Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 21-jul-1995,17:09:24, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 21-Jul-1995,18:30:54) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 315.5 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 316.6 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 6.2 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 250.3 K (potential temp.: 325.1 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 250.4 K (virtual potential temp.: 325.2 K) LCL pressure: 590.1 mb Modified lifted index: -3.08 LFC pressure: 546.9 mb Positive area below the LFC: 1 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -55 J/kg CAPE: 397 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 5.2 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 29.7 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 3.3 m/s from 278 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 285.5 K (potential temp.: 316.1 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 286.3 K (virtual potential temp.: 317.0 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 6.2 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 250.3 K (potential temp.: 325.1 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 250.4 K (virtual potential temp.: 325.2 K) LCL pressure: 587.1 mb Modified lifted index: -3.31 LFC pressure: 562.7 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -28 J/kg CAPE: 440 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -1 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 5.2 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 32.8 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 3.3 m/s from 278 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 333.86 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 333.59 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 332.28 K at 700 mb