DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/30 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.1 - - 63.6 - - 60.9 - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 53 - - -1 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 699 - - 282 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3061 - - 3061 - - 3061 - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3077 - - 3760 - - 3343 - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 712 - - 1216 - - 609 - - 261 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 21 - - 152 - - 49 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 076 - - 102 - - 090 - - 084 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -3 - - -9 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4986 - - -3763 - - -2117 - - -6846 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8064 - - 7523 - - 5460 - - 9924 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12019 - - -9802 - - -7996 - - -16064 ODpotential blCL - - - 15096 - - 13562 - - 11339 - - 19141 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 75 - - 60 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.1 - - 63.6 - - 60.9 - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 41.7 - - 47.9 - - 23.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.7 - - 63.1 - - 61.3 - - 60.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 40.5 - - 46.7 - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 53 - - -1 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 699 - - 282 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 - - 3 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] 95604 52 294 47 300 53 293 42 289 95604 88676 30 302 26 310 40 304 27 301 88676 83359 21 301 16 314 28 306 23 310 83359 78900 18 310 16 318 17 306 22 308 78900 75017 16 306 18 314 13 326 17 318 75017 71575 14 285 20 308 14 326 22 325 71575 68474 10 288 19 297 18 312 24 310 68474 65637 15 295 24 287 22 301 27 299 65637 63000 20 282 31 277 25 290 33 290 63000 60435 17 287 27 272 26 280 35 280 60435 57736 26 312 30 296 27 286 25 283 57736 54922 43 304 48 293 44 296 40 300 54922 52236 47 286 52 281 53 288 46 293 52236 49809 42 277 47 277 48 285 46 284 49809 47623 35 282 42 280 42 289 43 278 47623 45635 32 295 37 284 38 285 40 279 45635 43822 31 299 32 282 37 273 41 281 43822 42175 32 289 28 271 35 254 42 268 42175 40665 31 283 34 269 34 258 43 260 40665 39252 30 280 34 264 38 259 31 256 39252 37915 26 278 27 258 32 250 32 250 37915 36621 20 269 26 256 27 252 31 247 36621 35306 19 273 26 256 27 272 31 259 35306 33943 15 278 27 269 26 277 30 263 33943 32540 18 289 26 278 24 268 28 261 32540 31083 27 300 21 290 16 269 21 270 31083 29561 29 306 19 320 14 308 21 298 29561 27974 30 317 29 325 29 317 24 301 27974 26323 35 322 35 316 33 314 26 297 26323 24610 32 327 34 314 33 313 25 294 24610 22836 27 328 28 308 26 312 22 296 22836 20995 20 299 24 294 24 307 19 299 20995 19081 17 290 19 287 24 302 18 300 19081 17132 13 289 17 285 23 298 17 300 17132 15256 10 289 15 279 20 290 15 295 15256 13546 10 297 13 276 17 280 14 281 13546 12023 10 308 12 280 17 276 14 275 12023 10664 8 311 9 286 14 279 12 281 10664 9450 5 308 6 293 10 283 9 293 9450 8367 3 316 4 301 7 285 6 301 8367 7403 2 355 2 328 3 290 2 327 7403 6549 3 012 2 018 0 011 2 098 6549 5790 4 004 3 035 3 093 3 110 5790 5108 5 001 4 051 4 089 4 124 5108 4502 4 008 4 074 6 096 6 129 4502 3994 3 030 4*088 7 100 8 125 3994 3603 4 054 4*097 7*093 10 118 3603 3334 4 069 4 102 7*090 9 108 3334 3171 3 073 4 104 6 090 8*100 3171 3077 2*076 3 105 4 092 5*084 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