DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 87.9 - - 87.9 - - 78.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 371 - - 470 - - 265 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2914 - - 4877 - - 5278 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4985 - - 6594 - - 6678 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5976 - - 7940 - - 8341 - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1157 - - 1168 - - 1026 - - 2639 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 425 - - 546 - - 464 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 27 - - 39 - - 26 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 295 - - 007 - - 000 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 33 - - 42 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7906 - - -7308 - - -5989 - - -8701 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13882 - - 15249 - - 14330 - - 11781 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15738 - - -13923 - - -11894 - - -16106 ODpotential blCL - - - 21714 - - 21863 - - 20235 - - 19185 blCL maxRH - - - 21 - - 22 - - 28 - - 23 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.4 - - 87.9 - - 87.9 - - 78.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 31.5 - - 35.7 - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.0 - - 85.0 - - 85.9 - - 79.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 30.5 - - 34.9 - - 37.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 371 - - 470 - - 265 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2914 - - 4877 - - 5278 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 99144 37 110 39 118 33 111 33 107 99144 91625 29 118 28 119 33 096 33 090 91625 85862 30 125 27 111 27 103 29 091 85862 81103 29 117 30 110 27 114 19 111 81103 77000 28 108 28 109 27 116 22 113 77000 73375 21 107 22 109 25 105 23 102 73375 70115 18 104 19 113 17 121 18 094 70115 67144 14 132 16 121 13 121 14 105 67144 64408 18 150 12 143 11 131 16 115 64408 61766 18 142 12 160 12 154 10 131 61766 59020 12 159 12 160 14 167 8 199 59020 56182 16 177 15 181 17 188 14 211 56182 53487 15 171 17 183 18 198 18 202 53487 51082 11 177 17 181 16 199 19 200 51082 48936 13 229 14 197 13 208 14 203 48936 46976 25 242 18 231 13 245 9 227 46976 45160 30 238 25 237 20 246 15 256 45160 43464 32 222 29 226 27 236 23 247 43464 41872 35 216 33 220 31 232 27 239 41872 40371 37 220 35 221 32 232 29 233 40371 38951 38 226 36 227 32 231 33 230 38951 37581 41 227 38 229 35 227 37 228 37581 36193 44 227 41 227 40 225 41 227 36193 34760 47 228 45 225 43 226 43 229 34760 33286 50 229 48 226 45 229 44 234 33286 31759 46 230 46 227 42 232 39 235 31759 30171 37 231 37 227 37 234 34 238 30171 28521 31 233 32 229 35 232 33 232 28521 26813 29 230 30 232 32 234 32 231 26813 25050 26 235 28 234 28 234 28 233 25050 23234 20 242 21 231 24 232 25 233 23234 21356 17 237 18 228 18 233 20 233 21356 19406 18 232 17 232 13 235 15 230 19406 17420 19 233 16 235 12 233 13 225 17420 15506 19 235 16 236 12 232 11 223 15506 13762 18 236 15 235 11 232 8 220 13762 12209 15 239 12 236 9 232 6 226 12209 10824 11 247 9 241 8 232 4 252 10824 9588 8 261 6 257 3 193 5 271 9588 8486 6 276 2*302 2*094 4 260 8486 7503 6 280 2*339 2*070 3 227 7503 6633 5*266 2 332 3 040 3 200 6633 5859 3*251 2 311 3 021 0 060 5859 5162 2 241 3 296 4 008 4 025 5162 4542 3 237 3 287 4 355 7 019 4542 4022 3 238 4 282 4 350 8 014 4022 3621 3 239 4 280 4 346 8 009 3621 3344 3 238 4 278 4 344 7 005 3344 3176 3 239 4 277 4 343 6*003 3176 3079 3 239 4 276 4 341 4*000 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