DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 Hernandez 3060ft 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 - - - 46.8 - - 46.1 - - 46.9 - - 43.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 145 - - 102 - - 81 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2012 - - 1540 - - 1303 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3995 - - 3364 - - 3060 - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5072 - - 4600 - - 4364 - - 3076 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2412 - - 2124 - - 1996 - - 1865 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 279 - - 227 - - 199 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 320 - - 317 - - 331 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - -7 - - -5 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1400 - - 1283 - - 1085 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3672 - - 3317 - - 3279 - - 3076 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 711 - - 462 - - 440 - - -405 ODpotential blCL - - - 4361 - - 4138 - - 3924 - - 3481 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.8 - - 46.1 - - 46.9 - - 43.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.4 - - 42.2 - - 43.2 - - 41.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.6 - - 45.3 - - 46.2 - - 43.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 41.4 - - 42.6 - - 41.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 145 - - 102 - - 81 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2012 - - 1540 - - 1303 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 98 - - 97 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 97524 3 338 9 293 12 309 12 324 97524 90179 3 150 0 296 10 335 6 027 90179 84553 12 118 8 099 5 007 6 056 84553 79872 15 096 10 099 6 071 6 090 79872 75827 10 101 9 105 9 076 7 107 75827 72247 10 093 8 142 4 101 6 094 72247 68997 8 087 6 125 2 144 7 093 68997 65996 5 148 8 172 6 189 5 204 65996 63195 7 182 9 179 6 181 11 198 63195 60464 9 212 10 197 9 245 7 223 60464 57613 13 239 10 222 11 241 9 287 57613 54664 13 234 7 269 11 264 7 273 54664 51848 16 276 15 297 13 298 5 317 51848 49313 19 283 18 299 22 308 21 313 49313 47054 20 300 19 314 30 305 29 311 47054 45013 24 309 28 318 33 305 32 315 45013 43153 26 314 35 314 32 311 32 318 43153 41442 28 313 38 314 33 320 32 323 41442 39854 30 319 40 317 36 322 35 327 39854 38368 33 328 41 319 39 323 36 328 38368 36977 37 342 42 321 40 323 34 328 36977 35648 43 347 42 323 39 322 30 331 35648 34317 41 346 39 328 37 324 28 340 34317 32960 41 351 38 336 35 327 27 345 32960 31580 42 350 36 336 35 336 26 349 31580 30154 39 346 31 331 33 337 25 353 30154 28671 36 351 29 331 29 334 25 357 28671 27131 37 351 30 336 26 336 25 358 27131 25533 37 351 31 342 26 334 23 356 25533 23878 35 353 32 347 26 334 22 353 23878 22163 32 356 34 349 26 337 21 351 22163 20384 30 004 34 348 27 344 21 350 20384 18531 30 002 35 348 28 351 21 349 18531 16644 29 352 31 349 29 353 22 348 16644 14826 25 350 30 352 28 352 23 348 14826 13170 24 354 29 355 27 352 24 347 13170 11695 25 356 24 354 27 356 24 349 11695 10381 24 355 20 350 25 356 23 353 10381 9209 20 349 16 349 21 354 22 355 9209 8162 14 344 11 354 14 357 21 353 8162 7231 10 334 10 351 8 009 17 352 7231 6408 9 322 10 340 5 009 14 354 6408 5678 9*318 10 332 5 345 12 002 5678 5024 9*314 10*326 8 327 12 002 5024 4444 8 307 9*323 9*320 12 352 4444 3958 8 302 9 321 9*318 11 343 3958 3583 8 299 8 319 9 317 10 338 3583 3324 8 297 7 318 9 316 9 336 3324 3167 7 296 6 317 8 316 8 333 3167 3076 6 295 5 315 7 315 6*331 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