DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 71.0 - - 71.0 - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 200 - - 326 - - 113 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1637 - - 4128 - - 4410 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3866 - - 5881 - - 5577 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4699 - - 7189 - - 7472 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2235 - - 2487 - - 2425 - - 4563 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 290 - - 461 - - 335 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 126 - - 140 - - 144 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -4 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8150 - - -6586 - - -6771 - - -7750 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12850 - - 13775 - - 14244 - - 10828 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15678 - - -13176 - - -13647 - - -14782 ODpotential blCL - - - 20377 - - 20365 - - 21119 - - 17860 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 79 - - 80 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 71.0 - - 71.0 - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.9 - - 21.1 - - 19.1 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.1 - - 69.0 - - 70.0 - - 66.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.7 - - 20.0 - - 17.9 - - 23.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 200 - - 326 - - 113 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1637 - - 4128 - - 4410 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 16 - - 20 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 97096 34 277 34 264 39 276 42 286 97096 89813 23 286 21 266 24 271 27 280 89813 84243 20 276 17 281 15 285 16 289 84243 79652 13 262 17 266 14 292 13 306 79652 75702 7 292 16 254 13 292 12 294 75702 72211 9 296 15 273 13 301 10 308 72211 69053 13 288 12 272 15 302 11 325 69053 66151 19 282 17 289 19 304 13 328 66151 63452 20 275 19 288 21 290 16 311 63452 60817 22 276 22 280 26 270 22 284 60817 58041 28 267 26 267 30 259 25 270 58041 55135 30 264 27 261 30 255 33 260 55135 52340 30 262 31 256 28 247 36 253 52340 49809 31 261 33 258 27 252 35 254 49809 47537 32 259 33 257 33 260 33 260 47537 45484 33 255 31 255 35 257 32 265 45484 43618 29 265 27 257 33 256 31 269 43618 41915 31 273 27 262 28 261 32 272 41915 40350 30 264 28 260 25 275 29 271 40350 38895 21 260 18 253 24 278 26 272 38895 37537 15 240 15 238 18 250 24 272 37537 36238 14 199 17 200 15 225 18 263 36238 34933 12 190 14 183 14 193 14 240 34933 33591 11 198 13 193 12 196 12 210 33591 32209 10 212 11 206 10 215 11 205 32209 30772 9 222 11 211 11 236 10 225 30772 29268 9 221 11 208 12 235 11 241 29268 27698 7 223 9 201 9 210 11 243 27698 26065 5 211 7 191 6 193 8 196 26065 24371 6 139 7 173 8 179 8 183 24371 22615 10 105 9 154 9 156 10 164 22615 20792 12 099 9 136 10 140 11 154 20792 18897 12 102 8 121 9 129 9 149 18897 16971 9 101 6 109 8 111 8 142 16971 15117 9 091 6 107 7 105 7 135 15117 13429 11 088 9 119 8 114 6 146 13429 11926 12 091 13 120 12 123 9 146 11926 10586 11 110 12 122 14 123 14 139 10586 9390 7 141 10 133 13 134 14 133 9390 8324 7 166 11 148 10*142 7 110 8324 7374 8 162 10*148 8*144 4 068 7374 6532 10 152 10*146 8 144 3 063 6532 5782 13 146 9 142 8 144 2 048 5782 5105 14*145 9 140 7 144 1 346 5105 4502 11*137 9 138 7 145 2 310 4502 3996 9 124 9 138 7 144 3 293 3996 3606 9 123 9 138 7 144 3 285 3606 3336 8 123 8 137 6 145 3 279 3336 3172 7 124 8 137 6 145 2*279 3172 3078 6 123 7 138 5 145 1*288 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