Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 9-aug-1995,20:56:30, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 9-Aug-1995,23:18:29) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 314.1 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 315.8 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 8.9 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 256.8 K (potential temp.: 333.6 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 257.0 K (virtual potential temp.: 333.8 K) LCL pressure: 646.7 mb Modified lifted index: -0.18 LFC pressure: 530.3 mb Positive area below the LFC: 2 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -384 J/kg CAPE: 92 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -16 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 5.5 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 6.1 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 7.1 m/s from 190 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 288.7 K (potential temp.: 319.6 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 289.7 K (virtual potential temp.: 320.7 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 8.9 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 256.8 K (potential temp.: 333.6 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 257.0 K (virtual potential temp.: 333.8 K) LCL pressure: 605.0 mb Modified lifted index: -2.69 LFC pressure: 564.1 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -82 J/kg CAPE: 639 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 5.5 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 41.9 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 7.1 m/s from 190 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 340.86 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 339.22 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 337.87 K at 700 mb