DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 Hernandez 3063ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 76.3 - - 84.7 - - 90.3 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 17 - - 341 - - 455 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2395 - - 4520 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 3062 - - 4568 - - 6300 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 3079 - - 5457 - - 7583 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 942 - - 1045 - - 1405 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 27 - - 387 - - 527 - - - - - - W* B/S 2 - - 47 - - 58 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 040 - - 192 - - 266 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 16 - - 36 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9427 - - -7465 - - -6108 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12507 - - 12922 - - 13692 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -17973 - - -13446 - - -10671 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 21052 - - 18903 - - 18254 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 79 - - 85 - - 78 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 76.3 - - 84.7 - - 90.3 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.0 - - 39.0 - - 40.8 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 76.1 - - 82.5 - - 87.4 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.5 - - 38.3 - - 40.0 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 17 - - 341 - - 455 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2395 - - 4520 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 15 - - 39 - - 11 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 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] 99154 40 104 38 101 42 107 99154 91677 40 107 36 099 35 108 91677 85930 39 106 33 103 31 100 85930 81170 33 101 28 113 24 089 81170 77081 28 094 28 110 23 108 77081 73473 21 093 24 102 25 119 73473 70204 18 123 23 111 21 124 70204 67210 21 128 15 123 20 128 67210 64448 16 127 15 140 14 134 64448 61796 14 132 15 140 18 153 61796 59066 10 169 19 172 21 174 59066 56266 12 189 20 179 25 195 56266 53609 23 226 30 204 33 195 53609 51211 39 221 42 211 38 205 51211 49051 54 223 53 215 48 212 49051 47074 62 219 57 213 55 211 47074 45245 65 216 60 212 59 208 45245 43537 64 216 62 213 60 210 43537 41935 61 216 60 213 60 211 41935 40427 57 214 57 210 59 210 40427 39002 54 208 55 208 59 208 39002 37626 51 208 53 208 58 207 37626 36236 48 209 50 207 55 208 36236 34805 50 208 44 206 49 209 34805 33341 48 206 37 209 39 208 33341 31826 42 212 32 209 33 204 31826 30245 39 217 33 210 34 202 30245 28601 36 212 34 209 33 206 28601 26894 30 219 31 214 29 209 26894 25126 24 219 26 217 24 202 25126 23299 25 210 27 207 26 199 23299 21410 27 208 28 209 28 205 21410 19453 24 211 24 214 23 212 19453 17465 18 216 20 211 19 210 17465 15552 15 210 19 206 19 208 15552 13809 15 196 18 202 18 208 13809 12255 14 191 17 201 17 205 12255 10868 12 194 14 202 14 199 10868 9628 11 193 11 200 11 193 9628 8521 8 184 9 199 7*193 8521 7535 6 177 7 202 2*225 7535 6661 5 183 6 208 2 238 6661 5884 5 209 4*213 1 254 5884 5183 4 217 2*194 2 269 5183 4559 3 186 1 183 2 281 4559 4034 3 155 1 193 2 286 4034 3628 2 110 1 193 2 286 3628 3348 3 057 1 195 2 285 3348 3177 3*038 2 197 2 286 3177 3079 2*040 2 197 2 281 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