DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.8 - - 62.2 - - 63.4 - - 54.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 437 - - 503 - - 210 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3023 - - 4715 - - 5252 - - 2027 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6225 - - 7597 - - 7655 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7190 - - 8882 - - 9419 - - 6194 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 819 - - 893 - - 921 - - 2536 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 457 - - 555 - - 431 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 10 - - 34 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 10 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 077 - - 098 - - 173 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - 7 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 23 - - 23 - - 12 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9890 - - -9622 - - -9182 - - -8955 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17081 - - 18504 - - 18602 - - 15149 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17802 - - -16419 - - -15990 - - -16168 ODpotential blCL - - - 24992 - - 25301 - - 25409 - - 22362 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 44 - - 42 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.8 - - 62.2 - - 63.4 - - 54.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -4.5 - - -5.1 - - -4.4 - - 3.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.2 - - 60.3 - - 62.6 - - 60.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -5.5 - - -6.2 - - -5.3 - - 3.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 437 - - 503 - - 210 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3023 - - 4715 - - 5252 - - 2027 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 97486 40 271 56 276 53 280 49 284 97486 90121 42 264 45 259 45 271 42 284 90121 84436 43 268 35 261 35 262 34 269 84436 79709 41 273 32 273 27 260 30 255 79709 75636 37 270 30 272 25 265 25 254 75636 72047 32 268 31 270 27 277 17 277 72047 68813 23 263 30 260 32 282 22 293 68813 65851 17 271 26 248 32 273 24 284 65851 63101 21 284 19 259 24 287 21 292 63101 60434 25 286 20 272 23 287 23 300 60434 57651 29 289 25 291 24 288 27 303 57651 54761 32 291 32 301 25 293 28 299 54761 51999 31 290 33 304 28 300 30 299 51999 49508 28 287 33 296 33 300 33 304 49508 47272 29 291 31 290 34 295 33 300 47272 45247 30 299 29 295 31 293 30 296 45247 43406 30 310 28 299 29 294 27 296 43406 41721 33 318 29 303 28 303 25 302 41721 40164 37 315 31 310 29 315 23 313 40164 38722 40 305 33 313 31 317 26 329 38722 37383 39 300 35 311 28 315 29 331 37383 36107 37 302 35 307 25 320 30 327 36107 34822 35 307 32 304 26 324 29 328 34822 33497 33 312 30 307 25 324 28 332 33497 32135 32 316 28 311 24 323 25 331 32135 30727 32 317 26 317 23 325 20 322 30727 29262 32 314 23 324 22 328 18 319 29262 27740 33 310 21 330 19 330 17 322 27740 26161 33 308 21 332 16 332 15 322 26161 24527 33 310 22 329 13 333 12 313 24527 22842 31 316 23 325 14 330 10 301 22842 21100 28 321 23 322 16 327 12 304 21100 19298 24 326 22 321 19 323 14 310 19298 17467 22 322 21 317 19 321 15 311 17467 15708 21 322 20 316 18 319 14 312 15708 14104 20 324 19 317 16 321 11 314 14104 12674 17 323 18 321 14 327 7 324 12674 11398 13 324 15 329 11 331 4 342 11398 10257 8 337 8 347 6*312 0 138 10257 9237 4 036 5*059 2*289 1 238 9237 8327 9 076 8*088 2 277 3 272 8327 7518 15*077 9 093 1 202 3 262 7518 6795 18*076 9 096 3 172 3*252 6795 6141 18 075 10 098 3 162 3*254 6141 5556 18 076 10 100 4 158 4 259 5556 5063 18 077 10 102 5 155 4 260 5063 4681 17 078 10 104 5 153 4 261 4681 4417 16 079 10 104 5 152 3 264 4417 4256 15 080 10 104 5 152 3 262 4256 4163 12 081 9 105 5 152 2 263 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