DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/10 Hernandez 3062ft 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 - - - 77.7 - - 84.6 - - 84.6 - - 76.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 401 - - 205 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1362 - - 2427 - - 2317 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3815 - - 4645 - - 4360 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4424 - - 5490 - - 5379 - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 717 - - 1377 - - 1324 - - 2098 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 323 - - 414 - - 328 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 11 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 020 - - 016 - - 015 - - 015 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - -12 - - -17 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6151 - - -8633 - - -8510 - - -8187 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10575 - - 14124 - - 13890 - - 11267 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14309 - - -16979 - - -16227 - - -16757 ODpotential blCL - - - 18733 - - 22469 - - 21606 - - 19836 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 51 - - 39 - - 20 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 84.6 - - 84.6 - - 76.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.3 - - 33.5 - - 34.5 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.4 - - 82.1 - - 83.0 - - 78.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 32.3 - - 33.3 - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 341 - - 401 - - 205 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1362 - - 2427 - - 2317 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98747 17 114 13 126 11 087 20 083 98747 91257 21 107 19 120 14 113 13 075 91257 85505 18 116 16 101 20 102 15 087 85505 80757 16 117 17 093 24 087 22 099 80757 76669 18 114 15 096 23 089 21 095 76669 73055 22 108 15 120 17 090 19 082 73055 69782 13 103 12 111 11 093 18 083 69782 66775 9 100 11 094 7 056 13 065 66775 64011 6 113 4 095 4 026 3 028 64011 61352 5 332 3 314 6 319 1 189 61352 58589 15 292 15 296 16 298 14 317 58589 55746 17 275 19 274 23 276 24 290 55746 53048 25 292 24 290 25 285 21 291 53048 50622 33 297 31 299 28 298 23 311 50622 48454 34 304 31 302 30 305 27 319 48454 46496 32 313 29 307 32 309 30 319 46496 44703 32 319 30 321 30 318 29 320 44703 43039 35 319 34 333 31 324 27 321 43039 41482 36 323 39 332 34 326 28 322 41482 40020 40 333 40 331 36 324 31 324 40020 38644 45 337 39 333 35 323 34 324 38644 37318 45 339 37 334 33 325 35 322 37318 35974 42 339 37 331 30 325 32 320 35974 34581 39 336 35 328 29 324 29 316 34581 33143 35 334 31 324 31 322 29 312 33143 31651 31 332 26 320 29 318 32 311 31651 30093 28 331 23 313 27 312 34 310 30093 28470 23 332 19 308 27 310 35 309 28470 26780 20 319 18 300 28 307 35 311 26780 25026 21 302 19 299 25 308 30 316 25026 23214 22 301 20 302 20 315 22 323 23214 21337 22 302 19 312 17 334 17 336 21337 19387 23 305 18 323 16 348 15 348 19387 17403 20 311 16 329 14 352 13 352 17403 15494 16 321 14 331 12 353 12 357 15494 13757 14 337 11 332 11 358 12 002 13757 12209 13 355 7 340 10 005 12 007 12209 10826 12 007 5 001 10 009 11 010 10826 9589 10 009 5 015 8 012 10 013 9589 8484 8 006 6 012 7 019 7 019 8484 7499 7 001 6 011 7 019 7 023 7499 6627 7 003 8 013 10 016 10 018 6627 5853 11 009 10*013 12*013 13 012 5853 5157 14 014 11*015 13*014 16 010 5157 4539 15*018 12 016 13 014 17 011 4539 4020 14*020 12 016 13 015 17 013 4020 3620 14 020 12 017 13 015 16 014 3620 3343 13 020 11 016 12 015 13 014 3343 3175 12 020 10 016 11 015 10*015 3175 3079 9 020 9 016 9 015 5*015 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