DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/17 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 0653z - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 56.7 - - 66.3 - - 72.7 - - 72.2 - - 62.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 47 - - 342 - - 439 - - 248 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 158 - - 1153 - - 2137 - - 1713 - - 288 BL Depth Hcrit 3061 - - 3665 - - 4445 - - 3981 - - 3061 Hcrit BL Top 3219 - - 4214 - - 5199 - - 4775 - - 3349 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 313 - - 584 - - 1031 - - 1272 - - 949 Hgt.Variab. W* 84 - - 306 - - 408 - - 313 - - 51 W* B/S 3 - - 9 - - 13 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 242 - - 249 - - 242 - - 243 - - 254 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg 3 - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 - - 5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1654 - - -3209 - - -3616 - - -3409 - - -2050 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4873 - - 7424 - - 8816 - - 8185 - - 5399 sfcLCL ODpotential -9781 - - -9778 - - -8930 - - -8503 - - -8766 ODpotential blCL 13000 - - 13992 - - 14129 - - 13278 - - 12115 blCL maxRH 64 - - 50 - - 46 - - 50 - - 64 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 56.7 - - 66.3 - - 72.7 - - 72.2 - - 62.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 46.0 - - 44.5 - - 44.7 - - 46.9 - - 49.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.2 - - 64.1 - - 70.2 - - 70.4 - - 62.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 45.0 - - 43.4 - - 43.7 - - 46.2 - - 49.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 47 - - 342 - - 439 - - 248 - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 158 - - 1153 - - 2137 - - 1713 - - 288 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 6 - - 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] 98413 25 107 20 104 19 105 15 113 17 117 98413 90978 20 108 20 109 24 107 19 113 24 107 90978 85252 20 114 16 115 20 113 18 109 23 109 85252 80489 15 112 14 126 13 141 11 102 16 105 80489 76375 12 143 13 154 10 170 10 120 9 098 76375 72735 8 144 12 167 7 195 6 146 4 131 72735 69451 4 209 4 188 4 208 3 218 3 241 69451 66458 6 262 6 287 6 250 7 257 10 275 66458 63694 10 303 11 291 10 260 12 258 14 285 63694 61013 16 279 14 294 12 277 15 274 17 280 61013 58205 16 270 19 285 16 289 16 275 21 260 58205 55289 16 274 18 270 18 279 16 276 19 251 55289 52508 14 253 16 253 19 257 17 272 15 259 52508 50002 8 252 13 232 18 241 18 262 14 272 50002 47753 10 249 9 218 16 223 18 251 16 262 47753 45723 13 230 10 217 15 207 19 239 17 252 45723 43882 9 211 13 202 16 199 18 229 18 241 43882 42199 9 212 11 188 18 195 18 217 15 227 42199 40644 11 226 7 189 16 186 17 211 9 214 40644 39193 17 227 8 222 15 187 16 204 8 195 39193 37834 18 224 11 231 16 194 17 194 10 187 37834 36527 17 224 12 238 14 202 17 188 12 187 36527 35208 14 227 12 238 11 212 15 190 13 180 35208 33845 11 235 10 237 9 221 13 188 12 176 33845 32444 9 248 8 235 8 223 10 185 12 184 32444 30988 7 269 7 235 7 218 10 190 11 193 30988 29470 5 278 7 237 9 216 10 213 8 212 29470 27888 6 275 9 237 11 226 10 240 6 243 27888 26244 7 269 10 238 12 244 9 257 5 273 26244 24537 7 281 10 248 12 261 11 271 6 301 24537 22771 7 302 8 252 12 265 11 282 6 328 22771 20939 7 322 6 261 9 268 8 295 5 356 20939 19038 8 331 5 292 6 287 5 314 4 011 19038 17103 8 321 5 309 5 312 3 329 3 035 17103 15240 7 303 5 302 3 310 2 294 2 081 15240 13542 5 292 4 286 3 277 3 251 2 107 13542 12025 6 301 4 282 3 255 4 230 1 120 12025 10671 9 309 4 289 3 250 5 211 1 244 10671 9458 11 314 5 291 3 255 4 202 2 243 9458 8375 12 315 7 291 3 264 3 202 4 245 8375 7410 12 313 8 289 3 278 4 072 3 180 7410 6554 10 310 7 291 1 347 7 060 4 096 6554 5795 8 302 6 294 1*346 6 050 7 055 5795 5111 4 286 4 288 3*255 2*000 7 034 5111 4504 3 247 4*262 5 244 5*250 5 009 4504 3996 6 243 5*252 6 241 6 244 3 302 3996 3606 9 240 6 249 7 239 7 243 5*260 3606 3336 8*241 7 248 7 239 7 242 5*255 3336 3172 7*241 6 247 7 239 7 242 5 254 3172 3078 5 243 6 246 6 239 7 241 4 254 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