DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 0959z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.5 - - - - - 80.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 438 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4652 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6389 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7715 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1904 - - - - - 2629 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 524 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 218 - - - - - 018 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 20 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5620 - - - - - -7593 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 13336 - - - - - 10672 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10655 - - - - - -13945 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18370 - - - - - 17024 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - - - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.5 - - - - - 80.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.5 - - - - - 44.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.7 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.0 - - - - - 44.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 438 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4652 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 99108 17 085 23 093 99108 91661 24 120 24 112 91661 85923 24 123 23 110 85923 81162 20 136 20 110 81162 77049 20 137 20 105 77049 73399 13 124 15 081 73399 70107 10 141 11 082 70107 67106 14 137 10 098 67106 64336 15 124 7 113 64336 61656 17 123 13 170 61656 58871 20 163 16 187 58871 56004 30 183 22 211 56004 53295 28 189 31 206 53295 50866 28 222 33 204 50866 48693 36 230 35 215 48693 46730 40 225 41 216 46730 44935 43 221 45 214 44935 43269 44 219 47 213 43269 41708 42 219 46 212 41708 40236 40 219 45 212 40236 38845 39 215 45 210 38845 37501 40 213 44 206 37501 36139 40 213 44 205 36139 34730 41 216 41 210 34730 33280 39 218 36 213 33280 31777 36 218 32 213 31777 30209 32 219 30 209 30209 28578 29 219 30 204 28578 26882 28 217 29 201 26882 25123 28 215 27 198 25123 23305 28 207 25 194 23305 21421 26 199 22 188 21421 19467 23 199 18 179 19467 17481 19 199 13 173 17481 15568 17 198 12 185 15568 13823 16 201 13 202 13823 12267 16 207 16 212 12267 10879 15 213 17 214 10879 9637 13 213 17 209 9637 8528 8*210 15 193 8528 7539 6*204 12 177 7539 6662 6 207 8 184 6662 5883 6 211 5 205 5883 5180 6 218 3 210 5180 4555 7 222 0 135 4555 4031 7 227 2 041 4031 3626 7 229 3 029 3626 3347 7 230 3 023 3347 3177 7 232 2*019 3177 3079 6 231 1*018 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