94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 25 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   -149                                                               
  981.0      8    5.8    2.4     79   4.66    215     27  280.5  293.6  281.3
  963.0    158    4.3    1.5     82   4.44    195     35  280.4  292.9  281.2
  925.0    485    1.0   -0.5     90   4.00    205     39  280.3  291.6  281.0
  896.0    740   -1.1   -1.3     99   3.90    200     40  280.7  291.8  281.4
  885.0    839   -1.7   -2.8     92   3.53    198     40  281.1  291.2  281.7
  870.0    976    0.6   -9.4     47   2.17    195     40  284.9  291.3  285.2
  869.0    985    0.6   -9.5     47   2.15    195     40  284.9  291.3  285.3
  850.0   1162   -0.5  -11.5     43   1.88    200     38  285.6  291.3  285.9
  820.0   1448   -1.5  -21.5     20   0.84    204     38  287.5  290.2  287.6
  804.0   1605   -2.7  -13.7     43   1.66    206     37  287.8  292.9  288.1
  774.0   1905   -4.4  -17.5     35   1.25    210     37  289.2  293.1  289.4
  762.0   2028   -5.1  -19.1     32   1.11    205     37  289.7  293.2  289.9
  757.0   2079   -5.7  -12.7     58   1.91    203     37  289.6  295.5  289.9
  736.0   2298   -7.5  -12.4     68   2.01    195     37  290.0  296.1  290.4
  715.0   2523   -9.3  -12.2     79   2.11    195     37  290.4  296.8  290.8
  705.0   2632  -10.1  -13.0     79   2.00    195     37  290.7  296.8  291.0
  700.0   2687  -10.1  -13.2     78   1.99    195     37  291.3  297.4  291.6
  699.0   2698  -10.1  -13.2     78   1.99    195     37  291.4  297.5  291.7
  646.0   3303  -12.3  -13.9     88   2.03    166     29  295.5  301.9  295.9
  644.0   3326  -12.4  -14.0     88   2.02    165     29  295.7  302.0  296.1
  601.0   3849  -14.3  -16.5     84   1.76    210     23  299.3  305.0  299.7
  545.0   4589  -17.1  -20.0     78   1.44    221     22  304.5  309.3  304.8
  500.0   5230  -21.1  -24.2     76   1.09    230     21  307.2  310.9  307.5
  491.0   5363  -22.0  -25.4     74   0.99    230     19  307.8  311.2  307.9
  453.0   5951  -25.9  -30.7     64   0.66    227     20  310.0  312.4  310.1
  431.0   6308  -28.7  -32.4     70   0.59    225     21  310.9  313.1  311.1
  414.0   6596  -30.9  -33.7     76   0.54    210     19  311.7  313.6  311.8
  409.0   6682  -31.1  -34.3     73   0.51    205     18  312.5  314.3  312.6
  400.0   6840  -31.5  -35.5     68   0.47    210     16  314.0  315.7  314.1
  395.0   6929  -32.1  -35.9     69   0.46    215     16  314.3  316.0  314.4
  372.0   7351  -34.9  -37.5     77   0.41    200     14  316.0  317.6  316.1
  367.0   7446  -35.1  -41.1     54   0.29    212     12  317.0  318.1  317.1
  363.0   7523  -34.5  -54.5     11   0.06    222     10  318.8  319.1  318.8
  360.0   7581  -34.7  -56.7      9   0.05    230      8  319.3  319.5  319.3
  357.0   7639  -34.7  -45.7     32   0.18    226      9  320.0  320.8  320.1
  356.0   7659  -34.9  -45.7     32   0.18    225      9  320.1  320.8  320.1
  341.0   7954  -37.5  -46.0     41   0.18    250     14  320.5  321.2  320.5
  323.0   8326  -40.8  -46.4     55   0.19    255     17  320.9  321.6  320.9
  306.0   8697  -44.1  -46.7     75   0.19    251     17  321.3  322.0  321.3
  300.0   8830  -45.3  -47.9     75   0.17    250     17  321.4  322.1  321.4
  295.0   8942  -46.5  -49.8     69   0.14    249     16  321.2  321.8  321.3
  288.0   9101  -46.9  -53.9     45   0.09    248     16  322.9  323.2  322.9
  275.0   9405  -48.8  -55.0     48   0.08    245     14  324.4  324.7  324.4
  272.0   9478  -49.3  -55.3     49   0.08    250     15  324.7  325.1  324.7
  269.0   9551  -45.5  -59.5     19   0.05    250     18  331.3  331.5  331.3
  260.0   9778  -44.9  -77.9      1   0.00    250     26  335.4  335.4  335.4
  251.0  10013  -44.7  -79.5      1   0.00    250     35  339.1  339.1  339.1
  250.0  10040  -44.7  -79.7      1   0.00    250     34  339.5  339.5  339.5
  201.0  11506  -42.4  -78.3      1   0.00    255     48  365.0  365.0  365.0
  200.0  11540  -42.3  -78.3      1   0.00    250     47  365.6  365.6  365.6
  185.0  12068  -41.1  -78.1      1   0.00    247     43  375.8  375.8  375.8
  159.0  13088  -44.1  -79.7      1   0.00    240     34  387.3  387.3  387.3
  150.0  13480  -45.3  -80.3      1   0.00    255     31  391.8  391.8  391.8
  142.0  13844  -46.7  -81.7      1   0.00    260     36  395.5  395.6  395.5
  119.0  15018  -45.2  -80.2      1   0.01    265     23  418.8  418.9  418.8
  118.0  15074  -45.1  -80.1      1   0.01    269     23  420.0  420.0  420.0
  115.0  15244  -45.6  -80.4      1   0.01    280     21  422.2  422.2  422.2
  108.0  15660  -46.7  -81.2      1   0.01    265     23  427.7  427.7  427.7
  105.0  15847  -47.2  -81.5      1   0.00    275     16  430.2  430.2  430.2
  100.0  16170  -48.1  -82.1      1   0.00    285     25  434.5  434.5  434.5
   97.0  16371  -47.9  -82.1      1   0.00    280     34  438.6  438.7  438.6
   87.2  17076  -47.3  -82.3      1   0.01    289     16  453.4  453.5  453.4
   86.0  17167  -47.5  -82.5      1   0.01    290     14  454.8  454.8  454.8
   78.0  17809  -49.2  -83.6      1   0.00    265     27  464.2  464.2  464.2
   74.0  18156  -50.1  -84.3      1   0.00    250     10  469.4  469.4  469.4
   72.0  18336  -50.6  -84.6      1   0.00    290      5  472.1  472.1  472.1
   71.4  18391  -50.7  -84.7      1   0.00    300      7  472.9  472.9  472.9
   70.0  18520  -50.7  -84.7      1   0.00    325     11  475.6  475.6  475.6
   69.0  18615  -50.5  -84.5      1   0.00    320     12  478.0  478.1  478.0
   67.0  18809  -50.0  -84.1      1   0.01    295     10  483.1  483.2  483.2
   64.0  19111  -49.2  -83.5      1   0.01    305      2  491.2  491.3  491.2
   58.0  19760  -47.5  -82.1      1   0.01     10     10  509.0  509.1  509.0
   57.0  19874  -47.2  -81.9      1   0.01    330     11  512.2  512.3  512.2
   56.0  19991  -46.9  -81.7      1   0.01    355     11  515.5  515.5  515.5
   54.0  20231  -46.3  -81.2      1   0.01    315     11  522.3  522.4  522.3
   52.0  20479  -45.7  -80.6      1   0.01      5     11  529.4  529.5  529.4
   51.5  20543  -45.5  -80.5      1   0.01    354     13  531.3  531.4  531.3
   50.0  20740  -46.1  -81.1      1   0.01    320     19  534.4  534.5  534.4
   48.0  21010  -46.7  -81.4      1   0.01    280     10  539.3  539.4  539.3
   45.0  21436  -47.6  -81.9      1   0.01    355      2  547.1  547.2  547.1
   43.0  21736  -48.2  -82.2      1   0.01     45     10  552.7  552.8  552.7
   42.7  21782  -48.3  -82.3      1   0.01     35     10  553.6  553.7  553.6
   42.0  21892  -48.1  -82.2      1   0.01     10     10  556.6  556.7  556.6
   41.0  22051  -47.9  -82.0      1   0.01     35     10  561.1  561.2  561.1
   39.0  22382  -47.4  -81.7      1   0.01    355     10  570.5  570.6  570.5
   38.0  22554  -47.1  -81.5      1   0.01    355      3  575.4  575.5  575.4
   37.0  22730  -46.8  -81.3      1   0.01     65     10  580.5  580.6  580.5
   36.0  22912  -46.5  -81.1      1   0.02     55     17  585.8  586.0  585.8
   35.0  23098  -46.2  -80.9      1   0.02     35     12  591.3  591.5  591.3
   33.0  23488  -45.6  -80.5      1   0.02     30     10  602.9  603.1  603.0
   31.3  23838  -45.1  -80.1      1   0.02     77     11  613.6  613.8  613.6
   31.0  23902  -45.2  -80.2      1   0.02     85     11  615.0  615.2  615.0
   30.0  24120  -45.5  -80.5      1   0.02     85     10  620.0  620.2  620.0
   29.0  24346  -45.8  -80.8      1   0.02     50     15  625.2  625.4  625.2
   26.3  24997  -46.7  -81.7      1   0.02     66     17  640.3  640.5  640.4
   25.0  25338  -45.7  -81.0      1   0.02     75     18  652.7  652.9  652.7
   24.0  25613  -44.8  -80.5      1   0.03     75     12  662.7  663.0  662.8
   23.0  25900  -44.0  -79.9      1   0.03     60     11  673.4  673.7  673.4
   22.0  26199  -43.0  -79.3      1   0.03     80     14  684.7  685.1  684.7
   21.0  26512  -42.1  -78.7      1   0.04     45     11  696.8  697.1  696.8
   20.0  26840  -41.1  -78.1      1   0.05     85     13  709.6  710.1  709.6
   18.0  27561  -38.7  -76.3      1   0.07     95      9  738.8  739.5  738.8
   17.0  27953  -37.4  -75.4      1   0.08     95     13  755.0  755.9  755.1
   16.9  27993  -37.3  -75.3      1   0.08     92     14  756.8  757.7  756.8
   16.0  28370  -37.9  -75.4      1   0.09     65     26  766.8  767.7  766.8
   15.1  28768  -38.5  -75.5      1   0.09     56     14  777.5  778.5  777.6
   15.0  28815  -38.4  -75.5      1   0.09     55     13  779.3  780.3  779.3
   14.0  29294  -37.5  -74.9      1   0.11    105     13  797.7  799.0  797.8
   13.0  29808  -36.6  -74.3      1   0.12     75     18  818.0  819.5  818.1
   12.0  30364  -35.6  -73.7      1   0.15     75     18  840.5  842.3  840.6
   11.0  30968  -34.5  -73.0      1   0.18    115     20  865.7  867.9  865.8
   10.0  31630  -33.3  -72.3      1   0.22     90     19  894.1  896.9  894.2
    9.0  32372  -32.4  -71.4      1   0.28     70     18  924.9  928.5  925.0
    8.7  32610  -32.1  -71.1      1   0.30                935.0  939.0  935.2

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 170125/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 14.17
                               Lifted index: 13.24
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 13.35
                                SWEAT index: 184.49
                                    K index: 6.00
                         Cross totals index: 9.60
                      Vertical totals index: 20.60
                        Totals totals index: 30.20
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 1.81
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 2.32
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 883.63
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 883.20
                   Level of Free Convection: 914.32
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 916.85
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.63
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.80
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 273.52
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 916.85
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 280.41
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.31
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5379.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 11.89

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 25 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   -116                                                               
  985.0      8    5.2    2.0     80   4.51    265      8  279.6  292.2  280.3
  925.0    518    1.4   -1.4     82   3.75    240     16  280.7  291.4  281.4
  921.0    553    1.1   -1.7     81   3.68    240     16  280.8  291.3  281.4
  900.0    738   -0.3   -3.4     80   3.32    246     17  281.2  290.7  281.8
  873.0    980   -2.4   -3.8     90   3.32    255     19  281.5  291.0  282.0
  854.0   1155   -3.9   -4.1     99   3.32    255     21  281.7  291.2  282.2
  850.0   1192   -3.9   -4.4     96   3.26    255     22  282.1  291.4  282.6
  844.0   1248   -3.1   -5.2     85   3.09    255     21  283.5  292.4  284.0
  839.0   1295   -1.5  -14.5     36   1.49    255     21  285.6  290.2  285.9
  827.0   1410   -1.1  -19.1     24   1.03    255     20  287.2  290.5  287.4
  823.0   1449   -1.1  -21.1     20   0.87    255     19  287.6  290.4  287.8
  813.0   1546   -1.9  -13.9     39   1.61    255     18  287.8  292.7  288.1
  779.0   1885   -3.5  -22.5     21   0.81    255     14  289.6  292.2  289.7
  769.0   1986   -4.4  -22.3     23   0.84    255     13  289.7  292.4  289.9
  743.0   2256   -6.7  -21.7     29   0.91    265     14  290.1  293.0  290.2
  732.0   2372   -7.6  -20.4     35   1.04    270     14  290.3  293.6  290.5
  709.0   2620   -9.5  -17.5     52   1.37    266     16  290.9  295.2  291.1
  701.0   2708   -9.9  -15.9     62   1.59    265     17  291.4  296.3  291.6
  700.0   2719   -9.9  -15.9     62   1.59    265     17  291.5  296.5  291.8
  676.0   2987  -11.4  -19.3     52   1.23    255     17  292.8  296.7  293.0
  652.0   3264  -12.9  -22.9     43   0.94    255     20  294.1  297.1  294.2
  635.0   3465  -14.1  -42.1      7   0.15    255     22  294.9  295.5  295.0
  605.0   3831  -15.7  -36.7     15   0.27    255     27  297.2  298.2  297.2
  601.0   3881  -16.1  -21.1     65   1.19    255     27  297.3  301.2  297.5
  588.0   4046  -17.1  -20.8     73   1.25    255     29  298.0  302.1  298.2
  563.0   4369  -19.8  -22.4     80   1.13    255     33  298.5  302.2  298.7
  543.0   4637  -22.1  -23.8     86   1.04    257     31  298.9  302.3  299.1
  500.0   5240  -25.7  -32.7     52   0.49    260     26  301.6  303.4  301.7
  482.0   5505  -27.9  -34.9     51   0.41    258     25  302.1  303.6  302.2
  454.0   5932  -31.4  -37.5     55   0.34    255     23  302.9  304.1  302.9
  452.0   5963  -31.7  -37.7     55   0.33    255     23  302.9  304.1  303.0
  442.0   6122  -32.5  -37.5     61   0.35    257     23  303.9  305.1  303.9
  429.0   6332  -34.1  -39.1     60   0.30    259     24  304.4  305.5  304.5
  422.0   6447  -34.5  -48.5     23   0.11    261     24  305.4  305.8  305.4
  401.0   6803  -36.3  -54.3     14   0.06    265     25  307.5  307.8  307.5
  400.0   6820  -36.3  -54.3     14   0.06    265     25  307.7  308.0  307.7
  384.0   7101  -38.5  -48.5     34   0.12    268     23  308.4  308.9  308.5
  362.0   7502  -41.5  -53.5     26   0.07    271     21  309.7  310.0  309.7
  341.0   7902  -43.1  -58.3     17   0.04    275     18  312.8  313.0  312.8
  330.0   8122  -44.0  -60.9     14   0.03    305     17  314.5  314.7  314.5
  317.0   8392  -45.1  -64.1     10   0.02    295     17  316.6  316.8  316.7
  313.0   8476  -44.6  -65.8      8   0.02    300     18  318.6  318.6  318.6
  304.0   8671  -43.3  -69.6      4   0.01    275     15  323.0  323.0  323.0
  301.0   8738  -42.9  -70.9      3   0.01    279     13  324.5  324.5  324.5
  300.0   8760  -42.9  -70.9      3   0.01    280     12  324.8  324.8  324.8
  293.0   8919  -43.7  -73.7      2   0.01    294     18  325.9  325.9  325.9
  290.0   8989  -43.1  -75.5      2   0.00    300     21  327.7  327.7  327.7
  288.0   9035  -42.7  -76.7      1   0.00    297     22  328.9  328.9  328.9
  275.0   9350  -41.5  -76.4      1   0.00    275     30  335.0  335.1  335.0
  250.0  10000  -38.9  -75.9      1   0.01    275     29  348.1  348.1  348.1
  227.0  10662  -38.7  -75.7      1   0.01    280     34  358.1  358.1  358.1
  223.0  10784  -38.7  -75.7      1   0.01    279     34  360.0  360.0  360.0
  200.0  11530  -39.3  -76.3      1   0.01    275     34  370.4  370.4  370.4
  194.0  11737  -39.7  -76.5      1   0.01    275     30  373.0  373.0  373.0
  179.0  12284  -40.7  -77.2      1   0.01    285     35  380.0  380.1  380.0
  173.0  12515  -41.1  -77.5      1   0.01    280     43  383.0  383.1  383.0
  160.0  13046  -42.1  -78.1      1   0.01    277     40  390.0  390.1  390.0
  154.0  13303  -43.2  -79.2      1   0.00    275     38  392.5  392.5  392.5
  150.0  13480  -43.9  -79.9      1   0.00    280     33  394.2  394.2  394.2
  147.0  13615  -44.3  -80.2      1   0.00    285     37  395.7  395.8  395.7
  133.0  14282  -46.4  -81.8      1   0.00    260     37  403.5  403.5  403.5
  126.0  14643  -47.6  -82.7      1   0.00    275     31  407.7  407.7  407.7
  124.0  14750  -47.9  -82.9      1   0.00    269     29  409.0  409.0  409.0
  121.0  14911  -48.0  -82.8      1   0.00    260     27  411.6  411.7  411.6
  114.0  15305  -48.3  -82.7      1   0.00    270     27  418.2  418.3  418.2
  111.0  15481  -48.4  -82.6      1   0.00    260     24  421.2  421.2  421.2
  108.0  15662  -48.5  -82.5      1   0.00    280     24  424.3  424.3  424.3
  103.0  15975  -48.0  -82.6      1   0.00    270     20  431.0  431.1  431.0
  100.0  16170  -47.7  -82.7      1   0.00    285     22  435.3  435.3  435.3
   97.0  16371  -47.7  -82.6      1   0.00    270     15  439.1  439.1  439.1
   93.0  16648  -47.7  -82.5      1   0.00    300     10  444.3  444.4  444.3
   88.0  17012  -47.8  -82.4      1   0.01    290     17  451.3  451.4  451.3
   86.0  17164  -47.8  -82.4      1   0.01    305     11  454.3  454.3  454.3
   85.0  17241  -47.8  -82.3      1   0.01    295      8  455.8  455.8  455.8
   82.0  17478  -47.8  -82.2      1   0.01    315     20  460.4  460.5  460.4
   79.0  17723  -47.8  -82.2      1   0.01    295     18  465.3  465.4  465.3
   77.0  17892  -47.9  -82.1      1   0.01    310     21  468.7  468.8  468.7
   73.0  18244  -47.9  -82.0      1   0.01    290     15  475.9  475.9  475.9
   70.0  18520  -47.9  -81.9      1   0.01      0      9  481.5  481.6  481.6
   66.0  18908  -48.3  -82.3      1   0.01    305     18  488.7  488.8  488.8
   64.0  19111  -48.6  -82.6      1   0.01    300     12  492.6  492.6  492.6
   62.0  19320  -48.8  -82.8      1   0.01      0     10  496.5  496.6  496.5
   61.3  19395  -48.9  -82.9      1   0.01      0     11  497.9  498.0  497.9
   61.0  19427  -48.9  -82.9      1   0.01      0     12  498.7  498.8  498.7
   60.0  19536  -48.7  -82.8      1   0.01    315     16  501.4  501.4  501.4
   59.0  19647  -48.6  -82.8      1   0.01    310     13  504.1  504.1  504.1
   57.0  19875  -48.3  -82.7      1   0.01    355     10  509.7  509.7  509.7
   55.0  20111  -48.0  -82.6      1   0.01    315     15  515.5  515.6  515.6
   53.0  20355  -47.8  -82.5      1   0.01    330     15  521.7  521.8  521.7
   52.0  20481  -47.6  -82.4      1   0.01    310     13  524.9  525.0  524.9
   50.0  20740  -47.3  -82.3      1   0.01    350     14  531.5  531.6  531.5
   48.0  21010  -47.2  -82.2      1   0.01    325     17  538.0  538.1  538.0
   47.0  21149  -47.1  -82.2      1   0.01    280     10  541.4  541.5  541.4
   42.0  21894  -46.9  -81.9      1   0.01      0      0  559.7  559.8  559.7
   30.0  24120  -46.1  -81.1      1   0.02     50      9  618.3  618.5  618.4
   29.0  24346  -46.0  -81.0      1   0.02     80     13  624.7  624.9  624.7
   27.0  24823  -45.7  -80.7      1   0.02     65     14  638.4  638.6  638.4
   25.0  25337  -45.4  -80.4      1   0.03     70     10  653.4  653.7  653.4
   23.0  25893  -45.1  -80.1      1   0.03    105     16  670.1  670.4  670.1
   22.0  26190  -44.9  -79.9      1   0.03     70     14  679.2  679.5  679.2
   21.0  26502  -43.9  -79.4      1   0.04     80     19  691.2  691.6  691.3
   20.0  26830  -42.9  -78.9      1   0.04     70     18  704.1  704.5  704.1
   19.0  27180  -42.1  -78.4      1   0.05     80     17  717.0  717.5  717.0
   18.0  27548  -41.2  -77.8      1   0.05     70     20  730.9  731.5  731.0
   16.0  28352  -39.3  -76.6      1   0.07    100     25  762.1  762.9  762.2
   15.0  28792  -38.3  -76.0      1   0.08     65     27  779.8  780.7  779.8
   14.3  29118  -37.5  -75.5      1   0.09     82     24  793.1  794.2  793.1
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Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 170125/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 9.45
                               Lifted index: 9.24
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 9.25
                                SWEAT index: 70.01
                                    K index: 11.40
                         Cross totals index: 21.30
                      Vertical totals index: 21.80
                        Totals totals index: 43.10
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.15
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.25
                      Convective Inhibition: -9.90
             CINS using virtual temperature: -8.37
                           Equilibrum Level: 850.60
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 850.22
                   Level of Free Convection: 864.77
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 866.82
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.02
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.03
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 272.84
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 912.17
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 280.13
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.14
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5356.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 9.22

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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