DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 82.5 - - - - - 75.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 460 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1967 - - 3473 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4254 - - 5482 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5029 - - 6536 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 806 - - 1125 - - - - - 2472 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 364 - - 485 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 17 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 209 - - 249 - - - - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4131 - - -4612 - - - - - -5307 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9161 - - 11148 - - - - - 8387 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10948 - - -10882 - - - - - -12321 ODpotential blCL - - - 15977 - - 17418 - - - - - 15400 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 41 - - - - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 82.5 - - - - - 75.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.9 - - 44.3 - - - - - 49.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.0 - - 79.8 - - - - - 75.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.2 - - 43.4 - - - - - 48.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 460 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1967 - - 3473 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99323 37 111 34 105 39 107 99323 91787 29 119 35 113 37 088 91787 85990 35 126 32 117 28 088 85990 81202 35 110 29 119 27 099 81202 77080 32 088 28 108 29 109 77080 73451 23 111 15 102 28 099 73451 70187 19 119 16 154 20 090 70187 67199 18 116 19 155 10 104 67199 64447 17 111 15 144 9 124 64447 61789 12 164 17 171 9 159 61789 59031 22 192 22 189 21 200 59031 56207 21 207 22 205 24 218 56207 53535 30 223 34 228 32 226 53535 51125 35 224 41 227 35 230 51125 48950 41 231 43 226 40 240 48950 46962 48 236 46 230 46 243 46962 45121 54 238 49 240 51 243 45121 43400 58 242 57 244 56 246 43400 41785 63 244 61 243 61 244 41785 40264 65 242 61 244 63 243 40264 38825 66 242 58 250 63 245 38825 37431 62 246 53 252 60 250 37431 36026 52 249 48 249 54 253 36026 34593 46 248 44 252 51 253 34593 33135 40 246 40 251 48 253 33135 31632 34 246 38 251 46 255 31632 30065 36 256 38 249 43 257 30065 28433 43 258 39 244 40 257 28433 26739 43 260 37 246 36 260 26739 24991 33 265 28 248 28 256 24991 23193 26 262 22 247 21 258 23193 21327 22 256 18 255 17 257 21327 19382 16 247 14 251 16 247 19382 17398 12 228 12 228 16 245 17398 15487 10 210 11 214 14 248 15487 13748 12 200 12 209 11 250 13748 12198 12 193 14 207 9 249 12198 10814 12 194 14 208 9 243 10814 9577 11 202 13 212 10 237 9577 8474 10 210 11 214 12 224 8474 7492 8 214 6 207 12 196 7492 6623 8 213 3*220 10 178 6623 5851 8 203 4*233 5 168 5851 5156 5*189 4 244 2 104 5156 4537 4*193 5 250 4 045 4537 4019 4 207 6 252 5 019 4019 3619 4 211 7 253 5 003 3619 3343 4 216 7 253 5 356 3343 3175 4 217 7 253 4*351 3175 3079 4 218 6 253 3*346 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