DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.5 - - 95.3 - - 96.0 - - 85.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 320 - - 421 - - 220 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2623 - - 4773 - - 5734 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4721 - - 6473 - - 6943 - - 3063 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5685 - - 7836 - - 8797 - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1093 - - 1249 - - 1220 - - 3572 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 391 - - 523 - - 450 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 41 - - 26 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 266 - - 285 - - 313 - - 022 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 32 - - 45 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10114 - - -9032 - - -7821 - - -9657 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15800 - - 16868 - - 16618 - - 12737 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18233 - - -16027 - - -14001 - - -16570 ODpotential blCL - - - 23918 - - 23863 - - 22798 - - 19649 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 69 - - 62 - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.5 - - 95.3 - - 96.0 - - 85.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 31.6 - - 33.5 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.3 - - 92.6 - - 94.3 - - 87.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.3 - - 30.5 - - 32.5 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 320 - - 421 - - 220 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2623 - - 4773 - - 5734 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99371 44 106 32 101 37 090 36 094 99371 91910 36 096 37 104 36 098 39 095 91910 86148 32 109 35 101 34 103 37 094 86148 81363 31 115 31 100 30 106 31 094 81363 77244 30 106 25 111 25 105 27 097 77244 73604 27 100 26 120 19 108 23 097 73604 70311 20 096 25 111 21 113 17 106 70311 67293 16 108 18 102 20 103 16 102 67293 64519 16 118 11 102 15 099 15 087 64519 61863 14 110 12 152 8 115 9 082 61863 59130 9 098 12 152 8 177 2 195 59130 56339 7 182 8 151 8 175 10 199 56339 53703 6 209 7 258 5 252 11 216 53703 51335 14 270 13 270 11 284 8 245 51335 49202 21 252 17 255 15 273 12 278 49202 47244 23 233 22 253 23 253 18 269 47244 45431 21 228 23 241 29 249 23 266 45431 43739 18 228 22 233 31 246 27 261 43739 42149 18 228 21 230 30 244 28 257 42149 40650 17 224 19 228 29 243 29 251 40650 39231 16 220 19 227 30 243 29 247 39231 37859 17 219 19 228 29 243 29 245 37859 36470 18 220 19 226 26 236 27 243 36470 35036 19 224 18 221 24 227 26 238 35036 33560 20 224 19 213 23 222 26 230 33560 32030 21 223 19 210 23 219 27 224 32030 30432 22 222 22 211 21 223 25 222 30432 28770 18 210 23 214 21 227 23 217 28770 27044 14 198 18 214 18 231 18 223 27044 25260 9 191 12 201 11 218 14 225 25260 23421 9 194 7 203 6 215 10 220 23421 21522 11 200 8 226 5 262 5 237 21522 19553 11 209 11 226 7 253 5 267 19553 17555 11 211 10 224 8 237 6 257 17555 15631 8 208 9 218 6 228 6 245 15631 13881 5 202 7 220 4 240 4 256 13881 12319 2 219 5 237 2 311 3 314 12319 10925 2 317 3 274 4 345 5 345 10925 9677 3 327 3 315 3*350 7 344 9677 8563 4 329 2*319 3*329 4 324 8563 7570 4 325 2*321 3 324 3 238 7570 6688 4 319 2 318 3 312 3 227 6688 5904 3*305 2 297 3 309 1 275 5904 5196 2*290 2 284 3 309 3 018 5196 4567 3 275 3 277 4 309 6 028 4567 4039 3 265 3 270 4 309 7 029 4039 3631 4 260 3 267 4 308 7 028 3631 3349 4 256 3 265 4 309 6 024 3349 3178 4 255 3 266 3 307 5 023 3178 3079 3 255 3 263 3 306 3*022 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