DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.0 - - 65.7 - - 65.7 - - 56.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 409 - - 191 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2248 - - 5255 - - 5513 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4428 - - 6847 - - 6699 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5309 - - 8316 - - 8574 - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1576 - - 696 - - 920 - - 3746 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 366 - - 537 - - 425 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 46 - - 91 - - 47 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 025 - - 052 - - 344 - - 048 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 37 - - 41 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4788 - - -2955 - - -2701 - - -6906 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10098 - - 11271 - - 11276 - - 9983 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11715 - - -9058 - - -8901 - - -14861 ODpotential blCL - - - 17024 - - 17374 - - 17475 - - 17938 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 42 - - 52 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.0 - - 65.7 - - 65.7 - - 56.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.6 - - 26.8 - - 26.9 - - 23.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 63.3 - - 64.3 - - 58.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.5 - - 25.6 - - 25.7 - - 22.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 409 - - 191 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2248 - - 5255 - - 5513 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97372 51 269 59 268 59 280 59 284 97372 90057 52 271 56 269 52 273 48 276 90057 84399 50 273 50 271 43 270 42 269 84399 79646 43 270 36 272 36 273 33 266 79646 75547 30 271 27 268 25 276 22 271 75547 71964 25 275 21 271 21 276 17 282 71964 68755 18 274 21 275 21 274 18 285 68755 65805 15 274 21 277 23 292 19 302 65805 63062 18 296 20 275 25 299 23 310 63062 60406 25 309 19 277 25 294 25 312 60406 57637 28 308 22 293 25 296 25 316 57637 54761 31 311 28 315 24 306 26 313 54761 52009 32 309 32 318 26 313 28 317 52009 49521 28 305 32 307 30 311 30 315 49521 47278 26 309 29 306 28 306 29 307 47278 45240 29 317 27 311 25 309 29 298 45240 43387 31 320 28 315 27 313 27 297 43387 41699 33 323 31 319 29 316 23 311 41699 40150 36 326 31 325 30 319 33 329 40150 38721 35 326 29 324 32 322 38 320 38721 37391 33 327 26 324 30 320 34 314 37391 36113 32 326 23 331 28 316 33 315 36113 34816 30 326 25 336 29 322 35 318 34816 33473 28 329 27 337 30 330 33 318 33473 32087 28 332 28 339 29 333 30 317 32087 30646 27 333 27 342 27 329 27 315 30646 29142 27 336 26 341 25 330 24 309 29142 27575 27 338 25 340 23 333 21 307 27575 25944 26 335 22 342 23 332 17 314 25944 24250 25 330 21 343 21 333 16 326 24250 22497 24 323 21 339 19 337 14 334 22497 20677 23 318 19 329 18 334 12 326 20677 18789 21 316 19 320 17 325 14 318 18789 16868 18 320 18 313 17 322 14 323 16868 15019 17 328 16 316 14 321 13 335 15019 13337 16 334 14 329 11 321 12 339 13337 11839 13 335 13 340 8 333 10 338 11839 10505 12 339 13 349 6 001 7 337 10505 9314 12 351 9*004 3*017 5 001 9314 8254 12 010 3*025 2*015 0 048 8254 7314 10 026 2 033 2 007 2 187 7314 6482 7 039 1 043 2 351 1 102 6482 5742 5*048 1 057 2 342 5 061 5742 5075 3*044 1 071 2 334 8 057 5075 4481 2 036 1 099 2 327 10 054 4481 3983 1 023 1 116 2 323 11 051 3983 3598 1 358 1 134 2 319 11 048 3598 3332 1 338 1 130 2 320 9 047 3332 3170 1 318 1 141 2 315 7*045 3170 3077 1 305 1 154 1 309 4*048 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