DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/10 Hernandez 3060ft 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.8 - - 50.9 - - 46.9 - - 44.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 151 - - 27 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 758 - - 2075 - - 919 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3060 - - 4071 - - 3060 - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3818 - - 5136 - - 3979 - - 3076 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 601 - - 1035 - - 2223 - - 2084 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 183 - - 288 - - 126 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 27 - - 25 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 204 - - 203 - - 203 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 17 - - 17 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 24 - - 23 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 551 - - 1492 - - 902 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3267 - - 3644 - - 3077 - - 3076 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4733 - - 371 - - 93 - - -244 ODpotential blCL - - - 8551 - - 4765 - - 3886 - - 3320 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 91 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 60 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.8 - - 50.9 - - 46.9 - - 44.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.9 - - 45.3 - - 44.1 - - 44.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 50.0 - - 46.7 - - 44.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 44.3 - - 43.7 - - 43.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 151 - - 27 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 758 - - 2075 - - 919 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 65 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 96811 26 090 15 066 30 096 31 092 96811 89649 26 098 16 098 30 099 30 092 89649 84064 22 104 20 115 21 098 26 077 84064 79411 19 104 19 113 14 104 17 082 79411 75398 8 096 13 119 9 118 12 084 75398 71849 5 088 9 117 7 159 5 100 71849 68625 6 270 4 081 8 144 2 131 68625 65655 4 236 10 238 10 222 8 238 65655 62890 11 250 20 228 16 247 13 243 62890 60202 12 234 18 234 23 226 25 224 60202 57393 9 244 18 244 15 213 19 221 57393 54444 25 269 23 246 20 272 11 219 54444 51590 42 250 39 248 41 251 29 254 51590 49023 47 246 48 244 55 233 51 254 49023 46744 51 251 55 244 56 236 58 240 46744 44688 62 248 57 239 55 241 52 230 44688 42804 67 246 59 245 53 244 45 234 42804 41065 70 246 70 245 56 249 47 244 41065 39450 77 245 79 234 68 245 57 243 39450 37945 88 241 81 226 77 236 66 237 37945 36541 97 240 85 229 80 232 71 229 36541 35208 101 240 94 229 85 230 77 223 35208 33880 94 239 104 227 96 229 89 223 33880 32533 81 235 108 227 112 228 105 225 32533 31162 74 231 102 229 116 227 111 223 31162 29746 74 229 92 231 104 229 105 219 29746 28277 71 229 85 232 87 228 98 216 28277 26753 62 230 78 231 81 226 91 216 26753 25174 53 231 71 228 79 223 86 219 25174 23542 51 232 69 225 78 221 82 223 23542 21857 49 229 68 223 78 220 77 223 21857 20113 45 220 67 219 76 221 66 216 20113 18303 46 211 63 214 67 221 56 207 18303 16460 51 212 58 210 56 221 52 200 16460 14682 54 216 54 210 48 218 53 201 14682 13059 48 219 48 209 46 211 52 201 13059 11611 40 222 42 206 48 205 50 198 11611 10320 35 220 40 203 48 201 49 198 10320 9167 32 216 39 203 47 197 49 200 9167 8136 31 210 39 202 47 193 49 201 8136 7218 30 207 38 200 43 193 49 202 7218 6404 29 204 36 199 39 194 49 201 6404 5680 28 203 34*199 37 196 48 199 5680 5028 27 202 31*201 35 197 46 198 5028 4447 25 203 30 202 33*200 43 196 4447 3960 22*203 28 203 30*202 38 195 3960 3584 19*204 27 204 27 203 32 194 3584 3325 17 204 25 204 25 204 27 193 3325 3167 15 203 22 205 22 205 23 193 3167 3076 10 204 14 205 13 205 13*193 3076 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