DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/30 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.9 - - 72.1 - - 69.9 - - 61.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 462 - - 593 - - 324 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4137 - - 3897 - - 2314 - - 651 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7110 - - 6994 - - 5602 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8304 - - 8064 - - 6481 - - 4818 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1971 - - 2554 - - 1496 - - 974 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 516 - - 550 - - 378 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 32 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 13 - - 26 - - 27 BL Wind Direction - - - 304 - - 303 - - 309 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 10 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -55 - - -91 - - -110 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2245 - - -3221 - - -4469 - - -4176 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10549 - - 11286 - - 10951 - - 8994 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6451 - - -7371 - - -8588 - - -10154 ODpotential blCL - - - 14755 - - 15435 - - 15069 - - 14972 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 43 - - 38 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.9 - - 72.1 - - 69.9 - - 61.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.0 - - 36.9 - - 36.4 - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 69.8 - - 68.9 - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 36.8 - - 36.3 - - 36.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 462 - - 593 - - 324 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4137 - - 3897 - - 2314 - - 651 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98260 8 172 11 072 9 106 7 099 98260 90814 18 131 16 122 13 102 15 087 90814 85121 18 111 14 140 9 097 19 088 85121 80403 14 105 9 116 7 110 17 086 80403 76341 8 114 13 110 7 104 11 086 76341 72774 10 162 7 117 11 066 10 101 72774 69551 12 136 9 154 6 112 11 106 69551 66585 6 132 7 152 6 163 2 060 66585 63833 6 218 6 240 6 183 8 199 63833 61154 18 243 14 251 9 248 6 192 61154 58328 25 248 21 250 17 245 13 241 58328 55388 25 254 26 244 26 242 25 255 55388 52601 29 264 30 249 30 248 32 262 52601 50110 39 273 39 267 35 256 37 266 50110 47879 49 274 49 273 43 271 42 274 47879 45865 56 274 56 274 52 277 49 276 45865 44037 59 276 59 275 59 276 54 276 44037 42361 63 281 62 280 61 276 57 277 42361 40807 67 284 65 284 62 278 59 278 40807 39352 68 285 66 285 63 279 59 279 39352 37983 66 285 65 283 62 279 58 279 37983 36668 64 284 63 282 60 278 58 279 36668 35341 61 284 61 281 58 278 57 279 35341 33976 58 284 59 280 57 279 54 280 33976 32577 56 284 57 278 55 279 51 282 32577 31132 55 285 52 279 52 278 49 281 31132 29630 51 286 49 282 49 280 46 281 29630 28069 47 286 45 284 47 281 44 283 28069 26454 42 285 41 284 43 280 41 285 26454 24787 39 285 36 284 37 279 36 286 24787 23075 36 285 32 286 30 284 32 288 23075 21312 31 288 29 289 25 292 27 292 21312 19490 26 293 25 290 24 296 23 297 19490 17643 24 299 21 294 22 301 20 303 17643 15869 23 308 18 305 19 308 16 306 15869 14256 21 315 18 319 16 317 12 311 14256 12817 18 317 16 327 13 325 9 316 12817 11530 13 315 11 328 11 329 6 315 11530 10374 7 304 7 321 9 327 4 307 10374 9336 3 240 5 307 8 323 4 315 9336 8406 3*178 4*298 10 319 8 320 8406 7577 2*158 6*298 14 316 14 320 7577 6837 1 157 9 301 19*313 21 319 6837 6168 1 311 14 304 25*311 28 318 6168 5573 5 311 16 304 27 309 35 316 5573 5073 6 308 17 304 27 309 36*314 5073 4687 6 308 17 304 27 308 34*313 4687 4420 7 307 16 304 25 308 30 312 4420 4257 6 307 15 304 23 307 26 311 4257 4163 6 305 12 304 15 307 15 310 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