DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - - 63.2 - - 70.2 - - 69.9 - - 60.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 492 - - 288 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1483 - - 2717 - - 2502 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3936 - - 4912 - - 4598 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4544 - - 5779 - - 5563 - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 646 - - 1285 - - 1605 - - 1356 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 350 - - 457 - - 372 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 240 - - 240 - - 248 - - 254 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2392 - - -3037 - - -2776 - - -2546 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6937 - - 8816 - - 8339 - - 5624 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9025 - - -7786 - - -7231 - - -9108 ODpotential blCL - - - 13569 - - 13565 - - 12794 - - 12185 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 49 - - 51 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.2 - - 70.2 - - 69.9 - - 60.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.5 - - 42.2 - - 43.9 - - 45.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 67.4 - - 68.1 - - 59.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.7 - - 41.4 - - 43.4 - - 45.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 492 - - 288 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1483 - - 2717 - - 2502 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 98478 16 116 19 107 9 125 15 088 98478 91008 13 112 10 107 19 095 15 089 91008 85293 4 100 7 063 20 098 15 090 85293 80558 4 094 5 061 12 082 15 084 80558 76461 4 087 6 125 6 013 13 055 76461 72826 5 159 8 154 3 232 8 050 72826 69516 6 183 6 204 6 228 1 047 69516 66468 7 216 7 238 9 239 6 274 66468 63647 10 248 10 265 10 260 12 270 63647 60916 15 261 17 279 14 280 14 267 60916 58072 16 267 20 272 20 281 18 275 58072 55127 18 280 21 266 22 279 21 277 55127 52323 21 283 23 265 25 279 26 289 52323 49811 22 284 22 265 28 273 28 285 49811 47576 21 288 19 285 25 272 26 290 47576 45569 17 295 22 300 22 289 29 299 45569 43755 16 310 20 318 22 316 24 315 43755 42098 14 315 19 334 23 344 21 343 42098 40562 14 320 19 343 27 351 28 349 40562 39122 15 324 18 346 28 353 35 345 39122 37763 16 328 16 343 28 356 37 338 37763 36454 15 326 15 341 30 355 31 341 36454 35130 14 322 16 344 31 354 26 341 35130 33763 13 326 17 342 30 354 29 333 33763 32358 12 331 14 338 28 355 31 333 32358 30898 11 331 12 339 24 350 31 337 30898 29375 11 331 13 339 17 329 28 335 29375 27789 12 330 13 339 14 321 23 329 27789 26139 14 327 15 340 15 332 20 324 26139 24430 17 323 15 344 16 339 18 315 24430 22663 15 311 17 330 16 338 19 314 22663 20832 12 309 16 316 15 318 18 313 20832 18933 12 307 12 305 12 303 18 312 18933 17003 11 283 11 282 13 282 18 302 17003 15144 11 256 13 262 15 268 18 286 15144 13453 8 228 12 243 16 255 19 272 13453 11945 8 192 11 219 15 240 19 262 11945 10601 8 182 11 205 14 225 18 252 10601 9400 8 186 11 203 12 217 16 241 9400 8329 7 191 9 207 5 200 14 221 8329 7374 7 199 6 203 1 134 10 194 7374 6527 8 209 4 215 1 311 6 143 6527 5773 9 214 5*232 4*270 6 111 5773 5095 8*222 5*238 7*257 2 146 5095 4492 8*236 7 239 9 250 6 245 4492 3989 8 240 8 240 10 248 8 254 3989 3601 8 240 8 240 10 247 8 256 3601 3334 8 241 8 240 10 246 8 256 3334 3171 8 241 8 240 10 245 8 255 3171 3077 7 242 7 240 8 245 6*254 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