Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 10-aug-1995,16:58:14, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 14-Aug-1995,16:46:36) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 319.3 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 320.6 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 7.0 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 260.4 K (potential temp.: 338.2 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 260.4 K (virtual potential temp.: 338.2 K) LCL pressure: 574.6 mb Modified lifted index: 3.52 LFC pressure: 492.5 mb Positive area below the LFC: 2 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -359 J/kg CAPE: 58 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -319 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 6.7 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 2.6 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 2.1 m/s from 46 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 291.2 K (potential temp.: 322.4 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 292.0 K (virtual potential temp.: 323.3 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 7.0 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 260.4 K (potential temp.: 338.2 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 260.4 K (virtual potential temp.: 338.2 K) LCL pressure: 554.6 mb Modified lifted index: 2.15 LFC pressure: 512.1 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -116 J/kg CAPE: 113 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: -166 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 6.7 m/s Bulk Richardson number: 5.1 MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 2.1 m/s from 46 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 341.13 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 338.24 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 337.51 K at 700 mb