DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/27 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 - - - 60.1 - - 63.9 - - 60.9 - - 55.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 53 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 419 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3061 - - 3061 - - 3061 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3077 - - 3480 - - 3078 - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 504 - - 795 - - 756 - - 341 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 18 - - 124 - - 6 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 096 - - 144 - - 070 - - 038 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -2 - - -3 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5436 - - -3878 - - -2654 - - -6482 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8513 - - 7359 - - 5732 - - 9560 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11252 - - -8764 - - -7893 - - -13308 ODpotential blCL - - - 14329 - - 12244 - - 10971 - - 16385 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 81 - - 85 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.1 - - 63.9 - - 60.9 - - 55.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 42.7 - - 46.6 - - 25.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.1 - - 63.4 - - 62.4 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 41.4 - - 45.4 - - 23.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 53 - - -2 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 419 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 25 - - 39 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 96311 15 018 24 057 18 119 7 137 96311 89263 12 037 11 039 12 077 12 071 89263 83794 7 026 7 015 11 029 10 037 83794 79236 4 069 6 320 11 358 14 008 79236 75293 4 025 7 323 9 358 16 355 75293 71803 5 327 10 305 9 336 16 347 71803 68643 8 326 14 306 12 315 15 329 68643 65732 10 331 15 308 15 308 16 314 65732 63029 14 324 16 309 16 305 16 302 63029 60411 21 308 19 296 20 293 20 283 60411 57670 23 301 20 290 24 292 24 286 57670 54809 35 291 34 282 41 291 39 294 54809 52072 44 276 45 268 53 280 43 285 52072 49607 44 274 50 257 53 268 48 284 49607 47394 44 273 48 258 53 268 50 280 47394 45384 45 275 46 265 51 272 50 276 45384 43547 47 271 46 271 46 274 41 278 43547 41868 37 259 40 271 42 276 39 283 41868 40319 25 265 36 257 36 266 37 279 40319 38877 26 268 27 263 35 257 35 276 38877 37527 26 257 23 275 25 267 33 278 37527 36232 30 233 24 258 23 275 31 275 36232 34926 30 220 27 241 26 266 29 275 34926 33577 28 232 28 242 27 265 26 277 33577 32189 22 250 26 252 26 268 24 281 32189 30747 19 252 23 262 25 271 25 275 30747 29243 18 253 21 266 22 278 25 270 29243 27674 17 261 18 278 20 288 23 273 27674 26044 18 262 18 283 14 294 20 281 26044 24355 18 257 16 272 11 291 16 280 24355 22610 18 262 13 276 9 296 13 278 22610 20805 15 273 11 302 10 307 13 299 20805 18932 9 303 9 332 13 321 13 313 18932 17023 9 008 9 001 13 329 12 314 17023 15179 11 033 8 013 9 336 10 313 15179 13493 12 041 8 023 6 343 9 316 13493 11986 12 041 8 032 6 349 9 324 11986 10639 12 042 9 039 7 357 10 335 10639 9434 12 045 9 043 7 007 10 344 9434 8356 12 048 9 043 8 019 8 353 8356 7395 11 052 8 039 8 025 8 004 7395 6542 8 054 4 049 7 025 8 009 6542 5785 5 068 2 135 5 026 7 010 5785 5103 3 117 5 182 1 050 5 009 5103 4499 2 147 7 187 1 177 4 011 4499 3992 2 170 7 177 3 175 2 023 3992 3603 2 171 5*153 3 147 2 024 3603 3334 2 136 3*146 1 100 2 029 3334 3171 2 108 3 144 1*075 2 036 3171 3077 2*096 3 142 1*070 2*038 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