DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - 76.1 - - 81.1 - - 80.0 - - 70.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 458 - - 275 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1475 - - 3315 - - 2750 - - 572 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3896 - - 5359 - - 4772 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4538 - - 6377 - - 5813 - - 3634 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1501 - - 1325 - - 1915 - - 1088 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 331 - - 478 - - 379 - - 65 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 14 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 224 - - 241 - - 250 - - 253 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5695 - - -5503 - - -4577 - - -3336 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10233 - - 11881 - - 10391 - - 6971 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13633 - - -12625 - - -10534 - - -10779 ODpotential blCL - - - 18171 - - 19002 - - 16347 - - 14413 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 29 - - 37 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 81.1 - - 80.0 - - 70.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.1 - - 39.6 - - 45.1 - - 50.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.0 - - 78.3 - - 78.0 - - 70.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 38.5 - - 44.4 - - 50.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 458 - - 275 - - 5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1475 - - 3315 - - 2750 - - 572 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 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] 98916 34 096 30 113 23 116 26 096 98916 91457 25 100 31 103 26 117 27 102 91457 85705 25 123 23 098 24 095 30 107 85705 80922 25 116 17 106 25 086 24 102 80922 76804 21 085 13 093 16 089 22 084 76804 73165 11 074 9 068 13 092 17 084 73165 69877 5 064 8 088 8 058 12 079 69877 66866 7 056 9 109 3 047 8 036 66866 64095 10 078 7 069 4 045 9 021 64095 61428 5 041 6 048 3 019 8 016 61428 58653 9 267 9 296 8 293 10 323 58653 55772 14 272 15 274 15 262 18 284 55772 53022 22 270 23 270 23 264 25 271 53022 50549 30 266 33 261 32 268 29 267 50549 48339 37 261 38 255 37 266 31 263 48339 46343 38 260 38 250 42 260 35 262 46343 44520 42 264 38 255 42 257 37 262 44520 42839 48 265 40 261 41 258 34 264 42839 41272 51 261 41 263 40 261 31 266 41272 39802 48 257 42 262 39 266 25 270 39802 38419 43 262 40 263 35 268 20 276 38419 37088 40 267 35 264 31 267 15 283 37088 35742 35 261 32 256 29 267 10 309 35742 34352 35 257 30 254 28 270 11 332 34352 32921 32 262 25 262 24 276 11 328 32921 31437 27 269 20 274 18 283 7 331 31437 29886 23 274 18 281 13 289 7 334 29886 28270 22 279 16 281 12 289 8 306 28270 26588 20 284 16 279 14 283 11 298 26588 24847 17 281 17 278 16 279 12 289 24847 23046 15 278 16 276 17 275 15 275 23046 21182 12 270 15 273 16 269 18 268 21182 19248 11 262 14 267 15 266 17 265 19248 17281 13 256 13 257 14 264 15 269 17281 15387 16 249 14 251 13 263 14 273 15387 13662 16 247 13 252 12 261 14 270 13662 12123 13 252 11 261 9 261 12 262 12123 10752 10 264 9 273 7 262 11 257 10752 9529 8 277 8 284 4 273 10 247 9529 8436 7 282 4 296 5 046 9 218 8436 7463 7 260 1 325 6 036 6 178 7463 6599 8 230 1*249 4 355 5 104 6599 5831 8 211 3*244 4*317 5 083 5831 5139 7*205 5 243 6*266 1 302 5139 4524 6*212 6 242 8 252 7 272 4524 4010 6 223 7 240 9 249 9*260 4010 3614 6 226 8 240 9 246 9*255 3614 3341 6 228 8 240 9 245 9 253 3341 3174 6 229 8 239 9 245 8 252 3174 3079 5 230 7 238 8 245 6 251 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