DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 Hernandez 3061ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1331z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.7 - - 72.3 - - 71.8 - - 62.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 299 - - 390 - - 192 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3545 - - 5527 - - 6013 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5403 - - 7047 - - 7091 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6606 - - 8588 - - 9074 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1244 - - 1648 - - 1463 - - 2486 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 426 - - 539 - - 440 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 47 - - 56 - - 20 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 020 - - 040 - - 013 - - 009 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 38 - - 41 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3772 - - -1984 - - -778 - - -3388 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10378 - - 10573 - - 9852 - - 6467 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10664 - - -6550 - - -5275 - - -7260 ODpotential blCL - - - 17270 - - 15138 - - 14349 - - 10338 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 54 - - 63 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.7 - - 72.3 - - 71.8 - - 62.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.9 - - 36.3 - - 39.0 - - 45.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.7 - - 69.8 - - 70.2 - - 64.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.6 - - 35.2 - - 37.9 - - 44.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 299 - - 390 - - 192 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3545 - - 5527 - - 6013 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 97515 20 303 15 302 17 304 25 307 97515 90092 13 325 16 306 21 328 16 334 90092 84440 7 318 15 322 21 335 19 360 84440 79782 7 357 12 321 15 315 23 330 79782 75785 14 347 11 319 14 302 20 309 75785 72248 17 306 15 317 14 318 15 305 72248 69025 18 289 17 301 18 319 15 305 69025 66048 17 289 19 284 22 310 19 311 66048 63283 17 294 19 278 23 299 20 306 63283 60597 19 290 20 278 23 288 21 303 60597 57799 18 288 23 289 27 287 28 296 57799 54914 21 293 27 296 29 289 33 294 54914 52173 18 294 25 291 29 295 35 288 52173 49701 18 316 21 303 28 299 35 286 49701 47485 23 332 32 316 35 298 39 292 47485 45488 33 331 37 310 39 304 39 297 45488 43678 36 327 37 312 43 313 46 306 43678 42014 35 325 37 317 50 315 54 311 42014 40469 32 327 40 320 56 317 60 314 40469 39022 32 328 41 322 57 320 61 317 39022 37659 31 330 43 326 57 323 58 320 37659 36346 30 331 44 327 59 325 56 322 36346 35018 29 334 42 326 58 326 57 327 35018 33647 29 340 39 324 50 325 57 331 33647 32240 30 340 36 324 46 325 53 330 32240 30784 29 340 33 327 42 324 46 331 30784 29267 25 347 29 333 39 324 41 333 29267 27689 23 351 27 341 35 328 36 338 27689 26049 21 355 24 345 33 333 33 342 26049 24351 19 003 23 350 29 340 32 338 24351 22596 20 009 23 352 25 345 30 339 22596 20778 22 010 23 357 22 350 27 343 20778 18889 24 010 23 003 20 357 25 341 18889 16966 19 015 18 009 16 002 21 340 16966 15113 13 023 13 010 15 358 18 348 15113 13427 9 032 9 022 13 356 16 355 13427 11927 5 087 8 050 9 022 13 356 11927 10593 7 123 6 089 6 056 9 349 10593 9402 8 121 5*100 3*056 7 339 9402 8336 7 095 3*075 3*047 5 323 8336 7385 5*068 3 069 3 033 3 311 7385 6539 3*058 2 057 4 021 3 334 6539 5787 2 048 2 042 4 014 6 004 5787 5109 2 035 2 021 5 009 10 015 5109 4505 2 011 2 007 5 002 12 017 4505 3998 2 349 2 349 5 001 13 015 3998 3607 2 329 2 343 5 359 13 012 3607 3337 2 317 2 337 5 357 11 009 3337 3172 2 314 2 332 4 356 9*008 3172 3078 2 315 1 329 4 354 5*009 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