DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 52.0 - - 59.3 - - 59.4 - - 50.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 376 - - 191 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2241 - - 4203 - - 3975 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4356 - - 5988 - - 5535 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5301 - - 7264 - - 7036 - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 940 - - 833 - - 1560 - - 1946 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 341 - - 485 - - 380 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 28 - - 61 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 013 - - 344 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 23 - - 29 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 96 - - 303 - - 524 - - -1321 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5205 - - 6961 - - 6513 - - 4398 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4228 - - -3181 - - -210 - - -6457 ODpotential blCL - - - 9529 - - 10445 - - 7246 - - 9534 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 74 - - 89 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.0 - - 59.3 - - 59.4 - - 50.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.9 - - 39.5 - - 41.6 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.5 - - 56.9 - - 58.0 - - 51.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.7 - - 38.3 - - 40.9 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 237 - - 376 - - 191 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2241 - - 4203 - - 3975 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 10 - - 0 - - 56 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 97387 50 270 60 273 62 285 52 296 97387 90006 51 279 56 283 53 286 52 286 90006 84296 49 276 46 277 42 281 51 271 84296 79552 40 271 40 268 41 273 45 269 79552 75466 37 266 35 268 36 271 32 274 75466 71859 32 268 31 272 31 277 23 279 71859 68592 28 265 30 271 31 283 24 284 68592 65586 23 265 30 268 32 283 27 293 65586 62806 17 274 25 264 31 276 29 298 62806 60129 19 301 20 269 28 268 29 297 60129 57345 26 304 21 287 23 278 28 298 57345 54454 28 302 25 304 22 293 25 294 54454 51685 31 304 28 307 24 309 24 300 51685 49191 31 305 29 310 27 313 28 307 49191 46961 33 304 34 308 32 318 28 315 46961 44949 33 303 36 308 39 320 31 327 44949 43127 28 311 35 308 36 323 36 332 43127 41465 30 327 34 316 29 324 36 329 41465 39929 37 334 32 316 33 353 34 344 39929 38502 39 336 29 327 44 348 38 355 38502 37170 37 334 32 336 46 341 37 355 37170 35888 36 331 35 332 38 340 34 359 35888 34594 35 329 36 326 33 348 34 004 34594 33259 35 331 35 325 32 355 38 001 33259 31883 35 335 32 330 32 001 39 357 31883 30453 36 337 32 341 33 356 34 358 30453 28958 36 339 36 345 32 348 31 002 28958 27400 35 344 35 342 29 346 29 003 27400 25780 35 347 31 346 27 350 26 354 25780 24101 33 344 30 350 26 349 24 343 24101 22364 30 343 29 346 24 347 23 344 22364 20563 26 347 28 339 24 345 22 354 20563 18691 23 354 25 337 25 341 18 360 18691 16788 20 353 20 339 22 335 15 344 16788 14955 17 350 17 340 17 332 16 321 14955 13286 14 347 15 338 14 338 15 316 13286 11797 11 341 12 336 11 343 12 316 11797 10468 8 333 8 329 8 338 9 319 10468 9283 5 339 5 324 3 348 8 315 9283 8228 4 358 2 019 5 052 5 304 8228 7290 3 010 3*055 6*050 2 211 7290 6459 2 003 3*054 5*035 3 150 6459 5722 2*350 3 050 5 012 4 078 5722 5058 2*336 2 032 5 352 8 045 5058 4468 2 316 1 349 5 332 10 030 4468 3973 2 304 2 322 6 326 11 017 3973 3592 3 296 2 307 6 321 11 009 3592 3329 3 290 2 301 6 319 9 004 3329 3169 3 288 2 298 6 317 8*002 3169 3077 2 285 2 294 5 315 5*359 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