DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 Hollister 544ft pt31953@36.868,-121.523 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 71.8 - - 68.8 - - 59.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 219 - - 416 - - 298 - - 35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1094 - - 1447 - - 1093 - - 583 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 970 - - 1388 - - 1052 - - 544 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1639 - - 1992 - - 1637 - - 1127 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 464 - - 382 - - 419 - - 466 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 255 - - 344 - - 279 - - 111 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 272 - - 271 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -49 - - -1415 - - -1493 - - -393 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1688 - - 3407 - - 3130 - - 1520 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10907 - - -10640 - - -11732 - - -12686 ODpotential blCL - - - 12546 - - 12632 - - 13369 - - 13813 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 81 - - 82 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.2 - - 71.8 - - 68.8 - - 59.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.7 - - 58.8 - - 57.0 - - 55.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 69.4 - - 67.0 - - 59.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.9 - - 58.2 - - 56.7 - - 55.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 219 - - 416 - - 298 - - 35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1094 - - 1447 - - 1093 - - 583 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 91 - - 23 - - 30 - - 70 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 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] 99117 36 113 26 109 24 108 29 086 99117 91594 32 106 27 101 24 108 26 101 91594 85787 25 113 28 101 23 103 27 105 85787 80988 22 119 24 107 20 100 25 102 80988 76874 21 121 17 111 16 092 22 095 76874 73243 15 124 15 129 11 088 19 068 73243 69956 15 100 16 131 9 106 12 051 69956 66945 10 060 9 096 11 126 5 094 66945 64166 3 158 3 303 6 068 10 113 64166 61493 4 159 5 248 3 316 5 359 61493 58724 6 252 11 260 10 258 10 310 58724 55848 15 271 19 266 19 261 17 281 55848 53100 28 268 31 265 30 268 27 274 53100 50633 35 260 40 258 40 265 40 268 50633 48426 42 260 46 253 47 256 49 264 48426 46427 46 262 46 254 51 249 53 259 46427 44602 48 260 48 257 51 251 52 254 44602 42923 51 257 50 257 54 253 53 256 42923 41359 50 256 50 257 53 252 56 256 41359 39887 47 256 48 257 50 252 53 253 39887 38494 45 258 46 257 49 252 52 252 38494 37142 44 258 46 258 48 254 52 254 37142 35762 43 259 44 259 46 258 47 256 35762 34326 40 263 42 262 43 263 43 259 34326 32836 37 265 36 264 39 266 39 263 32836 31276 34 266 31 267 34 264 35 263 31276 29635 30 266 29 270 29 266 31 266 29635 27913 26 270 25 270 26 268 26 266 27913 26111 23 270 21 269 23 264 22 265 26111 24226 22 263 20 264 20 259 20 268 24226 22263 19 256 21 258 21 257 20 262 22263 20220 15 255 19 252 21 250 22 252 20220 18089 14 247 16 255 18 255 20 252 18089 15905 15 243 16 245 17 250 16 259 15905 13795 12 245 15 246 15 251 12 255 13795 11876 10 217 11 222 9 235 9 242 11876 10173 10 199 12 197 9 219 8 237 10173 8664 11 191 13 190 9 204 7 231 8664 7324 14 187 13 195 9 209 8 207 7324 6138 16 182 13 200 9 209 8 205 6138 5088 16 179 13 198 9 197 7 215 5088 4165 14 178 12 192 8 200 5 240 4165 3352 11 188 9 196 5 229 5 295 3352 2632 8 229 7 233 7 272 6 297 2632 2002 9*266 10*268 12*276 11 276 2002 1483 8*269 11*270 13*272 12*266 1483 1089 8 270 11 272 13 271 11*262 1089 819 7 270 11 272 12 270 10 261 819 655 7 271 10 272 11 270 9 261 655 561 6 271 9 273 9 270 7 261 561 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