DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.5 - - 89.7 - - - - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 359 - - 457 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2826 - - 5222 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4908 - - 6859 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5888 - - 8284 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1546 - - 1440 - - - - - 3505 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 416 - - 554 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 276 - - 314 - - - - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 18 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7158 - - -6566 - - - - - -8038 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13047 - - 14850 - - - - - 11118 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14601 - - -13060 - - - - - -15617 ODpotential blCL - - - 20489 - - 21344 - - - - - 18696 blCL maxRH - - - 24 - - 22 - - - - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.5 - - 89.7 - - - - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.1 - - 35.0 - - - - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.2 - - 87.0 - - - - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.4 - - 34.0 - - - - - 42.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 359 - - 457 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2826 - - 5222 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99281 34 114 41 101 38 106 99281 91780 36 114 28 117 33 104 91780 86010 36 116 27 133 28 084 86010 81235 31 114 31 121 25 087 81235 77113 29 112 33 108 19 100 77113 73470 25 107 27 111 20 119 73470 70188 17 088 24 119 19 117 70188 67190 11 087 20 111 18 119 67190 64423 9 109 13 141 15 101 64423 61756 9 128 12 156 6 127 61756 59006 7 167 12 190 2 283 59006 56180 13 228 14 212 15 244 56180 53497 25 241 20 247 24 253 53497 51091 37 238 34 249 36 257 51091 48927 35 243 34 248 39 247 48927 46945 40 273 32 273 36 255 46945 45108 49 290 47 292 35 270 45108 43391 49 282 50 290 41 289 43391 41782 45 267 43 281 47 295 41782 40267 40 257 38 268 48 296 40267 38840 36 257 37 264 45 292 38840 37470 35 260 36 263 41 287 37470 36091 36 263 34 262 40 285 36091 34674 36 266 35 268 39 286 34674 33220 36 270 36 274 36 280 33220 31716 36 272 38 272 37 270 31716 30148 36 272 40 270 39 268 30148 28519 34 274 39 278 37 274 28519 26827 33 285 33 284 30 282 26827 25073 27 296 25 292 23 285 25073 23258 17 296 20 297 16 285 23258 21374 10 263 14 286 13 280 21374 19416 8 247 12 257 11 278 19416 17424 8 265 10 246 9 294 17424 15510 11 275 9 250 7 311 15510 13769 13 281 9 263 6 328 13769 12220 13 288 9 281 6 344 12220 10839 12 295 10 297 8 345 10839 9606 10 305 8 307 8 335 9606 8506 9 311 5*326 4 305 8506 7525 8 314 5*329 2 253 7525 6653 6*317 6 327 1 307 6653 5877 4*306 6 322 3 019 5877 5176 4 289 6 315 5 023 5176 4552 4 277 7 310 6 020 4552 4029 5 271 7 306 7 013 4029 3625 5 266 7 302 7 004 3625 3346 5 263 7 300 6 356 3346 3176 5 261 7 299 4*349 3176 3079 5 260 6 297 3*341 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