DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 Hernandez 3063ft 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 - - - 85.4 - - 92.3 - - 90.1 - - 76.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 336 - - 441 - - 252 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1596 - - 3851 - - 2242 - - 209 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3978 - - 5764 - - 4366 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4659 - - 6913 - - 5305 - - 3271 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1102 - - 1364 - - 2276 - - 716 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 495 - - 343 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 19 - - 11 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 173 - - 190 - - 244 - - 248 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 18 - - 11 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8200 - - -8142 - - -7261 - - -3602 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12859 - - 15056 - - 12567 - - 6873 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16017 - - -14535 - - -12410 - - -10885 ODpotential blCL - - - 20676 - - 21448 - - 17715 - - 14156 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 39 - - 30 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.4 - - 92.3 - - 90.1 - - 76.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 36.9 - - 45.7 - - 57.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.1 - - 89.6 - - 88.2 - - 76.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 36.0 - - 45.3 - - 56.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 336 - - 441 - - 252 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1596 - - 3851 - - 2242 - - 209 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 11 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] 99255 37 104 38 107 33 107 30 109 99255 91756 37 110 34 112 29 107 30 099 91756 85989 40 102 34 117 27 108 33 096 85989 81221 30 101 23 097 30 096 29 096 81221 77128 29 099 18 107 27 085 31 097 77128 73512 20 095 20 125 21 099 22 082 73512 70236 18 101 18 106 15 113 15 086 70236 67219 16 091 18 107 11 124 9 084 67219 64440 11 090 18 102 13 127 8 122 64440 61764 8 144 10 088 13 110 12 126 61764 58998 17 141 3 162 5 049 8 106 58998 56175 10 137 13 207 10 268 7 327 56175 53511 3 317 12 200 15 224 16 256 53511 51120 17 295 4 289 8 204 14 221 51120 48970 21 267 14 287 11 266 12 239 48970 47001 22 253 22 256 21 252 19 246 47001 45182 22 250 25 252 25 251 23 248 45182 43487 24 250 24 255 26 251 26 249 43487 41896 27 249 26 255 28 251 29 253 41896 40397 27 246 26 251 28 252 31 253 40397 38983 27 245 25 251 27 251 32 250 38983 37621 25 248 23 251 25 252 29 248 37621 36244 23 249 22 249 24 252 26 247 36244 34823 19 239 22 247 22 252 24 248 34823 33363 16 247 19 249 19 252 21 250 33363 31850 12 254 12 254 13 250 16 248 31850 30272 8 240 10 244 12 237 13 237 30272 28633 6 211 10 234 13 228 14 235 28633 26928 6 211 10 224 14 230 13 237 26928 25161 5 202 8 216 11 239 8 246 25161 23335 5 142 8 185 8 219 5 224 23335 21445 8 136 10 169 8 197 5 200 21445 19488 7 168 8 174 6 186 4 186 19488 17502 7 211 6 212 5 190 3 191 17502 15589 6 226 7 240 5 214 3 217 15589 13844 5 232 7 247 5 232 4 239 13844 12286 4 234 6 247 6 236 5 250 12286 10893 4 227 4 237 6 229 7 242 10893 9647 3 207 3 218 6 219 7 223 9647 8534 3 167 3 169 3 175 8 194 8534 7543 4 148 4*138 4 084 8 151 7543 6664 5 160 4*141 4 067 8 108 6664 5882 7 159 4 155 2*053 9 081 5882 5178 7*148 4 174 1*272 7 061 5178 4551 7*150 5 198 6 245 4 035 4551 4026 6 168 6 206 7 243 3 286 4026 3623 6 178 6 210 7 242 5 252 3623 3345 6 185 7 214 7 241 6*249 3345 3176 6 188 7 215 7 241 6*249 3176 3079 5 189 6 215 7 241 5 248 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