DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 Williams 105ft 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 68.5 - - 71.6 - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 256 - - 200 - - 138 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6201 - - 6761 - - 8810 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4382 - - 4671 - - 5969 - - 105 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6307 - - 6866 - - 8916 - - 122 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3251 - - 3712 - - 4344 - - 9639 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 472 - - 448 - - 433 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 14 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 355 - - 329 - - 334 - - 000 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - -7 - - 19 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -252 - - -675 - - 336 - - -5858 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6559 - - 7542 - - 8581 - - 5980 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -516 - - -1025 - - 84 - - -6473 ODpotential blCL - - - 6823 - - 7891 - - 8832 - - 6595 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 90 - - 110 - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.0 - - 68.5 - - 71.6 - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.4 - - 35.5 - - 33.9 - - 41.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.4 - - 67.1 - - 70.6 - - 67.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.8 - - 34.9 - - 33.3 - - 40.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 256 - - 200 - - 138 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6201 - - 6761 - - 8810 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 101 - - 96 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98661 16 125 18 108 12 125 13 080 98661 91164 15 124 12 105 12 121 7 068 91164 85397 12 120 4 146 13 090 11 092 85397 80643 7 120 7 129 9 069 14 072 80643 76538 10 106 4 130 6 073 11 063 76538 72886 7 099 5 187 3 061 10 086 72886 69561 1 068 4 177 3 146 2 077 69561 66499 2 295 1 111 4 119 5 197 66499 63665 5 225 2 331 4 053 1 118 63665 60927 6 126 5 181 2 253 2 300 60927 58062 6 285 4 303 1 327 5 035 58062 55067 3 246 4 229 4 293 5 013 55067 52197 13 315 10 327 12 328 14 346 52197 49622 21 299 15 315 20 325 19 331 49622 47321 26 307 17 325 24 329 21 328 47321 45231 31 316 25 327 29 337 24 333 45231 43312 39 318 33 322 32 333 30 334 43312 41538 44 313 39 319 36 330 34 335 41538 39890 48 311 42 318 38 328 38 333 39890 38348 54 314 45 321 38 329 40 331 38348 36899 61 316 49 323 37 333 41 332 36899 35499 67 316 53 324 41 338 41 335 35499 34081 70 314 55 323 45 338 43 339 34081 32616 71 311 56 321 48 336 44 344 32616 31111 72 310 56 321 47 335 46 347 31111 29552 75 309 56 323 45 339 48 347 29552 27929 77 308 58 325 46 342 47 348 27929 26244 76 310 56 326 44 342 45 349 26244 24501 73 310 52 326 40 342 43 348 24501 22704 61 307 49 324 33 344 35 344 22704 20849 48 311 42 322 23 352 24 348 20849 18919 41 315 34 324 19 016 14 012 18919 16901 35 313 27 332 20 023 10 038 16901 14833 29 314 22 339 22 009 20 026 14833 12841 23 323 20 334 23 356 17 022 12841 11034 18 323 19 338 20 357 11 017 11034 9425 14 321 15 340 15*359 11 014 9425 7991 14 336 12*340 12*358 10 012 7991 6714 14*341 10*339 10 355 11 010 6714 5577 13*344 9 337 7 346 11 009 5577 4568 13 347 7 334 6 336 12 007 4568 3679 12 351 6 329 6 325 14 008 3679 2894 10 358 5 325 5 315 15 007 2894 2191 9 001 5 321 5 309 15 007 2191 1570 9 004 4 315 5 303 15 006 1570 1053 9 006 4 312 5 299 15 004 1053 656 8 007 4 309 5 296 14 003 656 382 8 007 3 307 5 296 11 001 382 217 8 008 3 306 5 294 10*001 217 122 7 008 3 304 4 294 7*000 122 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