DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - 66.7 - - 73.6 - - - - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 317 - - 429 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2089 - - 4346 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4324 - - 6144 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5150 - - 7408 - - - - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1013 - - 1053 - - - - - 1044 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 363 - - 511 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 19 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 001 - - 340 - - - - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 23 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3053 - - -2975 - - - - - -4245 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8204 - - 10384 - - - - - 7323 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9043 - - -8336 - - - - - -11827 ODpotential blCL - - - 14193 - - 15744 - - - - - 14904 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 44 - - - - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.7 - - 73.6 - - - - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.6 - - 38.7 - - - - - 40.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 71.0 - - - - - 61.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 37.5 - - - - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 317 - - 429 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2089 - - 4346 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 98151 8 250 2 297 10 335 98151 90754 6 194 7 245 6 284 90754 85055 3 166 5 288 8 267 85055 80325 1 357 2 280 7 327 80325 76256 3 072 5 174 11 358 76256 72672 5 068 3 175 10 003 72672 69440 7 043 4 356 10 012 69440 66472 9 337 7 006 8 341 66472 63720 9 295 7 330 7 310 63720 61055 8 271 11 287 9 301 61055 58270 11 261 16 268 11 295 58270 55376 12 269 17 256 12 307 55376 52618 12 273 13 251 12 332 52618 50138 10 278 5 270 12 351 50138 47914 10 294 8 328 14 015 47914 45897 12 292 10 326 16 016 45897 44055 14 289 9 326 13 010 44055 42370 15 284 10 340 7 009 42370 40819 12 282 11 355 11 045 40819 39374 8 309 12 358 16 033 39374 38016 10 353 13 002 15 027 38016 36707 12 354 13 008 14 024 36707 35379 11 337 13 013 12 027 35379 34007 10 327 12 004 9 021 34007 32593 9 332 11 353 13 002 32593 31124 9 329 9 353 19 357 31124 29590 10 316 9 355 20 359 29590 27994 12 306 10 357 16 004 27994 26334 15 305 11 358 13 008 26334 24611 14 303 11 359 11 014 24611 22827 13 301 11 346 8 022 22827 20978 11 302 11 321 9 021 20978 19056 12 313 12 314 13 008 19056 17103 13 332 12 322 14 014 17103 15224 11 329 11 327 10 016 15224 13516 9 289 10 309 6 003 13516 11995 15 271 13 284 4 340 11995 10639 18 279 14 282 5 327 10639 9429 18 291 11 288 6 317 9429 8350 13 308 6*302 7 306 8350 7390 7 331 4*342 5 284 7390 6540 6 356 4 348 4 256 6540 5784 8*007 5 349 5 266 5784 5104 8*007 5 343 5 297 5104 4499 8 005 5 339 8 331 4499 3992 8 001 6 334 11 342 3992 3603 8 358 5 332 11 343 3603 3335 7 356 5 329 10 341 3335 3171 7 354 5 329 9 339 3171 3077 6 352 5 327 5*339 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