DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/06 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 69.1 - - 71.4 - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 394 - - 199 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1846 - - 3022 - - 3499 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4087 - - 5089 - - 5203 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4907 - - 6084 - - 6560 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 588 - - 838 - - 1247 - - 2020 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 325 - - 441 - - 370 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 54 - - 25 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 333 - - 341 - - 034 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 14 - - 21 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -329 - - -825 - - -1158 - - -2973 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5236 - - 6909 - - 7719 - - 6051 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5702 - - -4365 - - -4278 - - -8568 ODpotential blCL - - - 10609 - - 10449 - - 10838 - - 11646 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 73 - - 67 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 69.1 - - 71.4 - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.1 - - 49.4 - - 48.2 - - 46.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.8 - - 66.8 - - 69.9 - - 63.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.9 - - 48.6 - - 47.5 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 248 - - 394 - - 199 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1846 - - 3022 - - 3499 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 19 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 98102 19 246 18 249 21 261 22 289 98102 90602 16 260 22 261 11 272 13 281 90602 84823 11 237 20 258 17 280 16 289 84823 80047 8 245 13 264 18 288 16 286 80047 75960 10 283 13 280 15 291 13 302 75960 72368 12 291 17 289 18 296 18 309 72368 69128 14 287 18 290 18 291 21 297 69128 66152 14 291 17 280 16 291 17 293 66152 63386 17 302 17 288 20 291 16 309 63386 60689 19 295 21 300 19 295 18 317 60689 57873 13 291 18 294 19 307 19 304 57873 54970 12 354 8 310 16 295 21 304 54970 52221 23 001 16 355 9 328 17 320 52221 49766 24 001 24 360 17 002 16 356 49766 47589 29 006 27 012 23 017 19 009 47589 45645 32 018 30 017 30 019 23 015 45645 43878 32 033 29 028 27 025 25 020 43878 42242 39 048 33 045 27 040 25 024 42242 40713 45 051 40 049 31 046 26 028 40713 39273 47 051 42 049 31 046 27 031 39273 37914 45 051 40 048 29 044 27 034 37914 36602 40 048 36 051 27 041 25 037 36602 35273 35 042 32 049 24 037 23 033 35273 33898 31 039 30 038 23 034 21 031 33898 32484 28 039 30 028 22 029 19 028 32484 31018 27 042 28 028 22 021 16 022 31018 29491 27 043 25 030 22 016 14 015 29491 27904 28 043 24 034 20 019 15 009 27904 26255 29 042 24 038 19 025 18 007 26255 24542 27 043 23 043 17 026 18 015 24542 22768 25 044 21 047 16 028 18 030 22768 20931 26 045 21 046 17 035 17 040 20931 19025 26 048 21 049 19 044 17 048 19025 17087 24 047 20 056 18 052 14 053 17087 15222 20 044 18 060 16 059 11 061 15222 13524 18 043 16 054 13 065 9 067 13524 12011 16 043 15 046 13 062 8 073 12011 10659 15 042 14 040 14 046 8 064 10659 9449 14 041 13 038 16 034 11 042 9449 8368 11 038 11 036 12 022 15 028 8368 7404 9 032 7 025 5 350 15 017 7404 6549 7 021 4*355 5*338 8 008 6549 5791 5 007 3*347 5*338 3 006 5791 5110 2*353 3 341 5 339 4 015 5110 4505 1*324 3 337 5 342 6 025 4505 3997 1 298 3 327 5 342 9 028 3997 3607 1 269 3 325 5 344 9 030 3607 3337 1 258 3 322 5 343 8 030 3337 3172 1 251 3 320 5 343 6*031 3172 3078 1 253 3 317 4 341 4*034 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