DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.4 - - 74.8 - - 73.9 - - 63.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 496 - - 306 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1449 - - 2658 - - 2366 - - 364 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3891 - - 4869 - - 4518 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4510 - - 5720 - - 5428 - - 3425 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 814 - - 1189 - - 1967 - - 563 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 337 - - 455 - - 373 - - 77 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 10 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 242 - - 257 - - 251 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 10 - - 12 - - 8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3728 - - -4130 - - -3717 - - -3097 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8238 - - 9851 - - 9146 - - 6522 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10562 - - -8860 - - -8428 - - -10153 ODpotential blCL - - - 15072 - - 14580 - - 13856 - - 13578 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 44 - - 53 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.4 - - 74.8 - - 73.9 - - 63.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.1 - - 42.2 - - 44.4 - - 45.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.2 - - 71.9 - - 71.8 - - 62.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 41.4 - - 43.9 - - 45.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 496 - - 306 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1449 - - 2658 - - 2366 - - 364 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 99079 34 104 30 118 25 123 22 106 99079 91570 27 115 24 122 19 131 18 075 91570 85794 26 116 22 122 18 114 18 094 85794 81001 26 109 25 107 24 104 20 112 81001 76875 18 107 20 096 26 100 26 116 76875 73229 17 125 13 108 18 099 23 103 73229 69935 16 123 11 121 14 122 17 097 69935 66913 11 141 9 142 12 134 11 113 66913 64111 14 150 8 162 5 145 6 111 64111 61394 4 171 10 193 8 234 5 252 61394 58562 8 224 7 190 7 247 6 251 58562 55627 13 263 11 247 14 268 13 265 55627 52832 18 258 16 240 17 262 18 269 52832 50317 25 282 23 262 26 269 26 276 50317 48063 36 282 30 270 32 271 33 273 48063 46016 45 277 39 274 40 276 41 275 46016 44148 51 276 45 274 47 275 43 278 44148 42439 55 280 49 279 47 278 46 285 42439 40869 56 282 48 281 48 281 47 285 40869 39406 52 283 44 282 47 280 46 287 39406 38033 44 285 42 286 45 281 47 289 38033 36711 38 285 42 286 45 279 47 288 36711 35375 33 285 39 284 48 279 46 287 35375 33995 31 283 37 284 51 279 46 286 33995 32573 29 279 36 285 51 278 46 286 32573 31097 27 272 34 283 48 277 44 287 31097 29557 25 267 34 284 45 276 41 286 29557 27956 23 271 33 287 41 278 39 282 27956 26291 20 275 30 285 36 279 36 283 26291 24569 20 279 27 281 31 277 31 285 24569 22790 22 287 24 280 26 280 26 283 22790 20949 22 290 21 280 21 285 21 280 20949 19039 21 291 20 279 18 287 17 278 19039 17097 18 290 18 276 16 285 15 281 17097 15227 16 286 15 274 13 284 13 287 15227 13523 14 283 12 274 11 284 11 287 13523 12007 13 284 10 277 10 281 9 282 12007 10655 12 287 10 281 9 280 8 273 10655 9448 12 288 10 285 6 298 8 274 9448 8372 12 292 9 291 5 353 6 270 8372 7411 11 294 7 305 5 357 2 253 7411 6557 10 298 6 308 5 330 1 174 6557 5797 6 296 6*282 6*302 0 153 5797 5112 3*258 7*270 7*274 2 267 5112 4504 4*244 8 260 10 253 6 263 4504 3995 5 241 9 256 10 248 11 246 3995 3605 5 242 9 253 11 246 12*239 3605 3335 6 241 9 251 11 245 11*238 3335 3172 6 241 9 251 10 244 10 237 3172 3078 5 241 8 251 9 244 7 239 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