Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 10-jul-1995,18:26:27, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 10-Jul-1995,20:16:23) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 318.8 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 320.2 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 7.2 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 254.5 K (potential temp.: 330.5 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 254.6 K (virtual potential temp.: 330.6 K) LCL pressure: 582.3 mb Modified lifted index: -2.44 LFC pressure: 537.0 mb Positive area below the LFC: 1 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -163 J/kg CAPE: 426 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 3.3 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 76.4 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 0.6 m/s from 53 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 290.1 K (potential temp.: 321.2 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 290.9 K (virtual potential temp.: 322.1 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 7.2 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 254.5 K (potential temp.: 330.5 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 254.6 K (virtual potential temp.: 330.6 K) LCL pressure: 567.3 mb Modified lifted index: -3.46 LFC pressure: 560.6 mb Positive area below the LFC: 1 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -13 J/kg CAPE: 660 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 3.3 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 118.4 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 0.6 m/s from 53 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 341.57 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 337.32 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 336.32 K at 700 mb