DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 60.6 - - 57.7 - - 51.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -9 - - 29 - - -3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 565 - - 125 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3061 - - 3061 - - 3061 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3077 - - 3626 - - 3185 - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 397 - - 777 - - 802 - - 246 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 124 - - 32 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 357 - - 043 - - 040 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -4 - - -2 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7683 - - -3107 - - -1486 - - -4606 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10760 - - 6734 - - 4671 - - 7683 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15464 - - -10432 - - -7716 - - -13197 ODpotential blCL - - - 18541 - - 14058 - - 10901 - - 16274 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 65 - - 62 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 60.6 - - 57.7 - - 51.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.6 - - 42.1 - - 47.9 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.4 - - 60.2 - - 58.2 - - 57.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.9 - - 40.8 - - 46.7 - - 28.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -9 - - 29 - - -3 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 565 - - 125 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - 7 - - 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] 96431 23 049 21 061 31 079 17 098 96431 89373 30 074 25 075 20 093 15 060 89373 83907 35 073 29 077 19 075 23 057 83907 79339 30 074 25 076 19 062 24 054 79339 75379 26 080 20 069 21 054 23 052 75379 71876 20 075 17 049 27 052 27 057 71876 68714 20 068 17 039 29 044 26 056 68714 65818 21 058 16 041 26 039 22 051 65818 63138 21 030 18 039 23 033 19 033 63138 60544 23 017 21 032 22 023 19 018 60544 57836 26 008 22 021 21 008 19 010 57836 55013 23 359 20 001 21 340 20 354 55013 52301 22 350 19 337 25 319 28 342 52301 49844 23 342 21 329 25 318 32 326 49844 47632 22 325 25 323 25 329 31 322 47632 45610 21 322 24 312 28 322 33 319 45610 43749 22 322 24 311 32 320 36 318 43749 42033 24 313 24 317 31 317 39 315 42033 40448 23 312 25 325 30 319 32 314 40448 38981 25 320 27 325 30 312 30 313 38981 37621 28 313 25 314 25 312 27 303 37621 36323 24 311 25 305 21 313 20 299 36323 35016 23 337 22 318 22 288 18 300 35016 33666 24 342 20 326 18 295 18 292 33666 32275 22 329 19 324 17 301 16 286 32275 30827 24 320 21 311 21 284 17 286 30827 29316 25 318 22 306 22 286 18 288 29316 27743 24 320 22 314 20 308 16 307 27743 26109 21 326 20 319 21 321 16 317 26109 24412 20 331 18 327 19 319 17 318 24412 22656 19 324 18 327 18 320 16 321 22656 20836 17 313 17 315 17 315 15 315 20836 18948 16 307 17 309 17 312 15 308 18948 17025 17 308 19 310 18 315 16 309 17025 15169 17 313 19 312 19 318 18 312 15169 13474 16 316 18 315 18 319 20 317 13474 11960 15 320 16 318 18 323 19 324 11960 10609 13 323 15 321 16 329 15 336 10609 9403 11 328 13 323 14 335 11 349 9403 8327 9 334 10 326 11 339 8 000 8327 7369 8 341 8 331 9 343 7 009 7369 6521 8 349 7 341 7 349 5 018 6521 5769 8 352 7 352 7 356 4 024 5769 5092 9 352 8 002 7 003 4 031 5092 4491 9 350 9 009 7 010 4 038 4491 3988 9 348 8*014 6 014 4 041 3988 3600 8 347 5*031 4 024 5 044 3600 3333 7 350 3 047 3*035 5 051 3333 3170 6 353 3 049 2*039 4 058 3170 3077 3*357 3 051 2 041 3*058 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