94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 05 Feb 2018

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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    3.8   -0.6     73   3.71    235     13  277.8  288.2  278.4
  948.0    354   -0.8   -4.9     74   2.82    220     36  276.5  284.5  277.0
  944.0    388   -1.3   -5.3     74   2.74    220     36  276.4  284.1  276.8
  925.0    548   -2.5   -7.5     69   2.36    220     38  276.8  283.5  277.1
  902.0    747   -4.3   -7.6     78   2.40    225     41  276.9  283.8  277.3
  900.0    765   -4.4   -7.9     77   2.35    225     41  276.9  283.7  277.3
  871.0   1022   -6.5  -12.9     60   1.64    235     34  277.4  282.2  277.7
  865.0   1076   -6.9  -13.9     57   1.52    234     34  277.5  282.0  277.8
  850.0   1212   -8.1  -15.1     57   1.40    230     34  277.6  281.8  277.9
  811.0   1574  -11.1  -15.2     72   1.46    220     34  278.2  282.5  278.4
  799.0   1689  -12.1  -15.2     78   1.48    221     34  278.3  282.7  278.6
  776.0   1912  -12.9  -23.9     39   0.72    224     34  279.8  282.1  279.9
  759.0   2081  -14.3  -21.3     55   0.93    227     35  280.1  282.9  280.2
  755.0   2121  -14.3  -28.3     29   0.50    227     35  280.5  282.1  280.6
  738.0   2293  -15.7  -30.7     26   0.40    229     35  280.8  282.1  280.9
  734.0   2334  -16.1  -30.6     28   0.41    230     35  280.9  282.2  280.9
  722.0   2458  -17.1  -30.1     31   0.44    224     36  281.0  282.4  281.1
  705.0   2636  -18.7  -23.8     64   0.80    215     37  281.2  283.6  281.3
  701.0   2678  -19.1  -22.3     76   0.92    215     36  281.2  284.0  281.4
  700.0   2689  -19.1  -23.5     68   0.83    215     36  281.3  283.9  281.4
  698.0   2710  -19.3  -28.3     45   0.54    217     35  281.3  283.0  281.4
  683.0   2872  -20.2  -33.2     30   0.34    230     28  282.0  283.2  282.1
  672.0   2992  -20.9  -36.9     22   0.24    224     30  282.6  283.4  282.6
  649.0   3249  -23.1  -37.1     27   0.25    211     34  282.9  283.8  283.0
  647.0   3271  -23.1  -37.6     26   0.23    210     34  283.1  283.9  283.2
  611.0   3690  -24.1  -46.1     11   0.10    221     42  286.7  287.1  286.7
  598.0   3844  -25.0  -47.1     11   0.09    225     45  287.4  287.8  287.5
  500.0   5130  -32.3  -55.3      8   0.04    215     58  293.6  293.8  293.6
  478.0   5442  -34.4  -55.9      9   0.04    215     68  294.9  295.0  294.9
  418.0   6371  -40.5  -57.5     14   0.04    215     75  298.5  298.6  298.5
  400.0   6670  -42.1  -61.1     11   0.03    215     77  300.2  300.3  300.2
  368.0   7230  -44.3  -64.3      9   0.02    215     82  304.5  304.6  304.5
  355.0   7471  -43.9  -67.2      6   0.01    210     84  308.1  308.2  308.1
  302.0   8555  -42.3  -80.3      1   0.00    210     78  325.0  325.0  325.0
  300.0   8600  -42.1  -81.1      1   0.00    210     78  325.9  325.9  325.9
  263.0   9494  -39.9  -80.9      0   0.00    210     72  341.6  341.6  341.6
  250.0   9840  -40.5  -81.5      0   0.00    210     69  345.7  345.7  345.7
  200.0  11360  -42.3  -83.3      0   0.00    210     66  365.6  365.6  365.6
  189.0  11740  -42.8  -83.6      0   0.00    210     60  370.8  370.8  370.8
  150.0  13290  -44.9  -84.9      0   0.00    220     51  392.5  392.5  392.5
  140.0  13750  -45.6  -85.2      0   0.00    225     47  399.1  399.1  399.1
  125.0  14507  -46.7  -85.8      0   0.00    215     46  410.1  410.1  410.1
  123.0  14614  -46.9  -85.9      0   0.00    216     45  411.7  411.8  411.7
  100.0  15990  -46.9  -85.9      0   0.00    230     36  436.8  436.8  436.8
   93.0  16469  -47.9  -86.3      0   0.00    205     35  444.0  444.0  444.0
   88.0  16834  -48.7  -86.7      0   0.00    220     33  449.5  449.5  449.5
   83.0  17219  -48.6  -86.7      0   0.00    235     30  457.1  457.2  457.1
   76.0  17799  -48.6  -86.6      0   0.00    230     26  469.0  469.0  469.0
   74.0  17974  -48.5  -86.5      0   0.00    215     27  472.6  472.6  472.6
   70.0  18340  -48.5  -86.5      0   0.00    215     23  480.3  480.3  480.3
   69.0  18435  -48.4  -86.5      0   0.00    210     21  482.4  482.4  482.4
   67.0  18629  -48.3  -86.4      0   0.00    230     22  486.8  486.8  486.8
   61.0  19248  -47.9  -86.2      0   0.00    220     21  501.0  501.0  501.0
   59.0  19468  -47.7  -86.2      0   0.00    240     17  506.1  506.2  506.1
   56.0  19812  -47.4  -86.1      0   0.00    215     16  514.3  514.3  514.3
   52.0  20301  -47.1  -86.0      0   0.00    235     12  526.1  526.2  526.1
   50.0  20560  -46.9  -85.9      0   0.00    230     21  532.5  532.5  532.5
   48.0  20831  -46.8  -85.8      0   0.01    210     18  538.9  539.0  538.9
   47.0  20971  -46.8  -85.8      0   0.01    220     16  542.3  542.3  542.3
   45.0  21259  -46.7  -85.7      0   0.01    175     14  549.3  549.3  549.3
   43.0  21561  -46.6  -85.6      0   0.01    185     10  556.7  556.7  556.7
   42.0  21717  -46.6  -85.6      0   0.01    225      3  560.5  560.6  560.5
   41.0  21877  -46.5  -85.5      0   0.01    245     10  564.5  564.6  564.5
   38.0  22381  -46.4  -85.4      0   0.01    200     19  577.3  577.4  577.3
   37.0  22558  -46.3  -85.3      0   0.01    170     10  581.8  581.9  581.8
   33.0  23317  -46.1  -85.1      0   0.01      0      1  601.8  601.9  601.8
   32.0  23522  -46.0  -85.0      0   0.01    180     10  607.2  607.3  607.2
   30.0  23950  -45.9  -84.9      0   0.01    120      9  618.9  619.0  618.9
   26.9  24677  -46.5  -85.5      0   0.01     78      6  636.8  636.9  636.8
   22.0  26029  -43.1  -83.5      0   0.02      0      0  684.5  684.7  684.5
   20.0  26670  -41.5  -82.5      0   0.02      0      0  708.4  708.6  708.4
   19.4  26877  -41.1  -82.1      0   0.02      2      1  715.8  716.0  715.8
   16.0  28196  -39.7  -81.1      0   0.03     15     10  760.9  761.3  760.9
   15.0  28638  -39.2  -80.8      0   0.04    110     10  776.6  777.1  776.6
   14.0  29110  -38.7  -80.4      0   0.04     25     15  793.8  794.3  793.8
   13.0  29618  -38.2  -80.0      0   0.05     90     10  812.7  813.3  812.7
   12.2  30053  -37.7  -79.7      0   0.06     27     12  829.2  829.9  829.2
   12.0  30168  -37.2  -79.4      0   0.06     10     13  834.7  835.5  834.7
   11.0  30775  -34.9  -77.9      0   0.08    200      1  864.3  865.4  864.3
   10.0  31440  -32.3  -76.3      0   0.12     55     10  897.8  899.4  897.9
    9.0  32189  -30.8  -75.2      0   0.16     35     23  931.1  933.3  931.2
    8.0  33026  -29.1  -73.9      1   0.22     45      4  969.8  972.8  969.9
    7.7  33297  -28.5  -73.5      1   0.24                982.7  986.0  982.8
    7.5  33486  -28.7  -73.7      0   0.24                989.3  992.7  989.4

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 180205/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 10.19
                               Lifted index: 7.31
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 7.28
                                SWEAT index: 125.99
                                    K index: 4.70
                         Cross totals index: 17.20
                      Vertical totals index: 24.20
                        Totals totals index: 41.40
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 31.03
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 43.84
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 682.83
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 678.32
                   Level of Free Convection: 894.64
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 898.37
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 1.45
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 2.05
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 268.56
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 898.37
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 276.93
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.08
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5208.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 5.39

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 05 Feb 2018

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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    -19                                                               
  997.0      8    3.2   -1.4     72   3.48    265     21  276.6  286.3  277.2
  925.0    606   -2.5   -5.9     77   2.67    230     36  276.8  284.4  277.2
  922.0    632   -2.7   -6.0     78   2.65    230     36  276.8  284.3  277.2
  881.0    990   -5.9   -8.2     84   2.35    233     33  277.1  283.8  277.5
  850.0   1270   -7.9   -9.7     87   2.16    235     31  277.9  284.1  278.2
  773.0   2000  -13.7  -14.3     95   1.65    230     35  279.2  284.1  279.5
  763.0   2100  -14.5  -14.9     97   1.58    228     38  279.4  284.1  279.7
  758.0   2150  -12.3  -14.9     81   1.59    228     40  282.3  287.1  282.6
  739.0   2345  -10.5  -41.5      6   0.14    225     46  286.4  286.8  286.4
  711.0   2642  -10.8  -40.4      7   0.16    220     56  289.2  289.8  289.2
  700.0   2762  -10.9  -39.9      7   0.17    220     55  290.4  291.0  290.4
  690.0   2872  -10.9  -40.9      6   0.16    218     56  291.6  292.1  291.6
  656.0   3259  -11.9  -47.9      3   0.08    212     57  294.7  295.0  294.7
  645.0   3388  -12.1  -42.7      6   0.14    210     58  295.9  296.4  295.9
  626.0   3617  -12.5  -33.5     16   0.36    209     62  298.0  299.2  298.0
  577.0   4235  -15.1  -37.1     13   0.28    208     72  301.9  302.9  302.0
  549.0   4608  -18.5  -25.5     54   0.88    207     79  302.2  305.2  302.4
  523.0   4968  -20.7  -25.5     65   0.92    206     85  303.8  306.9  304.0
  520.0   5011  -20.7  -24.4     72   1.03    206     86  304.3  307.8  304.5
  500.0   5300  -21.7  -27.7     58   0.79    205     91  306.5  309.2  306.7
  489.0   5464  -22.3  -29.3     53   0.70    206     93  307.7  310.2  307.9
  416.0   6632  -30.9  -35.1     67   0.47    209    107  311.2  312.9  311.3
  400.0   6910  -32.3  -39.3     50   0.32    210    110  312.9  314.1  313.0
  396.0   6981  -32.8  -42.2     39   0.24    210    110  313.2  314.1  313.2
  395.0   6999  -32.9  -42.9     36   0.22    210    110  313.3  314.1  313.3
  378.0   7308  -34.3  -42.3     44   0.25    209    109  315.4  316.3  315.4
  300.0   8890  -46.1  -54.1     40   0.08    205    102  320.3  320.6  320.3
  298.0   8934  -46.3  -55.3     35   0.07    205    102  320.6  320.9  320.6
  274.0   9486  -50.5  -55.1     58   0.08    207    105  322.3  322.6  322.3
  263.0   9752  -50.9  -60.9     29   0.04    209    106  325.5  325.7  325.5
  250.0  10080  -52.9  -59.9     42   0.05    210    108  327.3  327.5  327.3
  241.0  10316  -53.9  -59.9     48   0.05    210    106  329.2  329.4  329.2
  227.0  10702  -52.2  -66.9     15   0.02    210    103  337.6  337.7  337.6
  225.0  10759  -51.9  -67.9     13   0.02                338.8  338.9  338.8

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 180205/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 18.99
                               Lifted index: 17.99
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 18.07
                                SWEAT index: 153.01
                                    K index: -24.90
                         Cross totals index: 12.00
                      Vertical totals index: 13.80
                        Totals totals index: 25.80
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 18.67
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 21.10
                      Convective Inhibition: -1.90
             CINS using virtual temperature: -0.86
                           Equilibrum Level: 761.53
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 761.53
                   Level of Free Convection: 892.48
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 897.10
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.14
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.16
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 269.01
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 906.87
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 276.66
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.13
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5319.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 7.77

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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