DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/08 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.5 - - 41.7 - - 40.5 - - 33.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 109 - - -9 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1139 - - 1605 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3059 - - 3584 - - 3060 - - 3059 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4198 - - 4664 - - 3076 - - 3076 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 951 - - 1134 - - 2084 - - 620 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 187 - - 242 - - 20 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 20 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 355 - - 353 - - 001 - - 009 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -26 - - -18 - - -7 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -305 - - -482 - - -1657 - - -509 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4503 - - 5147 - - 4733 - - 3585 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9022 - - -9024 - - -8855 - - -9740 ODpotential blCL - - - 13220 - - 13688 - - 11931 - - 12816 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 60 - - 59 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.5 - - 41.7 - - 40.5 - - 33.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.8 - - 30.1 - - 30.8 - - 29.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 41.0 - - 40.9 - - 35.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.6 - - 28.9 - - 29.7 - - 28.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 109 - - -9 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1139 - - 1605 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 96263 40 252 39 259 37 270 32 267 96263 89144 16 283 25 261 28 264 31 274 89144 83704 24 300 24 267 26 270 24 264 83704 79137 31 287 25 272 21 277 12 254 79137 75134 20 283 21 275 19 277 10 276 75134 71555 17 276 21 275 21 286 19 301 71555 68317 18 270 22 275 22 285 27 296 68317 65360 19 287 19 278 19 281 25 286 65360 62615 22 294 22 298 17 291 20 286 62615 59936 24 296 29 302 23 299 21 298 59936 57120 34 298 34 301 31 304 22 308 57120 54183 37 295 37 297 39 308 31 320 54183 51371 36 293 42 296 45 309 39 320 51371 48848 39 303 49 297 50 306 46 319 48848 46610 45 308 53 302 50 307 47 317 46610 44596 48 311 51 308 48 317 44 326 44596 42761 47 316 49 317 48 326 51 333 42761 41077 51 327 54 328 57 331 58 332 41077 39531 62 329 62 329 64 332 67 339 39531 38111 71 325 65 333 67 335 76 345 38111 36791 73 321 67 336 68 344 77 348 36791 35524 67 319 66 339 71 351 76 359 35524 34248 58 330 64 342 76 354 82 004 34248 32930 67 351 62 344 77 353 85 005 32930 31572 78 355 62 344 74 352 82 006 31572 30158 79 350 60 343 72 353 78 004 30158 28680 78 346 59 342 71 352 74 360 28680 27140 80 344 59 340 70 350 68 356 27140 25537 81 341 59 339 68 346 63 355 25537 23873 82 339 59 340 63 344 60 352 23873 22153 81 338 59 341 58 344 55 346 22153 20371 79 338 58 343 54 346 51 345 20371 18523 74 340 56 345 51 351 48 350 18523 16641 68 343 55 347 50 356 44 358 16641 14825 64 345 54 348 48 359 41 004 14825 13168 62 345 54 349 47 002 38 008 13168 11689 61 346 53 354 48 007 38 012 11689 10369 59 350 50 000 48 013 39 017 10369 9191 55 356 45 006 45 017 39 023 9191 8143 50 001 39 009 40 019 36 028 8143 7211 44 004 34 011 33 021 31 033 7211 6389 41 004 30 010 29 019 26 035 6389 5660 39 001 29 006 28 014 23 032 5660 5007 36 358 26*359 28 008 23 025 5007 4428 33*356 22*355 26 005 28 016 4428 3945 29*355 21 354 24 004 31 011 3945 3575 26 355 20 353 22 003 29 009 3575 3319 24 354 19 352 19 003 22 009 3319 3164 21 354 17 352 16 002 17*010 3164 3076 13 352 11 350 9*001 8*009 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