DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.2 - - 69.3 - - 71.7 - - 64.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 310 - - 438 - - 236 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2782 - - 4493 - - 5293 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4827 - - 6259 - - 6630 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5844 - - 7554 - - 8355 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1569 - - 1093 - - 1162 - - 4537 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 393 - - 517 - - 446 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 17 - - 18 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 217 - - 228 - - 241 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 12 - - 12 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 774 - - 508 - - 221 - - -3794 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5070 - - 7047 - - 8134 - - 6872 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 150 - - -164 - - -4535 - - -10231 ODpotential blCL - - - 5694 - - 7718 - - 12890 - - 13309 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 87 - - 84 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.2 - - 69.3 - - 71.7 - - 64.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.4 - - 48.9 - - 46.5 - - 45.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.3 - - 66.7 - - 69.9 - - 65.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.2 - - 48.6 - - 46.3 - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 310 - - 438 - - 236 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2782 - - 4493 - - 5293 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 49 - - 35 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 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] 98943 15 131 7 113 13 127 8 118 98943 91501 16 120 14 140 9 088 16 090 91501 85746 17 125 15 134 12 112 14 085 85746 80971 20 103 20 114 17 116 13 122 80971 76868 15 099 18 115 15 108 14 128 76868 73248 12 105 12 127 12 095 17 106 73248 69970 10 100 13 130 6 155 5 120 69970 66957 2 165 3 115 10 129 8 143 66957 64164 13 178 13 221 10 242 4 226 64164 61457 13 214 15 223 16 221 8 259 61457 58629 18 224 17 234 18 226 16 249 58629 55700 18 234 21 240 27 241 30 241 55700 52932 26 252 30 244 35 248 39 246 52932 50458 36 260 37 247 41 251 46 249 50458 48242 42 258 42 251 43 252 48 249 48242 46229 47 253 46 255 44 253 49 250 46229 44390 49 252 49 253 46 251 52 249 44390 42695 50 253 50 251 48 249 52 247 42695 41120 51 253 50 251 50 250 51 247 41120 39643 53 251 52 251 52 251 51 248 39643 38253 54 250 53 251 53 250 51 248 38253 36915 54 248 54 251 53 251 52 248 36915 35561 54 247 54 250 54 251 53 249 35561 34162 55 245 55 249 55 250 54 249 34162 32721 55 245 56 247 56 250 54 250 32721 31226 56 246 56 246 56 251 53 251 31226 29666 55 248 56 247 54 250 51 252 29666 28045 54 249 54 248 53 249 48 253 28045 26361 52 251 53 248 52 249 47 253 26361 24616 50 251 51 247 50 248 46 252 24616 22814 46 252 48 247 48 248 45 251 22814 20949 41 252 43 246 45 248 43 249 20949 19018 36 253 38 247 40 247 39 249 19018 17060 34 255 35 251 35 249 33 250 17060 15182 32 255 33 252 32 251 29 249 15182 13475 30 252 31 248 29 250 27 248 13475 11958 27 249 28 246 24 246 24 238 11958 10609 24 246 22 244 14 234 20 212 10609 9410 20 243 15 238 5*209 17 181 9410 8342 16 235 6*218 3*219 12 146 8342 7390 11 226 5*216 3 228 7 129 7390 6545 7*212 5 217 3 236 4 119 6545 5792 4*202 5 222 4 241 2 091 5792 5113 4 205 5 228 5 245 2 041 5113 4508 4 213 6 231 6 246 3 005 4508 4000 4 221 6 235 6 246 4 343 4000 3608 4 227 6 237 6 247 4 326 3608 3337 4 230 6 238 6 247 4 312 3337 3172 4 230 6 238 6 247 4*303 3172 3078 4 232 6 239 5 246 2*297 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