DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 73.4 - - 73.9 - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 514 - - 291 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3643 - - 4691 - - 4553 - - 1147 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5570 - - 6476 - - 6161 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6705 - - 7753 - - 7614 - - 4208 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1156 - - 1413 - - 1652 - - 2765 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 470 - - 556 - - 457 - - 60 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 9 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 11 - - 12 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 017 - - 008 - - 357 - - 342 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - -10 - - -10 - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3179 - - -3188 - - -3134 - - -2741 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9885 - - 10942 - - 10749 - - 6949 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12864 - - -12163 - - -11234 - - -8585 ODpotential blCL - - - 19569 - - 19916 - - 18848 - - 12793 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 37 - - 39 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.9 - - 73.4 - - 73.9 - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.2 - - 35.8 - - 37.2 - - 46.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.5 - - 70.5 - - 71.9 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 34.8 - - 36.4 - - 46.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 514 - - 291 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3643 - - 4691 - - 4553 - - 1147 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99035 40 107 27 114 26 104 21 093 99035 91550 34 105 27 111 23 101 30 087 91550 85781 27 100 20 106 27 097 28 089 85781 80997 19 104 17 105 24 091 26 098 80997 76877 15 110 15 090 17 091 20 093 76877 73229 13 105 11 090 10 103 14 093 73229 69918 9 067 12 101 10 111 7 114 69918 66879 2 246 7 134 6 101 4 104 66879 64074 5 102 3 136 4 145 2 113 64074 61359 3 027 4 248 6 292 7 328 61359 58533 8 329 9 268 14 273 16 303 58533 55616 24 290 21 291 24 292 26 297 55616 52843 35 293 32 282 35 292 34 300 52843 50359 46 299 44 291 47 292 49 296 50359 48151 61 290 61 293 56 293 58 291 48151 46157 70 290 74 292 65 295 64 293 46157 44329 77 291 81 290 72 294 72 291 44329 42634 80 291 81 291 78 295 77 290 42634 41049 82 293 83 293 83 296 78 292 41049 39562 83 295 87 293 84 296 77 293 39562 38166 81 294 85 293 80 297 74 294 38166 36827 76 296 79 295 76 298 71 296 36827 35476 74 299 76 298 74 299 69 297 35476 34082 74 300 76 301 73 300 70 299 34082 32648 74 300 76 304 73 302 69 300 32648 31160 73 302 75 307 74 303 69 299 31160 29607 71 303 72 307 71 305 66 300 29607 27993 68 303 68 307 66 306 62 301 27993 26318 66 304 63 308 59 308 55 303 26318 24587 65 306 58 311 53 310 49 307 24587 22797 61 308 54 313 50 312 46 308 22797 20945 57 308 51 307 49 312 46 313 20945 19022 56 307 53 307 51 313 46 317 19022 17065 55 310 53 315 52 322 45 326 17065 15182 50 315 47 323 45 331 39 335 15182 13474 41 320 37 331 33 339 26 347 13474 11961 32 326 28 341 22 350 16 003 11961 10615 24 332 20 349 17 000 11 017 10615 9415 20 341 14 355 13 358 8 017 9415 8345 16 350 11*358 12*353 8 007 8345 7391 11*358 11*001 12*353 9 001 7391 6545 7*008 11 004 12 355 11 000 6545 5793 6 015 11 007 12 356 12 359 5793 5114 6 019 11 009 12 358 13 357 5114 4509 5 020 12 011 12 359 14*349 4509 4001 5 020 12 012 12 000 14*345 4001 3609 4 020 11 013 12 000 14 343 3609 3338 4 021 11 013 11 000 13 341 3338 3173 4 020 10 014 10 000 11 340 3173 3078 3 019 9 013 9 001 7 339 3078 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