DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 Hollister 544ft pt31953@36.868,-121.523 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 69.5 - - 65.6 - - 59.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 240 - - 427 - - 296 - - 40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1095 - - 1469 - - 1078 - - 421 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1001 - - 1408 - - 1040 - - 544 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1639 - - 2014 - - 1623 - - 965 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 428 - - 339 - - 428 - - 672 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 263 - - 348 - - 277 - - 104 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - 13 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 265 - - 266 - - 257 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 4 - - -3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -159 - - -1084 - - -969 - - -216 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1798 - - 3098 - - 2592 - - 1181 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10498 - - -10788 - - -11343 - - -11862 ODpotential blCL - - - 12137 - - 12802 - - 12966 - - 12827 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 84 - - 86 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 69.5 - - 65.6 - - 59.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.5 - - 57.7 - - 56.1 - - 56.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.1 - - 67.0 - - 63.8 - - 59.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.8 - - 57.1 - - 55.8 - - 56.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 240 - - 427 - - 296 - - 40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1095 - - 1469 - - 1078 - - 421 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 37 - - 45 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 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] 98962 36 101 32 116 22 119 23 094 98962 91489 25 098 30 099 25 109 27 108 91489 85724 21 121 21 098 25 102 27 101 85724 80941 21 116 14 100 20 089 25 108 80941 76820 19 093 12 102 13 085 22 086 76820 73174 11 079 10 102 13 080 15 071 73174 69886 7 082 11 103 11 086 12 060 69886 66873 10 074 8 069 6 071 9 054 66873 64094 7 080 4 093 1 020 4 033 64094 61421 5 002 5 054 2 357 2 022 61421 58640 5 291 6 275 6 279 10 322 58640 55755 15 278 18 274 17 264 20 288 55755 53000 25 275 25 274 23 269 26 278 53000 50520 32 266 32 265 28 272 28 273 50520 48303 33 265 32 260 30 273 27 267 48303 46302 34 267 31 259 31 271 23 272 46302 44482 40 266 31 264 31 269 17 283 44482 42810 44 265 28 270 25 271 13 312 42810 41255 43 264 27 277 20 282 12 341 41255 39792 41 266 24 283 18 290 13 013 39792 38407 38 268 21 287 14 311 16 024 38407 37062 33 270 15 301 17 331 17 011 37062 35691 27 273 13 313 18 321 16 352 35691 34263 22 277 12 316 15 312 16 329 34263 32781 19 282 11 325 12 321 12 309 32781 31229 18 288 11 336 11 323 12 295 31229 29593 18 289 9 332 12 312 14 294 29593 27873 18 288 9 303 13 296 15 297 27873 26068 19 286 11 282 16 292 15 291 26068 24181 20 282 14 282 16 293 15 279 24181 22216 17 277 14 277 14 278 17 270 22216 20167 13 269 15 269 18 264 20 272 20167 18030 11 263 15 261 19 259 21 269 18030 15848 11 261 13 268 15 266 19 269 15848 13744 12 264 11 273 10 281 13 269 13744 11829 13 261 11 268 7 280 9 265 11829 10131 12 262 11 261 6 265 8 260 10131 8626 8 272 9 265 7 254 9 259 8626 7293 6 290 7 269 7 250 9 257 7293 6112 6 295 8 271 7 259 10 260 6112 5070 6 287 7 275 7 272 10 267 5070 4153 6 272 6 272 6 284 10 283 4153 3346 8 255 9 248 11 274 10 300 3346 2629 8 249 11*248 13 266 10 299 2629 2002 9*260 12*262 14*261 12 276 2002 1484 9*264 13 266 14*258 13 258 1484 1090 9 265 13 267 13 257 13*252 1090 819 8 266 13 267 13 257 12*251 819 655 7 267 12 268 12 257 10 250 655 561 6 267 10 268 9 256 7 249 561 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