DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/29 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 75.8 - - 74.6 - - 62.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 197 - - 312 - - 129 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1203 - - 3321 - - 3135 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3552 - - 5250 - - 4738 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4265 - - 6382 - - 6197 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2033 - - 2646 - - 3116 - - 522 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 260 - - 424 - - 312 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 020 - - 037 - - 026 - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -9 - - 7 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6267 - - -5776 - - -4767 - - -4236 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10533 - - 12158 - - 10965 - - 7314 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10028 - - -10437 - - -8731 - - -9459 ODpotential blCL - - - 14293 - - 16819 - - 14928 - - 12537 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 58 - - 61 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 75.8 - - 74.6 - - 62.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 33.0 - - 37.1 - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.6 - - 73.8 - - 73.5 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 31.8 - - 36.0 - - 41.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 197 - - 312 - - 129 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1203 - - 3321 - - 3135 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96636 32 292 40 284 36 272 54 279 96636 89340 26 286 32 289 29 280 35 282 89340 83813 23 286 23 277 29 299 22 299 83813 79274 18 292 22 281 26 294 22 302 79274 75371 10 283 22 280 22 295 20 312 75371 71913 9 279 19 259 21 288 18 303 71913 68750 14 300 19 268 22 277 18 292 68750 65820 17 288 19 285 23 277 26 279 65820 63090 22 281 25 286 29 275 26 280 63090 60431 31 271 32 275 32 277 38 287 60431 57661 34 268 40 269 42 273 41 275 57661 54790 37 271 43 264 44 267 43 276 54790 52034 39 273 42 271 42 272 50 279 52034 49539 43 280 47 277 49 279 57 279 49539 47309 45 280 48 278 57 280 55 279 47309 45312 43 279 46 278 57 279 54 285 45312 43512 32 275 41 276 51 280 54 291 43512 41867 25 279 32 276 45 279 55 292 41867 40339 30 284 31 275 35 279 52 287 40339 38909 29 281 32 275 33 279 44 283 38909 37568 30 275 33 271 38 280 37 276 37568 36279 24 269 31 267 42 280 41 273 36279 34976 20 274 28 272 42 280 44 283 34976 33630 18 274 23 275 40 282 39 291 33630 32241 16 280 23 273 32 286 31 285 32241 30798 16 283 22 268 28 281 31 275 30798 29289 14 285 21 267 27 274 29 271 29289 27717 13 277 18 269 23 277 27 272 27717 26081 15 253 17 264 21 279 24 273 26081 24385 17 245 21 263 19 276 20 267 24385 22634 17 251 23 265 18 276 19 258 22634 20822 14 255 22 270 19 273 18 256 20822 18942 12 259 18 276 17 274 16 261 18942 17026 8 257 12 275 13 278 13 264 17026 15178 6 243 8 266 9 276 11 263 15178 13494 6 236 7 256 7 269 9 259 13494 11992 5 242 7 255 7 261 9 261 11992 10650 4 264 5 262 6 257 8 263 10650 9449 3 318 3 280 3 247 7 258 9449 8373 6 343 2 339 3 231 5 251 8373 7414 8 352 5 028 2 232 5 246 7414 6563 9 009 9*037 1*026 5 248 6563 5804 12 018 10*037 3*028 3 244 5804 5120 13 021 11 037 5 027 1 332 5120 4512 12*021 10 037 5 026 6 014 4512 4002 10*021 10 037 6 026 11 017 4002 3609 9 021 10 036 6 025 13 019 3609 3337 8 020 9 036 6 025 13 021 3337 3173 7 019 9 036 6 024 11*023 3173 3078 6 019 7 035 5 025 6*024 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