DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 73.9 - - 72.3 - - 59.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 198 - - 317 - - 128 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1121 - - 2333 - - 1542 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3493 - - 4509 - - 3591 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4183 - - 5395 - - 4604 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1335 - - 1444 - - 1169 - - 325 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 254 - - 378 - - 245 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 15 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 016 - - 021 - - 029 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 9 - - -12 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6574 - - -5270 - - -5176 - - -4183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10757 - - 10665 - - 9780 - - 7261 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12718 - - -10494 - - -11048 - - -11775 ODpotential blCL - - - 16901 - - 15889 - - 15652 - - 14853 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 81 - - 83 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.5 - - 73.9 - - 72.3 - - 59.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.4 - - 38.0 - - 40.3 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.1 - - 71.8 - - 71.2 - - 62.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 36.7 - - 39.3 - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 198 - - 317 - - 128 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1121 - - 2333 - - 1542 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 23 - - 32 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96333 36 283 30 279 34 255 44 279 96333 89204 29 276 32 275 28 283 31 292 89204 83730 16 251 30 265 27 281 27 294 83730 79201 9 264 25 269 23 289 20 280 79201 75316 12 279 18 264 18 301 14 270 75316 71875 13 266 15 261 15 283 13 273 71875 68734 11 266 14 233 18 234 17 264 68734 65837 14 266 14 234 19 229 19 262 65837 63168 21 248 18 255 17 254 15 259 63168 60610 30 243 23 266 19 267 14 257 60610 57943 34 243 29 255 26 264 18 266 57943 55162 33 242 32 247 33 257 27 258 55162 52493 32 239 33 246 37 250 33 253 52493 50072 33 245 36 246 40 248 38 252 50072 47879 36 254 38 250 41 250 41 251 47879 45867 43 253 43 249 44 249 42 250 45867 44014 47 246 45 239 47 241 43 249 44014 42311 51 246 47 239 46 235 45 242 42311 40749 54 241 51 239 48 233 48 233 40749 39304 54 237 51 237 53 233 52 232 39304 37946 56 236 47 234 51 228 50 229 37946 36636 59 232 46 237 47 227 47 231 36636 35306 58 230 48 236 46 231 47 232 35306 33931 53 232 49 233 46 234 47 232 33931 32515 50 232 49 231 45 233 46 230 32515 31049 46 234 46 232 43 232 43 228 31049 29522 41 239 44 234 41 234 40 230 29522 27933 35 241 42 237 38 237 37 231 27933 26283 32 241 39 238 33 238 35 229 26283 24569 33 243 35 238 29 236 30 227 24569 22800 32 247 30 241 25 237 24 224 22800 20972 28 254 24 251 19 241 19 233 20972 19075 21 265 16 254 14 235 17 233 19075 17143 17 270 13 247 13 228 19 227 17143 15278 16 268 13 252 12 238 15 228 15278 13574 13 272 9 257 8 244 8 226 13574 12053 8 290 4 271 3 231 4 205 12053 10696 6 334 2 346 1 129 2 122 10696 9481 8 353 4 024 3 072 4 074 9481 8395 9 355 8 031 6 058 6 064 8395 7427 9 359 9 027 8 047 6 064 7427 6568 8 006 6 025 7 042 5 065 6568 5805 7 016 4*022 8 037 4 066 5805 5119 6 023 4*021 8*031 5 050 5119 4509 6*024 5 022 9*030 8 036 4509 3998 5*021 5 021 10 029 13 027 3998 3606 4 017 5 020 10 028 18 026 3606 3336 4 013 5 021 9 028 17 027 3336 3172 4 011 4 019 9 028 14*028 3172 3078 3 010 4 020 7 028 7*031 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