DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - - 51.8 - - 58.3 - - 60.2 - - 51.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 119 - - 17 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 594 - - 1228 - - 1489 - - 98 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4428 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4761 - - 5395 - - 5656 - - 4265 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 834 - - 966 - - 1051 - - 1004 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 123 - - 228 - - 135 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 061 - - 103 - - 177 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 10 - - 6 - - -14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3926 - - -4298 - - -5251 - - -4840 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8687 - - 9693 - - 10908 - - 9105 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16181 - - -13205 - - -16033 - - -15302 ODpotential blCL - - - 20942 - - 18600 - - 21689 - - 19567 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 84 - - 81 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.8 - - 58.3 - - 60.2 - - 51.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.8 - - 30.8 - - 27.5 - - 27.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 58.2 - - 61.0 - - 58.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.7 - - 29.6 - - 26.3 - - 26.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 119 - - 17 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 594 - - 1228 - - 1489 - - 98 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 34 - - 24 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96597 10 089 12 056 9 065 14 069 96597 89473 15 090 11 085 4 085 13 024 89473 83980 14 084 8 074 4 088 9 024 83980 79401 7 101 8 021 7 015 12 034 79401 75445 2 031 8 336 10 347 18 017 75445 71944 8 312 16 302 20 306 23 344 71944 68779 17 311 21 300 22 301 24 313 68779 65879 22 307 19 298 23 302 24 307 65879 63184 32 301 25 297 30 298 28 300 63184 60577 34 295 30 292 36 294 39 295 60577 57868 37 289 42 291 43 291 42 291 57868 55054 43 279 47 282 54 290 51 300 55054 52387 46 281 59 288 62 293 69 294 52387 50012 59 287 61 283 70 288 64 288 50012 47879 64 278 67 284 66 283 58 290 47879 45937 65 276 62 277 53 282 58 293 45937 44160 62 285 47 279 55 294 55 297 44160 42521 62 296 54 300 66 298 58 294 42521 40998 59 296 63 302 76 293 63 288 40998 39569 55 293 63 303 69 294 61 280 39569 38217 53 292 55 301 59 289 62 276 38217 36910 51 293 46 300 56 285 61 277 36910 35587 47 294 42 297 48 279 56 283 35587 34222 43 293 42 289 43 285 46 285 34222 32818 42 290 37 284 37 284 37 268 32818 31363 43 290 30 288 33 277 38 253 31363 29846 42 282 32 288 36 269 40 251 29846 28269 38 275 36 282 37 264 38 248 28269 26635 37 271 37 274 36 268 36 247 26635 24948 35 270 35 270 36 276 34 252 24948 23212 29 271 33 268 37 276 34 261 23212 21423 25 271 32 272 35 274 35 269 21423 19573 21 259 28 271 31 279 32 276 19573 17698 20 242 24 261 25 286 27 284 17698 15898 20 238 23 248 21 283 22 291 15898 14261 18 244 21 245 20 273 20 289 14261 12805 14 248 18 248 19 266 20 283 12805 11507 12 246 14 252 18 265 20 279 11507 10346 10 236 11 255 16 265 19 276 10346 9306 8 217 9 253 14 262 17 274 9306 8378 8 184 7 239 11 258 15 272 8378 7553 8 157 6 216 9 254 13 271 7553 6818 9 141 5 188 6 244 10 271 6818 6154 10 127 4 158 4*226 8 274 6154 5562 10 113 5*127 3*194 7 285 5562 5065 9*096 5*108 3 180 7 292 5065 4682 7*076 5 103 3 175 7 292 4682 4417 6 058 5 101 3 169 6*291 4417 4255 5 053 5 101 3 167 5*292 4255 4163 4 051 4 102 2 164 4 293 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