DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 78.2 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 270 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 854 - - 2802 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3061 - - 4815 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3915 - - 5865 - - - - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1368 - - 1324 - - - - - 492 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 214 - - 383 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 007 - - 347 - - - - - 032 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 11 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7104 - - -6021 - - - - - -5110 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11020 - - 11886 - - - - - 8188 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14763 - - -13009 - - - - - -13309 ODpotential blCL - - - 18678 - - 18874 - - - - - 16387 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 83 - - - - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 78.2 - - - - - 64.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.5 - - 36.9 - - - - - 39.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.4 - - 76.3 - - - - - 67.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 35.7 - - - - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 270 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 854 - - 2802 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 33 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 96492 28 288 40 291 35 285 96492 89294 21 297 28 272 26 307 89294 83828 14 304 19 281 18 315 83828 79312 10 314 9 283 18 301 79312 75415 5 312 5 285 15 274 75415 71970 1 300 3 259 9 279 71970 68845 3 053 8 227 6 284 68845 65980 2 030 9 238 7 228 65980 63356 5 246 12 252 6 227 63356 60840 8 239 14 250 11 257 60840 58206 12 249 20 244 20 257 58206 55444 16 247 26 236 28 254 55444 52778 20 259 24 237 29 248 52778 50355 23 265 21 244 25 245 50355 48166 22 269 20 243 28 240 48166 46164 22 264 28 241 32 247 46164 44318 21 248 34 234 34 235 44318 42618 24 239 37 229 38 221 42618 41052 23 233 35 226 40 208 41052 39599 25 242 40 223 36 210 39599 38239 39 218 42 212 32 222 38239 36930 42 205 38 211 38 221 36930 35604 35 213 33 209 40 216 35604 34231 33 210 36 201 39 216 34231 32815 33 208 39 199 38 214 32815 31342 35 205 41 198 37 213 31342 29799 38 198 40 207 33 221 29799 28190 33 206 29 220 29 224 28190 26515 26 214 23 221 27 222 26515 24782 24 220 20 229 26 223 24782 22993 23 233 20 235 22 230 22993 21138 23 233 23 237 21 237 21138 19211 24 233 22 242 19 238 19211 17251 19 241 16 245 16 233 17251 15363 13 248 12 245 12 237 15363 13643 9 250 10 251 9 251 13643 12109 9 249 9 257 7 270 12109 10739 8 256 7 260 5 288 10739 9516 8 272 6 263 4 308 9516 8423 7 293 4 287 5 330 8423 7450 7 309 5 329 5 342 7450 6589 6 320 5*351 5 349 6589 5823 7 329 5*353 3 349 5823 5134 7 340 5 351 3 001 5134 4520 7 350 5 349 6 013 4520 4006 7*001 5 346 11 017 4006 3611 6*007 5 343 13 021 3611 3339 6 008 5 341 13 024 3339 3173 5 007 5 340 10*028 3173 3078 4 006 4 339 6*032 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