DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 Hernandez 3061ft 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.6 - - 56.5 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 202 - - 311 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2903 - - 4535 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4758 - - 6165 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 5963 - - 7596 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2134 - - 1210 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 346 - - 463 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 31 - - 8 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 10 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 021 - - 358 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 694 - - 808 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5270 - - 6788 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 224 - - -117 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 5739 - - 7713 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 80 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.6 - - 56.5 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.1 - - 37.3 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.2 - - 54.7 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.8 - - 37.0 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 202 - - 311 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2903 - - 4535 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 98 - - 20 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97778 22 288 20 321 97778 90486 10 298 14 297 90486 84868 7 301 8 288 84868 80211 6 260 7 294 80211 76206 3 212 4 243 76206 72680 2 234 5 206 72680 69486 2 312 3 184 69486 66545 3 217 8 191 66545 63811 5 221 9 196 63811 61153 14 226 14 236 61153 58370 20 232 19 225 58370 55475 18 254 18 246 55475 52706 24 260 23 242 52706 50205 24 263 22 251 50205 47947 25 255 28 261 47947 45881 31 257 34 264 45881 43973 38 256 39 268 43973 42206 38 258 37 263 42206 40564 38 256 29 272 40564 39031 30 260 26 309 39031 37603 22 292 36 332 37603 36242 28 316 42 334 36242 34877 35 334 43 329 34877 33485 41 343 39 325 33485 32071 42 347 33 333 32071 30612 38 351 36 343 30612 29089 39 359 39 343 29089 27502 46 004 42 342 27502 25852 51 004 43 344 25852 24140 55 002 45 350 24140 22372 58 001 47 353 22372 20541 60 002 48 355 20541 18641 63 009 49 359 18641 16712 56 012 49 005 16712 14859 42 009 45 007 14859 13179 30 006 39 006 13179 11691 22 009 32 006 11691 10377 18 016 25 012 10377 9213 16 018 22 014 9213 8179 13 019 17*009 8179 7259 9 024 14*004 7259 6441 7*029 11 359 6441 5712 4*035 10 359 5712 5054 3 031 10 358 5054 4467 2 023 9 357 4467 3974 2 012 9 357 3974 3593 1 357 8 355 3593 3330 1 346 8 354 3330 3169 1 343 7 355 3169 3077 1 332 6 352 3077 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