Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 8-aug-1995,16:58:27, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 8-Aug-1995,18:16:19) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 320.3 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 321.6 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 6.8 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 257.4 K (potential temp.: 334.4 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 257.6 K (virtual potential temp.: 334.6 K) LCL pressure: 563.6 mb Modified lifted index: 0.53 LFC pressure: 497.5 mb Positive area below the LFC: 5 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -240 J/kg CAPE: 99 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -10 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 3.8 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 14.0 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 8.4 m/s from 273 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 290.5 K (potential temp.: 321.6 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 291.5 K (virtual potential temp.: 322.7 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 6.8 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 257.4 K (potential temp.: 334.4 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 257.6 K (virtual potential temp.: 334.6 K) LCL pressure: 555.3 mb Modified lifted index: -0.06 LFC pressure: 505.0 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -152 J/kg CAPE: 215 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 3.8 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 30.3 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 8.4 m/s from 273 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 341.02 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 340.51 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 339.59 K at 700 mb