Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 18-jul-1995,17:05:45, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 18-Jul-1995,18:22:38) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 309.5 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 311.3 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 9.6 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 256.2 K (potential temp.: 332.7 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 256.3 K (virtual potential temp.: 333.0 K) LCL pressure: 698.9 mb Modified lifted index: 0.50 LFC pressure: 567.2 mb Positive area below the LFC: 1 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -215 J/kg CAPE: 69 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -20 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 3.8 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 9.4 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 2.7 m/s from 121 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 284.8 K (potential temp.: 315.3 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 285.8 K (virtual potential temp.: 316.4 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 9.6 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 256.2 K (potential temp.: 332.7 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 256.3 K (virtual potential temp.: 333.0 K) LCL pressure: 651.8 mb Modified lifted index: -2.20 LFC pressure: 629.0 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -17 J/kg CAPE: 898 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 3.8 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 122.9 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 2.7 m/s from 121 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 339.03 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 334.30 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 334.07 K at 700 mb