DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 Williams 107ft pt35866@39.135,-122.099 SPONSORED BY: Milt Hare RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.1 - - 77.5 - - 89.7 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 37 - - 193 - - 164 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 174 - - 1061 - - 1715 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 106 - - 460 - - 895 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 279 - - 1168 - - 1822 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 389 - - 426 - - 2079 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 76 - - 243 - - 277 - - - - - - W* B/S 6 - - 31 - - 6 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 2 - - 1 - - 9 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 035 - - 054 - - 146 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -5 - - -8 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2034 - - -4137 - - -6887 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2313 - - 5305 - - 8710 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -13986 - - -12941 - - -14390 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 14265 - - 14109 - - 16212 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 72 - - 49 - - 29 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 64.1 - - 77.5 - - 89.7 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 54.5 - - 55.0 - - 52.3 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.7 - - 76.2 - - 88.6 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 54.1 - - 54.0 - - 50.9 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 37 - - 193 - - 164 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 174 - - 1061 - - 1715 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 9 - - 7 - - - - - - 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] 99356 36 105 36 096 39 106 99356 91858 37 105 33 106 31 102 91858 86080 32 103 25 105 29 096 86080 81293 30 101 22 107 22 109 81293 77192 25 093 22 107 14 127 77192 73581 15 099 21 108 18 131 73581 70311 15 115 18 113 17 130 70311 67301 10 132 11 123 11 127 67301 64511 15 142 12 152 10 134 64511 61813 11 136 11 171 14 165 61813 59022 12 176 21 185 24 208 59022 56171 14 203 23 193 33 202 56171 53475 23 229 23 219 32 210 53475 51047 38 232 36 231 40 222 51047 48854 55 227 50 232 50 228 48854 46851 66 224 62 227 62 228 46851 45006 71 223 71 224 75 224 45006 43292 72 223 75 222 79 221 43292 41689 72 223 74 221 76 218 41689 40181 71 224 71 220 74 217 40181 38757 70 224 68 222 72 218 38757 37376 69 225 68 223 69 219 37376 35969 67 224 65 224 64 221 35969 34507 63 222 63 224 61 223 34507 32993 61 222 62 224 59 226 32993 31409 57 226 59 225 55 228 31409 29743 50 229 52 227 50 227 29743 27995 45 231 46 224 48 224 27995 26161 41 233 41 222 46 223 26161 24243 38 231 39 224 42 226 24243 22247 36 233 37 227 36 226 22247 20167 34 233 36 231 33 230 20167 17993 33 228 35 232 32 232 17993 15771 32 222 33 227 31 229 15771 13626 30 219 33 223 30 225 13626 11676 29 219 30 223 27 223 11676 9944 25 224 25 225 23 222 9944 8409 20 227 21 227 19 226 8409 7048 15 230 17 231 15 237 7048 5844 11 236 13 241 14 248 5844 4781 7 244 10 254 15 248 4781 3846 2 281 7 265 13 241 3846 3021 4 354 5 294 9 221 3021 2284 7 354 6 310 8*183 2284 1635 9 352 3*315 9*151 1635 1095 9 341 1*018 9 146 1095 680 5 337 2 054 9 145 680 395 3*012 2 062 9 145 395 222 2*032 2 063 8 143 222 124 2 037 2 063 7 143 124 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