94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 22 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    -78                                                               
  990.0      8    8.6    3.6     71   5.03    310     28  282.6  296.8  283.4
  955.0    301    4.2    0.3     76   4.11    299     36  281.0  292.7  281.7
  925.0    558    1.8   -0.9     82   3.89    290     43  281.1  292.2  281.8
  909.0    698    0.4   -1.1     90   3.90    289     44  281.1  292.2  281.8
  896.0    814    0.2   -5.8     64   2.78    288     46  282.1  290.1  282.5
  870.0   1049   -1.9   -8.9     59   2.25    286     48  282.3  288.9  282.6
  850.0   1233   -3.5  -11.5     54   1.88    285     50  282.5  288.1  282.8
  835.0   1374   -4.7  -10.7     63   2.04    285     50  282.6  288.7  283.0
  830.0   1421   -4.5  -16.5     39   1.28    286     50  283.3  287.2  283.6
  700.0   2740  -14.1  -22.1     51   0.94    290     50  286.8  289.8  287.0
  500.0   5210  -29.5  -53.5      8   0.05    290     63  297.0  297.2  297.0
  400.0   6770  -39.7  -61.7      8   0.02    290     73  303.3  303.4  303.3
  325.0   8170  -43.7  -65.0      8   0.02    295     98  316.3  316.4  316.3
  300.0   8710  -45.3  -66.3      8   0.02    295     94  321.4  321.5  321.4
  299.0   8732  -45.5  -65.5      9   0.02    295     94  321.4  321.5  321.4
  250.0   9930  -43.3  -81.3      1   0.00    295     80  341.6  341.6  341.6
  200.0  11440  -43.3  -83.3      0   0.00    295     70  364.0  364.1  364.0
  150.0  13370  -45.3  -85.3      0   0.00    305     54  391.8  391.8  391.8
  100.0  16070  -47.5  -86.5      0   0.00    320     40  435.7  435.7  435.7

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 171222/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 8.18
                               Lifted index: 3.95
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 3.90
                                SWEAT index: 163.00
                                    K index: 6.50
                         Cross totals index: 18.00
                      Vertical totals index: 26.00
                        Totals totals index: 44.00
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 53.20
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 74.81
                      Convective Inhibition: -1.16
             CINS using virtual temperature: -0.10
                           Equilibrum Level: 652.52
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 654.62
                   Level of Free Convection: 881.09
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 891.49
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 1.15
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 1.62
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 273.36
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 902.58
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 281.50
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.35
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5288.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 7.95

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 22 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    -21                                                               
  997.0      8    6.6    4.0     83   5.14    325     15  280.0  294.3  280.9
  972.0    215    5.8    2.5     79   4.74    314     24  281.2  294.6  282.0
  951.0    391    4.1    1.4     82   4.47    305     31  281.3  293.9  282.1
  925.0    615    2.0    0.0     87   4.15    305     33  281.4  293.1  282.1
  869.0   1116   -2.5   -2.8     98   3.60    301     33  281.7  292.0  282.3
  850.0   1291   -3.3   -5.9     82   2.91    300     33  282.7  291.1  283.2
  841.0   1375   -3.9   -8.7     69   2.37    299     34  282.9  289.9  283.3
  834.0   1441   -3.5  -12.5     50   1.76    297     34  284.0  289.3  284.3
  798.0   1788   -5.5   -9.9     71   2.27    291     37  285.5  292.2  285.9
  792.0   1848   -5.5  -17.5     38   1.23    290     37  286.1  289.9  286.3
  791.0   1858   -5.6  -15.6     45   1.45    290     37  286.1  290.6  286.4
  789.0   1877   -5.7  -11.7     63   1.99    290     37  286.2  292.2  286.5
  778.0   1987   -6.3  -20.3     32   0.98    289     37  286.7  289.8  286.9
  740.0   2377   -8.5  -21.5     34   0.93    287     39  288.4  291.4  288.6
  710.0   2696  -10.9  -21.9     40   0.94    286     40  289.2  292.2  289.4
  700.0   2805  -11.9  -19.9     51   1.13    285     40  289.3  292.9  289.5
  670.0   3138  -15.1  -18.9     73   1.29    281     41  289.3  293.4  289.6
  618.0   3743  -19.0  -24.4     62   0.86    275     42  291.6  294.4  291.8
  601.0   3952  -20.3  -26.3     59   0.75    276     46  292.4  294.9  292.6
  588.0   4114  -21.1  -26.1     64   0.78    276     49  293.4  295.9  293.5
  528.0   4897  -28.3  -28.8     95   0.68    279     65  293.9  296.1  294.0
  518.0   5035  -27.1  -30.3     74   0.60    279     68  296.9  298.9  297.0
  509.0   5161  -26.7  -31.5     64   0.54    280     70  298.9  300.8  299.0
  500.0   5290  -27.1  -32.1     62   0.52    280     73  299.9  301.7  300.0
  482.0   5553  -28.9  -34.9     56   0.41    280     77  300.9  302.3  300.9
  478.0   5613  -28.9  -39.9     34   0.25    280     78  301.6  302.5  301.6
  448.0   6075  -31.3  -51.3     12   0.08    280     85  304.2  304.5  304.2
  431.0   6348  -32.9  -50.9     15   0.08    280     90  305.6  305.9  305.6
  417.0   6580  -34.1  -41.1     49   0.25    280     93  306.9  307.9  307.0
  400.0   6870  -36.3  -43.3     48   0.21    280     98  307.7  308.5  307.8
  385.0   7134  -38.3  -42.7     63   0.23    281    102  308.5  309.3  308.5
  317.0   8444  -47.5  -55.1     41   0.07    285    124  313.4  313.7  313.4
  310.0   8594  -48.5  -56.5     39   0.06    285    123  313.9  314.2  313.9
  300.0   8810  -48.7  -58.7     30   0.05    285    121  316.6  316.8  316.6
  289.0   9053  -50.4  -61.2     27   0.03    285    120  317.6  317.7  317.6
  287.0   9098  -50.7  -61.7     26   0.03    285    118  317.8  317.9  317.8
  271.0   9472  -47.9  -75.9      3   0.00    285    101  327.1  327.1  327.1
  253.0   9922  -49.3  -76.3      3   0.00    285     81  331.5  331.5  331.5
  250.0  10000  -48.7  -77.7      2   0.00    285     78  333.5  333.6  333.5
  239.0  10296  -48.8  -81.6      1   0.00    285     70  337.7  337.7  337.7
  225.0  10692  -48.9  -86.9      0   0.00    287     68  343.4  343.4  343.4
  211.0  11116  -47.5  -86.0      0   0.00    290     65  352.0  352.0  352.0
  200.0  11470  -46.3  -85.3      0   0.00    290     68  359.3  359.3  359.3
  188.0  11883  -43.9  -83.9      0   0.00    290     60  369.6  369.6  369.6
  174.0  12398  -47.1  -86.1      0   0.00    290     50  372.6  372.6  372.6
  171.0  12513  -47.3  -86.3      0   0.00    290     49  374.1  374.1  374.1
  162.0  12870  -47.9  -86.9      0   0.00    293     55  378.9  378.9  378.9
  154.0  13206  -46.2  -85.8      0   0.00    295     61  387.3  387.4  387.3
  150.0  13380  -45.3  -85.3      0   0.00    290     59  391.8  391.8  391.8
  147.0  13515  -45.3  -85.3      0   0.00    289     57  394.1  394.1  394.1
  138.0  13935  -47.1  -86.1      0   0.00    288     52  398.1  398.1  398.1
  124.0  14645  -46.5  -85.5      0   0.00    285     42  411.6  411.6  411.6
  117.0  15031  -46.1  -85.1      0   0.00    307     39  419.1  419.1  419.1
  116.0  15087  -46.2  -85.2      0   0.00    310     39  419.9  420.0  419.9
  110.0  15439  -47.0  -86.0      0   0.00    285     37  425.0  425.0  425.0
  107.0  15622  -47.4  -86.3      0   0.00    295     32  427.6  427.6  427.6
  105.0  15747  -47.6  -86.6      0   0.00    305     37  429.4  429.4  429.4
  100.0  16070  -48.3  -87.3      0   0.00    295     37  434.1  434.1  434.1
   89.0  16842  -46.7  -85.7      0   0.00    305     35  452.0  452.0  452.0
   87.0  16992  -46.4  -85.4      0   0.00    295     38  455.6  455.6  455.6
   82.0  17385  -45.6  -84.6      0   0.00    285     28  465.0  465.0  465.0
   81.5  17425  -45.5  -84.5      0   0.00    287     27  466.0  466.0  466.0
   78.0  17715  -46.7  -85.4      0   0.00    305     16  469.3  469.4  469.3
   76.0  17887  -47.4  -85.9      0   0.00    315     18  471.3  471.4  471.3
   72.1  18236  -48.9  -86.9      0   0.00    315     27  475.4  475.4  475.4
   71.0  18337  -48.6  -87.1      0   0.00    315     29  478.1  478.1  478.1
   70.0  18430  -48.3  -87.3      0   0.00    300     27  480.7  480.7  480.7
   68.0  18622  -48.0  -87.0      0   0.00    290     19  485.4  485.4  485.4
   66.0  18819  -47.6  -86.6      0   0.00    310     17  490.3  490.3  490.3
   64.0  19023  -47.3  -86.3      0   0.00    295     15  495.4  495.4  495.4
   63.0  19127  -47.1  -86.1      0   0.00    320     11  498.0  498.0  498.0
   62.0  19233  -46.9  -85.9      0   0.00    340     14  500.6  500.7  500.7
   61.0  19341  -46.8  -85.8      0   0.00    345     21  503.4  503.4  503.4
   59.0  19561  -46.4  -85.4      0   0.00    320     17  509.0  509.1  509.1
   58.0  19674  -46.2  -85.2      0   0.00    350     18  512.0  512.0  512.0
   57.5  19732  -46.1  -85.1      0   0.00    345     19  513.5  513.5  513.5
   55.0  20027  -46.2  -85.2      0   0.01    320     25  519.7  519.8  519.7
   53.0  20273  -46.3  -85.3      0   0.01    305     18  525.0  525.0  525.0
   50.0  20660  -46.5  -85.5      0   0.01    320     11  533.4  533.5  533.4
   49.0  20794  -46.5  -85.5      0   0.01    340     13  536.4  536.5  536.4
   47.0  21070  -46.6  -85.6      0   0.01    315     14  542.6  542.7  542.6
   44.0  21508  -46.8  -85.8      0   0.01    350     10  552.6  552.7  552.6
   42.0  21816  -46.9  -85.9      0   0.01    340     13  559.8  559.8  559.8
   40.0  22140  -47.0  -86.0      0   0.01     20      3  567.4  567.4  567.4
   38.0  22480  -47.1  -86.1      0   0.01     45     10  575.5  575.5  575.5
   37.7  22533  -47.1  -86.1      0   0.01     44     12  576.7  576.8  576.7
   37.0  22657  -47.0  -86.0      0   0.01     40     18  580.1  580.1  580.1
   35.0  23026  -46.7  -85.7      0   0.01     10     12  590.1  590.2  590.1
   34.0  23219  -46.6  -85.6      0   0.01     65      3  595.4  595.5  595.4
   32.0  23621  -46.2  -85.2      0   0.01     50     17  606.7  606.8  606.7
   31.0  23832  -46.1  -85.1      0   0.01     55     11  612.6  612.7  612.7
   30.0  24050  -45.9  -84.9      0   0.01     60     16  618.9  619.0  618.9
   29.0  24276  -45.8  -84.8      0   0.01     55     12  625.2  625.4  625.3
   28.4  24415  -45.7  -84.7      0   0.01     70     12  629.2  629.3  629.2
   28.0  24509  -45.9  -84.9      0   0.01     80     12  631.3  631.4  631.3
   27.0  24751  -46.3  -85.3      0   0.01     55     14  636.8  636.9  636.8
   26.9  24776  -46.3  -85.3      0   0.01     57     15  637.4  637.5  637.4
   26.0  25004  -45.9  -85.0      0   0.01     80     19  644.8  644.9  644.8
   25.0  25266  -45.4  -84.7      0   0.01     65     17  653.4  653.5  653.4
   24.0  25539  -44.9  -84.3      0   0.01     90     23  662.5  662.6  662.5
   23.0  25824  -44.4  -83.9      0   0.02     60     15  672.1  672.3  672.1
   22.0  26122  -43.9  -83.5      0   0.02     65     21  682.3  682.5  682.3
   20.0  26760  -42.7  -82.7      0   0.02     95     19  704.7  704.9  704.7
   19.0  27112  -42.1  -82.3      0   0.02     70     19  716.9  717.2  716.9
   18.0  27482  -41.5  -82.0      0   0.03    100     23  730.0  730.3  730.0
   17.0  27874  -40.8  -81.6      0   0.03     80     27  744.1  744.5  744.2
   15.0  28733  -39.4  -80.7      0   0.04     80     28  776.0  776.5  776.0
   14.0  29206  -38.6  -80.2      0   0.05     60     24  794.1  794.7  794.1
   11.0  30859  -35.9  -78.6      0   0.08     70     30  860.8  861.8  860.8
   10.3  31310  -35.1  -78.1      0   0.09     84     30  879.9  881.0  879.9
   10.2  31378  -35.1  -78.1      0   0.09     86     30  882.4  883.5  882.4
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Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 171222/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 8.27
                               Lifted index: 6.04
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 6.05
                                SWEAT index: 139.01
                                    K index: 9.90
                         Cross totals index: 21.20
                      Vertical totals index: 23.80
                        Totals totals index: 45.00
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 15.43
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 19.01
                      Convective Inhibition: -2.08
             CINS using virtual temperature: -1.46
                           Equilibrum Level: 834.60
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 816.74
                   Level of Free Convection: 910.77
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 913.86
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.22
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.28
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 274.81
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 925.24
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 280.99
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.69
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5311.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 10.63

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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