DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - 63.9 - - 72.9 - - - - - 60.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 415 - - 513 - - - - - 39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1445 - - 2577 - - - - - 572 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3913 - - 4814 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4506 - - 5639 - - - - - 3633 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 555 - - 989 - - - - - 538 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 350 - - 455 - - - - - 117 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 245 - - - - - 242 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -797 - - -2422 - - - - - -1217 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5303 - - 8061 - - - - - 4850 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9430 - - -8786 - - - - - -9978 ODpotential blCL - - - 13936 - - 14425 - - - - - 13611 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 56 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.9 - - 72.9 - - - - - 60.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.1 - - 48.1 - - - - - 50.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.4 - - 70.0 - - - - - 60.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.5 - - 47.5 - - - - - 49.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 415 - - 513 - - - - - 39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1445 - - 2577 - - - - - 572 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 17 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 98866 27 107 24 101 24 091 98866 91357 23 115 17 099 28 098 91357 85597 22 120 20 111 22 103 85597 80830 26 129 18 131 12 079 80830 76726 20 114 21 136 8 051 76726 73096 13 089 20 130 6 141 73096 69816 10 104 12 141 12 115 69816 66820 7 137 8 158 6 086 66820 64055 8 185 7 142 7 139 64055 61381 11 211 11 209 8 177 61381 58610 18 207 18 214 10 246 58610 55762 19 221 27 216 22 244 55762 53057 28 236 29 228 31 237 53057 50620 42 250 38 246 38 244 50620 48428 59 242 55 245 55 248 48428 46434 65 234 64 238 65 244 46434 44597 66 232 63 237 67 246 44597 42888 68 236 68 239 71 248 42888 41291 70 240 70 241 73 250 41291 39794 72 244 74 247 77 252 39794 38388 78 248 79 248 81 253 38388 37037 82 246 81 246 81 254 37037 35675 80 241 81 246 79 254 35675 34270 78 237 80 247 78 255 34270 32826 76 235 81 248 78 256 32826 31325 75 236 81 248 78 257 31325 29758 71 236 72 247 76 257 29758 28131 62 237 58 246 68 259 28131 26447 51 235 48 245 53 257 26447 24713 41 232 40 244 38 258 24713 22925 30 233 33 243 29 260 22925 21072 21 234 25 238 24 264 21072 19147 21 221 22 236 17 264 19147 17189 21 220 21 242 14 259 17189 15301 18 221 20 246 14 259 15301 13581 16 217 17 242 14 259 13581 12046 15 202 15 234 14 253 12046 10676 14 192 13 228 13 238 10676 9456 12 195 12 226 11 217 9456 8371 11 207 9 235 9 186 8371 7407 10 220 6 244 8 112 7407 6552 8 226 3 251 11 077 6552 5791 5 216 4*252 9 067 5791 5106 4*209 5*250 4 051 5106 4499 5*229 7 246 5 256 4499 3992 6 234 8 245 11*244 3992 3603 7 236 8 244 12*242 3603 3335 7 237 9 243 12 242 3335 3172 7 237 8 243 11 242 3172 3077 6 237 8 243 8 243 3077 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