Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 20-jul-1995,17:26:49, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 20-Jul-1995,18:42:40) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 311.8 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 313.1 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 7.2 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 252.9 K (potential temp.: 328.5 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 253.0 K (virtual potential temp.: 328.6 K) LCL pressure: 640.3 mb Modified lifted index: -0.25 LFC pressure: 585.3 mb Positive area below the LFC: 1 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -122 J/kg CAPE: 179 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -44 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 7.6 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 6.2 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 3.6 m/s from 309 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 283.5 K (potential temp.: 313.9 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 284.5 K (virtual potential temp.: 314.9 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 7.2 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 252.9 K (potential temp.: 328.5 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 253.0 K (virtual potential temp.: 328.6 K) LCL pressure: 624.8 mb Modified lifted index: -1.28 LFC pressure: 601.4 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -20 J/kg CAPE: 346 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -16 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 7.6 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 12.0 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 3.6 m/s from 309 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 334.60 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 331.28 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 331.10 K at 700 mb