Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 19-jul-1995,20:01:01, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 20-Jul-1995,18:41:35) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 306.5 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 308.5 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 10.7 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 254.1 K (potential temp.: 330.0 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 254.4 K (virtual potential temp.: 330.4 K) LCL pressure: 744.6 mb Modified lifted index: -1.61 LFC pressure: 625.3 mb Positive area below the LFC: 6 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -122 J/kg CAPE: 263 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 6.8 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 11.5 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 7.3 m/s from 353 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 281.3 K (potential temp.: 311.4 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 282.6 K (virtual potential temp.: 312.8 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 10.7 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 254.1 K (potential temp.: 330.0 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 254.4 K (virtual potential temp.: 330.4 K) LCL pressure: 701.1 mb Modified lifted index: -3.96 LFC pressure: 685.1 mb Positive area below the LFC: 2 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: 0 J/kg CAPE: 992 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 6.8 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 43.4 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 7.3 m/s from 353 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 336.97 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 335.52 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 336.10 K at 700 mb