DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 Hernandez 3062ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) SPONSORED BY: DrJack RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.5 - - 72.5 - - 70.7 - - 63.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 291 - - 382 - - 96 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1966 - - 6103 - - 5035 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4214 - - 7494 - - 5961 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5028 - - 9165 - - 8097 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2350 - - 2547 - - 3452 - - 3445 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 347 - - 552 - - 339 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 47 - - 15 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 272 - - 359 - - 316 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 34 - - 31 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1814 - - 455 - - 675 - - -2904 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6842 - - 8711 - - 7422 - - 5983 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4140 - - -279 - - -632 - - -5832 ODpotential blCL - - - 9168 - - 9444 - - 8729 - - 8910 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 81 - - 94 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 190 - - 560 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.5 - - 72.5 - - 70.7 - - 63.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.0 - - 44.7 - - 48.6 - - 47.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 70.1 - - 69.7 - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.0 - - 43.7 - - 47.6 - - 47.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 291 - - 382 - - 96 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1966 - - 6103 - - 5035 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 25 - - 78 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 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] 97715 6 246 12 239 14 271 12 334 97715 90303 5 313 7 266 9 259 13 310 90303 84587 8 328 2 296 4 302 4 289 84587 79841 3 268 3 209 3 322 3 064 79841 75770 7 198 3 314 3 082 3 091 75770 72185 2 147 2 009 6 091 1 049 72185 68946 3 072 6 191 1 018 3 334 68946 65972 4 347 5 207 2 290 3 322 65972 63211 5 320 5 243 5 269 7 291 63211 60536 7 330 2 268 3 292 7 273 60536 57750 6 314 8 282 10 300 7 290 57750 54867 8 310 9 285 9 297 7 284 54867 52115 15 314 14 329 13 325 10 299 52115 49628 18 309 18 319 17 323 10 324 49628 47384 15 309 18 303 18 322 18 331 47384 45341 11 309 13 299 19 315 20 330 45341 43481 15 007 12 004 14 343 18 333 43481 41788 22 015 17 036 14 016 10 353 41788 40229 29 037 33 054 25 056 22 073 40229 38775 38 047 41 045 32 056 36 062 38775 37421 43 054 41 044 38 059 39 054 37421 36125 46 058 44 056 46 063 41 055 36125 34819 50 060 51 060 49 061 42 058 34819 33472 54 061 53 059 49 060 41 059 33472 32084 55 062 53 058 47 061 37 060 32084 30643 54 061 52 062 44 060 33 062 30643 29140 51 061 50 066 42 060 31 061 29140 27575 50 062 47 068 42 065 30 059 27575 25946 49 066 46 071 42 070 30 055 25946 24256 40 067 42 076 40 074 30 059 24256 22509 27 065 31 077 31 076 28 067 22509 20699 19 057 21 070 20 079 23 071 20699 18825 15 055 16 061 14 081 18 070 18825 16922 13 063 12 069 10 084 14 074 16922 15091 13 070 11 087 10 096 11 087 15091 13421 13 067 12 098 9 097 9 102 13421 11929 13 061 13 093 8 092 8 109 11929 10596 12 057 11 079 7 072 8 100 10596 9403 10 050 8*062 6 050 7 086 9403 8338 8 042 6*053 5*026 5 064 8338 7387 6 030 5 048 5*359 4 036 7387 6542 4 018 4 033 4 338 5 019 6542 5790 2 004 2 356 4 322 6 011 5790 5111 2*335 2 313 4 311 6 004 5111 4507 2*299 3 295 4 305 7 354 4507 3999 3 274 3 283 5 299 6 340 3999 3608 4 269 4 279 5 295 6 325 3608 3337 4 266 4 277 5 293 5 312 3337 3172 4 266 4 276 4 292 4*304 3172 3078 4 263 4 274 4 291 3*299 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