DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/17 BarrenRidge_CA 4167ft pt28354@35.178,-118.205,3881ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.9 degF IN MEMORY OF: Team Oscar Delta (Mark Navarre) 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 31.9 - - 39.5 - - 40.6 - - 38.9 - - 36.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -22 - - 102 - - 121 - - 26 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2956 - - 2843 - - 2405 - - 814 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 5619 - - 5618 - - 4145 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 7123 - - 7010 - - 6572 - - 4981 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1289 - - 1644 - - 2966 - - 2440 - - 2142 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 290 - - 299 - - 177 - - 50 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 26 - - 25 - - 25 - - 20 BL Wind Direction 278 - - 268 - - 245 - - 246 - - 233 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 18 - - 18 - - 18 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg -15 - - -44 - - -18 - - -25 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 2 - - 1961 - - 2505 - - 1995 - - 819 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4162 - - 5162 - - 4505 - - 4578 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential -2011 - - -934 - - 1046 - - 539 - - 98 ODpotential blCL 6174 - - 8057 - - 5964 - - 6033 - - 4883 blCL maxRH 91 - - 78 - - 98 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 31.9 - - 39.5 - - 40.6 - - 38.9 - - 36.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.1 - - 31.4 - - 35.3 - - 33.3 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 34.5 - - 39.7 - - 40.8 - - 39.6 - - 37.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.6 - - 30.2 - - 34.2 - - 32.4 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -22 - - 102 - - 121 - - 26 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2956 - - 2843 - - 2405 - - 814 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 64 - - 10 - - 92 - - 83 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96749 30 110 27 103 26 108 26 104 17 123 96749 89553 25 115 23 120 18 102 19 116 18 103 89553 83989 19 128 17 112 11 151 5 114 9 082 83989 79356 8 120 7 124 7 164 3 178 8 064 79356 75354 6 154 9 150 8 234 2 242 5 038 75354 71802 5 275 3 184 8 246 4 333 2 001 71802 68573 6 233 12 241 17 235 20 251 11 300 68573 65592 8 260 6 289 9 233 19 237 17 249 65592 62816 31 261 26 285 12 295 6 287 10 224 62816 60115 45 243 48 266 40 277 24 291 29 279 60115 57303 50 230 54 255 50 268 44 272 42 265 57303 54372 43 254 52 259 53 264 52 261 49 265 54372 51547 64 266 61 265 59 261 57 263 57 269 51547 48986 79 263 75 266 73 261 69 266 70 269 48986 46685 88 263 87 265 89 261 84 266 82 268 46685 44598 95 263 95 262 97 261 96 264 95 263 44598 42689 96 263 102 261 104 264 103 262 97 258 42689 40922 101 264 105 262 108 265 102 263 91 261 40922 39283 107 263 109 262 110 267 101 268 96 269 39283 37764 110 262 110 263 117 268 110 271 107 273 37764 36353 114 266 113 267 126 266 126 268 119 274 36353 35014 129 269 116 269 126 263 137 264 131 272 35014 33689 141 266 119 269 123 265 133 265 136 268 33689 32348 133 264 123 268 124 267 129 267 126 262 32348 30991 117 265 124 265 120 265 123 263 110 261 30991 29604 99 261 110 259 109 262 109 259 104 268 29604 28177 68 259 81 261 98 263 98 260 107 272 28177 26705 65 279 75 273 90 266 98 264 110 271 26705 25183 74 291 78 279 86 269 101 268 111 271 25183 23610 74 293 81 280 87 272 99 270 110 271 23610 21987 67 291 76 281 88 277 92 270 108 273 21987 20312 59 286 69 279 80 279 82 268 99 273 20312 18584 55 281 65 275 66 274 73 265 84 267 18584 16836 52 277 62 272 58 268 67 264 74 263 16836 15164 50 274 59 269 55 266 63 266 62 264 15164 13647 48 273 56 269 51 267 56 267 51 269 13647 12298 46 273 52 268 45 267 49 269 44 269 12298 11092 41 272 48 269 39 265 44 269 43 262 11092 10009 35 270 44 269 36 260 41 268 44 254 10009 9036 30 268 41 267 35 254 38 265 44 250 9036 8164 28 271 38 266 34 250 36 262 44 246 8164 7386 27 279 34*265 32*247 34 258 43 244 7386 6690 28 287 31*266 31*246 32*254 41 242 6690 6061 28 290 29 268 28 246 30*250 38 240 6061 5498 27 290 27 268 26 245 28 247 35 238 5498 5025 25 289 25 268 24 245 26 245 30*236 5025 4659 22 288 23 269 22 244 24 244 26*234 4659 4405 17 285 22 268 21 244 22 243 22 233 4405 4250 13*284 19 268 18 244 19 243 19 233 4250 4162 7*278 13 267 12 243 12 242 11 232 4162 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