DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - 58.6 - - 63.1 - - - - - 55.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 212 - - 428 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2035 - - 4175 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4175 - - 6010 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5095 - - 7236 - - - - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1369 - - 1611 - - - - - 3162 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 320 - - 505 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 212 - - 242 - - - - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 7 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1423 - - -1088 - - - - - -1939 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6518 - - 8325 - - - - - 5016 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4777 - - -3572 - - - - - -3922 ODpotential blCL - - - 9872 - - 10808 - - - - - 6999 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 69 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.6 - - 63.1 - - - - - 55.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 37.1 - - - - - 43.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.1 - - 60.5 - - - - - 55.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 35.9 - - - - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 212 - - 428 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2035 - - 4175 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 0 - - - - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 97419 28 281 31 279 30 292 97419 90075 29 297 27 290 25 298 90075 84420 22 302 23 292 22 287 84420 79723 15 275 19 291 21 280 79723 75687 16 254 18 287 18 288 75687 72114 15 257 21 278 14 287 72114 68867 17 268 25 262 18 285 68867 65881 18 262 28 257 23 288 65881 63111 18 286 24 259 24 279 63111 60413 31 296 22 277 27 280 60413 57586 36 284 29 284 33 273 57586 54650 40 280 36 283 36 274 54650 51856 48 275 43 275 43 275 51856 49350 51 272 47 270 51 273 49350 47104 54 272 52 273 53 273 47104 45067 56 271 58 272 58 270 45067 43214 56 272 58 270 60 267 43214 41522 56 272 57 274 59 273 41522 39961 58 271 62 278 68 279 39961 38508 57 269 67 278 75 277 38508 37145 55 270 67 276 74 278 37145 35842 56 270 65 276 67 276 35842 34536 55 268 63 276 58 276 34536 33196 53 268 62 276 57 276 33196 31817 56 273 62 277 57 278 31817 30381 56 272 62 279 59 287 30381 28879 47 269 61 283 58 291 28879 27313 29 259 54 282 55 287 27313 25681 25 249 40 280 55 286 25681 23992 18 253 29 282 50 288 23992 22248 17 258 27 285 40 290 22248 20448 23 261 26 284 31 287 20448 18581 27 264 22 283 26 283 18581 16686 26 278 22 281 24 278 16686 14863 26 282 22 276 24 269 14863 13210 16 268 22 271 22 260 13210 11745 12 251 22 272 19 250 11745 10442 12 260 17 273 15 238 10442 9277 12 288 11 266 10 204 9277 8233 15 304 5 246 7 154 8233 7301 14 295 4*239 5 129 7301 6473 11 278 4*239 3 113 6473 5735 8*253 4 240 1 100 5735 5070 7*221 5 241 1 017 5070 4478 6 210 6 243 3 347 4478 3980 6 210 6 243 4 329 3980 3596 6 210 6 244 5 315 3596 3331 6 211 6 244 5 307 3331 3170 6 211 6 244 5*301 3170 3077 5 211 6 244 3*297 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