DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 Hernandez 3062ft 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 - - - 76.4 - - 83.0 - - 83.4 - - 73.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 247 - - 363 - - 181 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1780 - - 3759 - - 4521 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4040 - - 5641 - - 5938 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4842 - - 6821 - - 7583 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1230 - - 1572 - - 2225 - - 2035 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 321 - - 466 - - 395 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 21 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 259 - - 274 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 10 - - 16 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3840 - - -4405 - - -3969 - - -5494 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8683 - - 11227 - - 11552 - - 8572 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12307 - - -11400 - - -10807 - - -13395 ODpotential blCL - - - 17149 - - 18221 - - 18390 - - 16473 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 46 - - 41 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.4 - - 83.0 - - 83.4 - - 73.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.9 - - 44.2 - - 43.2 - - 46.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.7 - - 80.7 - - 82.1 - - 73.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.6 - - 42.9 - - 42.0 - - 45.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 247 - - 363 - - 181 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1780 - - 3759 - - 4521 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98650 17 163 10 122 14 129 11 121 98650 91153 14 150 14 132 6 182 6 126 91153 85392 13 132 11 154 6 138 4 116 85392 80608 11 102 6 145 12 099 13 121 80608 76480 13 105 9 124 14 080 16 108 76480 72859 10 129 11 136 11 104 15 093 72859 69617 13 120 10 150 7 138 7 037 69617 66651 5 065 7 120 7 174 1 251 66651 63900 2 248 5 305 5 360 6 005 63900 61235 7 282 10 279 14 309 17 323 61235 58469 8 311 11 262 18 276 21 288 58469 55610 15 306 16 295 22 290 26 299 55610 52895 29 303 31 306 35 298 35 296 52895 50463 36 303 38 302 40 298 39 292 50463 48286 41 306 39 296 41 290 45 293 48286 46305 43 308 40 300 45 293 52 297 46305 44487 46 306 47 304 51 297 60 298 44487 42807 50 306 54 305 56 298 67 296 42807 41244 52 305 57 305 61 299 68 294 41244 39775 52 304 55 304 61 300 65 294 39775 38389 51 304 50 303 56 298 62 293 38389 37051 43 301 44 303 52 298 58 293 37051 35697 35 294 37 292 47 296 55 294 35697 34300 29 290 35 284 40 287 51 292 34300 32866 25 284 31 277 37 281 44 284 32866 31378 22 277 26 267 35 279 40 280 31378 29827 20 282 22 262 29 271 37 279 29827 28217 20 292 20 266 24 263 32 277 28217 26547 21 297 20 276 23 258 26 269 26547 24815 23 303 20 288 21 263 25 260 24815 23022 21 303 20 293 21 273 26 259 23022 21161 18 293 19 291 21 278 25 268 21161 19223 17 278 19 283 21 278 24 280 19223 17251 15 272 16 274 16 279 18 282 17251 15354 11 259 13 259 12 275 12 278 15354 13631 9 230 13 239 10 257 10 267 13631 12100 10 210 13 229 10 244 10 260 12100 10740 9 214 12 231 7 234 11 247 10740 9525 6 230 8 240 2 124 10 217 9525 8439 4 252 3 254 3*053 6 172 8439 7468 4 277 1*322 3*022 4 121 7468 6606 4 278 1*298 3 322 0 013 6606 5838 3 261 2 281 4 285 4 286 5838 5146 2*246 3 263 6 269 7 288 5146 4531 2*244 5 257 7 265 9 300 4531 4015 3 245 6 255 8 263 10 303 4015 3616 4 243 6 252 8 262 10 298 3616 3342 4 243 6 252 8 260 9 292 3342 3175 4 242 6 251 8 260 8 289 3175 3078 4 242 6 251 7 260 5*286 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