Analysis for sounding 'c1' Time: 11-aug-1995,21:18:19, Site: MOBILE, RAP (analysis generated 14-Aug-1995,16:50:17) ----------------------------------------------- SURFACE-BASED ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) Surface potential temperature (50 mb average): 321.5 K Surface virtual potential temperature (50 mb average): 323.2 K Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 9.0 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 260.1 K (potential temp.: 337.8 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 260.4 K (virtual potential temp.: 338.2 K) LCL pressure: 586.3 mb Modified lifted index: -0.61 LFC pressure: 556.4 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -91 J/kg CAPE: 381 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 0.0 m/s Bulk Richardson number: NO SHEAR MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 0.7 m/s from 337 deg. FORECAST (700 mb-BASED) ANALYSIS (using virtual temperature) 700 mb temperature: 291.4 K (potential temp.: 322.6 K) 700 mb virtual temperature: 292.6 K (virtual potential temp.: 324.0 K) Surface mixing ratio (50 mb average): 9.0 g/kg 400 mb temperature: 260.1 K (potential temp.: 337.8 K) 400 mb virtual temperature: 260.4 K (virtual potential temp.: 338.2 K) LCL pressure: 580.3 mb Modified lifted index: -0.98 LFC pressure: 561.1 mb Positive area below the LFC: 0 J/kg Negative area below the LFC: -35 J/kg CAPE: 493 J/kg Negative area above the LFC: 0 J/kg Shear over lowest 6km: 0.0 m/s Bulk Richardson number: NO SHEAR MLVW between 900 mb and 700 mb: 0.7 m/s from 337 deg. USER-REQUESTED VARIABLES: The equivalent potential temperature is BAD at 850 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 349.91 K at 800 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 348.33 K at 750 mb The equivalent potential temperature is 346.36 K at 700 mb