DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 Hernandez 3061ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.1 - - 74.0 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 445 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1886 - - 3711 - - - - - 544 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4180 - - 5660 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4947 - - 6773 - - - - - 3605 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1220 - - 1566 - - - - - 897 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 353 - - 492 - - - - - 67 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 323 - - - - - 336 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -6 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5986 - - -5963 - - - - - -2610 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10934 - - 12737 - - - - - 6215 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15381 - - -13979 - - - - - -9070 ODpotential blCL - - - 20328 - - 20752 - - - - - 12675 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 78 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.1 - - 74.0 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.0 - - 28.7 - - - - - 46.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.0 - - 71.3 - - - - - 62.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 27.5 - - - - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 445 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1886 - - 3711 - - - - - 544 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 25 - - 12 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98698 22 115 20 118 12 117 98698 91224 18 113 16 118 9 135 91224 85499 21 115 18 131 10 114 85499 80756 12 115 22 121 11 091 80756 76674 9 134 12 119 13 100 76674 73064 10 118 12 143 10 092 73064 69797 8 145 8 138 6 068 69797 66798 11 155 4 160 4 083 66798 64016 6 153 6 246 2 336 64016 61330 8 265 11 233 10 281 61330 58531 15 266 14 269 13 279 58531 55621 20 268 20 262 23 280 55621 52855 21 267 15 259 20 263 52855 50384 24 284 27 316 33 317 50384 48198 38 302 44 310 40 324 48198 46236 42 317 39 308 50 349 46236 44436 49 340 32 350 63 349 44436 42766 72 349 75 353 68 343 42766 41207 76 343 85 349 70 337 41207 39741 71 340 86 346 67 337 39741 38357 67 342 82 345 65 338 38357 37020 55 340 75 347 64 338 37020 35664 37 325 57 349 63 337 35664 34263 35 310 39 328 62 335 34263 32819 35 300 35 306 59 332 32819 31318 35 297 28 309 57 330 31318 29752 34 289 30 315 56 328 29752 28121 36 282 40 306 55 327 28121 26427 38 283 41 316 54 327 26427 24673 37 286 29 320 46 326 24673 22862 29 282 24 314 37 319 22862 20991 23 280 24 306 34 310 20991 19056 22 278 22 289 27 306 19056 17095 20 280 19 286 23 304 17095 15212 17 285 17 295 21 307 15212 13502 15 292 15 300 19 314 13502 11982 13 297 14 301 17 321 11982 10629 14 302 14 304 16 323 10629 9422 14 306 13 311 15 324 9422 8345 14 312 10 326 14 328 8345 7386 12 319 9*339 14 334 7386 6536 11 326 9*338 13 342 6536 5781 9 334 9 334 14 350 5781 5101 9*335 10 327 16 354 5101 4498 9*332 11 322 18 351 4498 3993 9 326 11 317 18*343 3993 3604 9 322 11 314 16*338 3604 3335 8 319 11 311 14 336 3335 3172 8 317 10 310 13 335 3172 3078 7 315 9 309 8 332 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