DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 Hollister 544ft pt31953@36.868,-121.523 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 63.6 - - 60.6 - - 54.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 240 - - 449 - - 292 - - 21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1765 - - 2152 - - 1699 - - 770 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1475 - - 1924 - - 1478 - - 544 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2309 - - 2696 - - 2243 - - 1314 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 547 - - 550 - - 632 - - 964 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 308 - - 401 - - 321 - - 103 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - 16 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 269 - - 275 - - 264 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 48 - - -816 - - -475 - - -60 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2262 - - 3512 - - 2718 - - 1374 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9138 - - -8794 - - -8899 - - -9809 ODpotential blCL - - - 11447 - - 11490 - - 11142 - - 11123 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 86 - - 90 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 63.6 - - 60.6 - - 54.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.4 - - 50.1 - - 50.6 - - 50.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.8 - - 61.1 - - 58.9 - - 54.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.5 - - 49.5 - - 50.2 - - 50.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 240 - - 449 - - 292 - - 21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1765 - - 2152 - - 1699 - - 770 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 43 - - 61 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 98508 14 117 19 105 18 118 19 090 98508 91050 13 121 12 106 18 102 15 093 91050 85335 10 138 6 076 19 090 15 089 85335 80580 4 139 5 093 11 069 17 087 80580 76463 2 099 5 129 3 041 13 067 76463 72819 1 173 5 196 1 182 8 060 72819 69514 5 236 6 213 4 229 4 023 69514 66473 8 240 6 232 9 243 7 306 66473 63646 11 252 9 272 12 266 12 276 63646 60909 14 250 15 277 14 277 14 273 60909 58059 14 261 19 273 15 282 15 272 58059 55109 18 273 24 270 19 287 19 287 55109 52305 21 275 26 267 26 283 21 294 52305 49789 22 287 23 269 25 277 25 290 49789 47553 23 295 17 279 23 288 30 300 47553 45555 18 296 15 307 23 298 32 302 45555 43747 14 327 16 346 21 332 23 311 43747 42094 18 357 23 002 29 352 25 325 42094 40562 20 002 27 357 29 350 28 349 40562 39123 19 358 28 359 33 343 40 350 39123 37759 18 349 29 002 33 339 39 341 37759 36431 17 338 29 002 31 339 39 329 36431 35078 15 337 27 359 29 335 39 323 35078 33675 15 336 28 357 28 334 32 326 33675 32223 11 337 26 357 28 335 29 328 32223 30701 9 338 20 355 25 337 31 330 30701 29096 10 338 13 348 22 337 32 331 29096 27409 12 338 11 337 21 339 32 330 27409 25637 14 333 13 339 16 343 28 329 25637 23782 16 327 14 341 13 330 23 324 23782 21847 14 305 15 323 15 321 22 309 21847 19827 11 289 15 300 16 310 23 301 19827 17720 11 274 14 284 19 291 22 296 17720 15570 13 247 16 259 19 273 22 287 15570 13498 14 236 17 239 19 254 21 272 13498 11616 13 216 16 219 17 236 19 256 11616 9946 13 201 15 205 15 222 17 242 9946 8467 13 200 13 207 13 221 15 235 8467 7155 14 202 13 219 14 224 14 235 7155 5992 15 200 16 216 15 215 14 223 5992 4967 15 197 16 202 14 200 14 209 4967 4068 15 202 13 201 11 208 12 227 4068 3284 13 226 10*231 12 253 13 273 3284 2589 11*255 12*265 16*275 16 288 2589 1978 11*263 13 269 17*275 17 283 1978 1471 11 264 13 270 17 275 15*273 1471 1082 11 265 13 270 17 274 14*266 1082 815 10 265 12 271 16 274 13 264 815 653 9 266 12 271 15 274 11 262 653 561 8 266 10 271 11 274 8 260 561 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