DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 55.9 - - - - - 47.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 445 - - 418 - - - - - 56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3237 - - 3892 - - - - - 1540 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6395 - - 6886 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7404 - - 8059 - - - - - 5707 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1991 - - 2202 - - - - - 2547 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 470 - - 489 - - - - - 184 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 25 - - 25 - - - - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 236 - - - - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 16 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -24 - - -36 - - - - - -39 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1704 - - 1621 - - - - - 1284 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9109 - - 6439 - - - - - 4423 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4660 - - 1184 - - - - - 112 ODpotential blCL - - - 12064 - - 6875 - - - - - 5595 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 99 - - - - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 70 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 55.9 - - - - - 47.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.4 - - 41.9 - - - - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.5 - - 54.5 - - - - - 48.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 41.9 - - - - - 42.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 445 - - 418 - - - - - 56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3237 - - 3892 - - - - - 1540 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 95 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97610 27 274 35 276 31 292 97610 90241 30 276 33 283 28 296 90241 84550 29 275 29 281 25 292 84550 79828 23 263 29 274 22 288 79828 75762 17 270 23 272 22 283 75762 72181 17 285 18 277 20 280 72181 68955 21 265 16 278 14 275 68955 65988 18 242 20 255 19 280 65988 63228 15 252 21 250 23 267 63228 60557 20 261 23 257 23 254 60557 57768 26 254 29 241 26 248 57768 54855 30 250 26 239 31 275 54855 52068 36 250 29 259 52 278 52068 49573 44 253 47 254 61 269 49573 47345 53 256 61 257 58 263 47345 45323 60 256 70 255 57 258 45323 43468 66 251 75 249 57 260 43468 41756 74 246 75 246 60 265 41756 40167 83 245 77 250 66 267 40167 38688 88 245 82 253 69 266 38688 37312 92 245 86 253 70 266 37312 36002 95 243 88 252 70 267 36002 34693 92 239 90 250 71 268 34693 33352 86 235 91 246 74 270 33352 31979 79 232 90 242 77 270 31979 30561 75 229 89 239 78 268 30561 29087 73 227 87 238 78 265 29087 27558 73 228 84 238 75 263 27558 25974 72 228 82 237 73 262 25974 24340 69 228 78 237 70 262 24340 22657 64 225 74 238 68 262 22657 20920 60 224 70 241 66 262 20920 19122 57 224 66 243 65 261 19122 17297 53 225 59 244 64 258 17297 15546 48 222 54 245 61 256 15546 13954 44 219 52 244 57 253 13954 12539 41 218 50 242 52 251 12539 11279 38 219 47 240 45 249 11279 10154 35 222 42 240 35 251 10154 9153 32 226 38 240 25 264 9153 8260 30 231 34*240 22 273 8260 7463 29*236 30*239 22 278 7463 6751 28*237 27 239 22 283 6751 6106 27 236 25 237 22*285 6106 5531 26 236 24 236 22*286 5531 5046 26 234 24 235 20 286 5046 4671 25 233 23 234 19 285 4671 4412 23 232 22 233 17 285 4412 4253 21 231 20 232 15 284 4253 4162 15 230 15 232 10 283 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