Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 7-aug-1995,16:59:54, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 7-Aug-1995,18:35:27) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 321.8 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 323.0 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 6.3 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 252.9 K (potential temp.: 328.5 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 253.2 K (virtual potential temp.: 328.8 K) LCL pressure: 545.3 mb Modified lifted index: -3.97 LFC pressure: 506.0 mb Positive area below the LFC: 1 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -105 J/kg CAPE: 256 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 4.3 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 27.4 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 4.6 m/s from 249 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 291.6 K (potential temp.: 322.8 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 292.3 K (virtual potential temp.: 323.7 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 6.3 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 252.9 K (potential temp.: 328.5 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 253.2 K (virtual potential temp.: 328.8 K) LCL pressure: 540.6 mb Modified lifted index: -4.33 LFC pressure: 511.3 mb Positive area below the LFC: 1 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -39 J/kg CAPE: 315 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 4.3 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 33.8 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 4.6 m/s from 249 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 339.93 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 338.27 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 337.77 K at 700 mb