DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.2 - - 63.5 - - 60.8 - - 50.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 290 - - 425 - - 230 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2128 - - 3579 - - 2551 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4331 - - 5541 - - 4562 - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5189 - - 6640 - - 5612 - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1172 - - 1169 - - 1282 - - 1404 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 356 - - 478 - - 349 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 12 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 343 - - 353 - - 006 - - 007 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 7 - - -18 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1340 - - -3723 - - -3800 - - -5269 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6529 - - 10363 - - 9412 - - 8346 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6635 - - -9611 - - -9897 - - -13640 ODpotential blCL - - - 11824 - - 16251 - - 15509 - - 16717 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 63 - - 51 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.2 - - 63.5 - - 60.8 - - 50.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.3 - - 28.7 - - 30.3 - - 24.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.4 - - 60.9 - - 59.3 - - 51.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 27.4 - - 29.2 - - 24.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 290 - - 425 - - 230 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2128 - - 3579 - - 2551 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 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] 97458 50 266 55 274 52 280 55 274 97458 90065 55 269 56 268 49 270 49 265 90065 84333 51 264 54 266 49 269 43 266 84333 79569 44 264 45 264 46 267 37 273 79569 75478 35 265 36 260 36 269 34 276 75478 71880 22 271 26 247 33 266 33 285 71880 68643 21 276 19 251 28 260 30 283 68643 65677 23 284 21 281 22 272 25 281 65677 62925 24 283 26 283 24 278 21 281 62925 60254 24 288 30 287 23 293 21 300 60254 57465 27 295 32 291 27 299 24 286 57465 54561 30 293 31 291 28 299 26 304 54561 51790 30 292 32 296 33 302 35 312 51790 49306 34 293 32 295 36 297 38 302 49306 47078 34 295 31 292 33 289 34 293 47078 45056 32 297 33 293 29 289 31 304 45056 43226 33 296 35 302 35 318 33 318 43226 41568 33 297 39 308 41 318 33 324 41568 40041 35 297 37 304 33 316 36 338 40041 38617 35 293 30 308 32 340 38 343 38617 37280 33 289 29 320 42 358 39 344 37280 35993 31 288 30 324 50 002 39 344 35993 34690 29 292 31 323 50 000 39 344 34690 33345 29 298 32 320 48 355 37 344 33345 31962 29 301 33 317 43 347 36 346 31962 30525 29 302 32 315 39 340 37 347 30525 29024 28 301 32 313 37 334 39 343 29024 27461 28 300 31 312 37 330 40 339 27461 25833 28 300 31 314 37 329 39 335 25833 24142 28 304 32 319 37 330 38 335 24142 22394 30 310 32 321 36 331 37 335 22394 20583 32 316 30 323 36 331 36 337 20583 18704 34 318 30 328 36 331 35 336 18704 16793 34 318 30 331 34 334 33 335 16793 14954 32 321 29 331 30 334 31 337 14954 13281 28 326 27 333 27 335 28 341 13281 11794 22 330 24 335 25 338 25 346 11794 10470 17 331 20 339 22 344 22 351 10470 9288 15 337 16 342 17 344 19 355 9288 8232 14 344 10 345 12 342 16 358 8232 7292 14 348 6*342 10 343 15 001 7292 6458 11 349 6*346 11 351 17 004 6458 5718 6*349 6 350 13*359 21 004 5718 5053 3*350 7 353 15*004 26 004 5053 4464 3 350 7 355 16 006 28 005 4464 3971 3 345 8 355 16 007 28 007 3971 3591 3 338 8 356 15 008 25 008 3591 3329 3 333 7 355 15 008 21 008 3329 3168 2 331 7 355 14 008 17*008 3168 3077 2 326 6 354 10 008 8*007 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