DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 Hernandez 3062ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) 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 - - - 80.0 - - 82.4 - - - - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 184 - - 427 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1844 - - 3996 - - - - - 238 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3968 - - 5863 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4906 - - 7058 - - - - - 3301 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2233 - - 1332 - - - - - 3007 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 494 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 25 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 052 - - 137 - - - - - 036 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 33 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3570 - - -2056 - - - - - -3410 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8476 - - 9114 - - - - - 6711 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6437 - - -4412 - - - - - -7003 ODpotential blCL - - - 11343 - - 11470 - - - - - 10304 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 90 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 60 - - - - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.0 - - 82.4 - - - - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.5 - - 52.9 - - - - - 56.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.6 - - 79.8 - - - - - 75.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.1 - - 52.6 - - - - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 184 - - 427 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1844 - - 3996 - - - - - 238 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 59 - - - - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 11 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] 98987 22 113 29 115 21 109 98987 91576 28 107 21 115 19 111 91576 85838 25 103 19 103 22 106 85838 81065 22 107 18 106 21 107 81065 76957 20 107 13 100 20 104 76957 73326 15 099 11 118 13 087 73326 70046 13 103 14 142 11 064 70046 67045 9 089 15 126 3 064 67045 64267 11 069 6 146 2 113 64267 61597 3 311 6 146 9 246 61597 58851 8 224 9 208 14 171 58851 55978 17 226 19 210 11 205 55978 53211 24 240 29 237 30 250 53211 50746 44 252 39 247 50 257 50746 48556 51 250 48 248 61 253 48556 46563 55 246 51 242 65 247 46563 44723 56 244 50 239 63 246 44723 43013 56 244 50 241 61 247 43013 41415 55 242 50 239 60 247 41415 39919 54 238 47 236 57 244 39919 38521 54 234 47 234 54 238 38521 37185 54 232 53 230 53 234 37185 35839 52 229 53 226 53 233 35839 34447 48 226 48 225 53 230 34447 33009 43 226 48 222 52 224 33009 31512 38 227 46 222 53 232 31512 29947 38 229 41 221 51 240 29947 28320 40 227 39 225 48 241 28320 26632 42 220 40 234 46 236 26632 24884 44 222 39 242 46 238 24884 23079 43 225 32 237 43 241 23079 21213 45 227 39 223 39 241 21213 19280 47 227 48 222 35 243 19280 17315 45 231 49 225 34 244 17315 15421 41 233 45 223 33 244 15421 13695 36 230 41 235 32 242 13695 12157 30 230 36 247 29 239 12157 10786 27 227 28 247 25 237 10786 9560 22 216 23 234 20 230 9560 8467 14 201 20 215 15 216 8467 7492 7 166 10*190 13 211 7492 6626 6 123 6*164 10 213 6626 5855 7 104 5 152 6 219 5855 5159 6*092 4 137 2 221 5159 4540 6*063 3 125 4 036 4540 4021 6 052 3 118 8 036 4021 3620 6 050 3 113 9 035 3620 3344 5 047 3 111 8*035 3344 3175 5 045 3 112 7*035 3175 3079 4 046 2 111 5 037 3079 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