DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 77.4 - - - - - 63.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 485 - - - - - 40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1281 - - 2101 - - - - - 509 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3762 - - 4439 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4343 - - 5164 - - - - - 3571 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 678 - - 850 - - - - - 406 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 319 - - 418 - - - - - 114 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 10 - - - - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 246 - - - - - 234 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2690 - - -2908 - - - - - -950 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7033 - - 8072 - - - - - 4521 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9947 - - -8725 - - - - - -10099 ODpotential blCL - - - 14290 - - 13889 - - - - - 13670 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 57 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.3 - - 77.4 - - - - - 63.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.1 - - 52.5 - - - - - 53.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.2 - - 74.6 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.4 - - 51.9 - - - - - 53.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 353 - - 485 - - - - - 40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1281 - - 2101 - - - - - 509 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 10 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] 98716 31 124 32 109 28 111 98716 91251 26 115 24 129 28 101 91251 85513 29 134 16 133 22 088 85513 80753 29 132 15 137 13 102 80753 76655 21 117 14 141 11 123 76655 73040 9 133 11 133 16 096 73040 69780 13 131 12 124 9 092 69780 66796 10 107 8 143 8 145 66796 64041 3 124 8 130 11 141 64041 61388 4 221 7 196 10 136 61388 58641 6 199 15 204 11 217 58641 55817 6 238 20 201 21 231 55817 53136 19 244 20 217 30 231 53136 50730 28 245 23 236 32 238 50730 48575 35 252 31 253 30 250 48575 46607 47 255 43 256 43 261 46607 44789 57 255 51 249 50 252 44789 43098 59 255 55 253 53 248 43098 41514 60 263 60 259 59 252 41514 40025 69 272 62 265 62 254 40025 38620 76 272 64 270 61 256 38620 37269 77 275 67 273 61 255 37269 35903 62 282 71 276 61 254 35903 34492 54 289 61 280 58 256 34492 33042 41 291 41 286 57 257 33042 31538 32 282 25 277 51 259 31538 29968 24 274 25 262 36 259 29968 28334 14 269 24 268 29 247 28334 26639 8 235 13 264 25 241 26639 24891 5 229 8 235 16 229 24891 23089 3 270 5 245 11 214 23089 21224 1 344 4 141 10 210 21224 19289 7 184 9 107 13 162 19289 17319 21 160 14 139 18 133 17319 15421 22 146 18 137 20 130 15421 13689 17 138 19 133 22 138 13689 12142 16 136 19 138 24 149 12142 10761 16 128 20 143 23 162 10761 9527 14 115 16 146 19 177 9527 8428 8 100 10 142 14 185 8428 7451 3 086 4 137 11 157 7451 6584 1 049 1 085 12 107 6584 5815 1 132 1*004 12 080 5815 5124 2 113 3*262 9 072 5124 4510 1*169 6 248 1 105 4510 3998 2*236 8 245 7 231 3998 3606 4 235 9 243 9*233 3606 3336 4 236 9 243 9*234 3336 3172 4 236 9 242 8 234 3172 3078 4 237 8 242 7 235 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