DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 Hernandez 3062ft 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.9 - - 88.4 - - - - - 78.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 359 - - 466 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2391 - - 4782 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4582 - - 6514 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5454 - - 7844 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1273 - - 1268 - - - - - 3102 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 394 - - 541 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 24 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 310 - - - - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 24 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9896 - - -7660 - - - - - -7870 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15351 - - 15505 - - - - - 10949 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18123 - - -15061 - - - - - -14488 ODpotential blCL - - - 23577 - - 22905 - - - - - 17567 blCL maxRH - - - 25 - - 19 - - - - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.9 - - 88.4 - - - - - 78.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.5 - - 30.8 - - - - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.6 - - 85.5 - - - - - 79.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 29.7 - - - - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 359 - - 466 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2391 - - 4782 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 99214 34 114 35 101 37 106 99214 91721 31 106 29 118 28 099 91721 85945 32 107 25 114 29 100 85945 81148 34 109 23 109 26 096 81148 77027 31 105 30 121 25 107 77027 73399 24 095 28 111 24 110 73399 70128 11 122 20 110 18 096 70128 67133 16 131 12 115 16 093 67133 64363 13 115 12 139 14 098 64363 61697 9 135 18 149 12 118 61697 58949 12 178 11 168 9 162 58949 56113 20 187 24 211 9 255 56113 53407 17 188 27 198 21 240 53407 50984 14 232 16 207 25 222 50984 48817 23 244 21 251 22 228 48817 46840 30 230 28 251 26 245 46840 45006 33 220 31 236 33 250 45006 43294 35 218 37 221 41 232 43294 41693 37 216 41 218 49 220 41693 40192 39 218 45 230 52 222 40192 38778 42 229 45 233 53 226 38778 37414 44 233 45 232 53 227 37414 36038 45 230 46 229 53 234 36038 34622 43 234 46 232 50 236 34622 33167 38 239 43 238 46 238 33167 31658 34 238 37 235 44 239 31658 30084 32 235 35 228 42 237 30084 28448 34 236 36 231 41 237 28448 26749 32 243 37 241 39 244 26749 24990 31 257 30 247 32 252 24990 23175 23 258 21 242 23 255 23175 21296 18 231 23 227 18 236 21296 19349 23 221 23 236 18 238 19349 17373 23 227 18 247 17 257 17373 15472 17 229 13 242 17 268 15472 13740 13 230 11 237 10 276 13740 12195 10 239 9 236 6 276 12195 10815 7 249 7 234 6 277 10815 9583 5 258 4 236 7 272 9583 8484 3 276 2*314 5 242 8484 7504 3 296 3*342 4 218 7504 6636 4 304 3 336 1 228 6636 5862 4*311 4 323 2 011 5862 5165 4*312 4 310 4 016 5165 4545 5 307 5 304 6 010 4545 4024 5 300 5 299 7 004 4024 3622 5 295 6 295 8 358 3622 3344 5 291 6 293 7 351 3344 3176 5 289 6 292 6*346 3176 3079 5 287 5 291 4*341 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