DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/20 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.0 - - 89.3 - - 90.0 - - 81.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 313 - - 415 - - 225 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2816 - - 4964 - - 5652 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4863 - - 6622 - - 6894 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5878 - - 8027 - - 8715 - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2024 - - 1726 - - 1672 - - 3684 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 399 - - 529 - - 452 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 34 - - 21 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 287 - - 301 - - 352 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 25 - - 32 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6111 - - -4028 - - -3469 - - -7417 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11989 - - 12056 - - 12185 - - 10497 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11619 - - -7084 - - -6498 - - -12312 ODpotential blCL - - - 17497 - - 15111 - - 15213 - - 15391 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 83 - - 89 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 20 - - 0 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.0 - - 89.3 - - 90.0 - - 81.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.2 - - 46.9 - - 47.0 - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.8 - - 86.6 - - 88.2 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 46.1 - - 46.3 - - 45.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 313 - - 415 - - 225 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2816 - - 4964 - - 5652 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 30 - - 57 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 99127 24 098 33 115 30 110 26 103 99127 91632 26 111 26 100 30 104 28 098 91632 85863 33 109 23 101 29 101 30 104 85863 81097 29 110 22 096 25 097 31 105 81097 77013 22 115 18 097 20 093 26 089 77013 73409 22 107 16 122 14 100 18 071 73409 70144 21 093 22 118 12 121 12 088 70144 67144 19 085 26 107 12 130 12 129 67144 64380 13 090 22 098 15 114 14 137 64380 61735 2 050 11 077 14 096 12 105 61735 59002 13 170 8 172 13 143 9 144 59002 56184 25 162 21 170 17 179 13 165 56184 53506 26 174 27 177 23 185 18 172 53506 51095 27 183 26 187 21 180 21 170 51095 48930 31 174 28 184 18 192 19 166 48930 46955 30 156 28 173 20 198 12 183 46955 45129 25 142 28 161 23 183 14 215 45129 43424 20 144 25 151 24 168 19 190 43424 41829 17 146 21 151 21 160 19 161 41829 40335 17 147 23 159 20 160 16 150 40335 38927 19 153 26 160 21 160 17 151 38927 37567 23 154 27 158 21 161 16 152 37567 36191 23 161 25 161 18 163 12 159 36191 34770 23 168 23 169 19 168 13 178 34770 33307 24 170 25 169 22 169 14 175 33307 31788 26 169 27 168 22 169 13 171 31788 30203 24 169 26 173 20 175 13 169 30203 28555 24 181 22 182 16 177 14 166 28555 26846 21 185 17 195 14 175 15 167 26846 25077 20 192 18 206 13 191 15 173 25077 23252 20 198 18 204 11 191 13 186 23252 21364 21 195 16 201 8 191 10 183 21364 19410 18 191 15 196 9 177 8 148 19410 17429 15 199 14 188 13 192 7 151 17429 15523 16 191 14 187 12 205 5 177 15523 13786 14 181 13 186 10 214 4 220 13786 12237 11 189 9 199 8 217 5 240 12237 10853 9 225 7 243 4 228 5 263 10853 9616 10 253 7 273 2*027 3 278 9616 8509 10 265 3*294 3*018 0 148 8509 7523 9 268 2*317 3 360 1 133 7523 6649 6*261 2 313 3 323 1 030 6649 5873 5*249 2 298 4 296 4 009 5873 5173 3 224 3 287 5 288 6 011 5173 4551 4 213 3 281 5 283 7 011 4551 4028 4 212 4 276 6 281 8 009 4028 3625 4 211 4 272 6 278 8 005 3625 3346 4 212 4 271 6 278 7 360 3346 3176 4 212 4 270 6 277 5*356 3176 3079 4 212 4 270 5 275 3*352 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