DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 76.2 - - - - - 63.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 364 - - 502 - - - - - 34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2211 - - 4129 - - - - - 588 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4450 - - 6023 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5273 - - 7191 - - - - - 3649 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1215 - - 1592 - - - - - 707 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 386 - - 529 - - - - - 113 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 10 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 308 - - - - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 5 - - - - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3725 - - -1016 - - - - - -1273 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8998 - - 8207 - - - - - 4922 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9932 - - -3703 - - - - - -6851 ODpotential blCL - - - 15205 - - 10894 - - - - - 10500 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 76 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 76.2 - - - - - 63.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.2 - - 50.6 - - - - - 52.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.8 - - 73.5 - - - - - 63.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.4 - - 50.1 - - - - - 52.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 364 - - 502 - - - - - 34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2211 - - 4129 - - - - - 588 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 5 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 9 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] 98873 27 117 26 115 32 101 98873 91451 33 119 25 125 31 089 91451 85713 27 113 25 123 20 083 85713 80931 22 100 21 100 16 123 80931 76822 14 111 13 080 17 112 76822 73180 13 128 7 097 15 099 73180 69872 8 114 7 117 8 108 69872 66845 2 172 4 151 6 066 66845 64052 7 208 4 202 8 009 64052 61365 4 193 8 215 9 317 61365 58579 14 295 13 256 13 316 58579 55697 23 275 19 267 23 298 55697 52964 26 271 23 273 32 278 52964 50516 24 275 25 276 34 316 50516 48335 32 294 30 305 47 313 48335 46373 51 296 42 303 48 317 46373 44574 49 289 40 298 38 316 44574 42905 44 290 47 318 27 321 42905 41337 42 304 50 317 43 341 41337 39863 51 314 47 320 63 341 39863 38478 52 307 51 328 64 331 38478 37145 50 301 55 327 59 321 37145 35796 49 301 56 325 53 317 35796 34400 48 306 54 322 44 322 34400 32961 47 306 53 320 41 323 32961 31462 44 299 53 321 42 316 31462 29894 43 285 55 325 46 317 29894 28260 46 279 52 325 52 325 28260 26559 45 277 43 312 48 327 26559 24795 43 273 43 298 44 320 24795 22970 39 274 44 293 45 316 22970 21082 38 272 41 289 41 311 21082 19130 36 270 34 291 40 304 19130 17154 33 271 27 286 35 299 17154 15261 30 273 28 278 31 292 15261 13544 27 279 28 278 29 289 13544 12019 23 286 24 281 25 292 12019 10663 20 292 19 285 20 297 10663 9454 17 296 15 291 15 298 9454 8374 15 299 10 302 11 294 8374 7412 11 303 8*315 10 287 7412 6558 8 311 8*316 11 286 6558 5798 5*326 9 315 12 290 5798 5114 5*327 10 311 13 301 5114 4506 5 319 11 308 15 313 4506 3997 6 311 11 304 15*319 3997 3606 6 305 11 302 15*320 3606 3336 6 300 11 300 14 320 3336 3172 6 298 10 299 13 319 3172 3078 5 296 9 298 8 318 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