DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/04 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.6 - - 58.0 - - 52.4 - - 44.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 358 - - 178 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1605 - - 1226 - - 771 - - 352 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4683 - - 4833 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5772 - - 5393 - - 4938 - - 4519 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1949 - - 767 - - 427 - - 601 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 241 - - 317 - - 215 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 21 - - 31 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 302 - - 309 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 10 - - 18 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -26 - - -76 - - -116 - - -87 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3321 - - -1888 - - -1468 - - 35 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9093 - - 7282 - - 6406 - - 4484 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10154 - - -6345 - - -8128 - - -8617 ODpotential blCL - - - 15926 - - 11738 - - 13066 - - 13136 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 88 - - 65 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.6 - - 58.0 - - 52.4 - - 44.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.4 - - 40.6 - - 38.8 - - 39.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.7 - - 56.9 - - 52.3 - - 46.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 40.1 - - 38.6 - - 39.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 358 - - 178 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1605 - - 1226 - - 771 - - 352 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 52 - - 0 - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 6 - - 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] 96392 16 287 27 275 22 292 13 289 96392 89209 6 282 20 265 19 294 16 321 89209 83702 7 349 9 253 13 296 17 293 83702 79207 11 354 5 310 7 299 9 320 79207 75353 7 348 8 328 6 325 9 006 75353 71920 3 231 10 289 8 327 10 314 71920 68812 5 212 11 278 9 289 12 286 68812 65955 10 272 14 283 14 277 13 294 65955 63281 26 270 23 273 24 262 20 276 63281 60658 35 263 33 266 31 261 29 269 60658 57896 43 261 43 262 43 264 37 265 57896 55007 49 264 48 261 49 261 45 259 55007 52233 53 266 49 262 47 267 42 266 52233 49725 52 267 45 269 43 273 42 273 49725 47461 49 266 43 273 40 279 42 276 47461 45384 46 269 42 271 50 280 49 275 45384 43469 49 274 47 274 56 273 56 274 43469 41708 52 272 51 275 57 273 60 278 41708 40097 48 270 51 277 60 280 64 284 40097 38625 44 272 55 274 67 282 66 286 38625 37271 42 270 54 266 73 279 68 283 37271 35985 40 267 53 266 77 276 70 280 35985 34695 38 269 55 270 77 275 70 277 34695 33369 38 271 54 272 77 278 66 278 33369 32011 38 272 52 268 75 282 51 283 32011 30611 36 270 48 264 67 283 35 292 30611 29157 36 268 46 262 53 277 37 304 29157 27650 37 267 45 266 49 275 38 306 27650 26088 37 268 44 274 48 282 38 302 26088 24476 35 269 41 275 44 287 35 296 24476 22813 33 270 39 272 38 294 33 288 22813 21093 30 268 36 272 35 303 32 283 21093 19310 27 267 32 282 33 309 31 283 19310 17495 23 269 30 293 30 312 32 286 17495 15744 21 278 26 301 26 313 33 290 15744 14145 21 291 21 312 23 313 33 293 14145 12716 21 302 18 320 21 313 34 296 12716 11435 20 308 17 320 19 313 34 297 11435 10286 17 308 17 316 19 313 36 297 10286 9255 15 305 16 309 21 313 37 298 9255 8331 13 300 16 302 24 314 39 301 8331 7509 12 295 17 299 28 315 42 306 7509 6777 11 291 19 300 32 316 45 310 6777 6118 11*290 21 302 37 315 47 312 6118 5534 11*294 23*304 39 313 48 312 5534 5045 11 296 24*303 39*311 46 312 5045 4670 10 296 23 302 37*309 41*312 4670 4411 9 296 22 302 34 309 34*311 4411 4253 8 294 20 302 30 308 27 311 4253 4162 7 295 13 301 19 307 14 311 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