DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 74.1 - - 74.1 - - 68.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 389 - - 501 - - 274 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3427 - - 6194 - - 7159 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5394 - - 7673 - - 8168 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6488 - - 9256 - - 10221 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1480 - - 1664 - - 2900 - - 7334 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 457 - - 605 - - 520 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 21 - - 35 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 218 - - 350 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 9 - - 46 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2318 - - -1227 - - -195 - - -5604 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8807 - - 10484 - - 10417 - - 8683 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7124 - - -4200 - - -1345 - - -7484 ODpotential blCL - - - 13612 - - 13456 - - 11566 - - 10562 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 47 - - 68 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.0 - - 74.1 - - 74.1 - - 68.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.9 - - 38.4 - - 38.8 - - 40.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.8 - - 71.2 - - 72.3 - - 68.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 37.5 - - 38.1 - - 40.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 389 - - 501 - - 274 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3427 - - 6194 - - 7159 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98868 25 119 26 113 23 115 26 095 98868 91433 22 097 23 103 22 102 28 101 91433 85713 19 110 25 099 21 101 25 102 85713 80951 21 109 18 094 18 101 23 095 80951 76834 18 105 16 104 16 096 20 084 76834 73206 18 108 11 099 17 097 9 104 73206 69933 11 099 14 112 12 091 13 116 69933 66912 5 126 6 100 8 094 7 082 66912 64103 2 163 2 085 5 354 5 037 64103 61382 6 210 3 211 4 224 4 241 61382 58548 6 289 14 289 11 302 9 293 58548 55609 15 261 22 266 22 283 21 288 55609 52809 16 285 22 279 25 286 26 291 52809 50282 36 292 32 283 32 287 31 303 50282 48007 48 289 42 285 39 291 46 292 48007 45941 59 288 49 286 51 289 50 282 45941 44051 66 284 53 284 56 288 48 290 44051 42306 70 283 57 282 62 281 45 298 42306 40683 72 283 59 280 58 271 53 309 40683 39171 75 283 62 280 43 278 59 310 39171 37769 80 282 65 280 36 316 59 305 37769 36441 83 281 68 277 45 321 54 300 36441 35113 84 278 69 272 47 318 47 303 35113 33747 82 276 71 267 44 316 41 331 33747 32342 80 279 73 265 42 312 45 345 32342 30881 81 280 75 265 39 315 45 345 30881 29352 80 279 77 263 33 323 45 339 29352 27756 78 280 76 262 29 328 47 332 27756 26096 71 281 71 260 29 332 49 329 26096 24372 61 276 61 258 27 331 49 335 24372 22589 53 272 49 260 20 321 48 341 22589 20741 47 274 35 263 14 296 49 351 20741 18830 37 276 29 265 11 276 42 358 18830 16901 30 273 24 264 7 269 27 358 16901 15059 24 264 19 251 5 254 12 012 15059 13391 19 252 16 228 3 200 9 038 13391 11909 15 239 13 214 6 061 10 037 11909 10586 14 234 7 192 9*044 9 026 10586 9401 13 233 4*180 8*040 9 017 9401 8341 11 230 3*189 7 035 12 014 8341 7393 11 223 3 200 5 023 13 013 7393 6549 10*214 4 212 3 358 14 011 6549 5796 9*212 5 219 3 311 14 008 5796 5117 9 212 6 222 3 282 13 003 5117 4511 9 214 7 224 4 270 12 357 4511 4003 9 216 7 225 4 264 11 351 4003 3610 9 218 7 226 5 261 10 347 3610 3338 9 219 7 226 5 260 8 342 3338 3173 8 220 7 227 5 259 7 338 3173 3078 7 221 6 226 4 257 4*330 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