DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.3 - - 93.6 - - - - - 83.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 411 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1727 - - 3957 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4048 - - 5825 - - - - - 3063 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4790 - - 7020 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1040 - - 1456 - - - - - 1995 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 335 - - 488 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 27 - - 24 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 330 - - 339 - - - - - 251 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 30 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7212 - - -6213 - - - - - -7621 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12003 - - 13234 - - - - - 10701 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12035 - - -9640 - - - - - -12998 ODpotential blCL - - - 16825 - - 16660 - - - - - 16077 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 72 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.3 - - 93.6 - - - - - 83.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.7 - - 46.3 - - - - - 47.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.3 - - 90.9 - - - - - 84.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 45.5 - - - - - 47.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 306 - - 411 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1727 - - 3957 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 0 - - - - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 8 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] 99409 38 110 38 105 34 092 99409 91909 37 107 36 108 32 098 91909 86123 30 102 35 109 24 090 86123 81326 28 100 31 107 26 100 81326 77208 26 102 24 106 26 108 77208 73574 21 112 21 112 24 108 73574 70282 19 124 13 103 23 095 70282 67263 9 126 10 106 15 082 67263 64477 11 145 4 173 10 087 64477 61800 11 135 5 171 5 022 61800 59041 10 148 8 180 2 329 59041 56204 9 155 11 192 3 207 56204 53528 9 167 12 181 11 210 53528 51145 12 182 13 177 17 221 51145 49008 13 193 16 184 23 207 49008 47052 10 192 15 186 24 194 47052 45243 10 213 14 196 20 187 45243 43556 16 219 16 206 19 197 43556 41975 18 213 18 207 21 207 41975 40485 15 209 16 202 23 207 40485 39079 14 229 15 205 24 203 39079 37721 16 240 18 213 22 195 37721 36346 18 238 19 217 21 197 36346 34924 18 239 16 230 23 207 34924 33458 15 238 13 233 16 202 33458 31937 10 243 7 223 13 198 31937 30354 11 254 7 249 9 192 30354 28709 14 255 9 256 7 203 28709 27000 10 243 6 231 5 220 27000 25229 9 207 8 192 5 186 25229 23403 15 188 11 180 7 133 23403 21519 18 179 11 190 10 109 21519 19568 20 162 13 169 13 111 19568 17583 16 152 14 143 15 109 17583 15666 11 141 12 130 12 108 15666 13915 13 105 12 126 9 107 13915 12347 14 083 12 122 6 132 12347 10944 14 068 13 092 8 172 10944 9688 13 051 14 060 7 159 9688 8566 12 033 14 036 8 076 8566 7567 13 022 11*027 12 051 7567 6682 13 018 7*023 9 039 6682 5896 11 017 6 013 5 010 5896 5188 7*016 4 346 5 343 5188 4560 4*012 4 320 4 322 4560 4034 2 345 4 306 4 295 4034 3628 2 316 4 297 4 272 3628 3347 2 299 4 290 4 260 3347 3177 2 291 4 290 4 254 3177 3079 2 287 4 287 3*251 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