DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 Hernandez 3060ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.5 - - 49.4 - - 49.1 - - 44.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 93 - - 0 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1408 - - 1979 - - 2656 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3060 - - 3750 - - 3060 - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4468 - - 5039 - - 5717 - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1627 - - 1299 - - 1365 - - 1783 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 189 - - 246 - - 89 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 187 - - 167 - - 093 - - 041 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -9 - - 5 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1248 - - 1077 - - 1854 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3220 - - 3962 - - 3863 - - 3077 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 37 - - -397 - - 356 - - -1062 ODpotential blCL - - - 4431 - - 5436 - - 5361 - - 4139 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 87 - - 98 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.5 - - 49.4 - - 49.1 - - 44.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.1 - - 42.8 - - 42.9 - - 43.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 48.7 - - 49.3 - - 45.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 41.5 - - 41.7 - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 60 - - 93 - - 0 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1408 - - 1979 - - 2656 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 48 - - 92 - - 66 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 96575 18 303 27 293 33 313 38 298 96575 89355 15 300 17 289 21 315 18 296 89355 83853 9 292 16 294 15 309 15 293 83853 79299 6 284 13 290 15 297 16 283 79299 75355 7 279 11 276 15 297 13 271 75355 71844 13 266 13 258 15 281 15 257 71844 68642 19 256 18 266 18 264 19 262 68642 65680 21 248 24 267 22 265 22 274 65680 62928 21 241 26 258 24 263 23 267 62928 60256 19 244 24 243 24 259 24 251 60256 57454 21 260 23 245 25 259 23 252 57454 54531 24 258 25 246 25 261 24 268 54531 51735 20 246 22 240 21 263 22 271 51735 49226 15 251 14 244 15 262 16 266 49226 46987 13 264 10 262 10 251 9 289 46987 44962 11 244 7 278 6 229 10 331 44962 43113 5 241 7 269 4 239 11 355 43113 41415 5 307 2 214 4 119 16 018 41415 39846 3 258 5 061 10 080 20 037 39846 38386 4 127 12 050 17 069 36 043 38386 37024 5 077 18 050 29 059 49 040 37024 35723 5 020 26 053 46 055 60 041 35723 34418 6 301 34 050 59 054 64 047 34418 33073 14 237 40 050 67 054 68 049 33073 31688 16 216 36 047 68 054 68 042 31688 30250 9 193 20 034 63 054 65 045 30250 28746 0 103 1 041 48 051 60 045 28746 27178 8 290 13 155 24 046 59 040 27178 25551 17 270 10 116 12 109 62 039 25551 23868 13 224 7 140 15 121 53 045 23868 22136 12 236 4 167 15 101 29 047 22136 20351 8 269 11 329 16 052 20 061 20351 18501 2 037 10 347 19 032 22 045 18501 16617 7 071 8 072 16 051 22 051 16617 14803 7 097 10 088 12 084 15 063 14803 13153 7 126 8 095 10 113 9 079 13153 11688 10 145 7 107 9 131 7 125 11688 10382 13 152 7 136 10 139 8 147 10382 9217 14 157 8 150 11 137 9 148 9217 8176 15 160 9 151 11 126 10 144 8176 7249 16 164 10 148 9 112 9 137 7249 6427 17 170 10 149 6*093 6 125 6427 5696 17 177 10*154 4*087 4 103 5696 5039 17*182 10*161 4 089 6 068 5039 4454 15*186 9 166 3 091 8 048 4454 3965 13 187 9 168 3 097 10 042 3965 3587 11 188 9 170 3 099 11 040 3587 3326 10 189 8 170 3 103 9 039 3326 3168 9 189 7 171 3 101 7*040 3168 3077 7 189 6 171 2 105 5*041 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