DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 Hernandez 3061ft 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 - - - 63.8 - - 67.7 - - - - - 56.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 265 - - 343 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2595 - - 5347 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4650 - - 6848 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5656 - - 8408 - - - - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3060 - - 2811 - - - - - 2262 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 370 - - 509 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 242 - - 224 - - - - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -225 - - 1149 - - - - - -1535 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5881 - - 7260 - - - - - 4613 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1783 - - 120 - - - - - -4179 ODpotential blCL - - - 7439 - - 8288 - - - - - 7257 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 76 - - - - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 300 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.8 - - 67.7 - - - - - 56.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.5 - - 46.3 - - - - - 46.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.1 - - 65.5 - - - - - 57.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.6 - - 45.5 - - - - - 46.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 265 - - 343 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2595 - - 5347 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 27 - - 3 - - - - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 97154 39 284 37 276 46 273 97154 89775 29 266 30 273 37 285 89775 84118 21 270 22 267 27 305 84118 79485 19 297 19 262 22 290 79485 75552 20 302 14 284 17 278 75552 72082 16 291 18 286 12 284 72082 68898 9 297 19 280 12 300 68898 65927 11 313 21 266 17 285 65927 63155 15 303 18 261 16 269 63155 60463 19 290 14 275 12 274 60463 57631 22 270 18 269 16 266 57631 54680 18 252 24 259 26 252 54680 51870 19 254 27 258 26 247 51870 49347 24 256 29 258 21 259 49347 47084 27 250 30 251 22 265 47084 45026 28 251 29 244 28 250 45026 43149 34 253 29 246 30 238 43149 41432 41 248 33 248 33 238 41432 39853 43 244 34 244 39 237 39853 38397 43 239 36 242 43 232 38397 37048 38 235 39 237 42 232 37048 35763 40 235 39 231 45 230 35763 34471 43 235 40 232 51 221 34471 33140 42 233 42 232 54 217 33140 31767 40 233 43 231 53 222 31767 30339 39 234 41 232 49 224 30339 28845 37 234 39 232 47 228 28845 27290 36 236 37 231 39 231 27290 25677 36 237 35 230 33 232 25677 24010 35 237 35 231 30 230 24010 22287 34 238 35 233 30 229 22287 20502 34 240 35 235 31 227 20502 18646 32 243 34 238 31 223 18646 16758 27 243 30 236 28 216 16758 14939 20 237 25 226 27 208 14939 13284 17 228 22 217 25 206 13284 11811 16 224 19 213 23 206 11811 10496 17 223 16 213 21 205 10496 9320 16 221 14*214 19 203 9320 8268 14 218 11*218 17 205 8268 7328 11 218 10 220 16 212 7328 6492 9 222 10 222 16 221 6492 5750 8*229 10 224 16 232 5750 5080 8*235 10 226 16 241 5080 4484 7 240 10 227 16 244 4484 3984 8 243 10 228 16 242 3984 3599 8 245 10 229 15 239 3599 3333 8 245 10 229 13 237 3333 3170 7 245 9 229 12*237 3170 3078 6 245 8 229 7*239 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