94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 00Z 08 Apr 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    -12                                                               
  998.0      8    4.0   -0.4     73   3.74    265      8  277.3  287.8  277.9
  965.0    277    1.3   -2.0     78   3.43    235     19  277.3  286.9  277.8
  936.0    521   -1.1   -3.5     84   3.16    240     39  277.2  286.1  277.7
  925.0    615   -2.1   -4.1     86   3.06    235     38  277.2  285.8  277.7
  894.0    885   -4.5   -5.1     96   2.94    232     37  277.4  285.7  277.9
  879.0   1017   -5.4   -6.5     92   2.69    230     37  277.8  285.4  278.2
  850.0   1280   -7.3   -9.2     86   2.25    225     38  278.5  285.0  278.9
  807.0   1683  -10.1  -14.1     73   1.60    229     44  279.7  284.4  279.9
  798.0   1769  -10.7  -16.1     64   1.37    230     45  279.9  284.0  280.2
  759.0   2153  -13.3  -25.3     36   0.65    228     42  281.1  283.2  281.3
  741.0   2335  -14.9  -22.9     51   0.82    227     40  281.3  283.9  281.5
  715.0   2604  -16.9  -27.4     40   0.57    225     38  282.0  283.8  282.1
  700.0   2763  -18.1  -30.1     34   0.45    225     40  282.4  283.9  282.5
  572.0   4233  -30.3  -42.3     30   0.16    231     44  284.9  285.4  284.9
  545.0   4576  -31.3  -50.3     14   0.07    232     44  287.6  287.9  287.7
  500.0   5180  -35.3  -51.3     18   0.07    235     46  289.9  290.2  289.9
  400.0   6710  -45.1  -60.1     17   0.03    245     48  296.3  296.4  296.3
  397.0   6760  -45.5  -60.5     17   0.03    245     48  296.4  296.5  296.4
  334.0   7901  -49.5  -67.5     10   0.01    241     49  305.9  306.0  305.9
  320.0   8180  -51.5  -67.5     13   0.01    240     49  306.9  307.0  306.9
  300.0   8600  -50.1  -70.1      8   0.01    245     56  314.6  314.7  314.6
  275.0   9166  -49.3  -72.3      5   0.01    252     57  323.7  323.7  323.7
  263.0   9458  -48.4  -75.6      3   0.01    255     58  329.2  329.2  329.2
  250.0   9790  -47.3  -79.3      1   0.00    250     53  335.6  335.6  335.6
  212.0  10883  -46.5  -84.5      1   0.00    257     52  353.1  353.1  353.1
  200.0  11270  -47.1  -84.1      1   0.00    260     51  358.0  358.0  358.0
  150.0  13170  -48.1  -86.1      0   0.00    255     49  387.0  387.0  387.0
  100.0  15810  -50.7  -86.7      1   0.00    260     45  429.5  429.5  429.5
   82.0  17095  -52.0  -87.5      1   0.00    260     36  451.8  451.8  451.8
   76.0  17587  -52.5  -87.8      1   0.00    280     41  460.7  460.7  460.7
   70.0  18120  -53.1  -88.1      1   0.00    275     40  470.4  470.4  470.4
   63.0  18800  -53.2  -88.2      1   0.00    265     47  484.5  484.5  484.5
   51.0  20162  -53.5  -88.5      1   0.00    260     36  514.1  514.1  514.1
   50.3  20251  -53.5  -88.5      1   0.00    260     33  516.1  516.1  516.1
   50.0  20290  -53.5  -88.5      1   0.00    260     32  517.0  517.0  517.0
   48.0  20554  -52.8  -88.2      1   0.00    280     34  524.6  524.6  524.6
   45.0  20972  -51.8  -87.7      1   0.00    255     30  536.9  537.0  537.0
   44.8  21001  -51.7  -87.7      1   0.00    258     29  537.8  537.8  537.8
   44.0  21117  -52.0  -87.8      1   0.00    270     25  539.8  539.8  539.8
   41.0  21572  -53.3  -88.4      1   0.00    280     37  547.6  547.6  547.6
   39.0  21895  -54.2  -88.7      1   0.00    270     38  553.1  553.2  553.1
   37.2  22200  -55.1  -89.1      1   0.00    272     39  558.4  558.5  558.4
   34.0  22780  -52.9  -87.6      1   0.01    275     41  578.7  578.7  578.7
   32.3  23111  -51.7  -86.7      1   0.01    269     36  590.5  590.6  590.5
   30.0  23590  -52.3  -87.3      1   0.01    260     29  601.5  601.5  601.5
   28.0  24034  -53.6  -88.0      1   0.01    290     31  609.8  609.9  609.8
   27.0  24268  -54.3  -88.3      1   0.01    285     34  614.2  614.3  614.2
   24.0  25028  -52.4  -87.7      1   0.01    270     44  640.7  640.8  640.7
   22.4  25473  -51.3  -87.3      1   0.01    274     34  656.8  656.9  656.8
   22.0  25589  -51.6  -87.0      1   0.01    275     32  659.3  659.4  659.3
   21.0  25891  -52.3  -86.3      1   0.01                666.0  666.1  666.0

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 180408/0000
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 4.71
                               Lifted index: 3.23
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 3.20
                                SWEAT index: 270.70
                                    K index: 6.80
                         Cross totals index: 26.10
                      Vertical totals index: 28.00
                        Totals totals index: 54.10
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 54.81
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 69.70
                      Convective Inhibition: 0.00
             CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
                           Equilibrum Level: 568.91
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 568.16
                   Level of Free Convection: 917.61
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 917.61
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 1.05
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 1.34
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 270.51
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 917.61
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 277.26
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 3.45
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5192.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 6.96

94998 YMMQ Macquarie Island Observations at 12Z 08 Apr 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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 1009.0      8    2.6   -5.4     56   2.55    215     18  275.1  282.3  275.5
 1000.0     79    2.2   -4.8     60   2.69    205     24  275.4  282.9  275.8
  990.0    159    1.4   -5.3     61   2.62    200     28  275.4  282.8  275.8
  958.0    422   -1.1   -6.8     65   2.40    210     38  275.5  282.3  275.9
  925.0    702   -3.7   -8.5     69   2.19    210     37  275.5  281.8  275.9
  850.0   1363   -9.5  -12.9     76   1.68    195     38  276.2  281.1  276.5
  838.0   1473  -10.3  -13.8     76   1.58    195     38  276.5  281.1  276.7
  832.0   1528  -10.7  -14.2     75   1.54    198     39  276.6  281.1  276.9
  822.0   1621   -9.5  -21.5     37   0.84    203     41  278.8  281.4  279.0
  818.0   1658   -9.8  -21.7     37   0.83    205     42  278.9  281.5  279.1
  709.0   2745  -17.9  -27.9     41   0.55    220     26  281.6  283.4  281.7
  706.0   2776  -18.0  -29.0     38   0.49    220     26  281.8  283.4  281.9
  700.0   2840  -18.3  -31.3     31   0.40    220     26  282.2  283.5  282.3
  580.0   4227  -24.5  -52.5      6   0.05    205     50  290.5  290.7  290.5
  577.0   4264  -24.8  -52.3      6   0.05    205     51  290.6  290.8  290.6
  500.0   5290  -32.5  -45.5     26   0.13    210     51  293.4  293.8  293.4
  461.0   5855  -37.3  -49.3     28   0.09    210     53  294.2  294.6  294.3
  435.0   6250  -40.0  -53.2     23   0.06    210     55  295.8  296.0  295.8
  400.0   6820  -43.9  -58.9     17   0.03    215     55  297.9  298.0  297.9
  377.0   7217  -46.9  -60.9     19   0.03    218     56  299.0  299.1  299.0
  336.0   7975  -51.5  -63.5     22   0.02    225     59  302.7  302.8  302.7
  309.0   8518  -53.0  -66.5     18   0.02    230     61  308.0  308.0  308.0
  300.0   8710  -53.5  -67.5     17   0.01    230     57  309.8  309.9  309.8
  278.0   9194  -55.7  -66.7     24   0.02    240     59  313.5  313.6  313.5
  250.0   9870  -52.3  -74.3      5   0.01    240     55  328.2  328.2  328.2
  236.0  10243  -51.3  -77.3      3   0.00    248     54  335.1  335.2  335.1
  233.0  10326  -51.2  -77.9      3   0.00    250     54  336.6  336.6  336.6
  200.0  11320  -49.5  -84.5      1   0.00    240     52  354.2  354.2  354.2
  199.0  11353  -49.5  -84.5      1   0.00    240     52  354.8  354.8  354.8
  169.0  12427  -48.9  -85.9      1   0.00    252     54  372.7  372.7  372.7
  163.0  12664  -49.2  -85.9      1   0.00    255     55  376.0  376.1  376.0
  150.0  13210  -49.9  -85.9      1   0.00    250     52  383.9  383.9  383.9
  140.0  13661  -48.9  -85.9      1   0.00    243     46  393.3  393.3  393.3
  135.0  13898  -49.9  -86.3      1   0.00    240     43  395.6  395.6  395.6
  127.0  14295  -51.6  -87.1      1   0.00    255     41  399.5  399.5  399.5
  123.0  14503  -52.5  -87.5      1   0.00    255     50  401.5  401.6  401.5
  122.0  14556  -52.6  -87.6      1   0.00    250     51  402.4  402.4  402.4
  120.0  14662  -52.7  -87.7      1   0.00    250     50  404.0  404.0  404.0
  100.0  15840  -51.5  -87.5      1   0.00    255     43  427.9  427.9  427.9
   86.0  16817  -52.0  -87.6      1   0.00    265     41  445.8  445.8  445.8
   70.0  18150  -52.7  -87.7      1   0.00    250     38  471.3  471.3  471.3
   69.0  18243  -52.7  -87.7      1   0.00    250     36  473.2  473.2  473.2
   64.0  18728  -52.8  -87.8      1   0.00    270     39  483.4  483.4  483.4
   59.0  19253  -52.8  -87.8      1   0.00    270     33  494.6  494.7  494.6
   56.0  19589  -52.8  -87.8      1   0.00    265     44  502.0  502.0  502.0
   52.0  20067  -52.9  -87.9      1   0.00    245     40  512.6  512.7  512.6
   50.6  20243  -52.9  -87.9      1   0.00    252     31  516.6  516.6  516.6
   50.0  20320  -53.3  -88.3      1   0.00    255     27  517.4  517.5  517.4
   49.0  20449  -53.6  -88.5      1   0.00    260     23  519.6  519.7  519.6
   46.0  20854  -54.6  -89.1      1   0.00    280     31  526.6  526.7  526.7
   43.1  21270  -55.7  -89.7      1   0.00    266     39  534.0  534.0  534.0
   43.0  21285  -55.6  -89.6      1   0.00    265     39  534.6  534.6  534.6
   40.9  21606  -52.9  -87.9      1   0.00    260     35  549.0  549.0  549.0
   39.0  21912  -53.2  -88.2      1   0.00    255     32  555.8  555.8  555.8
   34.0  22794  -54.0  -89.0      1   0.00    260     29  575.8  575.8  575.8
   33.6  22870  -54.1  -89.1      1   0.00                577.5  577.6  577.5

Station information and sounding indices

                         Station identifier: YMMQ
                             Station number: 94998
                           Observation time: 180408/1200
                           Station latitude: -54.50
                          Station longitude: 158.95
                          Station elevation: 8.0
                            Showalter index: 10.56
                               Lifted index: 9.42
    LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 9.41
                                SWEAT index: 184.33
                                    K index: -2.90
                         Cross totals index: 19.60
                      Vertical totals index: 23.00
                        Totals totals index: 42.60
      Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.06
             CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.60
                      Convective Inhibition: -7.60
             CINS using virtual temperature: -5.33
                           Equilibrum Level: 831.95
 Equilibrum Level using virtual temperature: 831.48
                   Level of Free Convection: 851.39
             LFCT using virtual temperature: 856.80
                     Bulk Richardson Number: 0.01
          Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.06
  Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 265.91
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 884.78
     Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 275.39
              Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 2.52
              1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5211.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 5.31

Description of the data columns or sounding indices.


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