DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - - 71.1 - - 75.4 - - 76.1 - - 66.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 432 - - 211 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6858 - - 8312 - - 9182 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8024 - - 9327 - - 9615 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9920 - - 11374 - - 12244 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1532 - - 1198 - - 1021 - - 6058 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 545 - - 637 - - 521 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 29 - - 26 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 016 - - 327 - - 352 - - 004 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 39 - - 70 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3108 - - -3695 - - -2605 - - -8475 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13029 - - 15070 - - 14850 - - 11554 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9887 - - -9177 - - -7837 - - -14814 ODpotential blCL - - - 19807 - - 20551 - - 20081 - - 17892 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 36 - - 49 - - 31 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 75.4 - - 76.1 - - 66.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.3 - - 19.2 - - 21.0 - - 26.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.1 - - 72.8 - - 74.6 - - 68.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.1 - - 18.1 - - 19.9 - - 25.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 328 - - 432 - - 211 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6858 - - 8312 - - 9182 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 98162 8 212 3 321 7 252 5 027 98162 90694 1 007 6 172 9 227 6 321 90694 84963 5 221 5 141 7 175 5 258 84963 80234 6 239 5 221 2 283 4 020 80234 76165 2 127 4 209 1 354 4 045 76165 72559 3 129 4 240 5 329 2 013 72559 69288 5 278 5 168 5 245 5 301 69288 66270 7 260 5 268 5 325 6 208 66270 63452 2 292 11 287 12 316 5 310 63452 60720 8 291 11 257 14 278 14 312 60720 57889 14 308 8 296 13 289 17 316 57889 54960 21 305 13 304 18 303 18 301 54960 52171 19 301 17 322 16 323 17 330 52171 49678 26 302 31 314 27 315 27 326 49678 47460 30 308 33 307 30 303 29 310 47460 45456 29 312 27 308 26 298 28 301 45456 43625 31 315 22 322 20 313 26 313 43625 41945 34 321 30 336 26 333 29 331 41945 40397 38 326 38 339 33 338 30 337 40397 38956 44 331 41 339 37 339 30 342 38956 37609 50 335 42 339 37 337 30 345 37609 36315 54 334 41 341 35 330 29 344 36315 35006 51 341 40 348 34 326 28 343 35006 33652 45 345 38 351 32 326 27 345 33652 32257 41 348 35 351 30 328 26 351 32257 30808 38 355 33 349 28 334 26 001 30808 29294 35 359 33 355 26 344 27 008 29294 27719 32 357 32 359 27 353 29 012 27719 26082 28 354 30 358 29 001 30 015 26082 24384 27 351 30 357 30 009 29 019 24384 22627 28 356 30 359 29 012 28 022 22627 20804 28 004 29 002 27 013 28 023 20804 18910 25 001 27 001 27 014 28 021 18910 16980 25 359 26 359 29 016 27 022 16980 15121 22 006 24 003 23 020 22 026 15121 13433 18 011 19 005 13*017 17 031 13433 11934 15 010 9*003 7*004 10 029 11934 10601 9*022 7*004 7 359 4 028 10601 9410 6*036 6 001 7 353 5 016 9410 8345 6 033 5 349 7 352 10 013 8345 7395 5 022 5 333 7 351 14 013 7395 6550 4 013 4 321 8 350 16 012 6550 5796 3 006 4 310 8 350 17 012 5796 5117 3 001 5 300 8 350 17 011 5117 4511 2 351 5 294 8 349 18 010 4511 4002 2 342 5 289 7 348 17 008 4002 3609 2 334 5 287 7 347 15 007 3609 3338 2 328 5 284 7 347 13 006 3338 3173 2 329 5 284 7 346 10*005 3173 3078 2 325 5 282 6 344 5*004 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