DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 47.5 - - 46.6 - - - - - 46.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 62 - - - - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1827 - - 599 - - - - - 494 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3060 - - 3060 - - - - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4887 - - 3659 - - - - - 3555 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1944 - - 2017 - - - - - 1983 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 207 - - 141 - - - - - 84 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 165 - - 163 - - - - - 216 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 9 - - - - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1506 - - 583 - - - - - 478 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3381 - - 3076 - - - - - 3077 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 239 - - 272 - - - - - 197 ODpotential blCL - - - 4648 - - 3387 - - - - - 3358 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 101 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.5 - - 46.6 - - - - - 46.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.2 - - 45.6 - - - - - 45.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.0 - - 46.1 - - - - - 46.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.2 - - 45.1 - - - - - 45.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 62 - - - - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1827 - - 599 - - - - - 494 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98537 9 135 7 034 9 121 98537 91091 10 095 7 128 15 063 91091 85360 8 100 11 114 9 086 85360 80614 7 132 7 150 13 065 80614 76528 9 120 9 132 9 080 76528 72911 15 126 10 133 9 120 72911 69633 8 154 7 126 9 136 69633 66614 15 160 8 191 7 179 66614 63806 11 164 12 190 10 193 63806 61061 11 200 12 192 9 214 61061 58188 9 209 12 218 16 233 58188 55214 4 240 8 224 14 226 55214 52374 17 280 17 257 19 284 52374 49814 25 272 21 255 25 285 49814 47519 21 264 17 267 25 293 47519 45445 13 284 16 275 25 287 45445 43543 19 307 19 287 26 296 43543 41779 27 293 30 301 31 304 41779 40135 29 285 35 286 34 302 40135 38598 29 283 30 294 40 300 38598 37157 31 291 38 296 37 297 37157 35775 36 292 42 284 31 306 35775 34387 38 285 35 287 34 320 34387 32967 38 283 37 304 32 320 32967 31524 39 285 39 299 29 318 31524 30045 42 284 39 286 23 329 30045 28524 43 282 39 281 23 333 28524 26968 37 277 33 280 21 338 26968 25368 31 271 22 280 21 338 25368 23716 25 266 14 270 22 334 23716 22007 22 257 8 256 21 338 22007 20238 18 241 9 256 18 351 20238 18402 15 246 15 261 14 353 18402 16534 19 269 22 255 12 016 16534 14736 24 271 27 244 10 033 14736 13103 25 255 27 235 4 008 13103 11648 25 249 22 227 4 345 11648 10349 22 247 19 226 5 351 10349 9189 17 236 18 228 5 019 9189 8154 15 207 18 225 6 034 8154 7233 18 185 19 217 6 033 7233 6415 19 177 19 207 4 020 6415 5689 19 174 19 198 2 001 5689 5034 18*172 19 188 2 233 5034 4452 16*168 18 178 4 214 4452 3963 14 165 16*170 5 213 3963 3586 13 164 14*165 5*215 3586 3326 12 164 13 163 5*216 3326 3167 11 163 12 162 5 216 3167 3077 8 164 9 161 4 217 3077 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