4  709.0
   19.0  27188  -41.5  -77.6      1   0.05     80     25  718.9  719.5  718.9
   18.8  27260  -41.5  -77.5      1   0.05     78     24  721.0  721.5  721.0
   17.0  27950  -39.7  -76.4      1   0.07     60     14  747.7  748.4  747.7
   16.0  28366  -38.7  -75.7      1   0.08     95     12  764.2  765.1  764.2
   14.0  29282  -36.4  -74.3      1   0.12     70     17  801.8  803.1  801.8
   13.8  29381  -36.1  -74.1      1   0.12                805.9  807.4  806.0

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 170115/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 2.55
                               Lifted index: 4.32
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 4.29
                                SWEAT index: 160.60
                                    K index: 27.60
                         Cross totals index: 26.40
                      Vertical totals index: 26.50
                        Totals totals index: 52.90
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.00
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.00
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.00
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.00
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 277.90
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 936.41
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 283.18
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 5.77
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5402.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 16.41

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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