DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 Hernandez 3063ft 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 - - - 81.8 - - 88.5 - - - - - 77.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 293 - - 399 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1792 - - 4809 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4090 - - 6491 - - - - - 3063 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4855 - - 7872 - - - - - 3079 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1808 - - 1671 - - - - - 2615 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 519 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 307 - - - - - 261 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5687 - - -5066 - - - - - -5530 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10542 - - 12939 - - - - - 8609 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11711 - - -9921 - - - - - -10869 ODpotential blCL - - - 16566 - - 17793 - - - - - 13948 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 35 - - - - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.8 - - 88.5 - - - - - 77.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.4 - - 42.3 - - - - - 50.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.8 - - 85.9 - - - - - 78.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.3 - - 41.0 - - - - - 50.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 293 - - 399 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1792 - - 4809 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 98598 26 088 23 103 22 099 98598 91110 17 110 21 110 21 085 91110 85367 16 105 19 093 18 075 85367 80634 21 102 14 081 20 089 80634 76592 22 098 15 117 21 088 76592 73032 21 084 19 111 22 086 73032 69809 18 084 19 096 19 080 69809 66853 15 093 16 082 15 076 66853 64127 14 101 11 082 12 067 64127 61501 15 101 8 100 9 049 61501 58772 10 084 5 097 4 020 58772 55942 5 055 1 300 5 325 55942 53237 4 332 6 268 8 295 53237 50794 10 311 9 270 12 278 50794 48590 15 285 8 281 15 270 48590 46578 14 268 9 288 15 266 46578 44727 9 253 6 277 13 257 44727 43018 3 229 2 158 7 183 43018 41433 5 122 6 142 13 117 41433 39954 9 112 9 132 16 117 39954 38566 8 107 10 115 21 118 38566 37233 6 106 9 099 21 116 37233 35887 7 112 8 098 18 121 35887 34496 7 107 7 112 16 131 34496 33063 7 098 7 112 15 137 33063 31572 7 098 7 111 15 139 31572 30014 7 093 6 104 14 141 30014 28391 6 106 6 114 12 142 28391 26702 15 120 9 145 10 137 26702 24953 21 111 13 131 11 135 24953 23150 16 106 14 121 10 150 23150 21284 13 106 15 121 12 151 21284 19350 13 101 16 117 15 130 19350 17384 19 116 19 115 24 110 17384 15491 24 128 20 122 25 100 15491 13762 22 124 16 124 22 095 13762 12216 20 113 13 121 18 100 12216 10834 15 099 12 117 12 105 10834 9599 9 066 8 106 7 118 9599 8495 9 354 4*019 5 122 8495 7510 11 324 4*355 3 072 7510 6639 10 316 5 336 4 000 6639 5864 8 318 6 319 5 324 5864 5166 6*325 7 305 6 306 5166 4545 6*323 7 298 7 296 4545 4024 5 313 8 294 8 281 4024 3622 5 308 8 289 8 270 3622 3345 5 301 8 288 7 266 3345 3176 5 297 8 287 7*263 3176 3079 5 297 7 285 5*261 3079 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