DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 56.1 - - 57.8 - - - - - 54.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 161 - - 107 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2503 - - 2438 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4424 - - 4182 - - - - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5564 - - 5499 - - - - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1772 - - 2098 - - - - - 2207 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 318 - - 277 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 327 - - - - - 329 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 2 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1349 - - 1411 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4215 - - 4089 - - - - - 3077 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 279 - - 489 - - - - - -1365 ODpotential blCL - - - 5285 - - 5010 - - - - - 4442 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 98 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.1 - - 57.8 - - - - - 54.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.2 - - 50.4 - - - - - 51.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.0 - - 56.9 - - - - - 55.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.9 - - 49.2 - - - - - 50.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 161 - - 107 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2503 - - 2438 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 91 - - - - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 98355 7 090 15 048 9 099 98355 90898 8 124 9 032 12 090 90898 85179 11 112 3 130 22 053 85179 80446 12 109 13 124 16 043 80446 76379 12 110 17 111 14 064 76379 72797 8 142 14 125 12 087 72797 69552 14 160 8 167 8 112 69552 66550 9 161 10 185 10 169 66550 63749 12 233 10 229 10 198 63749 61030 21 210 24 219 17 248 61030 58194 13 244 20 219 20 232 58194 55250 25 264 19 264 22 255 55250 52445 32 264 32 272 31 263 52445 49929 34 263 35 263 38 269 49929 47680 32 268 34 271 42 276 47680 45648 34 284 36 281 42 283 45648 43798 37 293 39 289 51 296 43798 42100 45 299 52 293 62 297 42100 40529 55 298 59 290 65 298 40529 39068 55 299 58 297 64 304 39068 37704 51 308 60 305 65 307 37704 36393 55 317 63 307 67 306 36393 35068 61 318 66 307 68 303 35068 33699 63 315 66 305 68 303 33699 32289 63 313 64 306 66 304 32289 30826 59 313 57 307 64 308 30826 29300 54 315 51 306 58 312 29300 27713 51 317 46 307 53 310 27713 26066 50 319 46 310 50 307 26066 24358 51 320 45 315 45 307 24358 22590 44 327 41 324 40 309 22590 20759 39 337 32 327 34 315 20759 18859 36 342 30 328 29 319 18859 16928 36 344 30 331 26 319 16928 15074 36 350 30 334 24 322 15074 13391 36 350 29 338 23 331 13391 11891 34 347 27 342 22 342 11891 10552 28 347 24 342 21 350 10552 9355 23 347 20 343 21 355 9355 8286 18 347 13 354 20 355 8286 7335 15 354 10 356 17 352 7335 6493 12 001 9 352 12 348 6493 5747 10*359 9*347 8 347 5747 5076 9*355 8*339 6 350 5076 4482 8 350 8 330 7 348 4482 3983 8 347 8 326 7 345 3983 3599 8 344 8 322 7 340 3599 3332 7 342 8 320 7 335 3332 3170 7 342 7 319 5*332 3170 3077 6 340 6 317 3*329 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