94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 15 Oct 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   -150                                                               
  981.0      8    0.6   -3.4     75   3.05    265     25  275.2  283.8  275.8
  970.0     97   -0.9   -5.9     69   2.55    258     29  274.6  281.8  275.1
  942.0    328   -3.1   -6.9     75   2.42    240     40  274.7  281.5  275.1
  935.0    387   -3.7   -7.2     77   2.39    244     45  274.7  281.5  275.1
  927.0    454   -3.5   -9.5     63   2.02    249     51  275.6  281.4  275.9
  925.0    471   -3.5   -9.5     63   2.02    250     53  275.7  281.5  276.1
  923.0    488   -3.6   -9.6     63   2.00    250     54  275.8  281.5  276.1
  904.0    651   -5.0  -11.0     63   1.83    260     51  276.0  281.3  276.3
  858.0   1059   -8.5  -14.5     62   1.46    255     57  276.5  280.8  276.8
  850.0   1132   -9.1  -15.1     62   1.40    255     57  276.6  280.7  276.8
  726.0   2328  -19.7  -25.7     59   0.65    255     55  277.7  279.8  277.8
  707.0   2525  -20.9  -29.9     44   0.46    255     55  278.5  280.0  278.6
  700.0   2598  -21.5  -30.5     44   0.43    255     55  278.6  280.0  278.7
  662.0   3004  -24.9  -30.7     59   0.45    255     49  279.3  280.7  279.3
  635.0   3307  -27.5  -30.8     73   0.47    255     52  279.7  281.2  279.8
  569.0   4087  -33.3  -40.3     49   0.20    255     60  281.8  282.5  281.8
  557.0   4236  -34.6  -40.8     53   0.20    255     62  281.9  282.6  281.9
  539.0   4465  -36.7  -41.6     60   0.19    260     56  282.1  282.8  282.1
  527.0   4622  -33.5  -65.5      3   0.01    264     53  287.8  287.8  287.8
  507.0   4893  -33.9  -71.1      1   0.01    270     46  290.4  290.5  290.4
  500.0   4990  -34.1  -73.1      1   0.00    270     47  291.4  291.4  291.4
  471.0   5409  -34.3  -76.3      1   0.00    270     49  296.2  296.2  296.2
  432.0   6010  -37.5  -74.5      1   0.00    270     53  299.5  299.5  299.5
  400.0   6540  -38.9  -77.9      1   0.00    270     56  304.4  304.4  304.4
  373.0   7019  -40.3  -81.3      0   0.00    270     59  308.6  308.6  308.6
  347.0   7514  -39.3  -81.3      0   0.00    272     60  316.4  316.4  316.4
  300.0   8510  -41.1  -82.1      0   0.00    275     63  327.3  327.3  327.3
  289.0   8762  -41.7  -82.7      0   0.00    274     65  330.0  330.0  330.0
  275.0   9097  -40.7  -81.7      0   0.00    273     68  336.1  336.1  336.1
  250.0   9740  -41.3  -82.3      0   0.00    270     73  344.5  344.5  344.5
  239.0  10045  -42.0  -83.0      0   0.00    275     69  348.0  348.0  348.0
  237.0  10102  -42.1  -83.1      0   0.00    275     70  348.6  348.6  348.6
  209.0  10960  -39.9  -81.6      0   0.00    280     84  364.8  364.9  364.8
  200.0  11260  -39.1  -81.1      0   0.00    275     79  370.7  370.7  370.7
  192.0  11541  -37.7  -79.7      0   0.00    282     74  377.3  377.3  377.3
  188.0  11686  -38.1  -79.9      0   0.00    285     72  378.9  378.9  378.9
  170.0  12379  -40.1  -81.1      0   0.00    289     85  386.6  386.7  386.6
  168.0  12460  -39.7  -80.8      0   0.00    290     87  388.7  388.7  388.7
  159.0  12839  -37.7  -79.7      0   0.00    288     83  398.2  398.2  398.2
  150.0  13240  -39.7  -81.7      0   0.00    285     78  401.4  401.4  401.4
  136.0  13904  -42.1  -83.1      0   0.00    285     74  408.6  408.6  408.6
  121.0  14695  -40.9  -81.9      0   0.00    288     66  424.6  424.7  424.6
  108.0  15461  -42.5  -82.8      0   0.00    290     58  435.7  435.8  435.7
  100.0  15980  -43.5  -83.5      0   0.00    295     63  443.4  443.4  443.4
   89.0  16761  -44.7  -84.3      0   0.00    290     66  456.0  456.1  456.0
   80.0  17476  -45.8  -85.1      0   0.00    290     50  467.9  467.9  467.9
   78.0  17646  -46.0  -85.3      0   0.00    295     42  470.8  470.8  470.8
   77.0  17732  -46.1  -85.4      0   0.00    305     44  472.2  472.3  472.2
   71.5  18229  -46.9  -85.9      0   0.00    305     48  480.8  480.8  480.8
   70.0  18370  -46.5  -85.5      0   0.00    305     49  484.5  484.6  484.5
   64.0  18967  -45.6  -85.0      0   0.00    310     54  499.1  499.1  499.1
   56.0  19856  -44.3  -84.2      0   0.01    295     42  521.5  521.5  521.5
   55.0  19976  -44.1  -84.1      0   0.01    297     42  524.6  524.6  524.6
   50.0  20610  -46.7  -85.7      0   0.01    305     41  533.0  533.0  533.0
   45.0  21309  -48.7  -86.7      0   0.00    317     45  544.4  544.4  544.4
   42.0  21765  -48.6  -86.8      0   0.01    325     47  555.5  555.5  555.5
   39.0  22255  -48.5  -86.8      0   0.01    315     41  567.6  567.7  567.6
   35.0  22971  -48.3  -87.0      0   0.01    325     34  585.9  586.0  585.9
   32.0  23563  -48.2  -87.0      0   0.01    350     40  601.4  601.5  601.5
   31.0  23773  -48.1  -87.1      0   0.01    330     39  607.0  607.1  607.0
   30.0  23990  -48.1  -87.1      0   0.01    335     38  612.9  613.0  612.9
   28.0  24448  -47.7  -86.7      0   0.01    335     47  626.3  626.4  626.3
   27.0  24689  -47.4  -86.4      0   0.01    325     47  633.5  633.6  633.5
   24.0  25470  -46.7  -85.7      0   0.01    340     42  657.4  657.5  657.4
   20.0  26680  -45.5  -84.5      0   0.02    330     39  696.1  696.3  696.1
   19.0  27023  -45.3  -84.8      0   0.02    325     34  707.1  707.3  707.1
   18.3  27273  -45.1  -85.1      0   0.02    342     34  715.3  715.5  715.3
   18.0  27383  -45.3  -85.2      0   0.02    350     34  718.0  718.1  718.0
   17.0  27764  -46.1  -85.5      0   0.02    340     38  727.3  727.5  727.3
   16.0  28167  -46.9  -85.9      0   0.02    335     42  737.4  737.6  737.4
   15.0  28600  -46.2  -85.5      0   0.02    330     37  753.5  753.7  753.5
   14.0  29063  -45.4  -85.0      0   0.02    345     44  771.1  771.3  771.1
   13.0  29560  -44.6  -84.5      0   0.02    335     37  790.4  790.7  790.4
   11.0  30681  -42.8  -83.3      0   0.04    340     36  835.8  836.2  835.8
   10.0  31320  -41.7  -82.7      0   0.04    350     35  862.8  863.3  862.8
    9.0  32037  -41.0  -82.0      0   0.05    345     35  891.8  892.5  891.8
    7.4  33369  -39.7  -80.7      0   0.08    341     37  948.4  949.5  948.4
    7.0                                       340     38                     

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 171015/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 9.22
                               Lifted index: 8.41
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 8.39
                                SWEAT index: 160.99
                                    K index: 0.90
                         Cross totals index: 19.00
                      Vertical totals index: 25.00
                        Totals totals index: 44.00
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 9.80
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 14.04
                      Convective Inhibition: -35.83
             CINS using virtual temperature: -30.73
                           Equilibrum Level: 630.54
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 629.16
                   Level of Free Convection: 774.76
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 776.86
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.30
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.42
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 265.45
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 885.19
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 274.88
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 2.45
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5140.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 4.77

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 15 Oct 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    -13                                                               
  998.0      8    1.8   -6.2     55   2.42    270     32  275.1  282.0  275.5
  966.0    266   -0.7   -7.4     60   2.27    250     36  275.1  281.6  275.5
  925.0    610   -4.1   -9.1     68   2.09    240     46  275.1  281.1  275.5
  913.0    712   -5.1   -9.5     71   2.04    245     50  275.1  281.0  275.5
  850.0   1269  -10.5  -11.8     90   1.83    240     45  275.1  280.4  275.4
  847.0   1296  -10.9  -11.9     92   1.82    240     45  275.0  280.2  275.3
  804.0   1690  -14.1  -14.9     94   1.50    240     41  275.7  280.1  275.9
  776.0   1959  -16.3  -17.0     95   1.31    235     41  276.1  280.0  276.4
  744.0   2277  -18.9  -19.4     96   1.11    239     46  276.7  280.0  276.9
  729.0   2429  -18.1  -27.1     45   0.57    241     48  279.2  281.0  279.2
  700.0   2732  -18.7  -36.7     19   0.24    245     53  281.8  282.5  281.8
  680.0   2947  -20.1  -41.1     14   0.16    244     54  282.5  283.1  282.6
  666.0   3101  -21.3  -41.3     15   0.16    244     55  282.9  283.4  282.9
  614.0   3700  -22.1  -51.1      5   0.06    241     58  288.6  288.8  288.6
  598.0   3894  -22.1  -44.1     12   0.13    240     59  290.8  291.2  290.8
  500.0   5190  -29.7  -55.7      6   0.04    235     66  296.8  296.9  296.8
  438.0   6124  -34.9  -59.9      6   0.03    235     74  301.6  301.7  301.6
  409.0   6598  -38.7  -50.7     27   0.09    235     78  302.7  303.0  302.7
  400.0   6750  -39.7  -52.7     24   0.07    235     79  303.3  303.6  303.3
  335.0   7938  -48.9  -61.0     23   0.03    235     86  306.4  306.6  306.4
  334.0   7958  -49.1  -61.1     23   0.03    235     86  306.5  306.6  306.5
  300.0   8660  -50.9  -70.9      8   0.01    235     78  313.5  313.5  313.5
  286.0   8972  -52.3  -72.3      7   0.01    240     77  315.8  315.8  315.8
  250.0   9850  -50.1  -81.1      1   0.00    240     73  331.4  331.5  331.4
  200.0  11310  -49.3  -87.3      0   0.00    250     75  354.5  354.5  354.5
  166.0  12532  -48.9  -86.9      0   0.00    256     74  374.6  374.6  374.6
  150.0  13200  -46.7  -85.7      0   0.00    260     74  389.4  389.4  389.4
  149.0  13244  -46.7  -85.7      0   0.00    260     74  390.1  390.1  390.1
  100.0  15890  -46.1  -85.1      0   0.00    280     67  438.4  438.4  438.4
   87.0  16813  -46.9  -85.9      0   0.00    287     69  454.6  454.6  454.6
   81.0  17288  -45.2  -84.8      0   0.00    290     70  467.4  467.4  467.4
   76.7  17651  -43.9  -83.9      0   0.00    290     60  477.5  477.5  477.5
   74.0  17890  -45.0  -84.6      0   0.00    290     54  480.1  480.1  480.1
   70.0  18260  -46.7  -85.7      0   0.00    300     61  484.1  484.1  484.1
   68.0  18452  -47.0  -85.9      0   0.00    295     68  487.4  487.4  487.4
   58.7  19425  -48.7  -86.7      0   0.00    286     64  504.6  504.6  504.6
   58.0  19505  -48.4  -86.5      0   0.00    285     64  507.1  507.1  507.1
   54.0  19978  -46.3  -85.3      0   0.01    298     59  522.3  522.3  522.3
   52.0  20229  -46.7  -85.7      0   0.00    305     56  527.0  527.1  527.0
   50.0  20490  -47.1  -86.1      0   0.00    300     56  532.0  532.1  532.0
   49.0  20624  -47.3  -86.3      0   0.00    305     53  534.6  534.6  534.6
   47.4  20843  -47.7  -86.7      0   0.00    305     54  538.8  538.8  538.8
   35.0  22847  -47.2  -86.2      0   0.01    305     64  588.7  588.8  588.7
   34.0  23038  -47.2  -86.2      0   0.01    305     50  593.7  593.8  593.7
   32.0  23439  -47.1  -86.1      0   0.01    310     52  604.4  604.4  604.4
   31.8  23481  -47.1  -86.1      0   0.01                605.5  605.5  605.5

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 171015/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 13.86
                               Lifted index: 12.94
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 12.92
                                SWEAT index: 156.02
                                    K index: -10.60
                         Cross totals index: 17.90
                      Vertical totals index: 19.20
                        Totals totals index: 37.10
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 35.00
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 37.20
                      Convective Inhibition: -0.46
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 736.22
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 735.79
                   Level of Free Convection: 868.45
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 870.10
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.82
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.87
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 264.38
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 870.10
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 275.12
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 2.28
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5203.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 5.32

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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