DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/18 Hernandez 3059ft 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 - - - 33.6 - - 37.1 - - 35.7 - - 34.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 118 - - 23 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1750 - - 2820 - - 1119 - - 120 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3059 - - 4475 - - 3059 - - 3059 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4809 - - 5879 - - 4179 - - 3180 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2813 - - 3246 - - 2722 - - 2268 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 197 - - 295 - - 126 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 14 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 322 - - 307 - - 275 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 10 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - -10 - - 7 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1398 - - 1590 - - 1103 - - 104 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3412 - - 4289 - - 3076 - - 3076 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 309 - - 115 - - 431 - - -330 ODpotential blCL - - - 4500 - - 5764 - - 3748 - - 3510 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 94 - - 100 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.6 - - 37.1 - - 35.7 - - 34.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.6 - - 29.2 - - 33.6 - - 33.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 36.3 - - 35.6 - - 34.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 28.0 - - 33.1 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 118 - - 23 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1750 - - 2820 - - 1119 - - 120 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 76 - - 75 - - 101 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96670 28 095 22 106 24 104 31 113 96670 89512 30 110 19 120 22 107 22 098 89512 83976 23 108 10 116 18 089 16 098 83976 79351 12 103 10 116 7 105 7 101 79351 75345 5 107 8 044 10 110 1 263 75345 71802 1 104 3 311 6 092 3 167 71802 68569 3 187 5 194 2 273 2 054 68569 65562 8 250 5 188 10 220 10 268 65562 62773 21 263 20 281 12 260 6 291 62773 60073 18 252 27 255 19 272 29 289 60073 57230 31 297 16 309 5 274 22 269 57230 54260 45 282 44 298 41 304 29 301 54260 51451 46 269 55 278 58 285 50 291 51451 48947 38 283 48 275 52 280 48 276 48947 46695 47 306 52 298 48 299 46 284 46695 44643 70 303 63 305 59 304 51 295 44643 42758 85 301 82 302 72 299 57 303 42758 41020 98 298 96 297 82 298 73 301 41020 39423 109 294 100 295 95 297 94 300 39423 37950 111 292 108 293 108 295 117 295 37950 36579 113 291 115 292 116 292 134 284 36579 35267 110 292 119 292 118 292 137 279 35267 33944 108 295 121 292 124 291 133 278 33944 32581 110 297 126 291 128 289 131 279 32581 31183 111 296 131 291 127 291 135 279 31183 29735 110 296 133 293 129 294 134 282 29735 28225 104 296 128 294 132 295 132 286 28225 26656 96 297 111 295 132 297 120 288 26656 25031 92 300 95 299 115 298 109 294 25031 23356 90 303 88 305 96 300 97 299 23356 21637 88 303 86 308 83 302 86 303 21637 19868 83 303 78 307 76 305 76 308 19868 18039 81 304 66 310 71 311 70 310 18039 16190 71 307 63 314 64 316 59 317 16190 14425 58 317 59 314 55 318 46 324 14425 12828 37 323 51 316 44 317 41 316 12828 11412 21 319 46 319 33 307 38 307 11412 10152 18 312 37 318 28 298 33 304 10152 9027 22 311 31 316 25 297 27 305 9027 8021 26 312 25 313 21 297 22 305 8021 7123 27 314 21 309 17 294 21 305 7123 6327 27 316 19*308 14 287 21 307 6327 5619 26 318 18*309 13 281 20 310 5619 4982 23*320 16 309 13 278 18 312 4982 4415 20*321 14 307 13*277 17 311 4415 3939 18 322 13 305 13*276 15 309 3939 3572 16 322 12 304 12 275 12 304 3572 3319 14 322 11 303 11 275 10*299 3319 3164 13 321 11 303 10 275 9*297 3164 3076 9 320 9 302 7 274 6 296 3076 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