Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 1-aug-1995,17:00:31, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 1-Aug-1995,18:10:55) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 306.5 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 308.1 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 8.9 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 252.6 K (potential temp.: 328.1 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 252.6 K (virtual potential temp.: 328.1 K) LCL pressure: 717.1 mb Modified lifted index: -0.27 LFC pressure: 408.1 mb Positive area below the LFC: 2 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -721 J/kg CAPE: 30 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -8 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 3.7 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 4.3 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 1.6 m/s from 360 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 285.7 K (potential temp.: 316.3 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 286.2 K (virtual potential temp.: 316.9 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 8.9 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 252.6 K (potential temp.: 328.1 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 252.6 K (virtual potential temp.: 328.1 K) LCL pressure: 636.3 mb Modified lifted index: -5.09 LFC pressure: 548.0 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -93 J/kg CAPE: 988 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 3.7 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 141.3 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 1.6 m/s from 360 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 334.42 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 328.90 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 325.35 K at 700 mb