DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 Hernandez 3060ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.2 - - 55.8 - - - - - 46.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 123 - - - - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 459 - - 2215 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3060 - - 4085 - - - - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3519 - - 5276 - - - - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1705 - - 3372 - - - - - 1873 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 278 - - - - - 32 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 13 - - - - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 237 - - 173 - - - - - 257 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 14 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 442 - - 844 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3077 - - 4432 - - - - - 3077 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 317 - - -404 - - - - - -21 ODpotential blCL - - - 3202 - - 5680 - - - - - 3098 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 120 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.2 - - 55.8 - - - - - 46.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.3 - - 46.9 - - - - - 46.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.5 - - 54.9 - - - - - 46.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 45.6 - - - - - 46.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 123 - - - - - 28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 459 - - 2215 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 94 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 8 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] 96784 33 289 43 279 44 300 96784 89495 28 293 36 285 32 296 89495 83903 26 284 25 292 24 307 83903 79292 19 287 18 293 24 314 79292 75358 19 299 22 293 20 308 75358 71890 20 290 24 295 21 316 71890 68726 20 288 24 280 18 307 68726 65783 26 283 21 263 26 293 65783 63037 29 286 27 273 32 282 63037 60366 31 288 35 274 29 279 60366 57565 46 286 39 272 42 286 57565 54651 45 286 46 271 52 282 54651 51866 54 287 55 270 56 279 51866 49356 67 277 62 275 63 277 49356 47108 73 270 71 275 69 274 47108 45073 72 264 76 273 72 272 45073 43213 73 271 83 273 76 272 43213 41499 124 282 115 271 82 272 41499 39911 158 282 152 268 89 273 39911 38432 163 281 157 267 98 273 38432 37048 151 280 144 267 101 272 37048 35719 131 275 129 263 97 271 35719 34378 116 269 124 255 100 272 34378 32997 109 265 124 251 103 270 32997 31582 103 260 120 248 94 266 31582 30124 100 258 115 246 79 259 30124 28611 91 257 103 248 79 254 28611 27042 82 256 77 250 79 256 27042 25419 77 257 60 244 68 263 25419 23753 73 257 59 239 47 266 23753 22045 64 255 59 238 39 261 22045 20279 52 252 56 249 43 271 20279 18449 46 250 52 266 35 289 18449 16587 44 260 49 279 22 293 16587 14791 44 270 46 286 16 309 14791 13153 40 272 42 287 18 324 13153 11692 29 268 33 280 17 322 11692 10387 19 272 23 262 14 316 10387 9220 14 275 22 238 14 304 9220 8179 12 261 23 225 15 295 8179 7252 12 246 22 218 16 287 7252 6429 12 239 21 214 18 280 6429 5698 12 234 19*206 19 274 5698 5040 10 228 16*190 19 268 5040 4455 10 228 14 174 19 263 4455 3966 9 234 13 170 18 259 3966 3588 9*236 13 168 16 257 3588 3327 8*237 12 167 15 256 3327 3168 7 237 12 166 13*256 3168 3077 6 237 9 166 9*257 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