DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 0959z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.6 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 295 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5777 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 7116 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8840 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 5561 - - - - - 4439 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 495 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 219 - - - - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 13 - - - - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4972 - - - - - -7593 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 13813 - - - - - 10673 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6438 - - - - - -10645 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15278 - - - - - 13724 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.6 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - - - - 44.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.5 - - - - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.8 - - - - - 44.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 295 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5777 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - - - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99029 31 104 26 104 99029 91583 19 100 21 093 91583 85844 18 094 18 088 85844 81078 19 107 18 084 81078 76968 18 110 15 079 76968 73339 13 093 12 074 73339 70060 9 093 9 060 70060 67057 10 127 8 069 67057 64286 7 123 4 075 64286 61615 3 161 2 152 61615 58832 14 224 8 244 58832 55957 24 222 22 237 55957 53233 30 221 30 244 53233 50795 46 236 45 244 50795 48612 52 235 55 240 48612 46626 55 235 56 240 46626 44799 58 239 60 237 44799 43106 62 242 58 232 43106 41532 66 242 56 227 41532 40058 64 240 57 226 40058 38670 62 235 56 225 38670 37329 61 231 54 225 37329 35971 54 221 51 226 35971 34565 51 215 48 227 34565 33116 43 214 44 227 33116 31612 37 212 43 226 31612 30043 37 210 39 228 30043 28410 34 209 36 222 28410 26711 28 223 34 211 26711 24948 26 238 30 220 24948 23128 20 219 27 225 23128 21249 26 213 30 226 21249 19305 29 216 32 226 19305 17334 24 212 32 232 17334 15441 11 188 29 240 15441 13724 6 174 29 245 13724 12192 7 179 20 226 12192 10823 8 187 10 199 10823 9599 7*198 5 176 9599 8503 7*205 3 150 8503 7523 7 209 3 133 7523 6652 7 215 4 115 6652 5876 8 219 6 098 5876 5175 8 222 8 083 5175 4552 9 224 10 071 4552 4028 9 226 13 064 4028 3625 9 226 13 061 3625 3346 9 227 11 060 3346 3176 9 227 9*058 3176 3079 8 227 5*058 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