DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 82.7 - - 90.5 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 365 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2163 - - 5207 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4339 - - 6773 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5226 - - 8271 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1064 - - 1704 - - - - - 3146 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 350 - - 518 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 29 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 004 - - - - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 23 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5677 - - -5322 - - - - - -7602 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10904 - - 13593 - - - - - 10682 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12078 - - -10470 - - - - - -13915 ODpotential blCL - - - 17304 - - 18741 - - - - - 16994 blCL maxRH - - - 35 - - 41 - - - - - 26 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 90.5 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.6 - - 41.3 - - - - - 44.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.9 - - 88.1 - - - - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.4 - - 40.0 - - - - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 365 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2163 - - 5207 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - 7 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] 98682 20 103 12 099 19 093 98682 91201 21 111 19 099 9 081 91201 85466 18 105 21 097 18 104 85466 80726 19 095 21 099 21 100 80726 76638 18 099 19 108 21 081 76638 73021 20 098 13 100 15 076 73021 69755 19 086 9 135 15 083 69755 66760 8 078 10 115 10 062 66760 64002 7 085 5 083 3 085 64002 61346 7 051 5 118 2 148 61346 58578 10 318 0 201 4 296 58578 55725 13 292 9 310 8 294 55725 53028 17 276 16 292 8 311 53028 50610 16 265 20 280 15 295 50610 48440 16 277 21 284 19 283 48440 46463 20 293 25 279 23 282 46463 44646 23 296 26 276 28 279 44646 42967 26 303 25 287 30 272 42967 41402 29 309 26 302 28 268 41402 39932 29 309 29 308 24 267 39932 38547 28 309 30 308 21 271 38547 37212 26 310 29 307 20 275 37212 35861 26 310 28 304 19 280 35861 34466 27 309 26 302 19 291 34466 33032 27 307 25 302 23 299 33032 31546 28 305 26 305 25 298 31546 29995 28 308 25 307 25 296 29995 28380 24 311 21 305 25 295 28380 26700 17 309 17 297 22 301 26700 24958 13 309 11 307 18 299 24958 23157 11 310 9 331 19 320 23157 21291 10 323 9 353 19 341 21291 19355 10 348 8 007 13 001 19355 17384 10 000 6 028 9 024 17384 15486 8 355 7 024 8 027 15486 13758 3 334 5 350 7 034 13758 12218 1 147 2 339 6 042 12218 10841 3 072 3 086 5 041 10841 9608 6 051 4 063 5 032 9608 8505 8 040 4*037 4 034 8505 7521 10 032 3*023 3 068 7521 6649 10 025 3 015 3 060 6649 5873 8*016 3 006 6 036 5873 5174 4*359 3 002 8 026 5174 4552 3 341 3 358 8 020 4552 4029 3 327 3 354 8 011 4029 3625 2 310 3 354 7 002 3625 3346 2 298 3 352 6 353 3346 3177 2 296 3 350 4*345 3177 3079 2 292 3 351 2*330 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