DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/14 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 - - - 49.6 - - 54.4 - - 51.3 - - 41.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 300 - - 94 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1157 - - 2675 - - 1673 - - 106 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 5852 - - 4466 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5324 - - 6842 - - 5840 - - 4273 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1158 - - 1314 - - 1517 - - 1339 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 212 - - 388 - - 226 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 15 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 208 - - 229 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -10 - - -21 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3113 - - -1251 - - -1750 - - -743 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8438 - - 8093 - - 7590 - - 5016 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10864 - - -8755 - - -9501 - - -8537 ODpotential blCL - - - 16188 - - 15597 - - 15341 - - 12810 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 84 - - 66 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.6 - - 54.4 - - 51.3 - - 41.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.4 - - 33.4 - - 32.6 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.6 - - 53.4 - - 51.4 - - 45.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.3 - - 33.0 - - 32.3 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 108 - - 300 - - 94 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1157 - - 2675 - - 1673 - - 106 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 35 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96466 19 095 25 077 32 109 24 103 96466 89363 22 101 13 095 22 103 19 102 89363 83867 18 106 9 119 12 099 14 083 83867 79283 10 114 9 134 9 105 7 084 79283 75320 7 131 10 150 5 139 4 036 75320 71800 5 178 8 159 11 185 3 267 71800 68600 10 210 6 230 10 209 9 222 68600 65657 12 223 11 246 11 245 12 230 65657 62919 20 251 18 264 16 271 8 262 62919 60252 26 243 26 241 27 249 27 253 60252 57486 28 256 30 248 35 244 36 244 57486 54650 46 258 40 254 41 247 38 250 54650 51947 52 250 49 249 51 248 49 249 51947 49500 57 260 57 255 62 252 61 248 49500 47295 68 267 69 261 74 255 73 248 47295 45286 75 265 79 262 80 255 79 250 45286 43438 75 265 81 262 82 255 82 252 43438 41728 71 267 77 262 80 253 84 250 41728 40148 72 268 74 262 76 255 80 248 40148 38692 72 270 75 263 75 260 76 249 38692 37346 71 271 74 263 76 261 80 250 37346 36059 71 271 73 263 77 258 82 250 36059 34760 71 271 77 263 77 258 83 250 34760 33420 68 270 77 264 77 260 82 250 33420 32046 63 268 71 264 76 259 79 248 32046 30627 57 267 66 263 73 257 76 245 30627 29152 53 267 64 261 70 255 72 244 29152 27622 53 266 64 257 66 251 70 244 27622 26038 53 260 63 251 64 245 67 243 26038 24399 54 252 61 244 65 242 63 240 24399 22711 50 248 60 240 64 239 60 237 22711 20970 44 244 57 237 62 237 57 235 20970 19170 37 237 51 235 57 238 54 235 19170 17345 32 231 46 233 51 239 49 233 17345 15592 29 227 41 231 44 238 41 230 15592 13998 25 227 34 226 38 233 34 227 13998 12579 21 226 26 218 33 224 31 223 12579 11313 16 222 20 210 29 214 29 216 11313 10181 14 210 19 204 26 206 28 208 10181 9169 14 197 18 203 25 202 28 204 9169 8265 14 187 17 203 23 203 28 204 8265 7462 15 181 16*205 21 209 27 206 7462 6747 15 177 15*207 18 218 25 211 6747 6101 14 179 15 209 16*227 23 218 6101 5526 12*184 15 209 16*230 21 226 5526 5042 9*193 15 209 15 229 19 232 5042 4669 8 194 15 208 15 229 16 237 4669 4410 8 193 14 207 14 228 13*242 4410 4253 7 191 13 207 13 227 10*244 4253 4162 6 191 10 206 9 226 5 256 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