DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - 64.0 - - 70.7 - - - - - 59.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 435 - - 529 - - - - - 31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2606 - - 3344 - - - - - 553 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4793 - - 5418 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5667 - - 6406 - - - - - 3614 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 922 - - 1164 - - - - - 493 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 432 - - 501 - - - - - 107 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 16 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 283 - - 299 - - - - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 53 - - -2088 - - - - - -3153 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5615 - - 8495 - - - - - 6768 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9903 - - -12402 - - - - - -16406 ODpotential blCL - - - 15570 - - 18808 - - - - - 20020 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 57 - - - - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.0 - - 70.7 - - - - - 59.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.8 - - 44.0 - - - - - 40.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 67.8 - - - - - 58.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.4 - - 43.4 - - - - - 40.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 435 - - 529 - - - - - 31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2606 - - 3344 - - - - - 553 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99053 33 118 28 107 22 110 99053 91560 31 108 23 117 25 092 91560 85788 26 101 19 106 24 085 85788 81000 21 113 18 110 20 091 81000 76868 18 109 17 118 17 089 76868 73213 14 099 18 110 10 091 73213 69914 5 087 11 102 7 100 69914 66884 1 200 2 276 10 074 66884 64076 7 082 1 027 4 053 64076 61377 10 358 11 337 6 296 61377 58599 16 294 15 281 14 286 58599 55735 15 320 20 308 23 310 55735 53017 33 320 31 305 40 295 53017 50587 47 306 39 312 45 294 50587 48422 50 302 55 319 54 299 48422 46472 52 307 62 310 59 302 46472 44679 50 314 58 306 61 305 44679 43009 49 319 52 307 63 307 43009 41439 49 319 49 307 64 310 41439 39957 47 317 46 304 63 314 39957 38560 45 315 45 303 62 316 38560 37214 42 310 43 302 57 309 37214 35856 41 303 42 300 52 302 35856 34453 41 296 40 301 50 297 34453 33008 42 292 39 303 50 294 33008 31506 43 289 38 303 50 292 31506 29935 45 289 39 299 50 292 29935 28299 47 290 40 296 50 294 28299 26596 49 290 41 294 49 296 26596 24829 51 289 44 294 49 296 24829 22998 53 290 50 294 51 298 22998 21100 55 291 53 294 51 302 21100 19133 53 301 51 296 48 303 19133 17144 47 309 46 299 45 303 17144 15239 43 306 42 299 40 303 15239 13511 42 303 40 300 33 304 13511 11975 38 304 37 303 28 303 11975 10611 31 304 32 303 23 301 10611 9398 24 298 24 299 19 300 9398 8320 19 291 14 296 14 298 8320 7365 12 280 5 296 8 273 7365 6519 5 263 3*314 7 246 6519 5767 3*271 4*315 8 250 5767 5090 3*283 5 310 9 266 5090 4488 4 285 6 301 11 300 4488 3985 5 286 7 297 13*319 3985 3599 5 283 7 294 14*322 3599 3333 6 282 7 292 13 322 3333 3171 6 280 7 290 12 321 3171 3077 5 279 6 290 8 319 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