DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.4 - - 91.1 - - 91.2 - - 82.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 336 - - 435 - - 251 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2246 - - 4013 - - 4703 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4454 - - 5886 - - 6212 - - 3063 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5309 - - 7076 - - 7766 - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 869 - - 1101 - - 1150 - - 2880 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 377 - - 499 - - 439 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 78 - - 41 - - 31 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 202 - - 232 - - 040 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 34 - - 35 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8393 - - -6523 - - -5517 - - -8260 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13703 - - 13600 - - 13284 - - 11340 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14830 - - -11258 - - -10110 - - -14378 ODpotential blCL - - - 20139 - - 18334 - - 17876 - - 17457 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 70 - - 56 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.4 - - 91.1 - - 91.2 - - 82.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.4 - - 42.1 - - 43.6 - - 43.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.2 - - 88.4 - - 89.2 - - 83.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.7 - - 41.3 - - 42.9 - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 336 - - 435 - - 251 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2246 - - 4013 - - 4703 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 99205 42 115 34 109 35 099 40 088 99205 91737 35 103 34 108 32 098 35 093 91737 86013 27 098 31 096 34 105 29 103 86013 81255 32 104 27 106 30 103 24 103 81255 77141 27 111 26 106 26 102 26 105 77141 73504 25 107 21 107 22 099 25 103 73504 70221 24 108 18 109 15 114 18 100 70221 67226 17 113 14 131 11 109 14 104 67226 64467 13 122 16 136 8 129 13 094 64467 61812 14 144 15 147 14 150 13 133 61812 59061 19 155 19 169 11 180 8 160 59061 56226 13 182 22 188 25 194 23 204 56226 53545 26 217 31 203 30 205 33 209 53545 51142 42 215 40 215 41 215 38 213 51142 48985 51 209 50 214 53 214 49 216 48985 47018 54 210 55 211 62 207 60 214 47018 45200 61 209 64 211 68 206 64 212 45200 43505 66 208 68 210 66 206 64 211 43505 41914 67 210 66 211 64 207 62 208 41914 40413 61 214 61 213 63 212 57 207 40413 38996 47 212 50 209 56 214 54 209 38996 37629 40 207 47 201 48 206 53 210 37629 36246 41 207 47 201 47 204 50 205 36246 34820 39 206 40 205 45 212 47 212 34820 33354 34 210 35 211 35 211 41 221 33354 31835 31 212 31 216 32 211 34 215 31835 30256 30 209 29 212 30 210 30 210 30256 28617 28 207 28 207 29 211 29 203 28617 26915 28 206 28 206 29 215 30 204 26915 25149 26 211 26 214 26 218 29 207 25149 23324 22 216 24 218 24 218 22 208 23324 21437 18 211 21 211 23 216 19 200 21437 19481 17 203 21 205 22 208 20 187 19481 17495 18 209 21 200 23 200 20 185 17495 15580 18 203 21 199 21 199 17 188 15580 13834 18 198 19 202 18 200 15 191 13834 12275 19 196 15 204 15 192 14 192 12275 10882 19 194 13 193 15 183 14 194 10882 9635 17 188 11 184 14 179 17 202 9635 8523 15 175 10 174 6*166 17 201 8523 7533 11 166 4*170 4*162 13 193 7533 6657 5 167 2*180 3 173 8 190 6657 5878 1*189 2 186 2 215 4 174 5878 5176 1*205 2 200 3 239 4 069 5176 4553 1 192 2 206 3 258 8 050 4553 4029 1 196 2 212 4 264 9 045 4029 3625 1 200 2 215 4 265 9 041 3625 3347 1 202 2 216 4 266 8 039 3347 3177 1 203 2 219 4 267 6*040 3177 3079 1 203 2 217 4 266 4*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