DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - 71.9 - - 76.9 - - - - - 64.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 263 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 957 - - 2584 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3061 - - 4644 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4018 - - 5646 - - - - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 942 - - 1417 - - - - - 814 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 190 - - 370 - - - - - 5 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 18 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 304 - - - - - 034 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 15 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5433 - - -4147 - - - - - -3012 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9452 - - 9793 - - - - - 6090 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11591 - - -8531 - - - - - -9532 ODpotential blCL - - - 15609 - - 14177 - - - - - 12610 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 59 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 76.9 - - - - - 64.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.5 - - 44.7 - - - - - 48.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 75.1 - - - - - 67.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.3 - - 43.4 - - - - - 47.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 263 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 957 - - 2584 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 96700 34 266 26 272 29 265 96700 89475 12 275 19 270 20 293 89475 83936 6 250 14 280 12 316 83936 79364 5 256 9 265 10 298 79364 75445 6 320 8 293 10 316 75445 71989 7 331 10 311 8 345 71989 68865 7 355 6 318 8 323 68865 65997 5 357 5 275 9 299 65997 63348 6 344 11 296 14 298 63348 60796 14 292 18 282 17 297 60796 58132 20 274 21 286 24 303 58132 55350 29 265 30 278 31 303 55350 52680 32 282 38 288 37 291 52680 50258 44 287 42 277 32 280 50258 48052 41 275 37 269 36 317 48052 46032 35 291 43 302 55 313 46032 44194 47 307 51 301 55 305 44194 42523 23 322 41 292 34 291 42523 40985 34 354 25 313 16 288 40985 39541 58 358 46 009 18 342 39541 38180 76 353 56 005 25 351 38180 36873 71 352 46 002 23 338 36873 35551 46 001 37 002 24 321 35551 34181 32 000 24 355 34 314 34181 32767 29 344 20 338 38 310 32767 31296 24 337 23 313 27 306 31296 29757 12 311 23 297 21 299 29757 28150 12 298 23 297 20 292 28150 26473 16 316 23 309 21 294 26473 24732 21 323 21 312 22 296 24732 22936 18 316 15 297 24 292 22936 21077 13 288 14 270 26 293 21077 19149 16 272 17 270 27 297 19149 17190 17 275 17 281 24 302 17190 15307 14 280 14 290 20 310 15307 13595 12 286 10 290 16 319 13595 12071 11 291 9 288 13 325 12071 10712 11 295 9 290 11 328 10712 9496 11 296 9 292 10 332 9496 8409 11 298 9 290 11 336 8409 7441 10 299 9 289 11 336 7441 6582 10 301 7 293 10 334 6582 5819 9 302 4*307 6 326 5819 5132 7 303 4*313 3 302 5132 4521 5*293 4 311 2 279 4521 4007 3*270 4 304 2 350 4007 3612 3 254 4 300 5 021 3612 3339 3 247 4 296 6 031 3339 3173 3 245 4 292 6*032 3173 3078 3 245 3 292 4*034 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