DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.8 - - 89.4 - - - - - 79.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 449 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2208 - - 4820 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4427 - - 6531 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5270 - - 7883 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1181 - - 2115 - - - - - 2694 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 376 - - 535 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 23 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 197 - - 217 - - - - - 037 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 36 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6352 - - -4784 - - - - - -7750 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11623 - - 12668 - - - - - 10830 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10204 - - -7832 - - - - - -13512 ODpotential blCL - - - 15474 - - 15715 - - - - - 16591 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 62 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.8 - - 89.4 - - - - - 79.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.7 - - 44.4 - - - - - 43.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.5 - - 86.6 - - - - - 81.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 43.9 - - - - - 42.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 449 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2208 - - 4820 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99065 25 126 26 101 17 096 99065 91660 26 099 25 107 24 098 91660 85937 27 108 21 100 22 106 85937 81165 24 109 15 105 25 099 81165 77038 16 105 18 109 17 087 77038 73390 16 105 15 114 10 088 73390 70101 10 097 14 124 9 104 70101 67092 10 110 9 118 9 122 67092 64313 7 127 9 156 8 105 64313 61630 8 182 8 183 3 177 61630 58839 14 198 17 212 12 207 58839 55955 21 206 24 211 22 218 55955 53212 28 212 31 206 31 221 53212 50747 37 222 39 200 33 221 50747 48537 46 223 41 207 32 227 48537 46528 47 221 42 216 36 230 46528 44688 44 221 42 217 39 225 44688 42995 43 219 42 218 40 228 42995 41426 43 216 42 218 45 229 41426 39959 42 217 41 218 45 228 39959 38579 39 220 37 218 42 226 38579 37248 37 222 35 219 40 223 37248 35900 34 224 32 219 37 223 35900 34507 31 225 30 219 35 225 34507 33073 28 224 28 220 33 227 33073 31585 27 223 27 220 30 230 31585 30031 27 225 26 222 28 228 30031 28415 26 225 25 223 27 222 28415 26736 27 221 26 220 27 218 26736 24997 27 217 27 216 25 216 24997 23197 27 217 26 218 21 214 23197 21329 27 219 25 218 20 209 21329 19389 26 222 24 219 20 209 19389 17414 25 219 22 218 19 211 17414 15510 24 212 22 216 18 211 15510 13774 22 209 22 216 17 211 13774 12227 18 208 20 212 18 213 12227 10846 15 208 17 208 19 217 10846 9611 13 211 13 208 17 212 9611 8507 11 212 8*211 12 202 8507 7524 9 210 4*210 9 203 7524 6650 8 206 4 212 6 206 6650 5873 6*202 4 213 3 202 5873 5172 4*195 4 217 2 054 5172 4549 4 193 4 219 7 039 4549 4027 5 196 5 221 10 037 4027 3624 5 198 5 223 10 036 3624 3345 5 200 5 224 9 036 3345 3176 5 200 4 223 7*035 3176 3079 4 201 4 225 4*037 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