DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 Hernandez 3062ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.4 - - 86.4 - - - - - 75.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 327 - - 425 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1632 - - 3658 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3998 - - 5605 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4695 - - 6721 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1069 - - 2537 - - - - - 1813 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 482 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 214 - - - - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8194 - - -6316 - - - - - -5093 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12890 - - 13038 - - - - - 8172 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14523 - - -11677 - - - - - -11601 ODpotential blCL - - - 19218 - - 18398 - - - - - 14680 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 40 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.4 - - 86.4 - - - - - 75.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 39.8 - - - - - 50.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.2 - - 83.7 - - - - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 38.6 - - - - - 50.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 327 - - 425 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1632 - - 3658 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 9 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] 99426 45 111 37 114 27 115 99426 91947 35 101 36 113 29 104 91947 86162 28 098 32 114 26 098 86162 81362 26 107 30 109 26 106 81362 77244 24 122 24 108 25 105 77244 73611 24 122 21 120 25 100 73611 70325 23 116 17 121 17 102 70325 67311 18 121 18 139 13 113 67311 64520 14 132 19 136 11 127 64520 61826 13 156 11 149 13 134 61826 59029 21 169 19 183 12 180 59029 56139 29 178 33 192 24 196 56139 53401 35 179 42 186 38 198 53401 50960 33 208 43 203 48 197 50960 48785 48 218 49 213 52 198 48785 46810 56 220 59 219 52 209 46810 44986 64 223 65 216 57 216 44986 43284 71 221 66 214 61 218 43284 41687 71 219 67 215 65 219 41687 40180 72 225 69 219 69 221 40180 38758 69 225 66 217 69 222 38758 37387 63 221 62 211 65 220 37387 36004 58 216 58 211 61 216 36004 34579 53 214 54 211 58 215 34579 33119 50 212 50 212 52 216 33119 31610 49 212 48 212 46 215 31610 30038 48 214 47 210 44 213 30038 28403 45 210 45 207 41 215 28403 26708 40 214 39 211 36 212 26708 24959 36 214 36 216 33 209 24959 23155 37 214 34 213 29 203 23155 21284 35 214 30 205 27 195 21284 19340 31 202 30 200 25 193 19340 17362 31 199 29 205 22 200 17362 15457 26 199 25 206 21 203 15457 13722 21 193 21 200 20 200 13722 12178 17 191 19 190 21 197 12178 10802 14 193 16 177 23 195 10802 9574 13 193 14 163 21 193 9574 8476 12 189 11 156 15 182 8476 7497 12 186 7*151 10 157 7497 6627 12 186 5*163 7 129 6627 5853 11 190 4 190 4 131 5853 5156 9*201 5 209 2 219 5156 4537 6*221 6 221 5 247 4537 4019 6 230 7 226 7 243 4019 3619 7 232 7 229 7 239 3619 3343 7 233 7 230 7 239 3343 3175 6 234 7 231 6*240 3175 3079 6 234 7 230 5*239 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