DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 Hernandez 3060ft 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 50.8 - - - - - 46.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 86 - - - - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 740 - - - - - 768 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3060 - - 3060 - - - - - 3060 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3077 - - 3800 - - - - - 3828 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1953 - - 2685 - - - - - 1292 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 40 - - 169 - - - - - 103 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 12 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 216 - - 210 - - - - - 231 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 12 - - - - - 13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 723 - - - - - 752 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3077 - - 3077 - - - - - 3077 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 0 - - 349 - - - - - 206 ODpotential blCL - - - 3077 - - 3451 - - - - - 3622 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 320 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 50.8 - - - - - 46.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.8 - - 49.2 - - - - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.6 - - 50.0 - - - - - 45.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.6 - - 48.6 - - - - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 86 - - - - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 16 - - 740 - - - - - 768 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - - - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 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] 97339 47 278 53 274 60 287 97339 89875 40 279 36 273 40 283 89875 84228 31 274 26 280 26 293 84228 79597 20 270 28 282 18 292 79597 75611 19 271 21 280 19 281 75611 72077 20 276 15 279 22 273 72077 68855 14 269 17 273 18 274 68855 65868 10 263 17 261 15 262 65868 63084 14 259 16 261 17 264 63084 60381 17 260 21 259 18 268 60381 57548 21 253 22 257 21 268 57548 54597 22 240 19 257 24 263 54597 51779 21 239 17 267 25 262 51779 49248 19 250 18 271 24 261 49248 46980 19 251 21 261 19 260 46980 44912 26 239 24 249 14 269 44912 43004 32 233 27 246 17 277 43004 41238 34 229 28 245 24 267 41238 39604 36 227 34 241 31 261 39604 38092 40 229 40 237 37 260 38092 36694 45 227 44 232 42 256 36694 35369 51 227 46 229 43 253 35369 34046 57 226 50 227 42 252 34046 32695 63 226 57 227 41 246 32695 31324 68 225 62 227 42 236 31324 29919 69 223 63 228 44 230 29919 28460 66 223 61 230 44 230 28460 26941 62 224 57 230 42 236 26941 25359 57 225 47 232 40 241 25359 23716 51 224 42 238 37 240 23716 22014 46 223 41 240 35 235 22014 20250 42 224 39 235 33 233 20250 18416 40 225 37 228 32 235 18416 16551 35 224 36 226 29 239 16551 14754 30 221 33 225 25 243 14754 13118 28 220 29 221 21 245 13118 11660 25 215 25 214 19 243 11660 10360 23 213 23 210 19 238 10360 9199 20 214 23 210 20 235 9199 8161 19 216 23 212 22 232 8161 7236 19 217 22 214 23 231 7236 6416 18 219 20 213 24 231 6416 5687 17 218 18 212 23 230 5687 5032 16 218 17 210 22 230 5032 4450 15 218 16 210 21 230 4450 3962 14 217 15*210 20*230 3962 3586 12 216 14*209 18*230 3586 3326 10 216 13 209 17 231 3326 3168 9*216 12 210 15 231 3168 3077 7*216 9 210 10 232 3077 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