DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 Williams 106ft 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 - - - 78.2 - - 85.4 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 69 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 677 - - 1626 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 107 - - 107 - - - - - 106 Hcrit BL Top - - - 783 - - 1733 - - - - - 123 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 596 - - 3722 - - - - - 339 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 182 - - 203 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 12 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 137 - - 168 - - - - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 12 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5622 - - -6897 - - - - - -6995 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6406 - - 8630 - - - - - 7118 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11048 - - -9702 - - - - - -11792 ODpotential blCL - - - 11831 - - 11435 - - - - - 11915 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 100 - - - - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.2 - - 85.4 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.1 - - 48.2 - - - - - 50.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.3 - - 84.8 - - - - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.6 - - 47.3 - - - - - 49.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 131 - - 69 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 677 - - 1626 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 101 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99138 23 104 23 104 16 094 99138 91690 20 094 25 118 21 128 91690 85927 20 112 19 109 16 124 85927 81157 17 115 10 115 14 110 81157 77047 14 107 8 133 12 089 77047 73402 11 105 8 111 11 064 73402 70103 11 096 7 110 10 046 70103 67079 7 095 7 141 3 041 67079 64288 0 178 11 149 2 199 64288 61590 5 262 7 150 4 229 61590 58778 10 247 12 223 13 230 58778 55869 21 232 24 224 24 250 55869 53093 29 248 25 234 28 247 53093 50589 38 254 32 246 33 250 50589 48343 41 248 36 244 43 250 48343 46307 41 242 37 237 50 247 46307 44440 40 239 41 234 51 245 44440 42717 41 238 44 231 50 243 42717 41114 46 239 45 230 48 241 41114 39613 54 238 49 228 47 239 39613 38199 63 229 54 221 44 239 38199 36834 69 218 59 215 42 239 36834 35448 71 216 60 213 41 240 35448 34010 72 215 57 213 40 241 34010 32523 72 220 46 217 37 241 32523 30972 68 235 30 207 35 241 30972 29341 39 237 30 206 33 242 29341 27629 33 219 37 220 29 248 27629 25834 36 218 38 226 25 256 25834 23956 34 230 34 225 22 258 23956 21993 24 234 24 225 21 258 21993 19942 18 235 19 239 19 250 19942 17799 17 225 24 244 14 226 17799 15610 10 236 14 211 12 255 15610 13501 11 226 7 093 9 268 13501 11581 12 229 4 074 7 259 11581 9872 11 229 3 079 5 221 9872 8354 11 215 4 094 6 200 8354 7005 11 208 3 123 6 218 7005 5811 12 205 7 211 6 228 5811 4756 13 204 11 214 7 230 4756 3826 15 208 11 220 8 238 3826 3007 15 215 11 220 9 242 3007 2274 12 223 11*206 11 239 2274 1628 7 233 12*179 12 231 1628 1089 3*208 12 169 13 217 1089 676 3*146 12 165 13 200 676 392 3 138 12 163 13 183 392 221 2 132 11 162 10*172 221 123 2 130 9 161 6*167 123 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