DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - - 66.3 - - 75.0 - - 76.5 - - 66.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 395 - - 488 - - 281 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1954 - - 3170 - - 3899 - - 764 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4278 - - 5262 - - 5646 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5016 - - 6232 - - 6961 - - 3826 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 561 - - 920 - - 1355 - - 1346 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 380 - - 480 - - 429 - - 89 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 17 - - 16 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 200 - - 238 - - 275 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 8 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 9 - - 19 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1183 - - -3422 - - -2716 - - -2633 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6199 - - 9654 - - 9678 - - 6459 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9152 - - -11314 - - -9383 - - -10968 ODpotential blCL - - - 14168 - - 17546 - - 16344 - - 14794 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 45 - - 49 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.3 - - 75.0 - - 76.5 - - 66.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.7 - - 43.3 - - 44.6 - - 48.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.9 - - 72.1 - - 74.6 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.1 - - 42.5 - - 44.0 - - 48.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 395 - - 488 - - 281 - - 12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1954 - - 3170 - - 3899 - - 764 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 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] 98799 31 090 32 112 24 119 24 101 98799 91264 21 087 29 092 24 109 21 092 91264 85500 23 123 17 076 25 090 22 107 85500 80751 22 116 8 119 17 068 21 098 80751 76667 18 103 13 124 9 074 18 074 76667 73046 12 099 8 110 9 077 12 053 73046 69773 14 088 9 122 2 094 9 072 69773 66775 5 069 13 131 6 125 7 101 66775 64013 7 075 14 163 3 133 6 101 64013 61351 7 282 7 117 6 156 5 155 61351 58591 15 246 12 256 11 279 12 276 58591 55746 22 246 24 248 22 248 21 265 55746 53038 25 255 31 246 33 243 32 256 53038 50603 34 267 37 253 41 252 41 260 50603 48417 45 267 47 259 51 258 50 264 48417 46428 55 263 55 258 59 259 59 265 46428 44603 64 261 61 257 65 260 66 265 44603 42910 71 260 65 256 70 258 71 265 42910 41328 75 259 67 257 73 258 75 266 41328 39842 75 259 69 258 76 259 77 266 39842 38443 73 260 69 258 74 258 73 263 38443 37097 70 261 68 256 71 259 69 263 37097 35735 69 260 66 256 72 259 67 265 35735 34329 69 261 67 259 73 259 67 266 34329 32885 68 264 67 259 73 259 62 269 32885 31389 62 265 66 261 72 258 54 273 31389 29830 56 263 62 265 66 259 47 276 29830 28210 50 263 50 264 50 261 39 281 28210 26530 47 266 42 261 38 262 32 283 26530 24791 44 271 37 263 36 265 30 279 24791 22989 38 272 32 265 35 264 33 273 22989 21117 25 272 26 262 28 263 33 270 21117 19173 15 272 20 255 21 261 23 268 19173 17201 9 251 17 248 16 257 14 265 17201 15306 10 231 16 242 15 252 11 264 15306 13581 14 237 16 237 15 243 10 255 13581 12046 15 241 14 234 13 234 10 238 12046 10680 12 245 10 235 10 230 10 235 10680 9464 9 248 7 238 5 228 10 236 9464 8380 8 253 5 239 4 062 7 216 8380 7416 7 242 2 207 5*038 5 084 7416 6561 7 216 1*208 3*011 10 057 6561 5802 6 187 2*227 3 322 8 035 5802 5118 4*181 4 235 5 275 6 355 5118 4510 4*187 5 238 6 267 6 300 4510 4001 5 195 6 240 7 263 7*269 4001 3609 5 202 7 240 7 260 8*262 3609 3338 5 206 7 241 7 259 8 259 3338 3172 5 208 7 241 7 258 7 258 3172 3078 5 209 6 240 7 258 6 257 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