DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 50.7 - - - - - 50.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 309 - - 154 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3336 - - 1628 - - - - - 730 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5247 - - 3776 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6396 - - 4688 - - - - - 3790 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2344 - - 2570 - - - - - 3333 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 419 - - 270 - - - - - 48 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 20 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 250 - - 285 - - - - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - -26 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1343 - - 893 - - - - - 408 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5053 - - 3795 - - - - - 3383 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 898 - - -580 - - - - - -852 ODpotential blCL - - - 5498 - - 5268 - - - - - 4642 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 97 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 230 - - 330 - - - - - 330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 50.7 - - - - - 50.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 44.6 - - - - - 46.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.4 - - 49.6 - - - - - 51.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 43.3 - - - - - 45.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 309 - - 154 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3336 - - 1628 - - - - - 730 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 87 - - - - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 98592 13 129 11 110 11 103 98592 91119 21 138 12 140 9 069 91119 85360 21 127 15 121 12 093 85360 80598 17 122 16 087 14 079 80598 76510 15 105 14 081 14 081 76510 72900 12 095 12 097 13 102 72900 69623 10 097 10 143 11 124 69623 66591 5 114 16 151 10 144 66591 63765 5 145 9 155 8 171 63765 61021 4 172 9 173 12 183 61021 58152 7 225 4 201 7 187 58152 55173 8 251 11 286 9 302 55173 52336 7 287 18 268 19 270 52336 49780 16 317 14 281 18 274 49780 47484 27 310 22 288 21 290 47484 45393 36 299 27 286 25 280 45393 43467 39 291 33 286 24 275 43467 41683 39 294 33 283 26 272 41683 40022 43 293 31 284 22 259 40022 38465 46 287 31 282 13 287 38465 37006 48 277 33 280 26 314 37006 35614 45 273 34 280 28 304 35614 34219 42 282 32 280 22 307 34219 32794 48 286 32 276 22 313 32794 31349 52 278 25 270 19 318 31349 29874 50 271 18 295 18 339 29874 28357 44 273 20 309 27 004 28357 26803 36 276 18 315 30 009 26803 25212 27 282 12 334 32 011 25212 23579 23 285 12 351 34 010 23579 21896 18 285 12 328 31 011 21896 20152 16 295 8 312 24 018 20152 18341 14 311 5 332 19 023 18341 16496 11 322 6 010 17 020 16496 14718 10 329 9 036 15 021 14718 13094 10 343 10 047 12 012 13094 11648 11 346 13 046 10 359 11648 10359 10 351 14 043 8 002 10359 9205 7 010 12 044 9 019 9205 8174 6 030 8 050 8 021 8174 7254 3 045 5 057 7 003 7254 6437 0*062 3 062 6 329 6437 5708 1*246 1 058 7 305 5708 5049 3 249 1*302 9 294 5049 4464 3 251 2*282 10 290 4464 3972 4 251 2 287 11*287 3972 3592 4 251 3 286 11*285 3592 3329 4 250 3 285 11 283 3329 3169 4 250 3 283 9 282 3169 3077 4 249 3 282 6 279 3077 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