DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 Hernandez 3063ft 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.7 - - 93.9 - - 93.0 - - 82.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 416 - - 204 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2820 - - 6872 - - 7768 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4852 - - 8142 - - 8466 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5883 - - 9936 - - 10832 - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2815 - - 3149 - - 2907 - - 2463 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 393 - - 588 - - 483 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 88 - - 56 - - 139 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 337 - - 243 - - 349 - - 040 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 44 - - 59 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6806 - - -3530 - - -2282 - - -8432 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12689 - - 13466 - - 13115 - - 11512 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9834 - - -5625 - - -4198 - - -12966 ODpotential blCL - - - 15717 - - 15561 - - 15030 - - 16045 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 53 - - 60 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.7 - - 93.9 - - 93.0 - - 82.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.7 - - 45.2 - - 45.8 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.6 - - 91.2 - - 91.3 - - 85.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 44.7 - - 45.4 - - 43.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 416 - - 204 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2820 - - 6872 - - 7768 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 99098 23 107 23 106 20 104 26 093 99098 91645 25 109 19 116 21 102 21 084 91645 85911 20 106 21 111 17 103 17 097 85911 81149 17 093 23 097 15 101 18 098 81149 77038 14 104 18 100 14 095 15 072 77038 73411 13 105 13 115 10 108 12 069 73411 70129 9 099 11 096 12 100 9 086 70129 67120 9 115 6 080 11 085 12 122 67120 64341 12 122 8 163 0 086 6 045 64341 61660 5 217 7 179 5 196 2 317 61660 58886 15 195 19 217 17 234 12 265 58886 56025 14 217 21 221 22 221 19 226 56025 53314 27 230 35 227 36 237 36 245 53314 50888 33 233 38 224 46 224 46 235 50888 48711 40 249 38 245 42 238 44 247 48711 46728 54 258 53 256 58 254 61 258 46728 44902 65 252 65 251 66 249 69 257 44902 43202 65 243 65 242 61 247 68 253 43202 41610 61 245 60 245 57 251 64 249 41610 40114 55 247 56 247 53 244 58 248 40114 38709 47 247 49 244 53 237 51 244 38709 37358 42 246 39 241 47 238 53 238 37358 35996 41 243 35 241 38 236 49 240 35996 34593 39 239 37 240 36 234 38 236 34593 33153 38 238 35 235 35 230 34 231 33153 31656 36 235 33 233 34 224 31 228 31656 30095 35 231 33 230 32 223 29 221 30095 28470 36 227 33 228 29 225 31 212 28470 26782 33 222 33 224 31 217 28 211 26782 25033 30 219 33 222 31 216 28 205 25033 23224 27 217 30 217 27 215 27 203 23224 21352 25 212 27 213 23 208 24 199 21352 19412 25 210 24 210 22 207 21 197 19412 17444 23 211 21 208 20 209 16 196 17444 15550 20 214 19 211 19 215 12 192 15550 13824 16 217 17 216 17 219 10 198 13824 12282 13 218 14 218 11 217 9 202 12282 10900 10 216 10*215 6*223 9 195 10900 9662 6 214 5*220 5*226 8 190 9662 8552 4 212 3 233 4 233 7 190 8552 7561 3 224 3 241 2 247 5 194 7561 6681 2 264 2 246 1 341 3 197 6681 5897 2*298 2 252 2 027 0 174 5897 5191 1*311 1 264 3 033 4 026 5191 4563 1 338 1 279 3 034 8 027 4563 4036 1 349 1 288 3 035 10 029 4036 3629 1 351 1 295 4 035 11 031 3629 3348 0 359 1 303 4 036 9 034 3348 3177 0 342 1 298 4 034 8*036 3177 3079 0 337 1 294 3 036 5*040 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