DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 Hernandez 3061ft 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 - - - 49.1 - - 51.5 - - - - - 47.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 212 - - 186 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3538 - - 3601 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5275 - - 5265 - - - - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6598 - - 6661 - - - - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1975 - - 2672 - - - - - 4500 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 384 - - 370 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 336 - - 354 - - - - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -5 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 538 - - 1488 - - - - - -374 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6060 - - 5173 - - - - - 3451 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1521 - - 541 - - - - - -1379 ODpotential blCL - - - 8119 - - 6120 - - - - - 4456 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 90 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 260 - - - - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 51.5 - - - - - 47.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 39.5 - - - - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.7 - - 50.2 - - - - - 48.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.1 - - 38.3 - - - - - 42.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 212 - - 186 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3538 - - 3601 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 60 - - - - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 97363 43 278 60 273 51 280 97363 90019 48 280 50 274 48 279 90019 84328 50 276 39 275 44 281 84328 79586 46 275 35 271 42 282 79586 75506 35 266 34 272 41 276 75506 71911 27 254 35 260 37 267 71911 68656 25 260 37 253 32 268 68656 65657 24 260 35 256 28 271 65657 62868 26 261 29 257 30 267 62868 60163 27 268 23 268 29 265 60163 57341 26 264 23 271 23 266 57341 54411 26 275 25 284 22 294 54411 51617 31 280 28 284 28 298 51617 49102 27 273 32 288 32 303 49102 46846 26 284 34 288 35 305 46846 44799 28 285 32 287 35 305 44799 42924 27 285 30 291 36 305 42924 41194 27 286 31 297 35 317 41194 39590 25 286 34 301 40 324 39590 38096 25 298 32 304 44 325 38096 36702 26 301 29 313 43 325 36702 35371 23 304 30 325 41 328 35371 34039 26 295 36 332 39 331 34039 32683 22 298 33 338 40 339 32683 31307 19 306 38 345 42 347 31307 29891 17 295 37 350 43 358 29891 28424 16 271 34 356 47 001 28424 26904 12 274 25 356 45 006 26904 25326 12 277 18 005 42 012 25326 23690 9 277 18 008 40 005 23690 21995 7 312 17 005 39 002 21995 20235 9 347 17 004 36 008 20235 18403 12 020 16 007 31 007 18403 16538 14 038 15 011 26 002 16538 14741 13 055 12 019 20 002 14741 13106 12 058 11 025 15 003 13106 11649 11 044 8 030 9 003 11649 10351 12 028 6 039 6 346 10351 9193 12 011 6 034 6 319 9193 8160 11 360 7 021 8 332 8160 7240 8*349 9*006 10 348 7240 6424 7*345 10*359 11 352 6424 5697 7 343 10 356 13 351 5697 5041 7 339 10 354 14 348 5041 4457 7 336 10 353 15 344 4457 3967 7 332 10 351 15 340 3967 3589 7 329 10 351 14 337 3589 3327 6 327 9 350 12 334 3327 3168 6 326 9 349 10*332 3168 3077 5 325 7 349 6*329 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