DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 Hollister 546ft 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 - - - - - - 0959z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - - - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 108 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 674 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 546 - - - - - 546 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1220 - - - - - 562 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 518 - - - - - 544 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 171 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 256 - - - - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -6026 - - - - - -3928 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7246 - - - - - 4490 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10726 - - - - - -10250 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11946 - - - - - 10812 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - - - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - - - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.3 - - - - - 55.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.6 - - - - - 73.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.8 - - - - - 55.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 108 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 674 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 57 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 99061 28 106 20 107 99061 91608 24 093 23 091 91608 85860 18 090 21 089 85860 81098 20 106 17 091 81098 76995 18 113 14 076 76995 73359 8 103 11 060 73359 70067 9 100 10 077 70067 67059 9 108 6 080 67059 64285 6 142 2 085 64285 61610 2 206 2 138 61610 58824 19 227 6 284 58824 55938 26 206 20 247 55938 53197 31 225 31 248 53197 50741 39 230 40 243 50741 48541 45 238 52 238 48541 46544 55 242 57 240 46544 44714 63 243 61 238 44714 43022 66 242 60 235 43022 41448 70 238 59 230 41448 39974 72 234 60 224 39974 38584 68 228 60 223 38584 37233 64 225 59 223 37233 35851 60 223 58 224 35851 34412 56 220 52 225 34412 32917 54 222 43 224 32917 31354 52 227 39 222 31354 29706 50 230 40 221 29706 27976 46 236 43 222 27976 26163 40 247 42 227 26163 24268 28 235 40 234 24268 22296 24 212 36 233 22296 20244 20 215 30 248 20244 18105 24 219 25 259 18105 15932 26 201 33 251 15932 13843 19 194 32 234 13843 11942 12 219 22 207 11942 10253 11 230 16 173 10253 8749 11 228 16 151 8749 7409 11 230 13 147 7409 6218 9 236 7 164 6218 5162 9 240 3 288 5162 4234 8 240 11 314 4234 3416 5 254 13 320 3416 2687 4 294 13 337 2687 2045 4 298 11 350 2045 1512 5*259 7 356 1512 1106 7*255 1 243 1106 827 7 255 5 184 827 658 7 256 5*182 658 562 6 258 4*184 562 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