DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 81.9 - - 82.3 - - 72.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 445 - - 257 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2094 - - 3993 - - 4265 - - 601 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4344 - - 5882 - - 5892 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5156 - - 7056 - - 7328 - - 3663 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 962 - - 941 - - 1365 - - 1630 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 370 - - 504 - - 430 - - 52 W* B/S - - - 31 - - 26 - - 15 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 280 - - 270 - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 9 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 12 - - 28 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3852 - - -4211 - - -3329 - - -3567 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9009 - - 11268 - - 10657 - - 7230 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12320 - - -11133 - - -10048 - - -12244 ODpotential blCL - - - 17476 - - 18189 - - 17376 - - 15907 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 39 - - 49 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 81.9 - - 82.3 - - 72.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.1 - - 43.1 - - 46.2 - - 51.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.8 - - 79.1 - - 80.5 - - 72.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.3 - - 42.1 - - 45.4 - - 50.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 445 - - 257 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2094 - - 3993 - - 4265 - - 601 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 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] 98845 27 107 32 103 27 104 35 114 98845 91367 27 122 22 121 23 100 25 110 91367 85637 25 112 20 125 15 124 18 087 85637 80873 19 111 18 115 16 116 15 090 80873 76766 16 120 11 128 15 097 13 106 76766 73147 17 123 13 110 14 122 11 089 73147 69882 11 133 10 128 11 114 10 092 69882 66887 11 145 12 166 7 165 5 073 66887 64116 8 131 8 155 8 152 2 125 64116 61452 3 204 6 186 6 200 3 224 61452 58689 7 233 10 213 10 233 7 235 58689 55839 16 268 13 262 15 253 14 244 55839 53135 27 256 24 261 23 258 21 251 53135 50706 33 253 33 254 34 255 31 253 50706 48529 38 254 38 250 40 255 36 254 48529 46552 40 255 38 247 41 250 35 255 46552 44737 40 255 36 248 39 246 34 254 44737 43054 38 255 34 248 36 241 33 250 43054 41480 33 251 33 245 33 242 33 246 41480 40002 31 247 32 242 32 242 32 247 40002 38612 31 248 31 240 33 240 35 243 38612 37276 33 250 34 242 36 237 39 236 37276 35930 37 250 38 246 39 238 39 233 35930 34537 40 250 40 250 40 241 37 237 34537 33100 39 252 39 252 39 245 35 242 33100 31608 37 253 37 253 37 250 35 241 31608 30052 32 252 37 252 35 251 34 240 30052 28431 29 249 39 250 36 251 32 243 28431 26747 25 246 36 251 37 255 31 251 26747 25002 22 249 26 255 30 271 27 265 25002 23200 20 256 21 264 30 278 24 271 23200 21329 19 261 20 269 29 291 20 274 21329 19380 16 266 16 262 21 298 13 286 19380 17393 15 270 14 252 10 261 7 264 17393 15476 13 272 12 251 8 230 7 215 15476 13731 10 282 8 260 4 240 5 190 13731 12174 8 305 5 292 1 341 3 153 12174 10785 4 332 2 329 2 110 5 170 10785 9547 2 028 1 111 5 090 7 193 9547 8446 3 033 2 067 8 049 6 150 8446 7469 4 017 3*037 6*033 9 085 7469 6604 5 007 3*014 4*359 9 062 6604 5836 3*359 2 339 4 300 6 042 5836 5144 0*330 3 285 5 271 3 335 5144 4529 1 249 4 274 6 261 5 276 4529 4013 2 241 5 267 7 258 7*256 4013 3616 3 240 6 263 7 254 8*251 3616 3341 4 239 6 262 7 253 8 249 3341 3175 4 239 6 260 7 253 7 248 3175 3078 4 240 6 260 6 252 5 248 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