DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - 78.1 - - 86.2 - - - - - 70.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 283 - - 407 - - - - - 18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1506 - - 4670 - - - - - 388 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3875 - - 6384 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4568 - - 7732 - - - - - 3450 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1226 - - 2312 - - - - - 607 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 315 - - 516 - - - - - 80 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 18 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 153 - - 187 - - - - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 15 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3797 - - -3771 - - - - - -1242 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8365 - - 11503 - - - - - 4692 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9670 - - -9145 - - - - - -6264 ODpotential blCL - - - 14238 - - 16877 - - - - - 9714 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 33 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 380 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.1 - - 86.2 - - - - - 70.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.1 - - 46.2 - - - - - 60.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.2 - - 83.5 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.2 - - 45.1 - - - - - 60.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 283 - - 407 - - - - - 18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1506 - - 4670 - - - - - 388 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 12 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] 98771 23 097 20 102 15 095 98771 91305 17 108 19 092 14 094 91305 85570 17 104 11 072 17 093 85570 80837 18 116 7 115 22 090 80837 76775 19 105 9 146 22 081 76775 73181 20 110 13 114 18 072 73181 69928 17 096 13 088 16 058 69928 66945 14 086 13 095 13 070 66945 64191 8 084 9 090 17 069 64191 61531 7 120 3 092 13 046 61531 58760 6 116 7 131 7 040 58760 55894 5 329 4 111 5 293 55894 53160 12 264 6 286 8 262 53160 50694 19 261 12 263 12 267 50694 48476 23 264 18 267 14 277 48476 46458 24 262 22 262 20 278 46458 44616 25 267 25 263 26 278 44616 42926 29 271 30 269 33 275 42926 41357 31 272 31 270 36 276 41357 39888 31 275 30 275 37 275 39888 38504 32 281 30 284 36 276 38504 37170 34 284 31 289 36 278 37170 35819 35 284 32 289 34 281 35819 34425 35 283 32 288 33 284 34425 32989 33 282 29 287 32 288 32989 31498 28 283 24 288 27 292 31498 29946 25 282 20 286 21 293 29946 28331 25 281 18 286 18 296 28331 26653 25 281 19 286 17 299 26653 24911 24 279 18 283 16 293 24911 23109 20 273 16 276 14 290 23109 21243 17 264 15 265 12 296 21243 19305 14 254 13 261 8 299 19305 17335 12 244 10 249 4 291 17335 15440 9 230 11 230 5 262 15440 13713 8 207 12 221 9 247 13713 12173 8 196 11 212 9 227 12173 10800 9 205 9 200 9 192 10800 9575 9 213 6 185 11 145 9575 8480 9 211 5*156 13 101 8480 7503 7 196 5*151 15 080 7503 6633 7 167 5 158 15 069 6633 5858 8 143 5 169 13 059 5858 5159 9*135 5 184 10 046 5159 4537 8*136 6 199 5 013 4537 4016 6 150 6 205 5 279 4016 3617 6 156 7 209 7*258 3617 3342 6 163 7 211 7*257 3342 3175 5 166 7 212 7 256 3175 3079 5 167 6 213 6 256 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