DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 Williams 107ft pt35866@39.135,-122.099 SPONSORED BY: Milt Hare 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 - - - 85.8 - - 93.7 - - - - - 86.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 104 - - 84 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 776 - - 1357 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 107 - - 107 - - - - - 107 Hcrit BL Top - - - 882 - - 1464 - - - - - 124 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 912 - - 1724 - - - - - 434 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 185 - - 218 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 343 - - 151 - - - - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -8 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5646 - - -8285 - - - - - -4818 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6529 - - 9750 - - - - - 4943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11157 - - -13429 - - - - - -9494 ODpotential blCL - - - 12039 - - 14893 - - - - - 9618 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 89 - - - - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.8 - - 93.7 - - - - - 86.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.0 - - 51.7 - - - - - 65.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.0 - - 93.0 - - - - - 89.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.7 - - 50.4 - - - - - 64.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 104 - - 84 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 776 - - 1357 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 55 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - 13 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] 99394 29 115 34 117 28 106 99394 91890 33 119 28 112 25 103 91890 86110 35 115 29 109 29 107 86110 81320 33 102 28 111 30 109 81320 77203 24 110 24 117 28 107 77203 73567 21 117 22 125 25 093 73567 70279 20 114 23 120 16 101 70279 67264 20 114 25 122 14 112 67264 64479 17 117 23 125 11 119 64479 61802 13 110 15 130 17 146 61802 59040 9 167 12 152 20 148 59040 56191 21 177 23 177 19 179 56191 53483 22 182 27 173 30 188 53483 51049 24 192 26 180 34 176 51049 48864 24 190 27 186 31 170 48864 46875 22 187 27 189 27 184 46875 45045 21 194 25 192 24 196 45045 43343 22 193 25 189 29 207 43343 41749 22 182 27 184 31 198 41749 40247 22 186 27 184 33 191 40247 38827 25 199 27 188 35 197 38827 37451 28 202 31 189 35 200 37451 36047 31 198 35 189 34 198 36047 34587 34 192 35 188 35 195 34587 33071 33 191 35 186 35 193 33071 31484 31 194 33 187 34 192 31484 29813 27 196 31 191 32 194 29813 28059 24 197 30 196 30 197 28059 26223 22 200 26 194 28 199 26223 24308 20 202 23 193 26 199 24308 22311 21 197 21 187 25 197 22311 20230 23 194 20 196 25 197 20230 18061 19 179 22 198 24 196 18061 15846 20 167 18 179 18 185 15846 13706 20 172 16 185 15 181 13706 11757 15 191 11 189 12 179 11757 10025 8 219 5 208 11 175 10025 8486 5 265 2 246 11 183 8486 7119 4 310 2 276 8 177 7119 5905 3 350 3 283 4 177 5905 4832 3 030 6 269 4 221 4832 3888 3 041 7 256 6 217 3888 3055 3 050 7 242 7 220 3055 2311 3 053 6 212 10 229 2311 1654 1 031 5*177 13 230 1654 1107 1*335 5*157 13 224 1107 687 1*338 5 151 12 214 687 399 1 343 5 149 10 197 399 224 1 348 5 148 7*182 224 124 1 347 4 147 4*176 124 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