Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 17-jul-1995,18:13:12, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 18-Jul-1995,21:55:47) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 311.6 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 313.5 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 10.1 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 254.3 K (potential temp.: 330.3 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 254.5 K (virtual potential temp.: 330.5 K) LCL pressure: 684.9 mb Modified lifted index: -3.24 LFC pressure: 617.6 mb Positive area below the LFC: 1 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -149 J/kg CAPE: 740 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 2.4 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 260.6 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 1.5 m/s from 192 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 286.0 K (potential temp.: 316.6 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 287.0 K (virtual potential temp.: 317.7 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 10.1 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 254.3 K (potential temp.: 330.3 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 254.5 K (virtual potential temp.: 330.5 K) LCL pressure: 647.1 mb Modified lifted index: -5.36 LFC pressure: 638.3 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -5 J/kg CAPE: 1494 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 2.4 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 526.4 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 1.5 m/s from 192 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 343.09 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 340.37 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 334.54 K at 700 mb