94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 20 Dec 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   -249                                                               
  970.0      8    7.4    5.2     86   5.75      0     28  283.0  299.1  284.0
  948.0    195    7.0    4.5     84   5.60    352     49  284.5  300.3  285.4
  943.0    238    6.7    4.4     85   5.58    350     54  284.5  300.3  285.5
  925.0    394    5.4    3.9     90   5.50    345     56  284.8  300.4  285.8
  868.0    909    1.3    0.7     96   4.65    330     68  285.7  299.1  286.5
  850.0   1079   -0.1   -0.4     98   4.39    330     68  286.0  298.7  286.8
  838.0   1193   -0.9   -1.0     99   4.26    329     69  286.4  298.7  287.1
  798.0   1581   -4.1   -5.4     91   3.22    326     73  287.0  296.4  287.5
  782.0   1741   -4.8   -6.9     85   2.92    325     74  287.9  296.6  288.4
  760.0   1966   -5.7   -9.1     77   2.54    326     72  289.3  296.9  289.7
  739.0   2185   -6.9   -8.1     91   2.82    328     70  290.3  298.8  290.8
  705.0   2552   -7.3  -12.3     67   2.12    330     67  293.8  300.4  294.1
  700.0   2608   -7.1  -13.1     62   2.00    330     67  294.6  300.8  294.9
  626.0   3471  -10.7  -21.3     42   1.12    330     57  300.0  303.7  300.2
  619.0   3558  -11.1  -22.1     40   1.06    330     59  300.5  304.1  300.7
  596.0   3848  -12.5  -31.5     19   0.46    332     66  302.2  303.8  302.3
  591.0   3912  -12.1  -40.1      8   0.20    332     68  303.4  304.1  303.4
  578.0   4082  -12.3  -51.3      2   0.06    333     72  305.1  305.3  305.1
  549.0   4473  -13.4  -51.4      2   0.06    335     81  308.3  308.6  308.3
  521.0   4870  -14.5  -51.5      3   0.06    341     79  311.6  311.9  311.6
  500.0   5180  -16.7  -47.7      5   0.10    345     78  312.6  313.0  312.6
  495.0   5254  -17.2  -48.0      5   0.10    345     79  312.8  313.2  312.9
  445.0   6036  -23.1  -51.5      6   0.08    345     69  315.2  315.5  315.2
  400.0   6820  -28.9  -54.9      6   0.06    340     69  317.4  317.6  317.4
  354.0   7683  -35.4  -58.6      7   0.04    335     67  319.8  320.0  319.8
  351.0   7743  -35.9  -58.9      8   0.04    336     65  320.0  320.1  320.0
  337.0   8023  -37.8  -61.2      7   0.03    340     54  321.1  321.2  321.1
  316.0   8467  -40.9  -64.9      6   0.02    334     61  322.8  322.9  322.8
  300.0   8820  -41.7  -65.7      6   0.02    330     66  326.5  326.6  326.5
  291.0   9026  -42.5  -67.5      5   0.01    330     65  328.2  328.3  328.2
  280.0   9286  -41.7  -70.7      3   0.01    330     69  333.0  333.0  333.0
  275.0   9408  -38.7  -74.7      1   0.01    330     71  339.0  339.1  339.0
  274.0   9433  -38.7  -75.0      1   0.01    330     71  339.4  339.4  339.4
  250.0  10060  -39.3  -81.3      0   0.00    330     54  347.5  347.5  347.5
  247.0  10143  -38.8  -80.8      0   0.00    330     54  349.4  349.4  349.4
  245.0  10199  -38.5  -80.5      0   0.00    329     55  350.7  350.7  350.7
  224.0  10811  -41.2  -81.9      0   0.00    320     68  355.6  355.6  355.6
  215.0  11091  -42.5  -82.5      0   0.00    318     65  357.8  357.9  357.8
  200.0  11580  -42.5  -82.5      0   0.00    315     61  365.3  365.3  365.3
  187.0  12034  -42.5  -83.5      0   0.00    311     54  372.4  372.4  372.4
  172.0  12594  -44.3  -84.1      0   0.00    305     46  378.4  378.4  378.4
  163.0  12954  -45.5  -84.5      0   0.00    305     40  382.3  382.3  382.3
  157.0  13205  -43.7  -83.7      0   0.00    305     35  389.4  389.4  389.4
  151.0  13466  -45.4  -84.5      0   0.00    325     28  390.9  390.9  390.9
  150.0  13510  -45.7  -84.7      0   0.00    330     28  391.1  391.1  391.1
  146.0  13690  -46.3  -85.1      0   0.00    345     30  393.1  393.1  393.1
  134.0  14259  -48.3  -86.3      0   0.00    339     41  399.3  399.3  399.3
  125.0  14720  -47.9  -86.3      0   0.00    335     49  408.1  408.1  408.1
  117.0  15158  -47.4  -86.3      0   0.00    310     54  416.7  416.7  416.7
  115.0  15272  -47.3  -86.3      0   0.00    303     48  419.0  419.0  419.0
  110.0  15564  -48.7  -87.1      0   0.00    285     32  421.7  421.7  421.7
  107.0  15745  -49.6  -87.5      0   0.00    300     25  423.4  423.4  423.4
  103.0  15996  -50.8  -88.2      0   0.00    320     30  425.7  425.8  425.7
  100.0  16190  -51.7  -88.7      0   0.00    320     39  427.6  427.6  427.6
   99.7  16210  -51.7  -88.7      0   0.00    320     40  427.9  427.9  427.9
   91.0  16803  -51.4  -88.7      0   0.00    270     14  439.7  439.8  439.7
   90.0  16875  -51.4  -88.7      0   0.00    285     11  441.2  441.2  441.2
   88.0  17021  -51.4  -88.7      0   0.00    325     12  444.2  444.2  444.2
   85.0  17247  -51.2  -88.7      0   0.00    320     24  448.8  448.8  448.8
   82.0  17481  -51.1  -88.7      0   0.00    310     20  453.6  453.6  453.6
   79.0  17723  -51.0  -88.7      0   0.00    340     14  458.7  458.7  458.7
   76.0  17975  -50.9  -88.7      0   0.00    320     17  464.0  464.0  464.0
   70.0  18510  -50.7  -88.7      0   0.00    325     19  475.6  475.6  475.6
   69.0  18605  -50.6  -88.6      0   0.00    335     19  477.8  477.8  477.8
   66.0  18896  -50.2  -88.3      0   0.00    305     17  484.8  484.8  484.8
   64.0  19099  -49.9  -88.2      0   0.00    340     14  489.6  489.7  489.6
   61.0  19414  -49.5  -87.9      0   0.00    335     17  497.4  497.4  497.4
   60.0  19522  -49.3  -87.8      0   0.00    345     16  500.0  500.1  500.0
   56.0  19976  -48.7  -87.4      0   0.00    310     12  511.4  511.4  511.4
   54.0  20215  -48.4  -87.2      0   0.00      0     11  517.5  517.5  517.5
   53.0  20337  -48.2  -87.0      0   0.00    355     13  520.6  520.7  520.6
   52.0  20462  -48.0  -86.9      0   0.00     20     11  523.9  523.9  523.9
   50.0  20720  -47.7  -86.7      0   0.00    355     15  530.6  530.6  530.6
   47.0  21130  -47.1  -86.2      0   0.01     15     13  541.4  541.4  541.4
   45.0  21418  -46.8  -85.8      0   0.01    355     12  549.1  549.1  549.1
   41.7  21923  -46.1  -85.1      0   0.01    352      7  562.8  562.9  562.8
   40.0  22199  -46.2  -85.2      0   0.01    350      4  569.4  569.4  569.4
   39.0  22368  -46.2  -85.2      0   0.01     40     10  573.4  573.4  573.4
   35.0  23086  -46.4  -85.4      0   0.01     15     16  590.9  590.9  590.9
   34.0  23279  -46.5  -85.5      0   0.01     55     10  595.6  595.7  595.6
   31.0  23892  -46.6  -85.6      0   0.01     55     15  611.1  611.2  611.1
   30.0  24110  -46.7  -85.7      0   0.01     65     15  616.7  616.8  616.7
   29.0  24335  -46.8  -85.8      0   0.01     80     18  622.4  622.4  622.4
   28.5  24450  -46.9  -85.9      0   0.01     63     19  625.3  625.4  625.3
   28.0  24568  -46.5  -85.7      0   0.01     45     20  629.5  629.6  629.5
   27.0  24811  -45.7  -85.2      0   0.01     75     23  638.4  638.5  638.4
   26.0  25063  -44.9  -84.8      0   0.01     45     20  647.7  647.8  647.7
   23.4  25768  -42.5  -83.5      0   0.02     70     18  674.4  674.5  674.4
   22.0  26185  -42.0  -83.0      0   0.02     85     17  687.8  688.0  687.8
   21.0  26500  -41.7  -82.7      0   0.02     65     13  698.0  698.2  698.0
   20.0  26830  -41.3  -82.3      0   0.02     80     12  709.0  709.2  709.0
   19.0  27179  -41.1  -82.1      0   0.02    120      7  720.0  720.3  720.0
   18.0  27548  -40.9  -81.9      0   0.03     95     11  731.9  732.2  731.9
   17.0  27937  -40.7  -81.7      0   0.03    100     26  744.6  745.0  744.6
   16.0  28350  -40.5  -81.5      0   0.03     80     24  758.4  758.8  758.4
   15.0  28789  -40.2  -81.2      0   0.04    105     23  773.3  773.7  773.3
   14.0  29259  -40.0  -81.0      0   0.04     80     24  789.6  790.1  789.6
   13.1  29712  -39.7  -80.7      0   0.05     76     29  805.6  806.1  805.6
   13.0  29764  -39.5  -80.6      0   0.05     75     30  807.9  808.5  807.9
   12.0  30316  -38.0  -79.8      0   0.06    105     29  832.2  832.9  832.2
   11.0  30916  -36.2  -79.0      0   0.07     85     39  859.4  860.3  859.4
   10.7  31106  -35.7  -78.7      0   0.08                868.2  869.2  868.2

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 171220/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 13.20
                               Lifted index: 12.22
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 12.14
                                SWEAT index: 214.01
                                    K index: 10.20
                         Cross totals index: 16.30
                      Vertical totals index: 16.60
                        Totals totals index: 32.90
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 37.18
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 41.81
                      Convective Inhibition: -3.46
             CINS using virtual temperature: -3.01
                           Equilibrum Level: 734.14
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 733.14
                   Level of Free Convection: 878.68
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 880.58
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.53
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.60
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 277.01
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 912.61
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 284.36
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 5.56
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5429.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 12.71

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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