DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 83.4 - - 82.4 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 327 - - 445 - - 263 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1625 - - 3629 - - 2192 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3994 - - 5593 - - 4344 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4688 - - 6691 - - 5254 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 993 - - 1524 - - 2351 - - 1344 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 487 - - 346 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 20 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 206 - - 241 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 14 - - 9 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4112 - - -3622 - - -4716 - - -5106 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8800 - - 10313 - - 9971 - - 8185 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11797 - - -9455 - - -10386 - - -12362 ODpotential blCL - - - 16485 - - 16146 - - 15640 - - 15440 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 43 - - 40 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 83.4 - - 82.4 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.2 - - 48.8 - - 49.4 - - 48.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.8 - - 80.8 - - 80.4 - - 73.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 47.9 - - 48.7 - - 48.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 327 - - 445 - - 263 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1625 - - 3629 - - 2192 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 99076 30 105 28 110 33 103 35 107 99076 91572 24 121 23 109 27 107 27 100 91572 85807 27 116 20 121 20 114 23 102 85807 81020 25 105 19 113 22 114 21 105 81020 76894 20 112 17 103 16 112 18 098 76894 73247 18 109 17 130 8 118 12 096 73247 69952 15 108 14 128 9 095 13 091 69952 66942 15 109 11 138 7 117 10 063 66942 64177 14 102 9 130 8 162 2 001 64177 61524 5 100 7 164 9 182 7 214 61524 58769 6 263 5 250 4 206 5 210 58769 55912 14 251 17 247 19 254 18 269 55912 53199 24 255 27 251 29 256 30 266 53199 50772 36 262 36 255 34 261 35 263 50772 48607 43 258 42 253 40 258 40 258 48607 46645 46 254 47 250 43 257 41 257 46645 44843 50 253 49 251 44 257 42 258 44843 43168 51 256 47 253 45 256 43 259 43168 41597 48 259 43 254 44 256 43 259 41597 40116 43 260 36 254 40 256 39 260 40116 38716 36 258 29 259 34 257 34 262 38716 37364 32 257 27 255 28 257 29 263 37364 35995 28 253 25 251 27 254 26 258 35995 34582 25 249 23 249 25 247 26 252 34582 33134 23 243 22 242 21 239 24 243 33134 31632 21 237 23 234 21 234 22 235 31632 30067 18 233 21 229 22 232 23 227 30067 28441 14 234 13 207 17 230 16 220 28441 26752 12 235 10 181 16 191 16 203 26752 25004 10 246 8 169 12 155 13 183 25004 23197 7 251 10 153 11 127 12 160 23197 21322 9 188 9 146 16 140 12 154 21322 19372 19 167 21 156 19 157 15 156 19372 17386 24 176 25 174 19 168 17 169 17386 15475 20 191 19 188 19 176 20 183 15475 13735 19 206 15 186 18 179 21 190 13735 12185 19 206 15 183 17 179 20 188 12185 10803 18 198 16 183 16 180 19 186 10803 9571 15 189 13 180 13 180 19 189 9571 8473 11 176 9 162 8 160 15 192 8473 7494 9 164 6*132 6 123 8 157 7494 6625 8 158 4*134 5 103 9 090 6625 5851 6 154 3 161 1*105 10 069 5851 5153 5*151 4 195 3*243 6 046 5153 4534 4*168 6 216 7 242 4 341 4534 4015 4 193 7 221 8 241 5 278 4015 3617 5 202 7 223 8 241 7 260 3617 3342 5 208 7 225 8 240 7 257 3342 3175 5 212 7 225 8 241 6 256 3175 3078 4 211 7 226 7 240 5*256 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