DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.1 - - 81.5 - - - - - 67.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 217 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 693 - - 2160 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3062 - - 4275 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3755 - - 5222 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1071 - - 1375 - - - - - 983 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 153 - - 329 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 126 - - 193 - - - - - 234 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 8 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5122 - - -5965 - - - - - -2586 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8878 - - 11187 - - - - - 5666 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12390 - - -11151 - - - - - -8554 ODpotential blCL - - - 16145 - - 16373 - - - - - 11633 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 30 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.1 - - 81.5 - - - - - 67.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.2 - - 43.3 - - - - - 53.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.8 - - 79.8 - - - - - 72.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.8 - - 42.1 - - - - - 53.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 217 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 693 - - 2160 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 10 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] 96502 24 319 18 301 17 281 96502 89356 7 316 7 290 8 308 89356 83894 7 147 2 229 5 339 83894 79373 11 111 3 298 4 059 79373 75481 10 110 3 270 4 013 75481 72048 7 056 3 219 9 000 72048 68942 10 036 5 319 11 010 68942 66086 11 008 9 352 9 002 66086 63446 8 001 8 344 3 356 63446 60907 6 279 6 311 1 277 60907 58269 12 284 10 288 8 310 58269 55525 18 292 17 294 20 319 55525 52870 20 281 19 293 25 303 52870 50436 22 265 19 260 24 276 50436 48225 25 261 23 251 31 262 48225 46207 29 265 26 249 34 250 46207 44357 33 251 32 242 35 244 44357 42653 35 234 37 230 38 237 42653 41075 34 224 39 227 38 228 41075 39608 38 227 39 225 40 226 39608 38239 45 228 40 224 43 225 38239 36925 48 225 42 226 45 223 36925 35597 42 220 44 225 46 219 35597 34225 38 219 39 221 47 215 34225 32812 35 211 33 218 43 214 32812 31341 32 209 32 214 39 215 31341 29803 31 208 32 208 38 218 29803 28200 32 208 33 209 36 220 28200 26533 33 207 36 210 34 219 26533 24804 33 206 36 210 33 217 24804 23015 32 207 33 208 33 214 23015 21159 27 203 29 206 32 211 21159 19231 21 192 24 203 28 210 19231 17269 19 186 21 200 23 207 17269 15383 17 192 18 204 17 207 15383 13667 13 195 13 203 14 203 13667 12137 7 171 11 194 14 196 12137 10770 7 138 12 187 16 198 10770 9548 7 126 11 186 16 202 9548 8455 7 119 11 188 14 204 8455 7480 6 117 11 191 11 201 7480 6616 5 123 10 195 9 197 6616 5846 5 140 8*194 8 199 5846 5152 5 161 5*188 6 211 5152 4535 5 165 5 190 7 223 4535 4017 6*147 5 193 7 227 4017 3618 4*128 5 195 8 226 3618 3343 4 125 5 196 7 227 3343 3175 4 126 5 198 6*226 3175 3079 3 126 5 198 4*234 3079 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