DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 Hernandez 3062ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1333z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 78.0 - - 77.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 409 - - 175 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1779 - - 3454 - - 3209 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4095 - - 5428 - - 4923 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 4840 - - 6516 - - 6272 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1066 - - 1169 - - 1658 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 343 - - 464 - - 342 - - - W* B/S - - - 11 - - 26 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 3 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 007 - - 345 - - 005 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 14 - - 13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6219 - - -6713 - - -6961 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11059 - - 13230 - - 13233 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15754 - - -15101 - - -15108 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 20594 - - 21617 - - 21380 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 79 - - 42 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.3 - - 78.0 - - 77.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.9 - - 30.8 - - 30.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 75.5 - - 76.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 30.1 - - 29.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 409 - - 175 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1779 - - 3454 - - 3209 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 17 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 98636 15 146 15 187 7 195 98636 91231 13 147 17 179 7 191 91231 85509 6 120 10 157 9 147 85509 80755 7 117 12 131 8 149 80755 76670 5 185 8 107 8 126 76670 73059 4 195 2 024 9 098 73059 69779 6 179 2 244 5 101 69779 66761 8 197 6 242 6 333 66761 63987 4 153 8 210 7 275 63987 61328 10 293 9 297 7 310 61328 58565 11 245 16 243 18 261 58565 55702 9 279 16 258 25 277 55702 52987 40 262 45 260 52 263 52987 50558 41 260 47 254 51 258 50558 48375 48 276 51 273 50 270 48375 46386 62 283 62 282 55 277 46386 44554 65 282 67 281 62 281 44554 42857 68 279 70 279 67 281 42857 41275 69 272 68 272 69 275 41275 39796 66 268 65 267 68 268 39796 38410 59 268 58 265 60 268 38410 37081 54 271 48 264 53 269 37081 35735 50 272 43 267 49 269 35735 34345 45 270 43 268 41 267 34345 32915 42 273 43 267 35 272 32915 31428 38 277 40 271 37 278 31428 29873 30 283 36 275 33 270 29873 28251 27 282 32 275 33 264 28251 26564 26 272 27 271 33 262 26564 24818 26 273 25 262 32 252 24818 23012 27 275 28 265 32 259 23012 21142 27 271 29 273 29 272 21142 19202 26 267 27 276 24 280 19202 17231 25 271 24 278 20 282 17231 15335 22 280 21 284 16 280 15335 13609 18 287 16 288 12 276 13609 12071 13 286 11 286 9 271 12071 10702 9 281 7 274 7 267 10702 9482 7 276 5 257 5 262 9482 8397 5 285 2 252 2 266 8397 7434 4 311 1 309 2 289 7434 6580 5 348 2*316 3*313 6580 5821 6 351 2*329 4*346 5821 5135 6*359 3 340 5 359 5135 4525 6*005 3 346 6 006 4525 4012 6 008 4 347 6 008 4012 3615 6 007 4 349 7 010 3615 3341 5 007 4 350 6 010 3341 3174 5 006 4 349 6 010 3174 3079 4 006 3 348 5 010 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