DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - 78.6 - - 82.7 - - 79.2 - - 67.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 464 - - 260 - - 30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1292 - - 2192 - - 1636 - - 263 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3772 - - 4494 - - 3937 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4354 - - 5254 - - 4698 - - 3324 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 932 - - 1251 - - 760 - - 442 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 321 - - 416 - - 312 - - 82 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 218 - - 231 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 11 - - 12 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5498 - - -5255 - - -4558 - - -2078 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9852 - - 10509 - - 9257 - - 5402 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9574 - - -8471 - - -8675 - - -8139 ODpotential blCL - - - 13928 - - 13725 - - 13373 - - 11463 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 87 - - 85 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 110 - - 170 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 82.7 - - 79.2 - - 67.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.2 - - 47.2 - - 49.3 - - 53.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.2 - - 79.9 - - 77.4 - - 66.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 46.7 - - 49.0 - - 53.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 464 - - 260 - - 30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1292 - - 2192 - - 1636 - - 263 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 49 - - 39 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 10 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] 99189 27 102 28 099 32 102 27 108 99189 91708 23 107 26 105 21 103 23 092 91708 85925 23 106 19 107 16 096 20 090 85925 81144 24 106 19 117 14 092 18 084 81144 77037 20 096 13 117 10 085 20 071 77037 73398 11 111 10 109 9 080 17 053 73398 70100 9 109 9 095 8 097 10 054 70100 67074 5 105 8 088 10 112 4 064 67074 64275 2 054 3 035 3 071 3 332 64275 61577 3 325 5 303 4 327 5 280 61577 58778 2 267 6 248 5 268 5 232 58778 55880 5 229 7 227 6 263 4 212 55880 53113 11 214 15 212 17 233 12 252 53113 50631 13 215 14 210 18 222 22 238 50631 48415 17 240 14 239 17 223 22 227 48415 46401 21 240 18 242 20 236 22 224 46401 44545 28 226 26 232 23 237 22 219 44545 42818 31 218 30 222 24 229 21 215 42818 41204 33 210 35 213 27 222 22 213 41204 39694 34 208 38 209 30 218 26 212 39694 38279 36 207 38 203 32 210 30 208 38279 36925 36 208 36 200 32 203 30 198 36925 35565 35 210 34 204 29 201 28 189 35565 34167 32 214 36 210 26 204 26 184 34167 32734 30 217 35 211 24 201 27 183 32734 31251 25 216 25 208 30 190 29 184 31251 29709 21 217 22 203 32 191 27 182 29709 28110 20 223 19 208 25 207 24 176 28110 26447 16 214 14 206 14 207 22 191 26447 24725 12 203 13 191 13 188 15 202 24725 22950 10 206 12 191 13 196 13 210 22950 21113 10 228 10 210 11 209 11 213 21113 19202 11 239 10 234 10 223 9 208 19202 17256 12 222 12 240 11 223 11 209 17256 15378 14 193 11 231 11 217 15 208 15378 13666 14 179 12 203 10 209 16 206 13666 12138 10 173 12 198 10 204 15 205 12138 10772 8 186 10 200 10 202 13 196 10772 9548 9 202 10 202 10 199 12 180 9548 8453 10 206 10 204 10 197 10 167 8453 7475 10 205 10 204 9 199 9 156 7475 6607 10 203 9 205 9 206 8 150 6607 5834 10 202 9*210 10 216 6 168 5834 5139 10 204 10*214 11*225 7 205 5139 4522 10*208 10 217 12*230 9 223 4522 4006 10*211 11 219 13 231 11 230 4006 3611 10 213 11 220 14 231 12 233 3611 3338 10 215 11 220 13 231 11*235 3338 3173 9 215 11 221 12 232 10*237 3173 3078 8 216 9 221 10 232 7 239 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