DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 Williams 106ft 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 71.8 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 195 - - 261 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2258 - - 4912 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1292 - - 3391 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2363 - - 5018 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1343 - - 2370 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 307 - - 438 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 10 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 003 - - 346 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -7 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6816 - - -6366 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9179 - - 11385 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16567 - - -15459 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 18930 - - 20477 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 27 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.5 - - 71.8 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.6 - - 21.7 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 70.2 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 20.9 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 195 - - 261 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2258 - - 4912 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - - 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] 97722 18 290 18 316 97722 90490 8 273 9 320 90490 84885 2 337 4 286 84885 80223 6 358 2 163 80223 76205 1 056 1 174 76205 72657 4 143 6 236 72657 69457 6 248 6 270 69457 66514 15 264 6 278 66514 63770 13 257 8 259 63770 61104 8 219 11 225 61104 58307 5 259 7 208 58307 55391 13 255 10 245 55391 52600 6 216 8 215 52600 50078 18 269 14 286 50078 47810 26 249 18 289 47810 45742 17 255 21 311 45742 43835 17 280 25 309 43835 42072 22 295 25 321 42072 40437 29 318 34 351 40437 38919 40 340 56 002 38919 37503 50 350 67 356 37503 36138 52 352 67 353 36138 34753 49 359 63 356 34753 33320 54 007 68 002 33320 31842 59 007 75 002 31842 30299 60 003 76 000 30299 28676 59 000 75 359 28676 26971 59 359 72 358 26971 25183 62 001 68 359 25183 23312 63 003 63 002 23312 21363 61 003 59 004 21363 19330 59 003 55 003 19330 17211 57 004 53 002 17211 15053 52 006 50 002 15053 12985 38 011 41 002 12985 11118 23 004 28 359 11118 9472 16 356 21 354 9472 8016 11 344 20 344 8016 6725 9 338 20 335 6725 5582 7 335 15*334 5582 4570 8 341 12*341 4570 3680 11 345 11 343 3680 2894 14*357 10 344 2894 2191 14*000 10 346 2191 1571 13 002 10 348 1571 1053 13 003 9 349 1053 656 12 005 9 350 656 383 11 005 8 350 383 217 11 005 8 351 217 122 9 005 7 351 122 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