DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 Hernandez 3063ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 63.4 - - 74.2 - - 81.3 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -18 - - 30 - - 187 - - 52 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 408 - - 2145 - - 2808 - - - BL Depth Hcrit 3061 - - 3062 - - 4216 - - 3783 - - - Hcrit BL Top 3078 - - 3470 - - 5207 - - 5871 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 83 - - 1302 - - 1972 - - 2769 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 114 - - 314 - - 232 - - - W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 11 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction 085 - - 119 - - 171 - - 240 - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -14 - - -5 - - 5 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5877 - - -5168 - - -5940 - - -4467 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8956 - - 8638 - - 11148 - - 10338 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -16156 - - -12427 - - -12613 - - -11105 - - - ODpotential blCL 19234 - - 15897 - - 17820 - - 16976 - - - blCL maxRH 23 - - 48 - - 51 - - 52 - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m 63.4 - - 74.2 - - 81.3 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.8 - - 47.4 - - 43.3 - - 47.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 69.2 - - 73.9 - - 79.9 - - 81.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.7 - - 46.2 - - 42.0 - - 46.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -18 - - 30 - - 187 - - 52 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 408 - - 2145 - - 2808 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 96724 21 285 13 276 26 266 29 293 96724 89516 4 203 6 224 20 301 11 288 89516 84020 8 086 5 288 8 281 6 346 84020 79480 3 098 3 284 10 182 5 259 79480 75557 5 133 4 182 8 169 6 200 75557 72084 5 117 6 145 7 207 5 195 72084 68958 4 051 6 113 4 231 3 187 68958 66104 3 262 4 137 4 274 0 207 66104 63466 2 149 5 242 4 274 3 311 63466 60913 5 252 9 256 9 247 10 283 60913 58248 9 259 11 269 9 245 12 251 58248 55482 11 302 13 291 10 279 10 246 55482 52832 18 278 17 272 18 272 12 289 52832 50432 20 250 19 246 26 245 26 261 50432 48283 14 259 16 237 26 228 30 237 48283 46340 22 278 16 247 22 223 24 218 46340 44559 24 258 23 263 17 246 18 227 44559 42909 29 249 35 252 31 251 30 246 42909 41368 29 239 38 235 37 239 40 239 41368 39920 31 243 35 232 37 230 42 230 39920 38553 27 242 35 233 38 225 42 226 38553 37231 26 234 35 231 39 222 41 222 37231 35889 27 224 34 228 39 220 41 221 35889 34500 29 218 34 218 38 218 41 219 34500 33070 27 216 31 217 35 215 39 218 33070 31583 21 224 27 217 30 215 37 218 31583 30032 20 223 25 220 28 216 35 217 30032 28416 18 224 26 220 31 221 33 221 28416 26734 18 230 29 219 33 224 31 227 26734 24987 20 229 31 218 35 226 33 230 24987 23179 25 221 33 216 37 220 35 224 23179 21302 25 210 34 211 36 218 35 223 21302 19353 27 198 31 210 31 220 28 230 19353 17370 31 196 27 215 26 231 22 247 17370 15461 28 195 25 212 19 241 17 256 15461 13726 17 204 21 207 15 237 11 257 13726 12183 11 230 14 210 13 225 9 250 12183 10810 12 252 10 230 11 229 9 249 10810 9583 13 254 10 252 11 248 11 258 9583 8486 12 249 10 258 12 258 11 263 8486 7508 11 241 9 252 12 258 8 258 7508 6640 8 231 7 237 10 247 5*236 6640 5868 5 216 5 198 8*226 5*233 5868 5171 3 192 5 163 5*186 5 236 5171 4549 3 156 5 153 5 171 6 239 4549 4027 4 133 6 142 5 169 6 241 4027 3625 6 121 6*128 5 167 6 243 3625 3346 7 108 5*120 5 166 6 244 3346 3176 6*103 4 118 5 166 6 244 3176 3079 5*085 4 120 4 166 5 244 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