DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 51.3 - - - - - 43.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 272 - - 380 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2878 - - 5541 - - - - - 1842 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5985 - - 8154 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7045 - - 9708 - - - - - 6009 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1720 - - 2056 - - - - - 2114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 390 - - 535 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 18 - - - - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 269 - - 266 - - - - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -38 - - -32 - - - - - -62 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1578 - - 1843 - - - - - -86 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5467 - - 7865 - - - - - 6095 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -234 - - 1007 - - - - - -2386 ODpotential blCL - - - 7279 - - 8701 - - - - - 8395 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 96 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 51.3 - - - - - 43.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.8 - - 31.3 - - - - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.6 - - 50.1 - - - - - 45.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 30.8 - - - - - 31.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 272 - - 380 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2878 - - 5541 - - - - - 1842 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 34 - - 86 - - - - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 97449 32 284 42 267 45 283 97449 90084 44 278 50 277 43 282 90084 84412 43 277 43 276 37 289 84412 79698 29 276 27 272 34 276 79698 75642 23 261 22 272 30 263 75642 72067 24 249 25 253 26 252 72067 68816 23 244 27 242 26 251 68816 65814 23 234 25 227 30 258 65814 63022 17 233 14 233 26 245 63022 60290 14 238 13 242 25 239 60290 57418 29 264 25 268 30 258 57418 54454 42 262 39 263 39 269 54454 51645 46 252 44 253 44 271 51645 49133 43 251 46 261 48 271 49133 46890 44 254 51 265 53 266 46890 44859 47 262 56 265 55 260 44859 43001 65 270 67 266 59 260 43001 41295 86 267 86 265 69 261 41295 39724 101 264 101 262 81 259 39724 38265 103 261 108 257 91 255 38265 36901 105 261 107 256 96 252 36901 35596 106 260 106 257 98 251 35596 34284 104 259 107 258 98 251 34284 32941 98 259 107 258 89 253 32941 31574 92 259 102 259 78 256 31574 30170 87 258 92 258 72 258 30170 28713 83 257 86 258 68 257 28713 27204 83 256 85 259 64 257 27204 25645 85 256 85 259 60 258 25645 24037 84 256 83 261 58 260 24037 22382 79 256 77 261 54 262 22382 20673 72 255 69 260 51 265 20673 18904 65 254 63 258 46 268 18904 17114 61 253 58 255 40 270 17114 15396 56 252 53 255 33 275 15396 13831 50 247 46 256 26 280 13831 12438 46 239 36 255 22 278 12438 11197 46 232 27 253 21 267 11197 10091 45 231 25*251 21 257 10091 9102 42 233 23*251 21 261 9102 8217 34 236 21 255 22 270 8217 7428 28*242 20 261 23 281 7428 6724 24*251 18 268 25 288 6724 6087 22 261 18 272 26*290 6087 5517 20 272 18 275 25*289 5517 5038 19 277 17 276 24 287 5038 4666 18 279 17 278 21 286 4666 4409 17 280 16 279 18 285 4409 4252 16 281 15 279 15 284 4252 4162 12 280 12 278 9 283 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