DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/03 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 - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 48.7 - - 57.3 - - 63.6 - - 62.7 - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -19 - - 42 - - 190 - - 16 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 832 - - 1854 - - 1541 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4146 - - 5102 - - 4147 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4999 - - 6021 - - 5708 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1236 - - 1062 - - 1416 - - 1799 - - 1875 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 142 - - 296 - - 126 - - 1 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 8 - - 10 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction 029 - - 068 - - 076 - - 088 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -8 - - 4 - - 12 - - 10 - - -8 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8771 - - -7590 - - -8476 - - -8255 - - -9205 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12936 - - 12589 - - 14498 - - 13963 - - 13369 sfcLCL ODpotential -16966 - - -14830 - - -14240 - - -14502 - - -16836 ODpotential blCL 21130 - - 19829 - - 20261 - - 20210 - - 21000 blCL maxRH 15 - - 19 - - 20 - - 23 - - 23 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.7 - - 57.3 - - 63.6 - - 62.7 - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 8.0 - - 17.5 - - 14.9 - - 16.5 - - 12.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.4 - - 57.8 - - 63.0 - - 63.4 - - 61.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 6.9 - - 16.3 - - 13.9 - - 15.4 - - 11.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -19 - - 42 - - 190 - - 16 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 832 - - 1854 - - 1541 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96190 20 281 16 297 19 287 29 301 7 352 96190 89103 20 330 15 315 13 295 21 298 15 321 89103 83652 18 320 12 315 17 315 17 313 22 326 83652 79139 8 287 8 302 14 300 11 330 18 337 79139 75257 11 346 6 345 13 340 15 352 12 332 75257 71806 10 340 9 343 14 326 11 359 16 353 71806 68680 17 339 9 001 16 337 18 356 15 336 68680 65795 21 309 18 328 18 330 10 310 12 338 65795 63113 17 273 21 321 17 354 23 358 25 338 63113 60535 22 332 27 329 33 341 32 332 16 321 60535 57821 34 314 34 335 28 322 23 312 19 356 57821 54977 40 290 35 332 18 326 11 288 36 349 54977 52268 41 293 26 335 26 354 31 350 29 343 52268 49819 39 313 33 349 37 357 40 003 12 354 49819 47596 34 320 35 351 37 359 35 021 23 043 47596 45568 29 326 33 347 35 359 31 042 48 039 45568 43732 25 333 21 356 24 359 34 049 60 037 43732 42062 17 329 23 040 35 039 36 049 60 043 42062 40527 8 003 23 051 37 049 46 049 56 055 40527 39104 34 037 34 054 26 063 53 049 59 073 39104 37769 47 032 41 051 29 092 62 068 64 082 37769 36482 45 024 38 048 40 086 69 075 71 083 36482 35180 37 026 32 061 40 081 62 078 81 082 35180 33838 37 044 31 071 36 078 54 080 80 084 33838 32461 40 057 33 072 37 072 46 074 68 086 32461 31038 39 063 32 075 36 072 45 070 54 083 31038 29562 35 067 28 080 32 078 39 078 45 080 29562 28031 31 067 23 078 26 084 30 079 36 085 28031 26445 30 063 22 071 26 084 22 074 34 095 26445 24803 27 064 20 064 25 076 19 073 29 095 24803 23107 21 068 19 058 25 067 20 064 25 090 23107 21352 19 064 21 058 28 064 21 054 25 078 21352 19532 20 054 24 060 32 064 24 058 26 067 19532 17682 22 055 26 061 32 064 28 064 28 066 17682 15899 21 059 26 060 29 065 27 064 27 071 15899 14274 19 060 25 059 25 066 23 062 24 074 14274 12823 17 059 23 059 21 064 21 062 20 073 12823 11526 15 059 21 060 19 062 21 062 19 073 11526 10363 15 063 19 064 18 061 22 063 20 071 10363 9322 16 069 19 071 18 063 23 063 21 069 9322 8392 17 075 19 078 19 065 23 065 21 066 8392 7564 17 079 20 080 20 066 22 068 21 066 7564 6827 17 080 20 080 19 067 19 072 19 068 6827 6161 17 078 19 079 17*067 16*076 16 074 6161 5568 15 075 17 078 12*070 12*079 13 078 5568 5070 14 068 14*077 10 075 8 087 10 080 5070 4685 13 058 11*069 10 078 7 092 7 076 4685 4418 12 050 9 067 9 080 7 093 5 061 4418 4256 10*042 7 067 9 081 6 094 4*035 4256 4163 6*029 5 069 7 083 5 095 2*328 4163 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