94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 27 Aug 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    -22                                                               
  997.0      8    2.2    1.3     94   4.24    275     16  275.6  287.3  276.3
  994.0     32    2.0    1.1     93   4.18    260     20  275.6  287.2  276.4
  953.0    366   -0.4   -1.9     89   3.49    280     18  276.5  286.3  277.1
  933.0    534   -1.6   -3.5     87   3.18    245     17  277.0  285.9  277.5
  927.0    585   -2.0   -3.9     86   3.09    245     16  277.1  285.9  277.6
  925.0    602   -2.1   -4.1     86   3.06    245     16  277.2  285.8  277.7
  906.0    765   -3.3   -4.9     89   2.95    285     17  277.6  286.0  278.1
  868.0   1103   -5.7   -6.4     95   2.73    285     18  278.5  286.3  278.9
  850.0   1268   -6.9   -7.2     98   2.63    275     21  278.9  286.5  279.4
  840.0   1360   -7.5   -7.6     99   2.58    267     21  279.2  286.6  279.7
  838.0   1379   -7.6   -7.8     99   2.55    265     21  279.3  286.6  279.7
  821.0   1537   -8.8   -9.4     95   2.28    240     20  279.7  286.4  280.1
  804.0   1698   -9.9  -11.2     91   2.04    245     22  280.1  286.1  280.5
  793.0   1804  -10.7  -12.3     88   1.89    270     17  280.4  286.0  280.8
  782.0   1912  -11.5  -13.4     86   1.75    255     20  280.7  285.9  281.0
  768.0   2051  -12.5  -14.9     82   1.58    270     26  281.1  285.8  281.4
  762.0   2112  -12.9  -15.5     81   1.51    268     24  281.3  285.8  281.5
  744.0   2292  -14.2  -16.5     83   1.42    260     18  281.7  286.0  282.0
  730.0   2436  -15.3  -17.3     85   1.35    285     18  282.1  286.2  282.3
  700.0   2753  -17.7  -19.1     89   1.21    280     20  282.9  286.6  283.1
  693.0   2828  -18.3  -19.6     89   1.17    280     18  283.0  286.6  283.2
  673.0   3046  -19.9  -21.1     90   1.06    295     10  283.6  286.8  283.7
  665.0   3135  -20.6  -21.8     90   1.01    300     17  283.8  286.9  283.9
  657.0   3225  -21.3  -22.4     91   0.97    317     19  284.0  287.0  284.1
  651.0   3293  -21.8  -23.4     87   0.90    330     21  284.1  286.9  284.3
  638.0   3442  -22.9  -25.4     80   0.76    315     27  284.5  286.9  284.6
  634.0   3488  -23.3  -26.1     78   0.72    317     27  284.6  286.9  284.7
  619.0   3663  -25.1  -29.5     67   0.54    323     29  284.5  286.2  284.6
  614.0   3722  -25.6  -29.6     69   0.54    325     30  284.5  286.3  284.6
  608.0   3793  -26.3  -29.8     72   0.53    320     34  284.6  286.3  284.7
  597.0   3925  -27.5  -30.1     78   0.53    315     27  284.7  286.4  284.8
  588.0   4035  -28.5  -30.3     84   0.52    330     31  284.8  286.5  284.9
  586.0   4059  -28.7  -30.4     85   0.52    326     31  284.8  286.5  284.9
  584.0   4084  -29.1  -31.2     82   0.49    323     32  284.6  286.2  284.7
  582.0   4108  -29.5  -42.5     27   0.16    319     32  284.4  284.9  284.4
  580.0   4133  -29.5  -48.5     14   0.08    315     32  284.7  285.0  284.7
  578.0   4158  -28.7  -38.7     38   0.23    311     33  285.9  286.7  285.9
  576.0   4183  -28.5  -52.5      8   0.05    308     33  286.4  286.6  286.4
  572.0   4233  -28.3  -56.3      5   0.03    300     34  287.2  287.3  287.2
  567.0   4296  -28.1  -61.1      3   0.02    299     34  288.2  288.2  288.2
  524.0   4857  -31.6  -67.8      2   0.01    290     37  290.5  290.6  290.5
  500.0   5190  -33.7  -71.7      1   0.00    285     36  291.9  291.9  291.9
  450.0   5918  -38.4  -78.1      1   0.00    275     37  294.9  294.9  294.9
  443.0   6026  -39.1  -79.1      1   0.00    277     37  295.4  295.4  295.4
  425.0   6308  -40.3  -75.3      1   0.00    282     37  297.3  297.4  297.3
  414.0   6487  -39.9  -79.9      1   0.00    286     37  300.1  300.1  300.1
  400.0   6720  -41.5  -82.5      0   0.00    290     37  301.0  301.0  301.0
  399.0   6737  -41.6  -82.5      0   0.00    290     37  301.0  301.0  301.0
  381.0   7049  -43.9  -81.9      1   0.00    284     33  302.0  302.0  302.0
  356.0   7502  -46.3  -84.9      1   0.00    275     26  304.7  304.7  304.7
  337.0   7867  -48.3  -87.3      0   0.00    290     32  306.8  306.8  306.8
  311.0   8394  -50.4  -83.2      1   0.00    275     32  311.0  311.0  311.0
  300.0   8630  -51.3  -81.3      2   0.00    280     35  312.9  312.9  312.9
  293.0   8783  -51.4  -80.7      2   0.00    290     35  314.9  314.9  314.9
  290.0   8850  -51.5  -80.5      2   0.00    288     34  315.7  315.7  315.7
  278.0   9121  -53.3  -84.4      1   0.00    280     32  316.9  316.9  316.9
  262.0   9502  -55.9  -89.9      1   0.00    283     36  318.5  318.5  318.5
  250.0   9800  -55.9  -90.9      1   0.00    285     39  322.8  322.8  322.8
  235.0  10194  -56.9  -91.9      0   0.00    290     42  327.1  327.1  327.1
  221.0  10582  -58.3  -88.6      1   0.00    295     45  330.7  330.7  330.7
  206.0  11025  -59.9  -84.9      2   0.00    288     47  334.9  334.9  334.9
  200.0  11210  -60.5                         285     48  336.8         336.8
  183.0  11759  -62.7                         275     55  341.9         341.9
  174.0  12070  -60.3                         287     49  350.8         350.8
  172.0  12142  -60.4                         290     47  351.8         351.8
  160.0  12590  -60.9                         270     56  358.4         358.4
  150.0  12990  -61.3                         280     55  364.3         364.3
  149.0  13031  -61.3                         280     56  364.9         364.9
  133.0  13732  -61.8                         270     67  376.2         376.2
  100.0  15490  -62.9                         280     70  405.9         405.9
   95.0  15806  -63.4                         265     72  411.0         411.0
   91.4  16045  -63.7                         274     78  414.9         414.9
   87.0  16349  -63.6                         285     85  421.0         421.0
   76.0  17183  -63.3                         280     74  438.2         438.2
   70.0  17690  -63.1                         280     85  449.1         449.1
   69.9  17699  -63.3                         280     85  448.8         448.8
   61.0  18548  -57.9                         285    108  478.6         478.6
   60.7  18579  -57.7                         285    108  479.7         479.7
   58.6  18800  -59.7                         285    105  480.1         480.1
   52.0  19553  -57.6                         285     98  501.7         501.7
   50.0  19800  -56.9                         285    105  508.9         508.9
   44.0  20612  -56.0                         290    112  530.1         530.1
   43.3  20714  -55.9                         290    120  532.8         532.8
   42.0  20909  -54.3                         290    134  541.4         541.4
   40.3  21175  -52.1                         296    127  553.3         553.3
   39.0  21386  -52.9                         300    121  556.5         556.5
   36.0  21901  -54.9                         298    131  564.2         564.2
   33.0  22464  -52.5                         295    142  584.7         584.7
   32.7  22523  -52.3                         295    142  586.9         586.9
   30.0  23080  -49.9                         295    136  608.0         608.0
   29.1  23280  -48.7                         299    136  616.6         616.6
   29.0                                       300    136                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 170827/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 5.19
                               Lifted index: 5.12
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 5.08
                                SWEAT index: 163.99
                                    K index: 18.20
                         Cross totals index: 26.50
                      Vertical totals index: 26.80
                        Totals totals index: 53.30
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.31
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.46
                      Convective Inhibition: -35.20
             CINS using virtual temperature: -31.39
                           Equilibrum Level: 579.98
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 579.84
                   Level of Free Convection: 584.42
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 584.51
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.04
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.07
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 271.90
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 946.26
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 276.25
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.72
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5212.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 8.57

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 27 Aug 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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 1004.0      8    2.2   -2.6     71   3.16    315     25  275.0  283.9  275.6
 1000.0     38    1.8   -5.2     60   2.61    310     29  274.9  282.3  275.4
  998.0     54    1.6   -6.4     55   2.38    310     29  274.9  281.7  275.3
  932.0    600   -3.7   -7.8     73   2.28    295     34  274.9  281.4  275.3
  925.0    660   -4.3   -8.0     75   2.27    295     33  274.9  281.4  275.3
  875.0   1094   -8.5   -8.8     98   2.26    295     30  274.9  281.4  275.3
  850.0   1318  -10.1  -10.1    100   2.10    295     28  275.6  281.6  275.9
  845.0   1363  -10.5  -10.5    100   2.04    295     28  275.6  281.5  276.0
  834.0   1464  -11.3  -11.4     99   1.93    285     31  275.8  281.4  276.1
  828.0   1520   -9.7  -27.7     22   0.48    279     32  278.1  279.6  278.1
  824.0   1558   -9.0  -29.6     17   0.40    275     33  279.2  280.5  279.2
  802.0   1768   -5.1  -40.1      4   0.15    270     28  285.5  286.0  285.5
  796.0   1827   -5.5  -51.5      1   0.04    268     27  285.7  285.8  285.7
  790.0   1886   -5.9  -34.9      8   0.25    267     25  285.9  286.7  285.9
  784.0   1946   -6.5  -21.1     30   0.91    265     24  285.9  288.7  286.0
  780.0   1986   -6.9  -11.9     68   1.98    267     24  285.8  291.8  286.2
  769.0   2097   -7.3  -19.3     38   1.09    271     24  286.6  290.0  286.8
  757.0   2219   -8.1  -14.1     62   1.71    275     25  287.0  292.2  287.3
  748.0   2312   -8.5  -13.0     70   1.89    279     25  287.5  293.3  287.9
  745.0   2343   -8.2  -13.6     65   1.81    280     25  288.2  293.7  288.5
  739.0   2406   -7.7  -14.7     57   1.66    273     27  289.4  294.6  289.7
  732.0   2480   -7.9  -14.6     59   1.70    265     30  290.0  295.2  290.3
  700.0   2827   -8.9  -13.9     67   1.87    265     31  292.6  298.4  292.9
  652.0   3372  -12.3  -15.9     75   1.71    260     35  294.7  300.1  295.0
  642.0   3491  -13.1  -16.3     77   1.68    263     35  295.1  300.4  295.4
  593.0   4092  -15.4  -22.0     57   1.12    280     37  299.3  303.0  299.5
  574.0   4338  -16.3  -24.3     50   0.94    281     37  301.0  304.1  301.2
  500.0   5360  -24.3  -32.3     48   0.51    285     35  303.4  305.1  303.4
  457.0   6009  -29.4  -40.6     33   0.24    290     32  304.9  305.8  304.9
  448.0   6152  -30.5  -42.5     30   0.20    286     31  305.2  306.0  305.3
  421.0   6591  -33.7  -42.1     43   0.23    275     28  306.6  307.5  306.7
  411.0   6761  -34.9  -41.9     49   0.24    270     32  307.2  308.0  307.2
  406.0   6846  -35.3  -45.3     35   0.17    270     32  307.7  308.4  307.8
  400.0   6950  -36.1  -47.1     31   0.14    270     33  308.0  308.5  308.0
  368.0   7523  -40.9  -56.9     16   0.05    263     36  309.0  309.2  309.0
  343.0   7997  -45.3  -49.9     60   0.12    257     39  309.3  309.8  309.4
  332.0   8214  -46.9  -49.1     78   0.13    254     41  310.0  310.5  310.1
  300.0   8880  -50.9  -56.9     49   0.06    245     45  313.5  313.7  313.5
  297.0   8945  -51.5  -58.5     43   0.05    245     45  313.6  313.8  313.6
  250.0  10040  -59.7  -67.7     34   0.02    240     47  317.2  317.3  317.2
  217.0  10912  -65.5                         235     51  321.3         321.3
  215.0  10969  -65.5                         230     53  322.1         322.1
  210.0  11112  -65.5                                     324.3         324.3

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 170827/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 18.37
                               Lifted index: 18.30
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 18.35
                                SWEAT index: 90.99
                                    K index: -0.90
                         Cross totals index: 14.20
                      Vertical totals index: 14.20
                        Totals totals index: 28.40
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.93
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 1.02
                      Convective Inhibition: -0.51
             CINS using virtual temperature: -0.18
                           Equilibrum Level: 833.50
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 833.45
                   Level of Free Convection: 878.64
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 879.36
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.05
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.06
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 265.09
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 880.60
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 274.92
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 2.38
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5322.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 8.47

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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