DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.4 - - 66.6 - - - - - 57.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 223 - - 365 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1402 - - 3477 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3730 - - 5416 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4463 - - 6538 - - - - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 781 - - 1040 - - - - - 2562 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 284 - - 451 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 19 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 116 - - 144 - - - - - 064 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 12 - - - - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4690 - - -3299 - - - - - -5541 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9153 - - 9837 - - - - - 8620 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11676 - - -8707 - - - - - -12605 ODpotential blCL - - - 16139 - - 15245 - - - - - 15683 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 50 - - - - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.4 - - 66.6 - - - - - 57.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 34.2 - - - - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.9 - - 64.3 - - - - - 61.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.1 - - 33.0 - - - - - 29.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 223 - - 365 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1402 - - 3477 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 96905 26 265 36 269 43 277 96905 89625 22 246 28 262 27 271 89625 84070 12 227 17 239 17 275 84070 79489 10 212 9 234 16 266 79489 75555 8 285 8 288 9 263 75555 72073 13 286 16 298 8 276 72073 68904 15 259 19 291 12 309 68904 65987 15 252 21 282 21 298 65987 63288 13 294 19 287 19 293 63288 60669 19 297 21 293 19 293 60669 57919 24 282 27 283 21 287 57919 55050 25 283 29 278 26 286 55050 52295 32 289 34 282 31 279 52295 49799 41 288 38 286 34 274 49799 47550 48 285 45 286 35 278 47550 45501 48 283 46 283 39 273 45501 43629 46 282 47 281 39 271 43629 41915 45 282 46 280 36 272 41915 40341 44 280 47 279 35 275 40341 38893 39 281 41 277 34 276 38893 37547 34 282 35 272 31 274 37547 36258 31 282 32 265 28 271 36258 34954 29 286 28 268 27 271 34954 33606 26 290 24 277 25 272 33606 32217 22 294 19 288 20 271 32217 30772 21 300 19 299 15 281 30772 29263 22 305 21 301 13 296 29263 27690 21 309 22 302 15 306 27690 26052 19 310 18 305 18 310 26052 24349 17 316 15 311 16 320 24349 22589 19 332 13 328 14 344 22589 20765 21 344 14 348 14 007 20765 18872 19 351 14 002 12 024 18872 16946 17 359 12 011 11 042 16946 15094 14 003 10 018 9 056 15094 13409 12 011 9 030 6 078 13409 11907 11 022 6 047 6 095 11907 10568 8 034 6 051 7 121 10568 9371 7 039 6 064 10 131 9371 8304 8 046 7 077 14 142 8304 7353 7 065 5*107 14 152 7353 6510 6 088 4*138 9 165 6510 5763 5 109 4 141 4 195 5763 5089 3 129 4 144 2 232 5089 4491 2*126 5 145 1 215 4491 3989 2*113 5 145 1 110 3989 3602 2 114 5 146 2 084 3602 3334 2 118 5 146 3 077 3334 3171 2 122 5 145 3*072 3171 3078 2 121 4 147 2*064 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