DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 75.2 - - 76.5 - - 68.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 466 - - 275 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2379 - - 3760 - - 3128 - - 748 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4555 - - 5709 - - 5052 - - 3062 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5440 - - 6822 - - 6190 - - 3809 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 764 - - 824 - - 1048 - - 1100 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 386 - - 500 - - 395 - - 39 W* B/S - - - 47 - - 23 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 4 - - 8 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 337 - - 358 - - 002 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 22 - - 8 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 391 - - -648 - - -2184 - - -2169 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5049 - - 7470 - - 8374 - - 5979 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6948 - - -7964 - - -10434 - - -11405 ODpotential blCL - - - 12388 - - 14786 - - 16624 - - 15214 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 76 - - 56 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 75.2 - - 76.5 - - 68.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.8 - - 52.8 - - 50.2 - - 52.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.5 - - 72.5 - - 74.4 - - 68.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.2 - - 52.2 - - 49.6 - - 52.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 334 - - 466 - - 275 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2379 - - 3760 - - 3128 - - 748 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 - - 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] 98815 21 119 17 116 18 151 12 113 98815 91302 25 128 15 117 15 117 19 098 91302 85518 24 122 20 114 18 101 24 098 85518 80755 19 121 15 106 20 088 22 094 80755 76676 17 124 13 117 16 083 16 094 76676 73067 16 110 15 129 12 101 13 112 73067 69807 8 107 11 122 11 117 7 089 69807 66829 6 125 6 147 5 127 8 133 66829 64076 4 158 6 203 7 251 6 054 64076 61411 2 270 3 243 9 225 4 285 61411 58648 8 299 10 303 10 311 9 308 58648 55814 3 302 6 246 11 291 15 290 55814 53126 18 330 8 340 6 285 15 266 53126 50700 32 313 21 326 12 311 16 284 50700 48515 38 297 33 304 29 296 31 301 48515 46531 39 299 40 297 37 296 36 295 46531 44715 42 311 43 313 42 310 37 303 44715 43037 53 324 58 328 50 321 41 317 43037 41474 58 325 61 329 54 327 44 327 41474 40005 55 325 57 328 53 328 46 333 40005 38618 53 325 50 326 43 330 46 336 38618 37281 51 323 44 322 40 334 41 331 37281 35930 49 322 42 319 40 333 33 328 35930 34538 48 326 45 323 41 333 30 328 34538 33105 45 331 47 324 41 333 29 328 33105 31617 41 333 49 323 40 332 29 326 31617 30060 41 338 48 329 40 332 30 324 30060 28437 42 341 40 336 40 333 31 326 28437 26746 41 341 35 335 39 330 31 326 26746 24989 36 336 32 320 34 326 32 323 24989 23170 33 324 33 314 28 320 31 321 23170 21283 34 321 35 324 27 321 28 323 21283 19325 35 326 35 335 28 333 27 331 19325 17336 33 326 34 336 29 345 26 346 17336 15423 31 327 33 335 31 351 25 000 15423 13680 28 332 30 338 31 353 25 007 13680 12127 23 339 23 343 26 357 25 008 12127 10744 18 340 15 346 18 002 23 009 10744 9515 14 335 10 346 13 006 16 010 9515 8419 11 327 7 343 10 003 11 005 8419 7445 8 320 3*353 7 358 10 348 7445 6582 4 320 3*355 6*356 9 341 6582 5817 1*347 4 351 7*358 10 350 5817 5129 1*354 4 343 8 359 13 003 5129 4518 1 327 4 335 9 358 15 006 4518 4007 2 308 5 330 9 357 15*004 4007 3612 2 298 5 326 9 357 15*003 3612 3340 2 288 4 323 8 356 13 002 3340 3173 2 286 4 323 8 355 12 001 3173 3078 2 286 4 321 7 355 7 000 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