DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 Hernandez 3142ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 1007z - - 1329z - - 1557z - - 1858z - - 2155z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 70.6 - - 82.6 - - 89.4 - - 88.7 - - 78.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 22 - - 374 - - 497 - - 285 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3008 - - 6033 - - 6019 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 3141 - - 5135 - - 7614 - - 7362 - - 3142 Hcrit BL Top 3157 - - 6150 - - 9175 - - 9161 - - 3158 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 762 - - 1454 - - 2060 - - 2312 - - 3055 Hgt.Variab. W* 29 - - 429 - - 595 - - 494 - - 8 W* B/S 5 - - 16 - - 14 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 1 - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 194 - - 214 - - 247 - - 263 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 10 - - 23 - - 32 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7095 - - -7708 - - -7206 - - -6223 - - -7391 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10253 - - 13858 - - 16382 - - 15385 - - 10549 sfcLCL ODpotential -14981 - - -14439 - - -13129 - - -11965 - - -13537 ODpotential blCL 18138 - - 20589 - - 22304 - - 21126 - - 16695 blCL maxRH 26 - - 22 - - 19 - - 22 - - 30 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 70.6 - - 82.6 - - 89.4 - - 88.7 - - 78.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.3 - - 33.0 - - 27.9 - - 31.8 - - 43.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 70.5 - - 81.2 - - 86.8 - - 86.9 - - 79.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.2 - - 32.9 - - 27.8 - - 31.8 - - 43.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 22 - - 374 - - 497 - - 285 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3008 - - 6033 - - 6019 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 99043 19 099 21 097 22 119 14 118 19 093 99043 92060 15 097 15 097 17 106 15 108 16 106 92060 86576 18 094 14 100 18 094 18 099 18 114 86576 81986 19 093 14 103 16 090 19 099 18 109 81986 78019 21 094 18 110 14 093 19 095 19 102 78019 74513 21 094 20 112 12 106 17 096 19 102 74513 71338 20 095 19 111 12 113 15 096 17 107 71338 68418 17 103 18 111 12 113 13 097 16 103 68418 65713 15 109 16 120 12 133 9 108 10 106 65713 63102 11 119 16 131 14 150 7 149 6 117 63102 60393 5 157 8 150 10 164 8 195 4 230 60393 57609 10 196 10 211 8 230 8 235 8 241 57609 54976 14 226 15 229 17 239 16 246 13 250 54976 52612 19 235 18 234 21 243 24 256 23 261 52612 50492 26 245 25 254 31 259 34 266 34 264 50492 48563 34 251 36 260 40 262 42 267 41 265 48563 46786 41 251 42 259 45 262 46 265 45 267 46786 45134 44 251 44 259 47 264 48 266 48 273 45134 43588 45 253 45 261 49 267 49 269 52 278 43588 42132 46 257 46 263 50 268 51 271 56 280 42132 40754 47 261 47 264 49 267 52 271 57 280 40754 39415 49 264 48 265 48 266 51 270 54 278 39415 38050 51 267 50 267 47 266 49 269 51 274 38050 36630 51 269 50 269 46 267 46 268 48 271 36630 35158 48 269 49 270 45 267 42 269 44 270 35158 33619 43 268 45 271 43 269 39 270 41 270 33619 32000 37 264 40 270 40 270 37 272 37 272 32000 30299 33 259 36 266 38 269 35 272 34 273 30299 28513 31 256 33 260 35 266 34 269 33 274 28513 26646 30 254 31 257 35 261 35 267 32 274 26646 24701 30 252 30 256 34 260 35 265 31 273 24701 22675 29 248 29 255 33 262 35 265 30 272 22675 20561 29 245 29 251 31 262 34 265 30 272 20561 18404 27 247 30 248 32 258 32 264 29 273 18404 16324 24 253 29 249 32 256 30 263 27 274 16324 14432 21 257 27 251 31 256 27 263 25 274 14432 12750 19 259 24 253 26 255 21 259 21 271 12750 11258 18 257 20 252 21 249 15 247 17 264 11258 9935 17 255 18 250 15*244 8*231 14 254 9935 8761 17 252 17 250 10*241 5*228 9 240 8761 7723 17 251 16 249 7 240 4 240 6 215 7723 6809 15 250 12*247 6 243 4 254 3 202 6809 6001 11 249 7*234 7 246 5 264 1 240 6001 5280 8 243 4 207 7 249 7 271 2 284 5280 4642 5 223 5 208 8 251 7 273 4 321 4642 4112 5 198 5 211 8 253 8 274 6 323 4112 3705 4 195 5 213 8 254 8 275 7 318 3705 3425 3 199 5 213 8 255 8 275 7 313 3425 3255 2 192 5 215 8 254 8 275 7*310 3255 3158 1*194 5 215 8 254 7 275 5*309 3158 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