DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 85.7 - - - - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 456 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3481 - - 6770 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5399 - - 8095 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6543 - - 9832 - - - - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2319 - - 1984 - - - - - 2248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 442 - - 602 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 23 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 284 - - - - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - 35 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3635 - - -1460 - - - - - -6620 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10179 - - 11293 - - - - - 9699 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6580 - - -4610 - - - - - -12418 ODpotential blCL - - - 13123 - - 14442 - - - - - 15496 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 56 - - - - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.0 - - 85.7 - - - - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.0 - - 46.5 - - - - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.8 - - 82.9 - - - - - 75.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.7 - - 46.1 - - - - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 352 - - 456 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3481 - - 6770 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 6 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] 99113 29 102 23 121 17 098 99113 91630 29 120 19 115 22 075 91630 85883 23 115 17 120 18 091 85883 81115 15 106 17 113 17 122 81115 77001 11 121 13 123 17 119 77001 73365 11 121 8 126 11 123 73365 70067 10 099 8 121 10 092 70067 67044 10 122 4 105 5 059 67044 64259 5 025 9 143 4 041 64259 61577 8 259 1 106 5 276 61577 58793 6 200 13 225 10 266 58793 55896 23 264 18 246 21 273 55896 53132 36 265 32 251 37 261 53132 50655 49 264 42 258 49 264 50655 48433 59 262 52 261 56 261 48433 46410 62 261 56 258 59 262 46410 44549 65 261 58 256 64 262 44549 42830 68 259 60 255 67 259 42830 41230 65 256 59 251 66 255 41230 39734 65 258 59 247 64 254 39734 38332 66 256 60 244 61 252 38332 36989 64 252 59 242 59 251 36989 35635 60 251 55 243 56 250 35635 34244 58 247 50 240 51 248 34244 32817 56 246 48 235 48 249 32817 31339 50 247 46 235 46 250 31339 29796 46 247 43 240 43 253 29796 28189 42 246 40 245 38 254 28189 26519 39 244 38 252 35 255 26519 24787 38 245 34 260 32 256 24787 22991 36 249 30 259 30 256 22991 21129 33 253 29 251 29 259 21129 19197 32 257 30 246 27 262 19197 17237 26 258 30 244 25 261 17237 15353 21 257 29 245 24 258 15353 13641 16 254 24 247 22 255 13641 12118 13 258 17 252 19 250 12118 10759 12 270 11*266 16 243 10759 9545 12 282 6*281 12 217 9545 8456 11 289 4 291 10 199 8456 7484 9 293 4 293 8 198 7484 6619 5*277 4 290 5 203 6619 5848 3*231 4 286 2 203 5848 5154 4 220 5 283 1 061 5154 4536 4 219 5 281 3 034 4536 4018 5 220 6 278 5 019 4018 3618 5 222 6 277 6 006 3618 3343 5 223 6 277 6 357 3343 3174 5 222 5 276 5 349 3174 3078 5 221 5 274 3*343 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