DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 Hollister 545ft 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 77.7 - - - - - 63.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 128 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 680 - - 1683 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 545 - - 1213 - - - - - 545 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1225 - - 2229 - - - - - 561 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 888 - - 1124 - - - - - 400 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 147 - - 257 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 7 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 123 - - 299 - - - - - 230 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5666 - - -4853 - - - - - -2644 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6892 - - 7082 - - - - - 3206 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15267 - - -12886 - - - - - -12563 ODpotential blCL - - - 16492 - - 15115 - - - - - 13124 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 37 - - - - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 77.7 - - - - - 63.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.6 - - 49.0 - - - - - 52.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.8 - - 76.6 - - - - - 66.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.2 - - 47.7 - - - - - 50.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 128 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 680 - - 1683 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 96491 34 289 37 288 36 286 96491 89310 18 297 29 279 25 305 89310 83833 12 306 18 266 19 313 83833 79301 9 309 9 274 16 293 79301 75398 5 319 6 290 16 280 75398 71950 3 347 4 276 9 267 71950 68832 8 014 8 240 9 311 68832 65972 8 338 13 243 13 295 65972 63339 9 263 12 248 11 236 63339 60808 15 218 16 249 14 228 60808 58163 15 225 23 239 20 256 58163 55394 20 249 30 231 27 259 55394 52726 25 258 28 239 32 247 52726 50307 27 264 25 248 32 239 50307 48120 26 269 26 255 33 239 48120 46118 25 269 32 249 38 247 46118 44276 26 263 40 242 42 243 44276 42577 30 255 41 230 44 229 42577 41008 30 240 38 232 43 220 41008 39548 36 235 46 227 40 227 39548 38182 50 228 50 217 41 225 38182 36863 50 218 44 219 42 224 36863 35515 44 221 40 223 43 227 35515 34107 39 224 43 214 43 227 34107 32641 40 216 47 208 42 228 32641 31102 45 213 46 214 43 226 31102 29479 39 224 33 225 41 229 29479 27772 32 225 30 220 36 231 27772 25983 30 218 29 234 34 231 25983 24112 32 237 30 244 31 235 24112 22164 35 237 31 247 30 240 22164 20131 35 235 33 243 27 245 20131 18010 29 245 27 242 20 246 18010 15844 23 248 19 254 16 254 15844 13752 19 258 17 271 15 261 13752 11845 15 258 14 268 12 256 11845 10151 13 257 12 260 11 258 10151 8649 13 259 9 267 8 273 8649 7316 11 266 7 284 6 289 7316 6136 9 277 6 309 4 307 6136 5094 8 302 6 339 4 336 5094 4178 7 333 7 352 4 347 4178 3372 6 348 7 348 6 334 3372 2655 5 004 7*333 7 336 2655 2024 4 027 7*311 11 344 2024 1500 3*056 7 301 13 343 1500 1099 1*111 7 297 9 331 1099 823 1 126 6 294 6 291 823 657 1 128 6 293 5 248 657 561 1 132 5 293 4*230 561 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