DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/21 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.7 - - 79.5 - - 80.8 - - 70.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 461 - - 255 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2306 - - 4588 - - 5594 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4520 - - 6360 - - 6910 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5367 - - 7650 - - 8656 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1014 - - 999 - - 885 - - 3032 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 391 - - 533 - - 469 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 35 - - 40 - - 25 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 263 - - 290 - - 302 - - 256 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 25 - - 39 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2688 - - -2812 - - -2886 - - -4727 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8055 - - 10463 - - 11543 - - 7806 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11594 - - -10920 - - -10483 - - -13640 ODpotential blCL - - - 16961 - - 18570 - - 19139 - - 16718 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 49 - - 56 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.7 - - 79.5 - - 80.8 - - 70.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.9 - - 44.1 - - 40.7 - - 47.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.4 - - 76.6 - - 78.9 - - 70.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.2 - - 43.1 - - 39.8 - - 47.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 360 - - 461 - - 255 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2306 - - 4588 - - 5594 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 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] 98748 34 119 21 129 20 106 25 090 98748 91240 28 107 22 115 21 100 22 099 91240 85492 21 102 22 103 24 105 18 091 85492 80755 23 103 20 089 23 105 19 098 80755 76683 22 114 10 104 14 074 22 086 76683 73075 16 100 8 151 6 070 14 073 73075 69796 9 088 10 131 3 085 8 064 69796 66791 7 077 11 120 7 154 1 058 66791 64029 4 240 8 149 6 129 3 154 64029 61368 3 225 5 214 4 219 3 245 61368 58603 12 271 10 274 9 268 9 286 58603 55752 24 252 21 257 21 264 21 274 55752 53049 28 263 28 255 30 258 30 269 53049 50621 35 267 37 265 37 258 37 267 50621 48444 43 265 45 265 45 263 43 265 48444 46471 48 264 49 262 48 265 47 263 46471 44660 50 263 49 262 48 266 46 262 44660 42982 50 262 49 262 48 266 45 263 42982 41413 51 260 50 262 49 266 44 264 41413 39938 51 260 48 261 49 266 44 265 39938 38548 49 260 46 260 47 265 45 264 38548 37207 44 260 44 259 46 264 45 264 37207 35850 41 262 41 258 45 263 45 264 35850 34447 40 262 37 259 43 262 43 265 34447 33004 35 263 34 260 39 262 41 263 33004 31508 32 267 31 261 36 262 38 261 31508 29948 32 269 30 263 33 262 35 261 29948 28326 34 271 30 265 30 262 33 260 28326 26640 33 276 31 268 29 262 28 262 26640 24892 31 280 29 272 28 259 26 265 24892 23082 26 280 25 272 26 260 25 267 23082 21205 23 276 22 267 22 262 22 264 21205 19255 22 271 22 264 22 264 20 265 19255 17271 20 271 20 266 18 268 17 269 17271 15362 14 262 14 259 12 266 11 269 15362 13626 9 243 9 248 7 257 6 256 13626 12085 5 202 6 239 4 262 2 239 12085 10717 5 162 5 214 1 273 3 318 10717 9497 2 149 3 199 3*047 4 285 9497 8407 2 313 1*026 4*030 2 043 8407 7439 3 308 2*013 3 017 8 053 7439 6582 2 301 2 002 3 323 8 033 6582 5820 1*321 2 325 4 296 6 003 5820 5133 1*310 3 288 4 288 6 330 5133 4522 1 281 3 276 5 281 6 295 4522 4009 2 265 4 269 6 277 7 272 4009 3614 3 255 5 266 6 275 7 262 3614 3340 3 252 5 264 6 273 7 259 3340 3174 3 251 5 263 6 273 7 257 3174 3078 3 249 4 262 5 272 5*256 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