DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 Hernandez 3061ft 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.2 - - 65.9 - - 72.1 - - 72.4 - - 63.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 4 - - 281 - - 400 - - 193 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2316 - - 6605 - - 7322 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 3060 - - 4459 - - 7914 - - 8094 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top 3077 - - 5377 - - 9667 - - 10384 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 684 - - 2608 - - 1328 - - 1035 - - 4775 Hgt.Variab. W* 19 - - 362 - - 575 - - 468 - - 8 W* B/S 1 - - 40 - - 47 - - 21 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 045 - - 034 - - 345 - - 333 - - 015 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 8 - - 42 - - 54 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2867 - - -2507 - - -185 - - 567 - - -4782 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5944 - - 7884 - - 9852 - - 9817 - - 7860 sfcLCL ODpotential -8016 - - -5160 - - -3789 - - -1893 - - -9618 ODpotential blCL 11093 - - 10537 - - 13456 - - 12277 - - 12696 blCL maxRH 49 - - 54 - - 72 - - 84 - - 64 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.2 - - 65.9 - - 72.1 - - 72.4 - - 63.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.1 - - 42.1 - - 39.4 - - 39.9 - - 39.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.3 - - 64.1 - - 69.8 - - 70.9 - - 65.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.3 - - 41.0 - - 38.3 - - 38.9 - - 39.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 4 - - 281 - - 400 - - 193 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2316 - - 6605 - - 7322 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 36 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 97811 9 325 9 189 12 261 12 301 15 309 97811 90356 3 045 3 270 5 260 6 259 11 311 90356 84678 6 075 6 327 3 288 4 269 4 310 84678 79990 6 102 2 058 1 234 3 286 1 098 79990 75933 6 081 4 087 6 171 3 296 1 266 75933 72339 5 045 4 070 4 157 6 002 4 102 72339 69084 2 059 3 118 3 247 11 331 8 057 69084 66091 2 313 1 075 5 209 8 301 6 006 66091 63309 4 301 3 322 1 265 4 324 7 350 63309 60604 4 258 6 307 7 315 9 311 13 334 60604 57780 5 328 7 308 11 318 10 319 14 341 57780 54861 12 326 13 315 16 320 13 324 18 338 54861 52092 12 319 13 316 14 315 14 317 20 332 52092 49607 15 338 15 325 17 315 18 325 21 330 49607 47380 24 338 18 327 20 329 21 330 20 326 47380 45360 30 335 23 346 25 340 20 334 21 324 45360 43517 31 341 28 349 30 342 25 332 26 319 43517 41831 31 353 32 354 31 343 29 331 32 319 41831 40280 34 360 38 357 32 342 34 330 36 317 40280 38847 32 004 38 359 32 344 36 323 40 314 38847 37513 29 008 33 356 30 344 32 322 40 311 37513 36232 29 010 29 356 28 341 30 323 36 318 36232 34934 31 007 29 356 26 339 28 327 37 325 34934 33590 32 005 28 352 26 337 28 329 36 329 33590 32202 32 004 27 350 26 333 26 327 31 326 32202 30759 29 000 28 347 24 332 26 323 29 327 30759 29251 26 003 26 344 24 333 26 319 28 328 29251 27679 25 008 25 344 24 330 24 317 27 331 27679 26044 26 006 26 338 24 329 22 318 25 332 26044 24351 29 002 26 336 24 330 22 324 23 331 24351 22599 31 360 23 342 22 330 21 328 20 332 22599 20784 31 002 21 348 17 335 19 329 18 329 20784 18897 30 011 18 357 16 343 17 334 16 329 18897 16978 31 016 17 006 14 350 16 340 14 337 16978 15128 27 027 17 023 12 005 15 343 13 342 15128 13442 20 036 14 032 10 018 12 349 12 349 13442 11939 11 032 10 028 8 023 7 354 11 354 11939 10599 5 014 4 008 5*011 3*348 8 344 10599 9403 5 012 1 015 3*350 3*342 3 245 9403 8337 7 019 3 048 3 349 3 334 4 235 8337 7386 7 023 5 040 3 346 4 332 3 300 7386 6541 6 023 6 039 2 341 4 333 6 359 6541 5789 6 020 4*038 2 344 4 333 9 010 5789 5110 4 017 3*032 2 342 4 334 11 015 5110 4506 3 010 2 034 2 345 5 333 13 018 4506 3999 2 006 2 035 2 342 5 333 13 018 3999 3607 3 024 1 035 1 340 5 332 12 017 3607 3337 3 041 1 035 1 339 4 332 10 016 3337 3172 3*045 1 029 1 339 4 332 8*015 3172 3078 2*045 1 040 1 330 4 329 5*015 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