DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 Hernandez 3061ft 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 - - - 72.3 - - 78.9 - - - - - 62.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 393 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1583 - - 3375 - - - - - 230 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3944 - - 5366 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4645 - - 6437 - - - - - 3292 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 932 - - 1897 - - - - - 435 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 326 - - 460 - - - - - 34 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 11 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 314 - - - - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 9 - - - - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6460 - - -6766 - - - - - -6175 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11106 - - 13204 - - - - - 9467 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14026 - - -12369 - - - - - -13510 ODpotential blCL - - - 18671 - - 18806 - - - - - 16802 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 58 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 78.9 - - - - - 62.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.5 - - 31.4 - - - - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.4 - - 76.4 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 30.3 - - - - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 393 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1583 - - 3375 - - - - - 230 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98639 16 106 9 089 11 092 98639 91153 11 111 12 123 7 091 91153 85398 9 153 9 115 9 093 85398 80623 14 150 9 138 14 112 80623 76496 14 128 11 170 11 117 76496 72861 9 114 13 163 11 110 72861 69599 4 087 6 157 8 058 69599 66613 5 180 2 120 5 053 66613 63852 9 254 10 294 6 325 63852 61183 16 228 14 263 10 289 61183 58408 15 259 19 259 23 280 58408 55525 28 278 30 268 32 274 55525 52758 43 275 44 271 41 265 52758 50256 54 269 51 275 49 260 50256 48012 58 270 56 274 53 260 48012 45978 63 278 60 274 55 266 45978 44118 71 282 63 274 58 271 44118 42401 76 281 66 274 63 271 42401 40805 76 279 69 274 67 268 40805 39313 72 277 73 271 68 267 39313 37914 68 275 73 269 68 268 37914 36574 67 272 74 268 68 268 36574 35227 67 270 73 267 65 265 35227 33841 63 267 70 264 60 263 33841 32417 59 263 65 262 58 263 32417 30941 56 263 61 263 60 263 30941 29403 50 265 55 265 59 263 29403 27806 44 265 49 263 56 265 27806 26149 43 265 47 260 49 268 26149 24437 41 266 44 259 42 268 24437 22672 36 266 39 259 38 265 22672 20846 29 262 35 258 36 261 20846 18953 28 257 34 257 35 261 18953 17028 26 265 32 262 34 263 17028 15175 23 274 27 269 30 267 15175 13486 19 280 23 277 25 269 13486 11981 16 286 19 285 21 268 11981 10638 15 294 14 293 18 269 10638 9437 14 302 11 301 16 272 9437 8362 12 308 8 320 14 274 8362 7403 11 310 6 340 12 271 7403 6550 9 311 6*343 11 268 6550 5792 6 317 6*336 12 269 5792 5108 4*324 7 326 13 276 5108 4500 5*318 8 314 15 291 4500 3992 5 308 9 309 17 305 3992 3602 6 302 9 305 18 311 3602 3334 6 296 9 303 15*313 3334 3171 6 295 9 302 14*313 3171 3078 5 292 8 300 8 313 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