DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 Hernandez 3063ft 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 - - - 84.1 - - 89.0 - - - - - 79.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 357 - - 435 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2896 - - 4805 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4960 - - 6510 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5958 - - 7868 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1065 - - 1242 - - - - - 2400 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 419 - - 530 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 21 - - 37 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 292 - - - - - 360 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 35 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7151 - - -6837 - - - - - -8581 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13110 - - 14706 - - - - - 11660 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13464 - - -13039 - - - - - -15360 ODpotential blCL - - - 19422 - - 20907 - - - - - 18439 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 91 - - - - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.1 - - 89.0 - - - - - 79.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.6 - - 35.1 - - - - - 39.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.8 - - 86.3 - - - - - 80.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 34.1 - - - - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 357 - - 435 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2896 - - 4805 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 65 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 6 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] 99264 37 098 44 110 31 105 99264 91759 42 115 32 113 30 098 91759 85963 39 117 28 112 30 100 85963 81165 30 107 31 106 30 102 81165 77063 29 106 24 107 27 097 77063 73457 26 104 16 119 25 098 73457 70197 20 111 13 117 20 099 70197 67214 15 123 13 134 13 101 67214 64458 16 139 14 148 8 137 64458 61806 4 144 16 145 14 182 61806 59078 17 206 11 198 14 195 59078 56274 24 213 23 210 14 233 56274 53602 31 211 32 207 25 241 53602 51198 34 207 36 200 33 230 51198 49042 36 218 38 205 39 216 49042 47075 42 230 38 211 40 207 47075 45253 47 228 40 222 39 204 45253 43551 52 221 45 223 40 213 43551 41950 55 216 47 222 43 222 41950 40440 57 215 50 220 45 225 40440 39013 58 215 51 219 49 227 39013 37636 59 216 51 219 52 224 37636 36243 59 217 51 218 54 222 36243 34803 59 221 53 216 56 222 34803 33318 54 221 52 216 56 219 33318 31781 46 215 46 213 56 217 31781 30184 42 211 41 209 51 219 30184 28533 39 213 39 209 41 222 28533 26830 34 216 37 214 33 224 26830 25071 30 220 30 215 29 223 25071 23255 25 220 25 216 24 222 23255 21375 21 218 22 217 20 221 21375 19426 21 221 22 226 16 224 19426 17442 23 224 23 229 13 230 17442 15530 22 224 21 230 12 239 15530 13787 18 230 20 234 12 247 13787 12232 15 242 17 238 14 252 12232 10844 12 253 14 240 15 254 10844 9605 10 259 10 246 14 251 9605 8499 8 262 3*266 12 226 8499 7513 7 258 1*319 10 200 7513 6640 5*243 2 319 7 190 6640 5864 3*204 2 304 2 168 5864 5165 3 196 3 293 3 043 5165 4544 4 194 3 288 6 022 4544 4023 4 199 4 283 8 015 4023 3622 4 201 4 280 8 008 3622 3344 4 203 4 278 8 005 3344 3176 4 203 4 278 6*002 3176 3079 4 205 4 276 4*360 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