DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 71.9 - - 79.3 - - 79.9 - - 70.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 400 - - 202 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1422 - - 4511 - - 4576 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3791 - - 6253 - - 6022 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4484 - - 7573 - - 7638 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1579 - - 1260 - - 1552 - - 1678 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 300 - - 507 - - 408 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 25 - - 25 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 317 - - 338 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 19 - - 24 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3155 - - -3077 - - -3538 - - -6187 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7639 - - 10650 - - 11176 - - 9265 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7766 - - -7828 - - -8490 - - -13038 ODpotential blCL - - - 12250 - - 15401 - - 16128 - - 16116 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 54 - - 64 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 79.3 - - 79.9 - - 70.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.1 - - 43.1 - - 41.5 - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.1 - - 76.8 - - 78.4 - - 71.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.8 - - 41.9 - - 40.4 - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 400 - - 202 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1422 - - 4511 - - 4576 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 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] 98519 3 047 12 064 8 070 9 022 98519 91048 13 102 9 087 12 066 12 072 91048 85318 16 099 13 090 11 067 18 075 85318 80583 19 086 13 104 14 062 18 076 80583 76525 15 083 14 102 14 064 20 078 76525 72956 11 092 15 085 15 091 18 070 72956 69732 9 110 8 085 14 088 14 081 69732 66767 11 114 4 043 9 083 12 067 66767 64017 7 090 5 006 6 080 9 036 64017 61352 2 041 5 310 3 033 6 011 61352 58557 2 350 5 253 6 296 8 328 58557 55635 6 272 9 266 12 281 12 304 55635 52838 11 276 11 285 13 290 13 296 52838 50331 15 283 14 296 16 308 15 325 50331 48099 15 303 15 316 16 331 22 342 48099 46101 14 315 17 329 24 357 28 008 46101 44304 17 352 25 000 37 004 55 006 44304 42657 25 004 32 015 51 006 69 006 42657 41116 27 009 41 018 54 009 74 002 41116 39665 24 017 43 018 53 011 62 001 39665 38298 21 025 41 021 48 014 51 002 38298 36978 18 032 35 022 43 019 44 359 36978 35640 17 030 29 017 37 018 40 003 35640 34255 16 022 22 013 27 025 34 008 34255 32827 12 014 17 014 22 020 29 009 32827 31344 7 014 15 017 19 013 23 005 31344 29797 6 016 12 029 16 019 20 356 29797 28187 5 352 5 035 9 026 17 354 28187 26511 5 334 1 330 4 344 11 351 26511 24774 6 326 3 326 6 320 9 341 24774 22978 6 297 4 318 8 325 8 337 22978 21119 5 274 5 299 8 330 6 333 21119 19190 2 251 2 269 5 323 3 326 19190 17227 2 108 2 143 2 277 2 281 17227 15339 3 106 3 129 1 209 1 206 15339 13623 2 134 3 089 2 144 3 132 13623 12096 7 144 2 150 3 114 4 114 12096 10734 10 131 6 162 2 164 3 056 10734 9516 7 118 6 137 3 131 3 355 9516 8426 4 097 4*080 5*077 2 007 8426 7454 3 054 4*038 5*063 3 100 7454 6593 2 002 3 016 4 040 3 098 6593 5826 1 330 3 342 3 004 3 038 5826 5136 1 345 4 314 4 323 5 003 5136 4523 2*323 5 300 4 313 8 346 4523 4009 3*300 6 293 5 304 11 342 4009 3613 4 291 6 288 5 301 11 335 3613 3340 4 283 6 286 5 299 10 330 3340 3174 4 280 6 285 5 298 9 326 3174 3078 4 279 6 283 4 296 5*323 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