DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 86.5 - - - - - 78.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 372 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2140 - - 4946 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4291 - - 6561 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5202 - - 8009 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1870 - - 1929 - - - - - 3924 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 338 - - 507 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 167 - - 194 - - - - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 19 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6003 - - -3131 - - - - - -5589 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11205 - - 11140 - - - - - 8668 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10178 - - -5429 - - - - - -9573 ODpotential blCL - - - 15380 - - 13438 - - - - - 12652 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 77 - - - - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 0 - - - - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 86.5 - - - - - 78.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.4 - - 48.2 - - - - - 51.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.8 - - 84.0 - - - - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 47.8 - - - - - 51.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 372 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2140 - - 4946 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 9 - - - - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 9 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] 99063 19 116 20 133 7 105 99063 91579 20 124 15 141 13 107 91579 85803 14 128 18 126 17 109 85803 81013 10 138 12 104 16 098 81013 76901 12 129 11 124 17 108 76901 73283 14 127 8 134 16 105 73283 70025 14 105 8 103 14 100 70025 67049 7 118 10 098 13 098 67049 64301 13 149 9 131 11 082 64301 61626 10 157 8 167 8 083 61626 58847 9 193 18 204 12 256 58847 56009 21 238 22 224 22 237 56009 53322 40 234 43 245 35 242 53322 50912 51 237 55 232 45 233 50912 48756 56 247 57 230 46 233 48756 46789 67 255 59 246 48 244 46789 44969 78 249 69 246 59 244 44969 43273 82 242 74 243 66 239 43273 41684 78 242 78 241 69 238 41684 40186 73 244 79 238 69 237 40186 38772 67 242 79 235 68 238 38772 37410 62 240 73 236 65 238 37410 36035 61 238 59 239 60 237 36035 34618 57 234 50 240 52 234 34618 33163 49 240 46 240 44 227 33163 31659 38 245 37 242 35 219 31659 30088 32 244 29 237 29 218 30088 28448 31 242 25 237 31 217 28448 26747 29 240 23 237 30 217 26747 24991 24 236 23 229 26 222 24991 23182 21 229 27 228 25 228 23182 21311 24 227 27 228 20 234 21311 19372 27 227 22 228 13 238 19372 17404 22 224 20 231 10 244 17404 15508 18 221 22 234 7 242 15508 13778 18 226 22 236 5 220 13778 12234 18 233 20 237 6 197 12234 10853 17 238 18 241 7 200 10853 9619 14 239 14 242 7 201 9619 8515 12 239 9*230 6 170 8515 7531 10 236 6*203 5 151 7531 6656 8 227 6 199 2 194 6656 5879 7*202 6 195 4 255 5879 5177 6*175 7 192 6 259 5177 4554 6 168 7 192 8 256 4554 4029 6 166 6 190 9 253 4029 3625 6 165 6 190 8 249 3625 3346 6 164 6 190 7 247 3346 3176 6 165 6 190 5*246 3176 3079 5 165 6 190 3*247 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