DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 Hernandez 3062ft 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 - - - 86.7 - - 91.4 - - 91.4 - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 325 - - 429 - - 210 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2633 - - 5917 - - 6459 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4733 - - 7387 - - 7469 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5696 - - 8980 - - 9522 - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2172 - - 2123 - - 2145 - - 3088 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 393 - - 564 - - 459 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 16 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 183 - - 201 - - 224 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 30 - - 16 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7874 - - -4631 - - -4200 - - -7536 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13571 - - 13612 - - 13723 - - 10615 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11944 - - -7643 - - -7210 - - -12532 ODpotential blCL - - - 17640 - - 16623 - - 16732 - - 15611 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 79 - - 80 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.7 - - 91.4 - - 91.4 - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.9 - - 42.0 - - 41.5 - - 44.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.4 - - 88.6 - - 89.7 - - 83.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 41.5 - - 41.1 - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 325 - - 429 - - 210 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2633 - - 5917 - - 6459 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 15 - - 20 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 99126 32 115 14 112 22 122 8 090 99126 91709 25 117 21 126 19 098 22 086 91709 85981 20 111 18 119 20 091 24 098 85981 81204 16 098 20 101 18 096 18 110 81204 77076 21 094 17 097 14 107 14 101 77076 73431 17 104 17 102 11 102 14 088 73431 70132 12 103 14 114 9 114 10 092 70132 67113 10 132 13 126 10 135 9 135 67113 64328 11 129 12 148 9 143 8 159 64328 61636 4 200 13 171 4 169 11 162 61636 58832 14 217 22 193 18 223 9 213 58832 55927 20 202 26 197 31 215 26 222 55927 53156 25 219 31 216 35 213 33 215 53156 50658 37 222 41 222 42 219 41 221 50658 48416 41 223 51 221 51 218 48 224 48416 46388 47 222 56 214 56 216 51 223 46388 44546 48 221 54 209 56 214 52 223 44546 42856 47 223 51 213 56 210 54 219 42856 41295 48 231 48 220 52 208 57 211 41295 39841 48 231 46 220 52 212 55 209 39841 38471 46 226 45 213 52 216 49 213 38471 37147 43 222 45 213 48 218 43 212 37147 35806 42 222 43 218 41 216 41 205 35806 34419 39 222 39 224 35 212 37 202 34419 32991 35 227 36 227 32 210 33 206 32991 31508 29 230 29 227 30 207 31 210 31508 29959 24 224 22 217 29 204 29 214 29959 28346 22 216 23 208 27 207 27 216 28346 26671 23 213 25 208 24 209 24 215 26671 24934 25 213 27 207 23 206 21 209 24934 23142 26 214 26 207 24 204 23 203 23142 21288 25 214 25 210 26 206 25 200 21288 19362 25 213 26 212 27 208 25 199 19362 17398 25 210 26 210 26 209 25 200 17398 15505 23 209 25 210 25 211 24 205 15505 13776 20 207 22 210 22 213 23 208 13776 12234 16 201 18 207 17 210 20 206 12234 10856 14 196 15 206 11 200 17 196 10856 9624 12 192 11*205 5*194 15 180 9624 8522 10 187 7*198 5*199 12 160 8522 7538 9 182 6 196 5 205 9 155 7538 6663 7 180 6 197 6 216 6 169 6663 5884 6*181 6 198 6 224 4 202 5884 5181 5*179 6 200 7 228 4 235 5181 4556 5 180 6 204 7 232 3 257 4556 4032 5 183 6 206 8 234 3 270 4032 3627 5 185 6 208 8 234 3 273 3627 3347 5 187 6 209 8 236 3 268 3347 3176 5 189 6 209 8 236 3*264 3176 3079 4 188 6 211 7 235 2*265 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