DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 62.5 - - 70.2 - - - - - 65.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 207 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1622 - - 3073 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 626 - - 1947 - - - - - 106 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1727 - - 3179 - - - - - 122 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1786 - - 2346 - - - - - 4716 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 241 - - 358 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 9 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 344 - - - - - 185 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -5 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1436 - - -2314 - - - - - -4041 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3163 - - 5493 - - - - - 4163 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5063 - - -5776 - - - - - -7061 ODpotential blCL - - - 6790 - - 8955 - - - - - 7183 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 61 - - - - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.5 - - 70.2 - - - - - 65.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.2 - - 46.6 - - - - - 47.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.9 - - 68.9 - - - - - 68.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 45.4 - - - - - 46.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 207 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1622 - - 3073 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 97467 25 290 39 295 25 297 97467 90074 27 279 31 282 25 295 90074 84403 22 275 25 272 22 304 84403 79708 20 283 22 273 20 291 79708 75673 19 287 16 274 22 281 75673 72117 15 285 13 268 20 283 72117 68886 16 291 12 279 16 285 68886 65887 19 278 18 287 15 283 65887 63082 19 275 19 277 16 279 63082 60352 22 267 18 274 21 277 60352 57512 20 265 19 274 22 271 57512 54572 21 278 20 282 21 280 54572 51761 30 272 27 284 28 295 51761 49229 32 270 33 274 34 289 49229 46963 34 283 34 272 37 283 46963 44918 43 283 37 282 39 281 44918 43058 46 281 42 284 41 281 43058 41359 48 290 44 286 40 281 41359 39797 58 292 51 287 38 289 39797 38356 61 290 60 287 41 294 38356 37015 59 294 63 286 47 291 37015 35721 62 299 60 285 46 288 35721 34398 63 300 57 289 44 291 34398 33017 63 301 56 293 42 294 33017 31581 58 306 52 294 43 296 31581 30075 42 318 44 300 39 295 30075 28491 27 325 33 309 30 290 28491 26831 18 315 20 325 22 289 26831 25091 15 318 14 335 15 288 25091 23270 14 321 9 306 9 296 23270 21369 11 321 10 286 7 308 21369 19382 10 338 6 313 6 296 19382 17299 15 020 7 031 3 326 17299 15165 16 031 9 034 5 337 15165 13103 11 027 10 029 6 026 13103 11227 9 017 10 032 7 065 11227 9563 10 019 10 044 7 091 9563 8091 12 029 7 063 6 109 8091 6786 12 044 6 091 3 082 6786 5629 13 052 5 103 8 347 5629 4608 12 049 3 087 9 337 4608 3709 12 038 3*014 5 323 3709 2916 12 024 7*346 4 321 2916 2207 14*005 9 343 2 325 2207 1582 15*350 9 343 1 327 1582 1060 15 349 9 343 1 323 1060 660 14 348 9 343 0 235 660 384 13 348 9 343 0 174 384 217 12 348 8 343 1 181 217 122 10 348 7 343 1*185 122 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