DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 Hollister 545ft pt31953@36.868,-121.523 SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 67.8 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 210 - - 304 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2374 - - 3820 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1852 - - 3068 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2918 - - 4365 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1608 - - 3176 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 322 - - 426 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 24 - - 16 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 284 - - 306 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 6 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -8 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1140 - - -1616 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4058 - - 5981 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2800 - - -2311 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 5718 - - 6676 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 69 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 67.8 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.2 - - 43.4 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.7 - - 65.8 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.7 - - 43.0 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 210 - - 304 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2374 - - 3820 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 97762 22 286 18 321 97762 90494 6 297 11 309 90494 84876 4 331 7 285 84876 80218 1 296 4 289 80218 76212 3 265 1 224 76212 72677 4 211 6 186 72677 69482 2 227 4 191 69482 66543 4 243 5 220 66543 63807 5 232 9 187 63807 61141 11 241 10 241 61141 58349 15 218 15 242 58349 55450 20 260 18 243 55450 52675 23 259 15 240 52675 50162 24 266 21 271 50162 47900 27 266 27 272 47900 45834 30 253 36 271 45834 43930 35 253 34 268 43930 42168 32 252 27 284 42168 40532 26 268 28 314 40532 39011 28 307 40 347 39011 37590 36 334 55 352 37590 36222 42 339 60 348 36222 34838 41 343 54 344 34838 33414 43 353 44 343 33414 31952 50 357 38 349 31952 30427 52 356 41 356 30427 28822 50 355 45 356 28822 27135 50 357 47 353 27135 25365 52 360 48 352 25365 23514 54 002 48 356 23514 21586 55 002 48 360 21586 19577 56 004 48 359 19577 17481 59 009 48 359 17481 15346 53 013 48 002 15346 13296 41 012 41 005 13296 11442 34 010 32 002 11442 9810 31 018 26 004 9810 8374 27 029 21 021 8374 7104 20 040 16 032 7104 5975 15 050 11 032 5975 4975 10 058 6*019 4975 4093 7 057 5*006 4093 3315 3*029 4 327 3315 2618 2*306 5 304 2618 2002 2 281 5 297 2002 1488 3 280 6 292 1488 1093 3 280 6 289 1093 820 2 281 6 288 820 656 2 283 6 288 656 561 2 282 5 287 561 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