DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - - 52.2 - - 57.3 - - 52.8 - - 44.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 71 - - -3 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1153 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3060 - - 3060 - - 3060 - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3077 - - 4213 - - 3077 - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 678 - - 1330 - - 1670 - - 467 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 23 - - 189 - - 12 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 004 - - 303 - - 354 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 6 - - -1 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4114 - - -3426 - - -2213 - - -1470 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7191 - - 7640 - - 5290 - - 4547 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12018 - - -10491 - - -8856 - - -9953 ODpotential blCL - - - 15095 - - 14704 - - 11933 - - 13030 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 66 - - 58 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 57.3 - - 52.8 - - 44.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.9 - - 34.8 - - 40.4 - - 35.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 56.6 - - 53.4 - - 49.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.8 - - 33.6 - - 39.5 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 71 - - -3 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 1153 - - 16 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 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] 96609 46 082 43 083 42 090 49 077 96609 89441 42 071 35 084 33 072 37 073 89441 83945 35 068 24 082 26 061 28 067 83945 79373 28 069 17 075 19 037 22 059 79373 75402 23 062 15 062 19 040 17 056 75402 71855 18 061 14 042 18 036 15 050 71855 68604 13 057 16 015 13 046 14 043 68604 65595 10 029 17 353 16 019 17 023 65595 62816 11 007 12 342 15 350 20 347 62816 60144 15 003 7 348 13 339 16 321 60144 57366 22 344 19 003 20 354 19 346 57366 54481 27 336 26 345 23 338 28 352 54481 51736 28 322 28 334 29 336 37 341 51736 49284 23 309 33 335 38 324 33 344 49284 47105 29 318 40 335 35 349 46 355 47105 45153 42 320 35 325 52 338 51 340 45153 43372 45 310 41 336 40 319 39 337 43372 41728 46 297 38 342 36 355 55 005 41728 40210 45 293 38 358 61 013 83 012 40210 38797 43 292 38 006 84 015 101 015 38797 37465 44 291 44 015 89 015 102 014 37465 36176 45 289 55 019 84 014 95 011 36176 34869 45 290 66 022 79 015 91 010 34869 33516 45 292 69 023 77 016 87 009 33516 32120 44 292 62 021 75 017 82 008 32120 30667 42 295 47 018 67 014 78 005 30667 29148 39 302 32 010 49 001 74 003 29148 27567 35 306 26 354 37 339 65 357 27567 25930 33 308 29 347 35 319 57 342 25930 24232 30 316 31 346 40 316 57 334 24232 22473 29 326 32 347 47 324 58 334 22473 20651 26 331 36 355 51 337 58 338 20651 18761 22 347 37 002 52 347 55 341 18761 16843 25 015 31 005 44 352 48 343 16843 15000 28 023 26 008 33 350 41 343 15000 13325 27 023 23 012 28 345 35 342 13325 11834 25 021 20 011 25 346 31 342 11834 10504 24 024 17 007 23 350 28 345 10504 9315 21 034 16 008 20 350 25 348 9315 8254 16 044 14 013 17 349 23 350 8254 7309 11 047 10 012 15 348 21 351 7309 6472 8 033 7 356 14 347 19 351 6472 5729 8 006 7 335 14 345 16 349 5729 5062 9 348 8 326 14 343 15 346 5062 4469 11 343 7*318 12 341 14 342 4469 3973 11 344 6*310 9 340 14 337 3973 3591 10 349 5 304 6 347 12 332 3591 3328 8 356 5 299 5 352 9 328 3328 3168 6*002 4 297 4*353 7*328 3168 3077 3*004 4 296 3*354 4*334 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