DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.8 - - 76.3 - - 77.4 - - 67.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 193 - - 381 - - 196 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1800 - - 4289 - - 5018 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3987 - - 6065 - - 6347 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4861 - - 7351 - - 8080 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1368 - - 1357 - - 1483 - - 3026 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 301 - - 492 - - 418 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 26 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 013 - - 344 - - 358 - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 12 - - 19 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3708 - - -4281 - - -3662 - - -5270 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8570 - - 11633 - - 11743 - - 8348 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10308 - - -8971 - - -8126 - - -10764 ODpotential blCL - - - 15169 - - 16322 - - 16206 - - 13842 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 33 - - 37 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.8 - - 76.3 - - 77.4 - - 67.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.0 - - 35.8 - - 36.4 - - 42.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 73.9 - - 75.8 - - 69.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 34.6 - - 35.2 - - 41.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 193 - - 381 - - 196 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1800 - - 4289 - - 5018 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98476 16 136 13 151 8 154 7 111 98476 91029 20 111 14 137 13 116 15 099 91029 85317 23 114 15 138 11 115 13 084 85317 80557 19 115 17 118 14 088 16 079 80557 76462 19 129 17 098 19 088 14 098 76462 72864 13 140 13 117 14 084 14 105 72864 69620 11 150 8 146 7 099 10 080 69620 66638 9 138 12 175 3 194 8 063 66638 63861 5 187 8 168 2 174 4 137 63861 61157 7 211 5 208 6 235 6 222 61157 58332 16 247 15 235 16 238 15 242 58332 55399 27 261 23 257 22 250 21 251 55399 52600 38 263 34 264 30 259 29 255 52600 50080 47 266 42 265 37 263 34 260 50080 47821 49 268 46 266 43 266 39 264 47821 45783 53 271 48 267 48 266 45 267 45783 43936 59 271 51 268 52 265 50 267 43936 42249 63 273 54 272 54 264 53 265 42249 40692 65 274 57 275 55 266 53 265 40692 39240 64 274 57 275 54 271 51 268 39240 37877 62 275 54 275 53 275 49 272 37877 36564 60 274 52 277 51 277 47 274 36564 35235 57 274 50 278 49 278 46 276 35235 33862 55 274 49 277 47 280 43 278 33862 32450 54 274 48 280 43 283 39 280 32450 30986 47 274 43 281 38 282 36 281 30986 29462 39 275 36 279 33 280 33 279 29462 27876 35 277 32 279 32 280 31 278 27876 26229 31 282 28 281 28 284 25 283 26229 24522 27 285 23 283 20 294 15 295 24522 22759 24 288 17 293 13 313 10 326 22759 20929 19 290 15 301 10 326 7 342 20929 19027 16 288 13 291 10 306 4 330 19027 17093 13 290 12 283 10 286 5 290 17093 15231 10 299 10 287 9 284 7 285 15231 13536 7 311 7 296 6 288 6 295 13536 12023 5 326 5 311 3 296 5 312 12023 10673 5 343 3 337 1 013 4 332 10673 9464 5 352 2 012 1 026 5 336 9464 8385 5 357 2 015 2*351 4 336 8385 7423 4 011 3*349 3*352 2 342 7423 6569 3 023 3*348 4 354 4 017 6569 5810 2 019 3 346 5 358 9 021 5810 5127 3*013 4 346 6 359 13 020 5127 4518 4*016 4 345 6 359 14 019 4518 4007 4 015 4 343 6 359 14 017 4007 3612 4 013 4 343 6 358 14 015 3612 3339 4 010 3 341 6 358 11 013 3339 3173 3 009 3 341 6 358 9 012 3173 3078 3 007 3 336 5 358 5*011 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