Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 1-aug-1995,20:25:18, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 2-Aug-1995,00:08:33) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 314.0 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 315.5 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 8.2 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: 637.2 mb Modified lifted index: -3.47 LFC pressure: 501.2 mb Positive area below the LFC: 2 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -211 J/kg CAPE: 591 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 3.5 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 96.9 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 1.4 m/s from 318 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 286.3 K (potential temp.: 317.0 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 286.8 K (virtual potential temp.: 317.5 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 8.2 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: 620.3 mb Modified lifted index: -4.54 LFC pressure: 559.7 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -100 J/kg CAPE: 858 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 3.5 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 140.7 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 1.4 m/s from 318 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 339.88 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 335.07 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 327.00 K at 700 mb