DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.8 - - 83.0 - - - - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 452 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 949 - - 3958 - - - - - 612 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3061 - - 5856 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4011 - - 7020 - - - - - 3674 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1129 - - 2306 - - - - - 1122 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 217 - - 504 - - - - - 43 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 175 - - 216 - - - - - 245 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 10 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4730 - - -4592 - - - - - -4525 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8741 - - 11613 - - - - - 8200 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10588 - - -9890 - - - - - -11196 ODpotential blCL - - - 14599 - - 16910 - - - - - 14870 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 72 - - - - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.8 - - 83.0 - - - - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.4 - - 42.6 - - - - - 47.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.7 - - 80.2 - - - - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.1 - - 41.6 - - - - - 46.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 140 - - 452 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 949 - - 3958 - - - - - 612 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 99122 36 111 37 104 32 106 99122 91645 31 112 26 100 37 105 91645 85889 28 117 23 107 33 085 85889 81125 30 101 23 109 22 086 81125 77038 23 090 25 108 19 101 77038 73423 19 096 23 098 18 095 73423 70148 18 088 16 099 16 091 70148 67155 15 093 7 114 13 086 67155 64400 11 106 9 126 9 077 64400 61745 7 171 10 137 9 137 61745 58973 13 217 10 202 9 167 58973 56112 20 223 23 220 14 224 56112 53401 34 229 39 241 30 243 53401 50958 40 225 48 238 51 243 50958 48763 36 238 44 231 56 238 48763 46755 53 255 49 251 51 246 46755 44899 68 251 70 250 65 249 44899 43172 71 246 71 246 77 245 43172 41554 61 243 56 247 69 245 41554 40040 52 241 48 238 54 244 40040 38624 50 241 46 234 48 246 38624 37266 54 237 47 235 48 243 37266 35901 56 235 48 238 52 239 35901 34498 51 240 44 238 50 240 34498 33052 44 237 39 236 43 241 33052 31550 41 230 38 232 38 233 31550 29981 38 232 39 227 39 231 29981 28347 36 230 38 229 37 235 28347 26647 37 232 38 233 37 240 26647 24883 33 248 33 238 36 251 24883 23064 22 241 26 234 25 265 23064 21189 18 228 21 229 14 263 21189 19253 14 239 14 227 9 238 19253 17289 11 254 11 243 8 234 17289 15395 11 245 13 256 11 251 15395 13667 11 228 12 247 13 259 13667 12127 8 215 10 223 13 259 12127 10756 6 214 6 200 10 230 10756 9534 7 233 5 192 10 189 9534 8444 9 237 5 192 8 144 8444 7470 10 232 5*196 8 101 7470 6606 9 225 5*200 7 087 6606 5836 9 209 6 207 3 095 5836 5142 9 191 7 214 3 251 5142 4527 8*172 8 217 7 255 4527 4011 6*165 9 220 8*249 4011 3615 5 175 9 222 9*245 3615 3341 4 179 9 223 9 245 3341 3174 4 183 9 223 8 244 3174 3078 4 184 8 223 6 245 3078 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