DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 81.9 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 242 - - 313 - - - - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1814 - - 4613 - - - - - 120 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5155 - - 7353 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5981 - - 8780 - - - - - 4287 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1603 - - 1240 - - - - - 348 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 318 - - 474 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 28 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 3 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 321 - - 219 - - - - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -18 - - 23 - - - - - -50 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6054 - - -4624 - - - - - -5849 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12036 - - 13404 - - - - - 10136 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11856 - - -8986 - - - - - -13285 ODpotential blCL - - - 17837 - - 17766 - - - - - 17572 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 80 - - - - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 81.9 - - - - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.6 - - 37.5 - - - - - 36.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.9 - - 80.7 - - - - - 68.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 36.6 - - - - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 242 - - 313 - - - - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1814 - - 4613 - - - - - 120 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 21 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 96452 35 291 44 292 34 280 96452 89267 17 287 30 284 24 314 89267 83829 7 280 19 270 22 315 83829 79325 4 265 7 269 18 302 79325 75430 3 015 3 350 10 273 75430 71981 6 347 3 315 8 211 71981 68873 7 317 2 325 3 214 68873 66038 8 335 3 333 5 353 66038 63427 8 339 6 281 7 356 63427 60900 4 330 8 268 4 342 60900 58254 4 244 14 237 11 261 58254 55494 9 258 17 214 23 244 55494 52838 14 270 15 231 26 238 52838 50421 20 263 18 248 22 233 50421 48240 11 252 20 235 24 234 48240 46249 10 276 10 219 27 225 46249 44412 12 266 14 258 17 216 44412 42713 13 187 15 210 19 210 42713 41146 8 173 17 174 30 202 41146 39693 7 213 21 169 38 191 39693 38332 15 195 24 184 39 187 38332 37024 21 185 26 188 37 189 37024 35703 21 180 26 181 35 193 35703 34343 23 182 29 179 35 196 34343 32947 24 178 31 171 34 197 32947 31500 23 161 29 167 31 197 31500 29993 22 160 29 170 27 196 29993 28428 25 173 31 178 23 199 28428 26806 25 195 24 196 19 208 26806 25128 13 204 14 217 17 208 25128 23400 11 198 11 219 11 200 23400 21616 8 204 10 220 10 182 21616 19771 2 225 6 226 11 177 19771 17897 3 246 5 241 9 182 17897 16092 5 247 6 249 6 172 16092 14446 6 248 7 246 4 170 14446 12976 5 243 8 242 3 191 12976 11662 6 232 10 239 1 171 11662 10483 7 216 9 233 2 014 10483 9426 7 201 6*228 4 002 9426 8481 4 170 4*229 3 348 8481 7638 2 104 3 225 3 326 7638 6886 3 055 3 220 4 313 6886 6206 3*036 3 220 5 311 6206 5598 4*350 3 218 10 318 5598 5088 7 321 3 214 16 313 5088 4694 7 318 3 210 22 307 4694 4423 7 316 3 211 21*305 4423 4258 7 316 3 207 18*304 4258 4164 6 316 3 206 11 304 4164 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