DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 - - 1000z - - 1553z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 72.0 - - 72.0 - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 376 - - 182 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4494 - - 7494 - - 7648 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6079 - - 8604 - - 8322 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7555 - - 10555 - - 10709 - - 3078 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2431 - - 975 - - 1407 - - 3023 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 442 - - 590 - - 469 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 25 - - 41 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 133 - - 114 - - 082 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 28 - - 62 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2684 - - -1481 - - -677 - - -4011 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10240 - - 12037 - - 11386 - - 7090 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9320 - - -6934 - - -6210 - - -6582 ODpotential blCL - - - 16875 - - 17489 - - 16919 - - 9660 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 45 - - 54 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.1 - - 72.0 - - 72.0 - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.7 - - 29.5 - - 32.5 - - 42.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.3 - - 69.7 - - 70.6 - - 64.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 28.3 - - 31.4 - - 41.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 376 - - 182 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4494 - - 7494 - - 7648 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98248 4 216 10 245 22 267 17 294 98248 90830 5 154 4 286 7 290 8 347 90830 85146 8 092 5 177 1 285 5 341 85146 80439 10 092 9 094 7 127 2 065 80439 76383 13 076 11 084 10 087 7 087 76383 72786 11 091 8 067 15 063 12 102 72786 69516 12 098 8 104 5 066 13 078 69516 66515 9 080 8 100 5 056 9 071 66515 63743 5 069 4 035 8 010 9 084 63743 61061 4 064 1 041 12 354 10 005 61061 58262 9 010 2 033 11 325 11 337 58262 55343 14 339 10 352 9 313 15 341 55343 52538 21 321 18 334 15 324 19 331 52538 50002 24 317 25 322 21 319 24 327 50002 47720 24 320 29 322 26 323 29 323 47720 45646 27 320 30 312 32 318 29 318 45646 43752 23 324 24 326 31 312 29 313 43752 42022 26 333 25 325 29 305 33 305 42022 40430 26 343 24 315 29 299 31 308 40430 38952 28 325 23 311 27 299 30 312 38952 37578 22 316 21 322 16 294 29 312 37578 36266 14 324 20 310 11 303 21 297 36266 34946 16 347 19 304 14 313 20 302 34946 33581 16 340 21 312 20 329 20 317 33581 32176 18 319 27 312 27 341 23 346 32176 30723 23 318 32 324 31 343 25 355 30723 29213 30 330 37 329 29 341 26 354 29213 27646 27 336 27 344 24 345 22 357 27646 26016 25 358 23 004 21 356 19 007 26016 24324 26 003 22 022 19 005 18 020 24324 22571 21 004 22 033 20 018 19 028 22571 20752 17 018 20 037 19 024 17 024 20752 18857 15 033 17 035 18 028 15 019 18857 16925 16 035 16 037 19 038 18 030 16925 15069 17 040 15 047 17 050 20 050 15069 13388 16 062 15 065 16 073 19 072 13388 11898 14 081 12*083 12*076 18 096 11898 10572 10 090 7*093 8*069 13 097 10572 9388 9 153 5 098 7 071 9 080 9388 8328 14*158 5 103 5 074 9 075 8328 7381 13*146 5 110 3 076 7 066 7381 6538 11 139 4 117 2 087 6 055 6538 5787 8 130 4 123 1 159 5 036 5787 5109 7 127 4 129 1 225 4 007 5109 4505 7 126 4 135 2 231 4 328 4505 3997 6 127 4 140 3 235 4 296 3997 3607 6 127 3 144 3 233 5 269 3607 3336 5 128 3 146 3 234 5 251 3336 3172 5 129 3 146 3 234 4*246 3172 3078 5 129 3 147 3 234 3*243 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