DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 82.9 - - 83.1 - - 71.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 454 - - 212 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2647 - - 4721 - - 5577 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4759 - - 6456 - - 6792 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5709 - - 7784 - - 8639 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1614 - - 1658 - - 1653 - - 2117 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 401 - - 533 - - 438 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 22 - - 19 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 214 - - 215 - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 17 - - 26 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6237 - - -5748 - - -5077 - - -6256 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11947 - - 13533 - - 13716 - - 9335 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11768 - - -11224 - - -9902 - - -12269 ODpotential blCL - - - 17477 - - 19008 - - 18541 - - 15347 blCL maxRH - - - 31 - - 27 - - 32 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 82.9 - - 83.1 - - 71.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.3 - - 33.9 - - 33.3 - - 41.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.8 - - 80.2 - - 81.4 - - 73.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.8 - - 33.2 - - 32.7 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 345 - - 454 - - 212 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2647 - - 4721 - - 5577 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 99058 24 116 17 122 12 109 14 117 99058 91591 24 121 19 121 15 109 21 096 91591 85824 23 107 17 137 17 113 19 096 85824 81045 15 102 21 116 17 131 10 096 81045 76939 14 133 8 110 16 106 15 131 76939 73301 15 124 11 157 5 118 4 082 73301 70009 10 130 7 116 7 114 2 066 70009 66995 10 125 8 154 1 148 5 096 66995 64202 3 056 2 176 4 324 4 034 64202 61504 6 223 9 239 13 272 13 300 61504 58706 10 269 9 229 12 246 14 266 58706 55801 20 267 17 259 18 257 20 263 55801 53023 26 268 25 258 22 258 30 266 53023 50527 33 270 29 265 29 268 31 265 50527 48289 39 268 36 267 35 267 32 266 48289 46252 43 263 38 263 32 263 30 260 46252 44378 45 259 37 259 30 264 28 266 44378 42646 46 256 36 255 34 263 30 270 42646 41040 47 253 37 250 33 256 31 264 41040 39542 48 250 38 246 33 252 27 255 39542 38134 48 246 36 244 32 246 21 248 38134 36784 45 245 35 241 32 241 19 250 36784 35428 41 246 33 239 29 243 11 259 35428 34041 36 247 29 237 24 244 3 333 34041 32623 30 246 25 235 21 242 6 027 32623 31157 25 243 22 231 18 232 7 016 31157 29629 23 239 19 229 13 221 4 341 29629 28040 20 241 16 228 11 216 2 277 28040 26388 17 241 15 225 11 211 3 234 26388 24673 18 240 18 224 13 212 6 215 24673 22899 20 242 20 223 16 213 10 209 22899 21057 21 244 19 224 16 213 13 209 21057 19144 18 246 17 227 14 218 12 214 19144 17197 15 240 15 230 10 219 7 205 17197 15321 15 234 13 233 7 215 5 180 15321 13613 13 229 12 231 7 210 4 176 13613 12090 10 222 11 222 8 205 5 199 12090 10730 7 216 9 207 8 196 8 212 10730 9516 6 213 7 192 5*165 11 204 9516 8430 5 217 5*174 4*158 11 179 8430 7462 6 212 4*176 3 168 9 156 7462 6601 7 202 3 183 3 191 6 151 6601 5836 6*197 4 199 4 218 3 159 5836 5145 5*192 4 215 5 228 1 168 5145 4530 5 195 5 224 6 233 0 014 4530 4014 5 198 6 229 6 237 1 351 4014 3617 5 200 6 232 6 238 2 311 3617 3342 5 202 6 233 6 239 2 275 3342 3174 5 203 6 233 6 239 2 261 3174 3078 5 204 6 233 5 240 1*264 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