DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.6 - - 94.5 - - 94.4 - - 83.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 404 - - 208 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2212 - - 4207 - - 5067 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4391 - - 6017 - - 6403 - - 3063 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5275 - - 7270 - - 8130 - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1118 - - 1765 - - 1522 - - 2575 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 359 - - 496 - - 424 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 64 - - 21 - - 15 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 320 - - 325 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 24 - - 41 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10391 - - -7377 - - -6055 - - -7045 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15667 - - 14648 - - 14186 - - 10124 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17171 - - -11069 - - -9809 - - -12348 ODpotential blCL - - - 22446 - - 18339 - - 17939 - - 15427 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 76 - - 65 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.6 - - 94.5 - - 94.4 - - 83.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.8 - - 40.8 - - 42.8 - - 50.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.6 - - 91.9 - - 92.7 - - 85.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 39.9 - - 42.0 - - 50.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 404 - - 208 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2212 - - 4207 - - 5067 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - 9 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] 99349 34 106 35 097 32 116 18 104 99349 91860 38 108 32 108 28 110 26 091 91860 86074 30 109 30 111 27 098 31 098 86074 81266 28 103 26 100 31 108 28 097 81266 77143 23 107 20 104 31 088 24 107 77143 73514 22 108 17 126 16 083 27 091 73514 70234 17 096 18 121 12 108 11 055 70234 67235 11 111 12 099 9 101 7 087 67235 64457 9 093 2 083 6 035 9 073 64457 61765 5 024 2 043 2 333 5 009 61765 58982 7 290 3 327 3 213 8 294 58982 56136 11 237 9 283 4 295 6 304 56136 53451 13 194 12 248 8 288 3 298 53451 51044 19 179 21 209 18 237 10 265 51044 48889 18 179 28 193 29 206 25 227 48889 46931 13 195 26 187 26 203 25 214 46931 45126 24 217 25 212 25 221 23 230 45126 43445 34 214 30 217 30 222 24 229 43445 41868 33 211 28 213 29 218 25 223 41868 40382 27 214 24 210 27 216 24 220 40382 38979 23 216 21 207 24 217 23 220 38979 37626 20 214 18 203 23 218 21 221 37626 36259 17 207 15 197 22 218 20 223 36259 34847 10 198 11 193 18 221 17 227 34847 33393 5 203 7 184 13 227 12 231 33393 31884 7 225 4 191 9 228 9 219 31884 30309 8 232 2 215 6 228 6 221 30309 28671 4 225 2 160 4 176 4 199 28671 26970 2 220 3 109 3 127 2 163 26970 25206 3 195 4 079 5 068 3 108 25206 23381 5 128 1 185 4 046 2 076 23381 21493 9 126 4 199 3 014 1 031 21493 19538 12 128 6 175 2 014 2 084 19538 17552 9 117 4 089 5 058 5 082 17552 15639 10 102 8 073 7 074 5 075 15639 13893 12 107 6 081 5 090 2 022 13893 12332 9 114 4 046 4 089 1 356 12332 10935 6 089 10 040 8 056 3 070 10935 9683 10 058 16 030 10 030 7 053 9683 8564 12 043 16 023 8*011 9 042 8564 7567 13 031 11*018 6*350 9 028 7567 6685 11 023 6*006 5 334 7 007 6685 5900 6*020 5 355 5 325 4 345 5900 5193 1*059 4 329 5 320 4 339 5193 4565 0 121 5 306 5 319 4 347 4565 4037 1 213 5 297 5 317 4 347 4037 3630 2 218 5 290 5 316 3 341 3630 3349 2 224 5 285 5 313 3 327 3349 3177 3 224 5 284 4 314 2 316 3177 3079 2 226 5 282 4 311 1*301 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