DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 Hernandez 3061ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 76.9 - - 75.4 - - 61.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 477 - - 250 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1498 - - 3137 - - 2666 - - 275 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3914 - - 5225 - - 4669 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4560 - - 6199 - - 5729 - - 3337 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 966 - - 2097 - - 2303 - - 761 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 334 - - 472 - - 361 - - 42 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 208 - - 226 - - 235 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 11 - - 10 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4722 - - -4077 - - -3370 - - -1879 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9282 - - 10276 - - 9100 - - 5216 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12616 - - -11182 - - -9418 - - -10122 ODpotential blCL - - - 17176 - - 17381 - - 15147 - - 13459 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 49 - - 49 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 76.9 - - 75.4 - - 61.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.5 - - 42.4 - - 46.0 - - 49.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.2 - - 74.1 - - 73.6 - - 61.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 42.0 - - 45.8 - - 49.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 477 - - 250 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1498 - - 3137 - - 2666 - - 275 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 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] 99002 20 113 17 139 7 138 13 064 99002 91560 18 105 19 107 24 114 14 122 91560 85824 16 115 15 096 21 101 18 114 85824 81072 15 124 8 109 16 100 17 104 81072 76977 16 123 8 142 10 094 14 111 76977 73349 11 116 12 157 4 106 8 072 73349 70059 7 154 11 162 5 169 5 069 70059 67033 12 169 10 190 8 244 4 348 67033 64230 7 144 12 174 12 227 7 273 64230 61520 8 253 5 206 13 185 12 243 61520 58711 14 249 17 244 19 233 20 254 58711 55818 16 269 23 248 23 238 26 249 55818 53063 27 283 30 268 35 267 35 260 53063 50589 36 285 39 282 48 276 50 268 50589 48364 45 290 54 284 59 273 60 268 48364 46342 56 295 63 283 68 276 82 275 46342 44492 60 297 70 285 84 279 102 275 44492 42781 59 297 75 287 89 279 102 273 42781 41187 55 297 72 288 88 279 97 272 41187 39698 48 296 65 290 86 279 96 272 39698 38301 40 290 55 290 77 279 93 273 38301 36957 35 284 44 283 65 279 85 272 36957 35601 31 280 39 275 52 275 73 270 35601 34204 29 274 38 275 42 263 59 265 34204 32771 25 270 36 278 41 258 51 257 32771 31285 23 270 31 276 42 262 48 253 31285 29734 21 273 26 269 39 266 44 254 29734 28120 18 275 24 267 30 260 39 249 28120 26442 17 278 19 262 27 247 36 238 26442 24705 16 282 19 261 27 241 33 233 24705 22911 16 280 22 256 28 236 31 229 22911 21054 15 274 23 249 27 236 28 223 21054 19127 13 272 20 244 23 237 23 218 19127 17167 11 270 14 239 18 233 18 210 17167 15280 11 244 11 241 15 231 15 212 15280 13562 11 211 11 223 13 232 14 216 13562 12033 12 185 13 201 11 225 14 214 12033 10673 12 176 14 190 11 209 16 203 10673 9460 12 184 13 188 10 193 16 192 9460 8377 12 192 10 187 7 166 17 180 8377 7414 13 193 8 177 6 147 16 163 7414 6559 13 189 7*178 3 157 14 142 6559 5797 13 178 7*189 3*193 12 127 5797 5112 11*168 7 198 6*221 7 125 5112 4503 8*172 8 208 8 226 4 193 4503 3995 6 200 9 212 8 226 8 234 3995 3604 6 205 9 216 9 227 9*236 3604 3335 6 211 9 217 9 227 9*236 3335 3172 5 212 9 218 9 227 8 236 3172 3078 5 214 8 218 8 228 6 235 3078 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