DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.2 - - 59.2 - - 61.8 - - 58.2 - - 49.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 87 - - 448 - - 530 - - 273 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 405 - - 1368 - - 2343 - - 2123 - - 679 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4980 - - 5749 - - 5414 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4572 - - 5535 - - 6510 - - 6290 - - 4846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 319 - - 919 - - 1485 - - 1139 - - 747 Hgt.Variab. W* 137 - - 354 - - 448 - - 348 - - 23 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 21 - - 26 - - 27 - - 29 - - 28 BL Wind Direction 306 - - 307 - - 300 - - 300 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 13 - - 13 - - 15 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg -74 - - -93 - - -87 - - -92 - - -106 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3682 - - -3894 - - -2653 - - -1408 - - -144 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8254 - - 9430 - - 9163 - - 7698 - - 4991 sfcLCL ODpotential -9737 - - -7563 - - -5635 - - -4687 - - -4816 ODpotential blCL 14309 - - 13098 - - 12145 - - 10977 - - 9662 blCL maxRH 45 - - 44 - - 75 - - 76 - - 84 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.2 - - 59.2 - - 61.8 - - 58.2 - - 49.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.0 - - 32.4 - - 36.0 - - 38.8 - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 50.6 - - 57.8 - - 60.0 - - 57.5 - - 50.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.8 - - 32.0 - - 35.5 - - 38.6 - - 41.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 87 - - 448 - - 530 - - 273 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 405 - - 1368 - - 2343 - - 2123 - - 679 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 5 - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98178 25 244 21 249 17 272 16 254 14 256 98178 90703 4 261 14 238 18 255 15 244 11 261 90703 84957 4 321 6 226 14 235 14 280 4 260 84957 80209 2 091 4 147 10 177 14 285 9 024 80209 76138 6 095 10 100 11 114 4 184 1 045 76138 72570 6 094 10 130 9 084 11 108 12 115 72570 69360 10 098 11 127 11 170 10 156 5 136 69360 66412 6 148 7 124 11 152 13 161 11 172 66412 63665 20 214 14 214 8 225 11 187 12 210 63665 60975 22 204 23 201 23 211 28 214 26 228 60975 58155 25 224 25 219 28 212 34 222 36 227 58155 55207 32 238 33 237 35 228 43 232 42 231 55207 52362 44 244 45 240 47 232 49 236 47 235 52362 49784 53 242 56 238 52 236 52 241 41 241 49784 47467 54 239 62 238 55 240 50 242 41 247 47467 45366 56 240 59 236 57 240 51 241 41 244 45366 43446 62 235 59 232 58 234 50 237 41 242 43446 41680 63 229 59 228 57 231 46 234 37 241 41680 40045 60 228 60 230 56 231 44 233 35 240 40045 38521 66 231 67 229 59 230 47 233 37 237 38521 37098 73 230 68 226 60 228 50 230 37 232 37098 35744 75 227 64 224 58 227 51 228 33 229 35744 34397 74 225 62 222 56 227 48 228 28 228 34397 33033 73 223 60 219 55 225 44 225 23 228 33033 31653 69 220 55 216 51 222 40 220 15 227 31653 30245 64 218 55 220 49 218 36 214 11 227 30245 28794 59 216 57 224 47 219 32 209 8 232 28794 27299 54 214 54 226 46 221 28 207 3 245 27299 25754 46 210 45 219 43 220 24 206 1 291 25754 24159 39 206 41 214 37 217 20 205 2 134 24159 22518 37 205 35 209 28 217 16 198 5 135 22518 20824 36 208 32 211 19 224 12 191 3 124 20824 19071 32 211 27 212 16 222 8 203 4 013 19071 17290 25 219 20 217 15 219 6 221 7 328 17290 15576 19 235 15 225 13 222 8 238 10 306 15576 14013 14 256 12 240 12 232 9 250 9 304 14013 12614 11 262 11 258 12 244 10 250 9 303 12614 11360 9 249 11 257 12 244 10 257 9 303 11360 10232 7 241 11 248 11 252 11 273 12 306 10232 9218 6 252 9 253 12 270 16 287 15 309 9218 8308 7 281 8 275 17 286 21 296 20 310 8308 7498 12 298 12 297 23 296 26 299 26 309 7498 6774 17 306 18 306 27*299 29*300 32 307 6774 6121 23 309 24 308 28*300 31*300 37 305 6121 5539 28 310 28*308 29 300 31 300 39 304 5539 5051 30 309 29*307 29 300 31 300 38*304 5051 4674 29*308 28 307 28 300 29 300 35*304 4674 4413 26*307 26 307 26 300 27 300 31 303 4413 4254 22 306 24 307 24 300 24 299 26 302 4254 4163 14 305 16 306 16 299 16 298 16 301 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