Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 9-aug-1995,17:20:10, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 9-Aug-1995,18:18:27) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 309.1 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 310.9 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 9.9 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 255.1 K (potential temp.: 331.4 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 255.3 K (virtual potential temp.: 331.6 K) LCL pressure: 706.7 mb Modified lifted index: -0.69 LFC pressure: 509.0 mb Positive area below the LFC: 2 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -622 J/kg CAPE: 67 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -2 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 4.1 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 7.9 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 2.5 m/s from 162 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 289.8 K (potential temp.: 320.9 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 290.9 K (virtual potential temp.: 322.0 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 9.9 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 255.1 K (potential temp.: 331.4 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 255.3 K (virtual potential temp.: 331.6 K) LCL pressure: 607.9 mb Modified lifted index: -6.28 LFC pressure: 593.5 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -37 J/kg CAPE: 1379 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 4.1 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 161.8 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 2.5 m/s from 162 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 339.29 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 335.07 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 340.25 K at 700 mb