DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 Hernandez 3060ft 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 - - - 45.6 - - 47.3 - - - - - 45.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 131 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1376 - - 2208 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3060 - - 4086 - - - - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4436 - - 5268 - - - - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2264 - - 2607 - - - - - 4809 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 221 - - 279 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 268 - - 283 - - - - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -7 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 882 - - 1104 - - - - - -546 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3554 - - 4164 - - - - - 3623 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 368 - - 153 - - - - - -1725 ODpotential blCL - - - 4068 - - 5115 - - - - - 4802 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.6 - - 47.3 - - - - - 45.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 39.7 - - - - - 40.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 46.4 - - - - - 46.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 38.5 - - - - - 39.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 131 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1376 - - 2208 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - - - - 84 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 97395 33 285 34 294 29 308 97395 90046 28 298 30 300 37 293 90046 84449 21 301 23 295 26 299 84449 79795 21 300 24 282 19 295 79795 75758 26 294 22 273 20 280 75758 72180 27 288 21 271 20 281 72180 68929 26 267 23 260 22 276 68929 65919 24 256 26 254 23 263 65919 63105 26 254 27 247 24 258 63105 60361 26 249 29 245 27 261 60361 57485 24 248 33 251 29 263 57485 54491 28 252 33 254 31 263 54491 51634 31 256 33 257 37 263 51634 49071 38 264 36 261 42 261 49071 46786 44 263 43 264 44 260 46786 44726 46 263 49 265 44 265 44726 42851 48 263 52 265 48 268 42851 41127 49 261 54 267 49 268 41127 39527 46 261 52 267 49 272 39527 38040 43 263 47 267 51 273 38040 36659 38 267 43 267 49 274 36659 35348 36 275 40 267 49 275 35348 34038 35 277 35 271 49 275 34038 32700 32 282 31 277 43 276 32700 31334 29 288 27 285 37 277 31334 29924 27 292 26 290 35 276 29924 28455 26 292 26 290 35 273 28455 26925 26 293 25 288 35 270 26925 25336 25 297 25 286 34 271 25336 23686 24 299 26 286 34 275 23686 21979 23 295 29 286 35 279 21979 20208 24 293 31 286 33 281 20208 18369 26 298 30 291 29 284 18369 16498 25 300 26 295 25 284 16498 14696 22 301 22 294 23 280 14696 13056 17 300 17 284 21 277 13056 11598 12 282 13 268 19 276 11598 10302 8 267 11 241 13 267 10302 9150 8 278 12 237 5 226 9150 8125 8 286 12 252 3 196 8125 7213 6 292 12 264 3 227 7213 6403 5 292 12 274 3 252 6403 5681 5 288 12*280 3 287 5681 5030 6 280 11*284 5 318 5030 4449 6*273 11 284 7 325 4449 3962 7*270 10 284 7 324 3962 3586 7 268 10 283 7 321 3586 3326 7 268 10 283 6 318 3326 3168 7 267 9 282 5*318 3168 3077 6 267 7 281 3*318 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