DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/12 Hernandez 3063ft 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 - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.5 - - 89.1 - - 88.8 - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 282 - - 386 - - 203 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1922 - - 4740 - - 4429 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4175 - - 6424 - - 5921 - - 3063 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4985 - - 7803 - - 7492 - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1317 - - 1398 - - 2442 - - 3485 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 341 - - 511 - - 406 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 23 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 274 - - 282 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 16 - - 26 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3537 - - -4262 - - -4718 - - -6769 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8522 - - 12065 - - 12211 - - 9849 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8845 - - -8455 - - -8541 - - -12159 ODpotential blCL - - - 13830 - - 16258 - - 16033 - - 15238 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 35 - - 43 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.5 - - 89.1 - - 88.8 - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.6 - - 46.7 - - 45.7 - - 47.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.5 - - 86.7 - - 87.1 - - 81.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 45.5 - - 44.6 - - 46.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 282 - - 386 - - 203 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1922 - - 4740 - - 4429 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98604 23 121 20 095 20 103 20 106 98604 91182 16 092 14 068 17 104 16 106 91182 85459 15 091 10 090 12 079 17 080 85459 80714 22 097 9 121 12 073 18 083 80714 76636 21 094 11 126 17 081 19 081 76636 73037 18 105 16 126 15 073 16 078 73037 69779 13 106 8 116 11 065 17 073 69779 66790 17 108 8 128 3 103 12 032 66790 64042 13 069 9 135 5 148 3 344 64042 61396 6 049 5 141 2 106 2 171 61396 58639 4 023 2 199 3 281 5 328 58639 55794 7 341 5 005 2 220 6 273 55794 53092 12 317 9 326 6 304 8 296 53092 50656 16 291 14 290 14 292 15 299 50656 48469 20 280 18 284 17 281 18 288 48469 46477 23 278 21 286 21 282 19 281 46477 44644 22 279 24 286 22 284 19 280 44644 42947 20 276 24 284 22 285 19 287 42947 41370 19 275 22 290 20 294 19 298 41370 39895 18 276 21 300 19 312 18 312 39895 38510 17 282 22 308 20 323 18 324 38510 37177 16 288 22 314 20 331 18 328 37177 35828 15 295 22 320 19 338 15 319 35828 34435 15 305 21 321 17 334 15 309 34435 33001 15 310 20 319 17 324 17 309 33001 31516 15 315 18 319 17 320 18 316 31516 29968 13 317 16 323 16 322 17 319 29968 28355 11 320 15 328 15 326 16 321 28355 26676 10 326 11 338 14 326 16 325 26676 24934 7 310 8 330 9 319 13 326 24934 23133 2 254 3 322 8 295 10 325 23133 21270 2 022 2 322 7 301 8 321 21270 19339 7 024 4 005 5 331 8 336 19339 17376 10 026 7 013 7 001 6 356 17376 15486 11 036 6 030 5 010 4 350 15486 13761 10 048 5 051 3 019 5 329 13761 12220 11 049 4 062 2 050 6 327 12220 10843 10 047 3 066 5 044 6 334 10843 9609 6 047 1 035 8 025 6 350 9609 8505 3 028 2*354 9 010 4 021 8505 7523 4 311 2*328 8*350 5 011 7523 6650 6 289 2 313 8*322 6 352 6650 5874 5 279 3 290 8 301 7 342 5874 5174 3*261 4 273 9 285 7 337 5174 4551 3*250 5 267 9 273 8 331 4551 4028 3 246 6 263 9 269 8 320 4028 3625 4 244 6 261 9 266 7 308 3625 3346 4 245 6 260 9 265 7 300 3346 3176 4 244 6 259 9 264 6 295 3176 3079 4 242 6 259 8 263 4*290 3079 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