DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 84.4 - - 84.2 - - 75.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 378 - - 465 - - 274 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2424 - - 4600 - - 4754 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4618 - - 6370 - - 6290 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5486 - - 7662 - - 7816 - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1549 - - 1105 - - 1304 - - 2459 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 402 - - 534 - - 454 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 33 - - 24 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 224 - - 274 - - 356 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 18 - - 42 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2397 - - -2822 - - -2268 - - -5418 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7883 - - 10485 - - 10085 - - 8497 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8497 - - -9325 - - -8336 - - -13294 ODpotential blCL - - - 13983 - - 16987 - - 16152 - - 16373 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 45 - - 64 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 84.4 - - 84.2 - - 75.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.3 - - 49.0 - - 50.6 - - 49.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.0 - - 81.5 - - 82.4 - - 75.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.9 - - 48.3 - - 50.0 - - 49.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 378 - - 465 - - 274 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2424 - - 4600 - - 4754 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 99246 34 104 35 100 38 097 43 114 99246 91755 29 109 30 115 28 100 36 091 91755 85986 29 110 28 120 25 107 29 091 85986 81209 31 108 31 114 27 121 27 107 81209 77101 31 104 29 113 28 123 28 113 77101 73467 30 099 26 109 24 117 25 110 73467 70182 20 110 26 110 21 113 21 114 70182 67187 15 137 20 117 20 111 18 113 67187 64435 15 134 22 133 20 130 17 118 64435 61779 12 130 21 143 18 144 17 138 61779 59023 9 159 20 157 18 153 14 156 59023 56168 19 197 22 189 13 188 11 166 56168 53457 18 180 21 201 18 208 15 220 53457 51053 13 209 18 196 18 214 17 226 51053 48905 21 234 23 217 26 223 22 233 48905 46938 27 227 28 220 31 226 27 229 46938 45116 35 222 31 224 34 228 30 228 45116 43416 39 219 35 228 37 236 32 236 43416 41825 38 217 35 233 39 244 32 244 41825 40330 35 216 32 233 38 247 31 248 40330 38922 30 211 30 228 35 244 32 247 38922 37567 24 213 27 223 31 239 32 242 37567 36196 21 217 26 222 29 232 31 238 36196 34782 20 222 24 224 28 229 30 237 34782 33328 22 233 22 232 24 233 27 238 33328 31819 25 247 21 243 21 240 23 237 31819 30242 25 252 22 247 20 243 21 232 30242 28599 24 253 21 246 19 235 22 226 28599 26891 24 252 19 247 16 225 21 223 26891 25120 24 248 19 244 16 226 20 227 25120 23292 21 241 18 238 16 231 17 231 23292 21399 19 224 18 222 15 228 15 228 21399 19436 17 217 18 216 16 225 13 228 19436 17440 17 208 18 210 17 224 13 230 17440 15520 20 206 22 209 20 219 14 230 15520 13772 24 207 25 210 23 214 16 226 13772 12214 26 210 25 213 23 211 15 227 12214 10825 24 213 22 215 19 204 14 227 10825 9587 20 217 15 211 11 168 13 211 9587 8482 14 219 4*183 6*102 12 182 8482 7499 10 226 0*081 5*090 8 165 7499 6628 5 226 1 321 4 054 3 159 6628 5854 2*190 2 289 4 021 2 354 5854 5158 2*200 3 277 4 351 7 350 5158 4539 3 218 4 273 5 331 9 348 4539 4020 4 225 5 270 6 325 10 348 4020 3620 5 230 5 268 6 321 10 345 3620 3343 5 230 6 267 6 319 10 342 3343 3175 5 231 6 267 6 317 8*340 3175 3079 5 231 5 266 5 316 6*339 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