DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 Hernandez 3062ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.8 - - 87.8 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 287 - - 390 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1587 - - 5383 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3934 - - 6934 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4649 - - 8446 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1074 - - 1582 - - - - - 2397 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 321 - - 534 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 45 - - 201 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 150 - - - - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 37 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4398 - - -3333 - - - - - -5086 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9048 - - 11780 - - - - - 8166 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9686 - - -6816 - - - - - -10573 ODpotential blCL - - - 14335 - - 15262 - - - - - 13652 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 43 - - - - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.8 - - 87.8 - - - - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.9 - - 46.6 - - - - - 51.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.9 - - 85.1 - - - - - 76.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 45.5 - - - - - 51.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 287 - - 390 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1587 - - 5383 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 9 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] 98744 22 103 22 106 16 091 98744 91261 19 108 16 092 18 103 91261 85509 19 099 13 087 26 097 85509 80766 19 091 12 102 26 080 80766 76705 22 089 16 103 19 071 76705 73124 19 088 20 106 12 089 73124 69885 19 086 19 084 17 090 69885 66920 17 073 17 084 18 076 66920 64184 16 071 17 089 14 064 64184 61551 16 082 16 092 10 062 61551 58815 11 075 12 076 8 068 58815 55962 5 025 6 046 7 038 55962 53225 10 323 5 342 7 328 53225 50756 13 298 9 307 15 302 50756 48535 14 289 13 297 16 299 48535 46510 16 280 16 294 14 297 46510 44652 18 278 18 291 11 282 44652 42938 22 280 20 284 10 265 42938 41349 25 278 22 275 9 267 41349 39872 27 275 24 271 10 278 39872 38491 27 272 24 269 11 276 38491 37163 27 273 22 268 10 271 37163 35821 22 275 19 264 7 265 35821 34432 15 280 14 253 4 264 34432 33002 12 292 6 234 3 263 33002 31516 8 301 1 121 3 218 31516 29964 4 318 2 100 7 154 29964 28348 2 042 5 110 11 126 28348 26672 3 069 7 117 11 118 26672 24937 4 093 9 125 10 122 24937 23143 5 099 9 131 8 134 23143 21282 5 093 11 125 10 143 21282 19348 5 093 14 120 14 123 19348 17382 9 129 16 117 23 106 17382 15486 18 134 17 120 26 101 15486 13756 22 136 18 132 24 105 13756 12209 22 134 18 140 19 114 12209 10828 15 122 14 145 12 123 10828 9592 10 097 9 116 8 136 9592 8489 7 073 5*085 7 130 8489 7505 6 047 4*083 6 091 7505 6634 6 030 3 084 7 048 6634 5860 7 031 1 100 6 018 5860 5162 6*035 0 178 6 348 5162 4542 3*031 1 233 6 319 4542 4022 1 319 2 241 6 292 4022 3621 2 290 2 243 6 274 3621 3344 2 274 3 244 6 268 3344 3175 2 268 3 244 6*265 3175 3079 2 266 3 245 4*262 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