DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 Hernandez 3062ft 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 - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.6 - - 73.8 - - 73.5 - - 60.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 148 - - 300 - - 118 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1354 - - 2938 - - 2837 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3552 - - 4948 - - 4481 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4415 - - 6000 - - 5899 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1396 - - 1350 - - 1473 - - 837 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 249 - - 402 - - 294 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 18 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 357 - - 003 - - 354 - - 352 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 11 - - 8 - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7379 - - -6298 - - -6188 - - -2803 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11794 - - 12298 - - 12087 - - 5881 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14414 - - -12861 - - -12421 - - -9990 ODpotential blCL - - - 18829 - - 18861 - - 18320 - - 13068 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 43 - - 62 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.6 - - 73.8 - - 73.5 - - 60.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 30.8 - - 31.4 - - 45.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.5 - - 71.8 - - 72.4 - - 62.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.9 - - 29.6 - - 30.2 - - 45.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 148 - - 300 - - 118 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1354 - - 2938 - - 2837 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96261 41 281 40 287 35 283 43 280 96261 89133 25 287 25 295 27 279 27 283 89133 83680 17 281 25 288 21 290 16 296 83680 79161 13 235 24 262 23 296 15 302 79161 75283 7 290 20 257 21 272 21 312 75283 71854 11 315 15 255 19 264 20 284 71854 68744 14 321 12 241 15 263 13 269 68744 65882 14 291 13 213 16 226 13 244 65882 63230 17 266 14 237 19 223 18 228 63230 60672 26 238 25 248 22 239 18 241 60672 58012 28 233 34 236 34 235 31 245 58012 55246 28 242 37 231 41 231 39 236 55246 52588 31 243 37 236 41 235 44 239 52588 50170 33 235 39 239 41 238 43 239 50170 47975 36 236 41 237 41 240 40 242 47975 45965 39 231 40 233 43 240 40 240 45965 44115 38 232 37 229 45 238 40 243 44115 42413 35 235 30 230 35 237 39 249 42413 40844 28 237 21 233 24 245 31 255 40844 39385 22 230 13 243 13 248 27 269 39385 38016 14 239 12 290 19 306 29 290 38016 36700 14 232 12 299 24 314 29 299 36700 35368 23 228 5 289 21 312 27 301 35368 33990 34 220 6 233 13 310 28 302 33990 32572 39 209 18 215 11 303 29 303 32572 31101 40 206 24 202 14 297 26 305 31101 29564 39 206 27 198 15 283 23 306 29564 27961 37 204 26 201 13 267 23 307 27961 26298 34 203 20 208 8 259 21 302 26298 24576 28 202 18 208 8 224 17 289 24576 22799 26 208 19 215 10 250 15 286 22799 20961 16 214 13 244 9 269 14 285 20961 19054 13 217 12 252 10 268 15 281 19054 17113 11 235 14 249 12 271 16 283 17113 15241 11 242 14 251 12 277 15 288 15241 13535 10 238 13 257 11 284 12 291 13535 12013 10 234 12 265 10 289 11 295 12013 10656 8 236 10 274 9 295 11 302 10656 9444 6 260 9 288 8 305 11 312 9444 8364 6 293 8 304 7 321 10 320 8364 7403 7 307 6 321 5 335 9 323 7403 6551 7 316 4*334 5*344 8 326 6551 5794 7 327 3*355 6*351 8 335 5794 5111 7 338 4 003 7 354 9 352 5111 4505 6*350 4 005 8 355 12 001 4505 3997 5*357 4 005 8 355 15 358 3997 3606 5 358 4 005 8 354 15 352 3606 3336 5 356 4 003 7 354 14 349 3336 3172 4 356 4 001 7 354 10*348 3172 3078 4 353 4 000 6 354 6*352 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