DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.7 - - 78.5 - - 78.6 - - 69.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 299 - - 393 - - 189 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4819 - - 7960 - - 9085 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6382 - - 8997 - - 9463 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7881 - - 11022 - - 12148 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2045 - - 1438 - - 933 - - 7002 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 471 - - 609 - - 501 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 207 - - 1274 - - 48 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 148 - - 225 - - 350 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 46 - - 65 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4964 - - -3047 - - -1924 - - -7776 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12845 - - 14070 - - 14072 - - 10854 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10052 - - -6380 - - -5304 - - -12504 ODpotential blCL - - - 17933 - - 17402 - - 17452 - - 15582 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 76 - - 75 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.7 - - 78.5 - - 78.6 - - 69.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.8 - - 26.8 - - 27.0 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.6 - - 76.1 - - 77.2 - - 71.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.5 - - 25.6 - - 25.7 - - 31.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 299 - - 393 - - 189 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4819 - - 7960 - - 9085 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 98151 4 013 10 043 6 108 5 025 98151 90719 7 165 1 266 8 261 9 354 90719 85002 9 154 6 192 11 266 9 003 85002 80243 3 138 5 169 2 274 1 359 80243 76150 0 101 2 138 6 045 3 154 76150 72542 2 230 3 247 6 360 3 093 72542 69261 3 114 7 217 7 278 6 320 69261 66238 3 349 4 211 8 256 10 297 66238 63435 9 303 9 315 8 306 7 295 63435 60720 11 296 15 317 14 327 10 331 60720 57898 10 314 13 310 15 318 15 329 57898 54983 13 352 11 323 13 317 18 326 54983 52212 17 343 17 323 16 328 22 339 52212 49728 21 335 22 337 23 337 25 336 49728 47519 22 343 21 346 22 348 21 347 47519 45525 24 360 21 352 28 357 24 006 45525 43697 26 358 23 351 29 002 33 005 43697 42007 27 350 24 349 26 002 24 005 42007 40441 28 342 23 347 19 350 21 003 40441 38986 27 331 20 336 13 348 22 006 38986 37629 26 320 21 322 13 340 19 004 37629 36325 24 315 21 322 13 332 14 016 36325 35009 23 318 22 322 10 338 11 030 35009 33651 23 323 21 320 9 343 9 032 33651 32253 22 323 17 325 11 344 8 029 32253 30800 21 321 15 321 13 348 9 032 30800 29280 19 320 14 320 14 357 11 041 29280 27698 15 322 13 325 14 004 13 045 27698 26055 13 326 12 328 15 008 14 046 26055 24356 13 333 11 335 13 005 12 053 24356 22602 13 336 8 342 8 002 10 059 22602 20787 12 329 7 331 6 010 7 059 20787 18905 9 322 6 309 5 007 4 058 18905 16993 5 309 6 292 4 004 3 072 16993 15148 3 336 4 287 4 011 3 098 15148 13465 2 032 2 276 3*049 7 108 13465 11966 2 142 0*245 3*023 8 105 11966 10633 3 169 1*030 3 020 6 090 10633 9442 2 156 1 036 3 014 7 063 9442 8374 1*107 1 042 2 003 9 049 8374 7419 1*086 0 053 2 348 10 039 7419 6569 1 090 0 154 2 332 10 031 6569 5812 0 084 0 210 2 320 11 024 5812 5128 0 141 1 218 2 310 11 016 5128 4520 0 169 1 223 2 304 12 007 4520 4008 1 195 1 224 2 297 11 359 4008 3612 1 197 1 223 2 296 10 348 3612 3340 1 197 1 222 2 293 9 337 3340 3173 1 199 1 222 2 293 7 331 3173 3078 1 198 1 226 2 290 4*325 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