Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 19-jul-1995,17:03:15, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 20-Jul-1995,18:38:20) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 310.8 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 312.6 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 9.7 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 255.1 K (potential temp.: 331.3 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 255.3 K (virtual potential temp.: 331.6 K) LCL pressure: 687.1 mb Modified lifted index: -1.37 LFC pressure: 633.3 mb Positive area below the LFC: 1 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -60 J/kg CAPE: 311 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -1 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 8.3 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 9.0 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 5.9 m/s from 34 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 282.5 K (potential temp.: 312.8 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 283.8 K (virtual potential temp.: 314.2 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 9.7 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 255.1 K (potential temp.: 331.3 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 255.3 K (virtual potential temp.: 331.6 K) LCL pressure: 672.5 mb Modified lifted index: -2.22 LFC pressure: 642.2 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -14 J/kg CAPE: 557 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 8.3 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 16.1 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 5.9 m/s from 34 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 339.93 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 335.87 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 336.20 K at 700 mb