DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 Hernandez 3061ft 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 - - - 68.3 - - 74.9 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 422 - - 533 - - - - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2091 - - 3405 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4391 - - 5464 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5152 - - 6467 - - - - - 3624 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 719 - - 1116 - - - - - 775 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 395 - - 503 - - - - - 53 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 205 - - - - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1339 - - -1528 - - - - - -1476 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6492 - - 7996 - - - - - 5101 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6533 - - -5885 - - - - - -6804 ODpotential blCL - - - 11685 - - 12352 - - - - - 10428 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 64 - - - - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.3 - - 74.9 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.4 - - 50.4 - - - - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.8 - - 71.9 - - - - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 50.1 - - - - - 52.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 422 - - 533 - - - - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2091 - - 3405 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 99153 31 113 29 113 34 121 99153 91694 29 114 27 113 28 104 91694 85946 25 116 29 117 17 097 85946 81183 21 108 24 117 17 095 81183 77081 20 110 18 128 16 098 77081 73453 15 118 13 128 14 108 73453 70168 10 128 9 155 8 105 70168 67153 7 135 9 157 9 138 67153 64366 5 191 7 185 6 154 64366 61673 9 189 13 204 12 192 61673 58855 12 222 19 222 14 201 58855 55917 22 216 22 216 18 219 55917 53102 21 220 24 226 21 213 53102 50565 22 226 29 230 25 243 50565 48300 22 234 29 226 34 242 48300 46253 22 249 24 224 37 239 46253 44387 26 260 21 238 36 240 44387 42675 28 267 25 256 30 252 42675 41092 28 269 27 267 31 270 41092 39618 26 270 28 273 32 276 39618 38236 21 267 24 277 31 278 38236 36908 17 267 23 279 28 279 36908 35566 15 285 20 280 27 277 35566 34181 16 293 17 281 27 274 34181 32755 15 295 15 277 28 273 32755 31274 14 293 15 269 26 273 31274 29728 12 283 15 263 24 268 29728 28119 10 268 15 262 21 263 28119 26449 8 253 13 265 18 257 26449 24721 8 247 10 272 15 246 24721 22936 10 243 9 270 13 237 22936 21083 11 236 9 260 11 230 21083 19157 14 225 10 240 11 214 19157 17194 15 209 13 218 12 206 17194 15299 15 198 16 204 13 201 15299 13575 14 193 17 200 14 190 13575 12044 14 194 17 199 18 184 12044 10684 14 195 16 198 20 183 10684 9472 14 196 15 198 20 179 9472 8391 13 194 13 194 18 173 8391 7426 15 187 10 183 13 151 7426 6570 16 176 8*186 10 122 6570 5806 15*168 7*191 7 112 5806 5119 12*168 8 198 4 119 5119 4509 9 177 8 204 5 228 4509 4000 9 182 9 209 10*238 4000 3608 9 186 9 212 11*239 3608 3337 8 189 9 214 10 239 3337 3173 8 190 9 214 9 239 3173 3078 7 191 8 215 6 240 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