DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 Hernandez 3061ft 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 - - - 66.6 - - 69.5 - - - - - 58.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 152 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 390 - - 1666 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3061 - - 3805 - - - - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3452 - - 4728 - - - - - 3077 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1489 - - 1047 - - - - - 465 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 116 - - 272 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 3 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 015 - - 051 - - - - - 046 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 4 - - - - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5374 - - -3499 - - - - - -3333 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8826 - - 8228 - - - - - 6410 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11911 - - -10048 - - - - - -11106 ODpotential blCL - - - 15363 - - 14776 - - - - - 14183 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 92 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 69.5 - - - - - 58.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.1 - - 44.3 - - - - - 41.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.2 - - 68.3 - - - - - 61.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.0 - - 43.1 - - - - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 38 - - 152 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 390 - - 1666 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 67 - - - - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 96169 6 270 14 291 14 317 96169 89055 10 056 4 293 3 349 89055 83587 12 026 6 359 5 039 83587 79057 17 001 12 346 13 360 79057 75168 24 351 16 329 20 357 75168 71737 27 342 19 329 26 354 71737 68637 31 327 25 334 30 337 68637 65791 30 319 25 317 31 324 65791 63144 28 313 23 298 32 317 63144 60571 31 313 26 296 34 308 60571 57878 31 304 30 298 33 301 57878 55076 30 294 32 294 33 298 55076 52389 32 295 29 295 36 298 52389 49959 34 291 27 301 37 299 49959 47768 31 285 29 301 38 298 47768 45774 33 286 33 296 39 298 45774 43948 42 290 43 289 40 301 43948 42276 50 286 54 285 48 288 42276 40740 50 285 61 281 65 279 40740 39309 53 285 60 283 72 270 39309 37959 52 284 59 279 70 273 37959 36652 52 286 53 276 67 275 36652 35326 47 284 51 275 62 274 35326 33954 40 280 49 271 58 274 33954 32538 41 282 48 270 53 275 32538 31066 44 282 48 271 49 274 31066 29528 41 283 47 275 42 282 29528 27925 36 281 46 275 40 286 27925 26261 32 278 41 272 39 279 26261 24540 28 271 33 268 36 277 24540 22768 23 271 26 272 33 276 22768 20939 20 273 21 276 24 268 20939 19043 16 279 18 279 17 273 19043 17113 14 297 13 285 16 288 17113 15249 13 318 8 292 14 291 15249 13547 12 336 4 331 11 291 13547 12028 10 347 4 009 9 296 12028 10672 8 344 4 013 8 307 10672 9458 7 336 3 006 7 318 9458 8374 7 335 2 007 7 328 8374 7409 6 344 1 029 8 335 7409 6554 6 360 1 073 8 340 6554 5794 5 016 2 049 8 343 5794 5111 4 024 3*041 6 349 5111 4504 3 019 3*045 4 356 4504 3996 3 018 4 051 6 025 3996 3605 3*022 4 051 10 035 3605 3335 2*019 4 054 11 041 3335 3171 1 014 3 055 9 045 3171 3077 1 012 3 055 6*046 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