DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 Hernandez 3062ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.4 - - 91.4 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 448 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2847 - - 5677 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4914 - - 7215 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5910 - - 8740 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1537 - - 1038 - - - - - 3056 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 412 - - 566 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 25 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 321 - - - - - 332 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 35 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8378 - - -6883 - - - - - -9404 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14288 - - 15624 - - - - - 12484 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16580 - - -13856 - - - - - -18266 ODpotential blCL - - - 22490 - - 22596 - - - - - 21345 blCL maxRH - - - 26 - - 26 - - - - - 25 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.4 - - 91.4 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.7 - - 33.3 - - - - - 37.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.0 - - 88.6 - - - - - 82.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.8 - - 32.2 - - - - - 36.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 448 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2847 - - 5677 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99411 50 112 46 110 35 115 99411 91900 36 108 38 107 42 104 91900 86112 29 126 30 111 41 102 86112 81329 32 122 29 127 32 099 81329 77221 30 110 26 117 27 100 77221 73598 26 118 24 107 25 115 73598 70330 27 121 22 123 20 119 70330 67325 19 102 23 127 15 083 67325 64549 7 135 19 109 8 093 64549 61887 12 162 6 124 13 136 61887 59134 11 149 13 189 7 137 59134 56318 8 227 15 199 12 224 56318 53666 17 231 17 222 15 231 53666 51289 21 277 16 240 17 230 51289 49148 31 271 23 274 12 236 49148 47184 31 256 26 269 12 265 47184 45363 30 254 28 267 18 276 45363 43665 28 257 29 263 21 271 43665 42071 25 264 27 264 20 265 42071 40571 23 282 22 272 21 247 40571 39156 27 299 26 295 19 248 39156 37789 29 301 31 297 18 277 37789 36410 29 293 30 294 24 287 36410 34986 29 285 27 285 24 280 34986 33519 29 282 25 275 24 279 33519 31993 28 286 25 277 23 271 31993 30400 27 290 25 286 23 272 30400 28743 27 292 26 287 23 287 28743 27024 25 291 24 283 22 288 27024 25246 20 284 19 267 21 272 25246 23406 17 275 19 253 21 268 23406 21501 16 274 19 257 18 264 21501 19526 15 283 16 271 12 266 19526 17521 10 290 10 285 7 268 17521 15590 5 295 6 289 4 270 15590 13830 2 245 4 257 3 305 13830 12263 2 223 5 243 3 325 12263 10867 2 300 3 262 3 313 10867 9622 5 341 3*342 2 271 9622 8513 7 339 4*360 4 174 8513 7527 8 332 4 354 3 178 7527 6652 7*329 4 343 1 333 6652 5875 5*331 4 324 3 349 5875 5174 4 324 5 313 5 354 5174 4551 4 313 5 306 7 353 4551 4028 5 302 5 302 8 351 4028 3624 5 293 5 299 9 347 3624 3346 5 288 5 297 8 341 3346 3176 5 285 5 297 7*336 3176 3079 4 284 5 295 4*332 3079 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 21Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography