DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - 75.6 - - 81.5 - - 80.6 - - 70.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 350 - - 464 - - 274 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1303 - - 3089 - - 2354 - - 500 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3776 - - 5185 - - 4476 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4365 - - 6151 - - 5417 - - 3562 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1012 - - 1913 - - 2226 - - 733 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 320 - - 468 - - 359 - - 57 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 13 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 223 - - 232 - - 244 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 9 - - 10 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4052 - - -3553 - - -4289 - - -3880 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8417 - - 9705 - - 9706 - - 7442 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10606 - - -9555 - - -10126 - - -11557 ODpotential blCL - - - 14971 - - 15706 - - 15543 - - 15119 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 44 - - 41 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.6 - - 81.5 - - 80.6 - - 70.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.4 - - 49.5 - - 48.7 - - 49.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.3 - - 78.7 - - 78.7 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 48.8 - - 48.1 - - 48.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 350 - - 464 - - 274 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1303 - - 3089 - - 2354 - - 500 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 99037 37 111 25 112 23 105 31 091 99037 91549 31 107 27 110 26 105 32 104 91549 85779 27 115 24 100 22 108 27 105 85779 80997 23 119 24 107 21 103 24 092 80997 76881 21 116 19 116 19 096 21 080 76881 73245 19 118 14 120 14 088 19 078 73245 69943 13 097 14 122 9 103 14 075 69943 66923 12 079 12 111 8 131 4 053 66923 64157 1 193 4 012 10 113 6 121 64157 61491 7 220 9 285 5 329 7 025 61491 58718 5 226 12 250 12 274 11 291 58718 55857 17 282 17 256 17 263 16 266 55857 53132 26 270 29 263 26 266 24 271 53132 50681 35 260 41 260 40 261 39 271 50681 48486 43 257 46 254 47 254 49 263 48486 46495 46 258 47 254 49 251 51 255 46495 44674 47 257 48 254 49 253 51 253 44674 42992 47 256 48 255 49 253 50 256 42992 41423 45 255 47 255 48 251 50 253 41423 39949 43 256 46 254 49 250 49 250 39949 38561 42 257 45 253 49 251 48 250 38561 37223 41 258 42 253 48 254 47 251 37223 35867 40 259 40 255 45 257 44 254 35867 34465 39 259 38 260 40 259 40 257 34465 33021 35 259 35 265 36 263 36 258 33021 31522 28 262 31 266 31 268 32 260 31522 29959 24 266 24 265 27 267 26 262 29959 28334 22 267 20 267 22 262 23 263 28334 26646 22 264 19 269 20 263 20 263 26646 24899 22 262 19 268 18 265 17 262 24899 23096 18 260 17 259 16 260 16 260 23096 21232 17 247 17 250 17 251 16 258 21232 19299 19 233 18 245 18 247 16 256 19299 17329 18 234 18 243 16 249 13 256 17329 15427 14 236 14 243 12 250 11 257 15427 13691 12 234 11 240 9 247 10 253 13691 12143 13 229 11 228 10 232 11 238 12143 10765 13 217 13 215 11 217 13 218 10765 9538 13 202 13 200 10 204 13 197 9538 8444 12 190 11 178 6 170 12 175 8444 7471 12 178 8 162 5 135 10 150 7471 6606 11 166 5*162 4 122 8 128 6606 5836 8 155 4*186 2*180 6 120 5836 5141 5 159 5 213 4*225 4 139 5141 4525 3*197 7 225 7 233 5 235 4525 4010 4*230 7 227 8 233 9 244 4010 3614 5 234 8 230 9 233 9*244 3614 3340 5 236 8 230 9 234 9*244 3340 3174 5 237 8 230 8 234 8 244 3174 3078 5 237 7 231 8 234 6 245 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