DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 Hernandez 3061ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.2 - - 64.6 - - 63.6 - - 57.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -13 - - 40 - - -8 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 550 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3061 - - 3061 - - 3061 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3078 - - 3612 - - 3078 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 654 - - 810 - - 1110 - - 393 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 21 - - 134 - - 20 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 10 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 144 - - 123 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -8 - - -4 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6933 - - -5584 - - -5111 - - -7004 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10011 - - 9196 - - 8190 - - 10082 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13827 - - -13710 - - -10288 - - -16004 ODpotential blCL - - - 16905 - - 17322 - - 13366 - - 19082 blCL maxRH - - - 33 - - 29 - - 31 - - 23 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.2 - - 64.6 - - 63.6 - - 57.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.9 - - 35.5 - - 38.9 - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.0 - - 64.3 - - 64.4 - - 63.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 34.3 - - 37.7 - - 24.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -13 - - 40 - - -8 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 550 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96181 18 299 16 334 16 009 13 321 96181 89092 11 030 5 019 3 082 13 011 89092 83645 10 035 10 004 15 040 4 063 83645 79117 12 039 4 329 14 021 10 039 79117 75205 16 035 6 023 10 360 17 015 75205 71768 14 030 12 016 9 038 10 042 71768 68660 15 041 13 020 8 043 6 078 68660 65793 12 032 14 013 10 029 5 103 65793 63127 9 048 11 030 17 045 7 135 63127 60544 16 029 12 032 21 039 12 091 60544 57855 20 006 10 018 18 020 14 059 57855 55059 22 035 15 047 11 023 12 051 55059 52367 36 047 28 053 16 064 17 078 52367 49920 43 044 35 047 25 069 24 087 49920 47704 42 041 33 050 29 073 27 080 47704 45680 35 043 32 058 29 078 29 075 45680 43835 23 063 32 054 33 081 32 076 43835 42154 30 103 30 084 35 093 33 093 42154 40614 44 106 35 104 42 111 39 121 40614 39187 52 105 37 114 48 112 49 131 39187 37848 54 104 39 118 48 115 52 130 37848 36555 53 104 41 118 45 121 50 129 36555 35244 51 106 41 115 42 126 45 128 35244 33888 46 111 39 117 42 133 43 131 33888 32489 41 115 35 123 41 137 42 134 32489 31033 37 110 33 124 40 136 39 135 31033 29509 36 113 32 119 38 129 36 136 29509 27919 34 121 31 114 35 122 36 139 27919 26263 31 125 27 114 31 116 34 136 26263 24545 26 123 25 115 28 110 30 123 24545 22767 22 119 23 116 27 113 31 118 22767 20922 19 103 22 119 25 118 33 121 20922 19005 18 090 21 117 22 124 33 124 19005 17059 21 080 18 112 19 127 30 125 17059 15191 23 075 16 092 15 118 25 125 15191 13495 17 075 14 081 14 103 20 125 13495 11986 10 070 10 089 12 109 19 130 11986 10641 5 049 7 112 9 115 16 135 10641 9439 2 360 5 133 5 117 12 140 9439 8365 3 241 6 165 3 145 11 154 8365 7406 8 204 11 174 6 172 13 168 7406 6555 12 185 15 173 10 164 16 175 6555 5797 14 176 18 168 16 160 18 179 5797 5114 14 176 21 164 19 160 19 179 5114 4507 13 180 21 161 20 159 20 180 4507 3998 11 180 18*156 18 152 21 179 3998 3606 10 169 12*147 13 140 19 169 3606 3336 7 151 10 144 10 130 14 156 3336 3172 5*129 9 143 8*126 10*142 3172 3078 3*102 7 142 5*123 4*119 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