DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 Hernandez 3061ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 66.1 - - 63.3 - - 55.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - 66 - - -6 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1725 - - 154 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3061 - - 3061 - - 3061 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3078 - - 4786 - - 3215 - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1787 - - 4956 - - 3720 - - 879 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 24 - - 217 - - 36 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 9 - - 4 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 118 - - 178 - - 139 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 5 - - 1 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5563 - - -4928 - - -3965 - - -5376 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8642 - - 9715 - - 7180 - - 8454 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10338 - - -9639 - - -6754 - - -10168 ODpotential blCL - - - 13416 - - 14425 - - 9969 - - 13245 blCL maxRH - - - 30 - - 61 - - 84 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 66.1 - - 63.3 - - 55.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.6 - - 34.4 - - 42.6 - - 29.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.5 - - 65.5 - - 63.8 - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 33.1 - - 41.5 - - 28.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - 66 - - -6 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1725 - - 154 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 35 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - 6 - - 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] 96120 8 321 12 338 5 342 6 216 96120 89072 16 076 2 092 6 002 12 044 89072 83631 16 059 4 109 1 070 8 019 83631 79102 5 029 8 088 8 079 6 088 79102 75200 5 109 5 094 8 061 9 085 75200 71760 8 081 4 174 3 042 8 099 71760 68647 7 111 4 195 6 083 4 143 68647 65771 11 142 5 189 9 110 7 174 65771 63079 11 117 6 132 10 156 8 181 63079 60455 9 100 7 143 15 178 9 189 60455 57710 9 102 10 145 17 184 9 173 57710 54856 8 108 12 127 16 180 11 172 54856 52113 9 106 11 125 15 155 15 196 52113 49624 11 115 8 146 13 140 20 195 49624 47377 9 136 9 160 6 141 16 184 47377 45329 13 147 9 170 10 219 11 175 45329 43451 22 145 21 163 20 181 11 186 43451 41722 33 147 31 161 25 158 19 183 41722 40118 46 147 47 156 28 159 29 171 40118 38624 61 146 65 148 44 164 34 164 38624 37239 71 143 75 143 67 155 47 159 37239 35933 74 137 75 141 76 146 69 151 35933 34633 70 133 71 140 72 142 76 146 34633 33295 64 134 69 140 66 143 72 147 33295 31914 58 139 69 140 60 146 66 146 31914 30479 59 143 70 139 59 146 58 144 30479 28980 60 144 70 138 56 146 54 142 28980 27419 58 142 66 140 50 144 50 143 27419 25797 56 141 57 141 43 147 42 150 25797 24118 50 144 48 142 39 153 37 157 24118 22383 40 150 41 145 36 158 33 167 22383 20588 34 154 36 149 34 155 29 160 20588 18726 32 155 35 150 34 147 29 154 18726 16834 30 153 34 149 32 147 26 159 16834 15013 28 153 31 149 29 151 23 160 15013 13353 25 156 27 152 22 159 19 159 13353 11873 22 159 22 166 16 171 17 166 11873 10551 20 158 20 181 14 180 15 175 10551 9366 19 154 19 189 13 182 14 180 9366 8306 17 154 18 190 11 184 13 181 8306 7359 15 159 17 191 10 189 12 182 7359 6518 13 165 16 191 10 195 11 186 6518 5769 12 171 14 191 10 196 10 197 5769 5095 11 174 12*188 10 187 9 209 5095 4494 10 175 11*183 9 175 9 214 4494 3991 11 173 10 180 8 163 9 211 3991 3602 11 168 9 176 7 152 9 197 3602 3334 9 157 8 175 6*145 7 178 3334 3171 7*143 8 173 5*141 4 153 3171 3077 3*118 6 172 4 138 2*101 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