DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 - - - 71.8 - - 77.0 - - - - - 66.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 241 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 681 - - 3524 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3062 - - 5316 - - - - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3743 - - 6586 - - - - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1315 - - 1808 - - - - - 1398 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 142 - - 399 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 26 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 284 - - - - - 026 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 18 - - - - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5021 - - -2534 - - - - - -2938 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8765 - - 9120 - - - - - 6017 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11071 - - -6753 - - - - - -8299 ODpotential blCL - - - 14814 - - 13339 - - - - - 11377 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 84 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.8 - - 77.0 - - - - - 66.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.3 - - 47.6 - - - - - 50.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.3 - - 75.3 - - - - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.9 - - 46.4 - - - - - 49.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 241 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 681 - - 3524 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 34 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 96507 17 267 20 283 25 274 96507 89345 8 198 10 243 10 269 89345 83886 7 212 5 217 3 213 83886 79357 9 241 7 256 3 328 79357 75439 8 226 6 238 10 303 75439 71980 2 217 3 239 5 295 71980 68863 5 062 1 213 3 340 68863 66008 10 006 4 074 3 331 66008 63368 10 292 9 320 5 311 63368 60826 11 282 13 292 13 318 60826 58184 10 284 15 259 17 297 58184 55422 15 264 19 250 24 268 55422 52753 23 246 28 243 32 257 52753 50315 27 263 32 258 34 264 50315 48098 36 269 38 265 39 269 48098 46069 40 263 42 259 43 270 46069 44203 40 261 42 253 43 261 44203 42480 44 256 44 253 42 256 42480 40885 50 250 50 250 43 250 40885 39408 58 238 55 240 51 243 39408 38036 53 234 53 241 61 238 38036 36722 52 236 52 241 61 237 36722 35391 51 239 52 237 61 238 35391 34015 50 241 53 233 58 238 34015 32598 50 239 54 233 58 237 32598 31126 49 235 54 237 56 239 31126 29588 49 234 54 241 51 247 29588 27991 52 237 51 244 30 250 27991 26336 50 239 43 254 18 241 26336 24623 38 239 35 257 17 246 24623 22853 27 249 28 255 16 268 22853 21016 20 253 25 255 17 287 21016 19107 14 255 20 254 15 301 19107 17164 10 262 13 259 11 319 17164 15294 9 273 8 280 9 341 15294 13590 8 283 7 318 9 002 13590 12072 7 284 7 338 11 017 12072 10716 7 272 7 338 12 023 10716 9503 8 260 7 326 12 020 9503 8418 8 251 6 313 12 015 8418 7449 8 245 4 309 11 014 7449 6590 8 243 2*316 9 015 6590 5825 8 244 2*310 7 012 5825 5137 7 245 2 297 7 011 5137 4524 6 248 3 284 8 016 4524 4010 4*250 3 279 11 021 4010 3614 3*260 3 277 12 022 3614 3340 3 259 4 273 11 023 3340 3173 3 258 3 273 9 025 3173 3078 3 256 3 273 5*026 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