DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 79.9 - - 77.4 - - 66.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 312 - - 423 - - 232 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1966 - - 5921 - - 3679 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4233 - - 7393 - - 5408 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5028 - - 8983 - - 6741 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3037 - - 1997 - - 3647 - - 1429 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 355 - - 566 - - 397 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 23 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 246 - - 274 - - 258 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 13 - - 12 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5111 - - -3240 - - -4161 - - -3991 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10140 - - 12224 - - 10903 - - 7069 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9539 - - -7001 - - -7782 - - -8938 ODpotential blCL - - - 14567 - - 15984 - - 14523 - - 12016 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 38 - - 38 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.5 - - 79.9 - - 77.4 - - 66.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.6 - - 36.5 - - 40.0 - - 45.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.5 - - 77.2 - - 75.8 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 35.3 - - 39.1 - - 45.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 312 - - 423 - - 232 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1966 - - 5921 - - 3679 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 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] 98142 5 153 7 147 4 180 4 057 98142 90709 13 134 5 179 1 236 5 061 90709 84994 8 168 2 258 6 113 2 172 84994 80269 11 195 6 210 1 040 3 165 80269 76179 13 193 7 197 4 184 2 188 76179 72546 3 174 6 169 8 187 3 199 72546 69260 7 312 1 185 3 231 2 180 69260 66248 6 281 3 290 2 094 2 244 66248 63466 3 292 8 291 9 325 9 331 63466 60778 4 326 8 279 11 291 11 309 60778 57974 10 330 9 299 14 313 13 319 57974 55074 14 328 10 307 19 299 19 313 55074 52324 20 321 15 313 17 301 19 308 52324 49867 19 319 20 314 20 306 21 313 49867 47686 31 335 24 331 17 326 17 323 47686 45729 30 335 26 327 23 328 23 332 45729 43948 26 345 22 333 22 323 24 322 43948 42300 26 357 27 346 22 329 24 315 42300 40759 31 357 31 347 24 335 25 322 40759 39310 33 354 34 345 25 339 25 329 39310 37943 31 352 35 346 25 342 24 331 37943 36624 29 353 35 350 24 347 22 329 36624 35290 26 358 35 352 23 351 19 332 35290 33911 26 003 32 353 20 350 18 330 33911 32489 26 000 27 351 17 340 17 321 32489 31012 24 354 25 350 16 339 15 324 31012 29468 26 357 24 355 15 337 12 332 29468 27864 22 005 22 351 19 327 13 330 27864 26201 18 359 20 342 20 325 16 332 26201 24482 16 353 17 346 15 333 14 336 24482 22706 14 350 14 340 11 327 11 328 22706 20867 13 352 13 331 11 326 9 329 20867 18966 12 352 9 328 9 322 7 332 18966 17041 7 338 7 303 7 319 4 351 17041 15191 4 338 6 270 7 305 4 030 15191 13503 2 351 6 234 7 263 4 334 13503 11998 1 013 5 209 7 228 6 253 11998 10655 2 327 1 094 3 094 8 214 10655 9455 6 301 3*042 6 054 8 179 9455 8380 8 288 3*022 5 037 6 147 8380 7420 8 277 2 351 3*325 4 123 7420 6566 6 268 3 297 5*290 3 132 6566 5805 4 260 5 276 8 271 2 247 5805 5120 3*252 6 266 10 258 7 273 5120 4511 3*250 7 263 11 254 11 270 4511 4002 4 246 8 260 12 252 13 257 4002 3609 5 246 8 259 12 251 13 247 3609 3338 5 246 8 258 11 251 12 244 3338 3173 5 246 8 258 11 250 10*243 3173 3078 5 245 7 257 9 249 6*243 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