DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 45.5 - - 53.5 - - 58.4 - - 57.3 - - 50.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 25 - - 356 - - 495 - - 234 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1501 - - 2541 - - 3513 - - 3858 - - 2225 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 5803 - - 6642 - - 6647 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 5668 - - 6708 - - 7680 - - 8025 - - 6392 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1235 - - 1019 - - 1080 - - 1257 - - 1512 Hgt.Variab. W* 145 - - 404 - - 501 - - 403 - - 27 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 21 - - 20 - - 23 - - 24 - - 19 BL Wind Direction 309 - - 299 - - 292 - - 293 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear 19 - - 9 - - 9 - - 12 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg -60 - - -57 - - -64 - - -64 - - -53 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 1224 - - 65 - - -285 - - 548 - - 559 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4444 - - 6643 - - 7966 - - 7477 - - 5833 sfcLCL ODpotential -4715 - - -4004 - - -4850 - - -2694 - - -4320 ODpotential blCL 10383 - - 10712 - - 12530 - - 10719 - - 10712 blCL maxRH 88 - - 78 - - 66 - - 77 - - 83 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 45.5 - - 53.5 - - 58.4 - - 57.3 - - 50.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 40.4 - - 38.7 - - 37.7 - - 38.8 - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.3 - - 52.4 - - 56.8 - - 56.7 - - 52.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 39.9 - - 38.3 - - 37.4 - - 38.6 - - 39.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 25 - - 356 - - 495 - - 234 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1501 - - 2541 - - 3513 - - 3858 - - 2225 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 51 - - 13 - - 0 - - 9 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 96728 40 281 40 282 31 278 33 288 37 277 96728 89490 22 294 24 279 35 278 38 287 31 312 89490 83948 19 296 16 270 22 280 28 285 26 326 83948 79358 21 305 17 295 20 303 17 299 24 310 79358 75433 14 345 10 329 19 305 16 316 12 320 75433 71943 22 303 19 305 16 305 15 316 5 046 71943 68740 27 278 28 272 19 282 27 291 33 290 68740 65812 17 297 23 287 24 277 31 279 37 274 65812 63112 28 297 24 308 23 285 23 276 22 281 63112 60465 40 286 32 302 24 295 23 284 15 329 60465 57657 46 278 39 294 45 291 43 290 35 308 57657 54735 51 276 50 288 56 284 53 288 53 294 54735 51964 56 279 60 281 57 285 54 293 60 292 51964 49478 64 278 65 279 62 289 64 297 66 295 49478 47269 70 281 68 281 71 288 76 293 70 297 47269 45300 75 282 69 281 75 285 76 287 67 299 45300 43523 75 281 66 285 68 292 68 287 58 295 43523 41882 66 286 82 305 78 306 64 304 55 295 41882 40346 73 303 100 302 80 300 67 306 58 297 40346 38909 93 305 100 293 75 293 70 301 59 297 38909 37561 103 300 88 289 67 294 65 297 58 294 37561 36269 101 293 72 296 63 298 61 297 55 293 36269 34963 92 287 67 308 62 302 61 297 53 293 34963 33615 80 285 67 316 61 304 61 296 54 294 33615 32230 70 288 67 316 61 304 61 297 57 294 32230 30796 63 292 66 314 61 303 61 300 58 295 30796 29304 58 296 65 312 61 303 59 302 59 298 29304 27756 53 295 64 312 62 303 58 302 59 299 27756 26153 49 293 64 314 61 304 56 303 57 297 26153 24496 47 290 62 316 59 306 54 306 54 298 24496 22791 46 287 55 318 54 308 51 308 50 299 22791 21034 46 288 48 313 47 306 47 307 45 297 21034 19223 44 289 42 307 43 301 44 303 43 294 19223 17392 40 290 38 300 39 296 41 298 44 292 17392 15634 36 290 37 293 35 293 39 295 44 291 15634 14036 33 288 35 292 32 292 39 292 43 289 14036 12612 32 287 33 294 30 291 39 289 42 288 12612 11342 31 286 31 296 28 290 37 287 39 288 11342 10207 30 288 28 297 26 288 33 284 35 287 10207 9193 31 293 26 298 24 286 29 285 30 286 9193 8289 31 301 25 299 23*287 26*288 27 288 8289 7486 32 307 24 301 23*290 25*290 26 293 7486 6769 31 310 22*301 23 291 25 292 25*297 6769 6122 30*311 22*300 24 292 26 293 25*299 6122 5542 28*311 22 300 24 293 25 293 23 299 5542 5054 25 310 21 299 24 293 25 294 21 297 5054 4676 21 309 20 299 23 294 24 294 18 294 4676 4414 17 307 18 299 21 294 22 293 14 289 4414 4254 15 306 17 298 19 294 20 293 11 286 4254 4163 9 304 12 298 14 293 13 293 6 282 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