DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 85.6 - - 88.5 - - - - - 75.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 327 - - 431 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3627 - - 5012 - - - - - 583 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5494 - - 6673 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6690 - - 8075 - - - - - 3645 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1661 - - 1800 - - - - - 893 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 440 - - 537 - - - - - 69 W* B/S - - - 67 - - 25 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 258 - - - - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - 12 - - - - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3923 - - -3285 - - - - - -2707 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10614 - - 11360 - - - - - 6352 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7870 - - -6898 - - - - - -7697 ODpotential blCL - - - 14560 - - 14973 - - - - - 11342 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 80 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.6 - - 88.5 - - - - - 75.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.6 - - 49.2 - - - - - 57.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.3 - - 85.8 - - - - - 75.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 48.4 - - - - - 57.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 327 - - 431 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3627 - - 5012 - - - - - 583 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 99195 39 114 32 120 31 107 99195 91682 32 118 30 118 30 103 91682 85917 27 113 30 113 31 109 85917 81169 33 101 32 101 30 113 81169 77086 27 106 27 102 26 105 77086 73460 28 116 26 117 21 099 73460 70167 26 119 26 118 18 104 70167 67150 23 110 23 126 16 101 67150 64385 22 092 23 124 9 136 64385 61746 9 112 21 111 12 138 61746 59011 12 166 20 151 15 134 59011 56175 18 164 26 164 18 152 56175 53476 24 160 28 165 20 160 53476 51060 24 156 25 168 25 158 51060 48895 21 151 22 174 17 171 48895 46920 16 154 20 181 13 214 46920 45102 14 174 19 180 17 227 45102 43408 14 189 13 193 20 217 43408 41818 6 201 11 194 23 197 41818 40322 8 232 10 209 27 190 40322 38911 13 231 14 212 30 199 38911 37550 16 227 19 201 32 204 37550 36174 16 212 22 196 34 203 36174 34754 17 193 23 198 31 204 34754 33295 17 187 23 197 28 203 33295 31781 18 188 23 198 26 199 31781 30201 19 192 22 197 25 200 30201 28558 18 199 21 196 24 204 28558 26851 17 204 20 193 22 200 26851 25084 17 212 19 193 22 190 25084 23260 15 204 18 197 20 194 23260 21375 13 189 17 195 17 204 21375 19421 12 196 15 191 15 206 19421 17435 10 200 13 200 14 200 17435 15521 9 190 12 199 14 196 15521 13776 9 174 12 191 16 198 13776 12223 8 164 12 186 16 199 12223 10838 5 164 8 195 14 196 10838 9603 2 215 3 200 9 179 9603 8500 2 264 1*007 7 123 8500 7515 1*001 1*331 8 090 7515 6641 1*032 1 298 5 082 6641 5863 1 024 3 267 1 258 5863 5163 1 302 4 257 6 250 5163 4541 2 265 5 255 11 243 4541 4021 2 257 6 251 14*240 4021 3620 3 254 6 250 14*239 3620 3344 3 253 7 249 13 239 3344 3175 3 253 6 249 12 240 3175 3079 3 250 6 248 8 240 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