DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/09 Hernandez 3062ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1554z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.3 - - 78.0 - - 71.3 - - 59.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 214 - - 327 - - 127 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1036 - - 2612 - - 1450 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3452 - - 4721 - - 3481 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4098 - - 5674 - - 4512 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 985 - - 1507 - - 950 - - 473 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 252 - - 394 - - 236 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 212 - - 223 - - 237 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 9 - - 8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5160 - - -4479 - - -1703 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9258 - - 10153 - - 6215 - - 3078 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9579 - - -8371 - - -6383 - - -6765 ODpotential blCL - - - 13677 - - 14045 - - 10895 - - 9843 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 51 - - 64 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.3 - - 78.0 - - 71.3 - - 59.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.4 - - 44.0 - - 54.3 - - 57.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.7 - - 75.9 - - 70.2 - - 59.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.9 - - 43.5 - - 54.2 - - 57.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 214 - - 327 - - 127 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1036 - - 2612 - - 1450 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 10 - - 11 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] 97860 6 092 7 171 4 321 4 082 97860 90579 6 102 7 120 2 161 7 062 90579 84940 10 111 7 112 2 182 6 047 84940 80267 10 080 10 069 6 107 6 023 80267 76261 12 073 9 060 7 070 7 046 76261 72727 13 067 9 036 11 031 13 045 72727 69530 9 054 7 009 11 010 11 007 69530 66600 13 009 12 353 14 352 9 357 66600 63886 17 350 18 342 17 344 9 353 63886 61263 17 337 22 340 21 339 13 333 61263 58535 22 321 23 321 23 326 20 339 58535 55713 25 311 29 310 32 315 31 335 55713 53023 29 299 35 287 34 293 30 320 53023 50591 30 301 33 279 32 290 26 307 50591 48394 38 300 37 286 32 290 22 318 48394 46385 47 293 44 285 36 283 23 352 46385 44526 51 285 50 283 38 282 26 357 44526 42792 47 279 50 281 37 286 26 347 42792 41168 42 273 46 276 37 286 23 328 41168 39647 39 270 41 268 36 280 25 302 39647 38225 34 267 37 261 35 269 28 283 38225 36864 30 260 33 254 36 261 29 274 36864 35495 28 258 31 249 35 252 30 268 35495 34088 27 256 30 247 35 244 32 256 34088 32648 27 255 30 246 34 242 34 245 32648 31158 27 253 30 246 34 242 33 242 31158 29605 27 249 30 245 31 241 30 242 29605 27990 25 245 28 243 26 242 26 244 27990 26313 22 240 24 243 19 243 19 252 26313 24575 22 229 20 240 14 238 14 258 24575 22785 22 221 19 227 15 224 12 249 22785 20942 18 224 17 222 13 217 16 233 20942 19037 14 223 15 222 13 223 18 223 19037 17103 13 209 16 216 15 219 18 211 17103 15241 19 207 20 210 17 208 19 202 15241 13544 25 199 23 202 18 197 20 195 13544 12031 28 189 26 195 20 190 19 190 12031 10679 28 180 28 192 21 184 19 181 10679 9469 26 171 27 190 20 180 18 173 9469 8388 23 160 22 184 18 177 15 169 8388 7423 21 154 17 175 15 179 13 169 7423 6566 19 155 12 172 13 186 10 171 6566 5804 15 159 8*186 11 194 8 178 5804 5118 11 160 7*201 9 206 6 193 5118 4509 7*166 7 209 9*217 6 216 4509 3999 4*214 8 213 9*221 8 225 3999 3606 5 226 8 215 10 222 10 224 3606 3336 5 228 8 217 9 223 9 229 3336 3172 5 229 8 217 9 224 8*232 3172 3078 5 229 7 217 7 224 4*237 3078 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