DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 62.0 - - - - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 347 - - 289 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4117 - - 5495 - - - - - 2350 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7001 - - 8008 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8284 - - 9662 - - - - - 6517 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1530 - - 1795 - - - - - 1673 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 470 - - 490 - - - - - 131 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 21 - - - - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 255 - - - - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 11 - - - - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -42 - - -21 - - - - - -52 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -177 - - 1632 - - - - - 2355 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8461 - - 8031 - - - - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2344 - - 678 - - - - - 607 ODpotential blCL - - - 10628 - - 8984 - - - - - 5910 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 95 - - - - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.3 - - 62.0 - - - - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.6 - - 41.0 - - - - - 44.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.3 - - 61.1 - - - - - 49.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.2 - - 40.3 - - - - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 347 - - 289 - - - - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4117 - - 5495 - - - - - 2350 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 46 - - 79 - - - - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 96806 40 286 48 286 40 283 96806 89475 23 287 34 277 35 302 89475 83907 23 283 27 275 29 312 83907 79328 19 282 21 276 23 307 79328 75396 18 304 14 292 21 300 75396 71933 27 296 22 306 18 323 71933 68775 22 284 27 286 26 314 68775 65840 18 283 27 268 34 288 65840 63111 29 292 27 272 37 285 63111 60468 40 290 35 278 38 283 60468 57696 46 285 37 274 41 276 57696 54794 54 279 49 280 44 283 54794 52014 52 279 60 279 60 281 52014 49522 67 284 74 272 69 276 49522 47293 79 275 77 267 66 274 47293 45274 84 267 82 268 70 275 45274 43447 81 280 90 274 92 277 43447 41794 123 290 112 279 131 273 41794 40268 124 289 130 281 136 270 40268 38825 118 287 128 279 137 273 38825 37459 110 283 125 277 140 275 37459 36139 107 280 124 277 141 276 36139 34805 104 277 107 274 140 277 34805 33428 102 272 95 266 137 278 33428 32018 101 268 96 262 120 278 32018 30565 99 265 97 261 101 268 30565 29065 97 264 93 259 96 259 29065 27515 91 266 85 258 94 255 27515 25913 81 266 75 259 85 248 25913 24264 70 261 65 255 77 243 24264 22572 65 256 53 244 72 246 22572 20832 62 251 43 240 66 248 20832 19040 57 250 40 249 61 252 19040 17231 49 252 40 256 54 256 17231 15497 47 255 38 262 45 258 15497 13924 48 255 35 270 37 260 13924 12524 50 251 32 278 32 266 12524 11274 51 248 27 279 29 275 11274 10156 50 248 25*271 28 283 10156 9154 45 251 23*263 29 287 9154 8259 38*254 23 256 29 287 8259 7462 31*259 22 254 29 285 7462 6751 27 264 22 253 29*283 6751 6108 24 270 21 253 28*280 6108 5533 22 274 21 252 27 278 5533 5048 22 275 20 252 25 276 5048 4673 21 276 19 252 22 274 4673 4413 20 276 18 252 19 273 4413 4254 18 276 16 252 17 272 4254 4162 13 276 13 252 10 271 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