DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 82.2 - - 78.4 - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 461 - - 555 - - 301 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5373 - - 10000 - - 7468 - - 1496 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8091 - - 11936 - - 9573 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9540 - - 14167 - - 11635 - - 5663 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3628 - - 1846 - - 2438 - - 2932 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 563 - - 737 - - 546 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 38 - - 19 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 7 - - 10 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 209 - - 264 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 9 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 59 - - -24 - - -54 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4314 - - -569 - - -1978 - - -5931 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13855 - - 14737 - - 13614 - - 11595 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7750 - - -2602 - - -4486 - - -10241 ODpotential blCL - - - 17290 - - 16769 - - 16121 - - 15904 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 53 - - 53 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 82.2 - - 78.4 - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.7 - - 31.2 - - 32.8 - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.5 - - 79.8 - - 77.3 - - 71.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 31.3 - - 32.8 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 461 - - 555 - - 301 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5373 - - 10000 - - 7468 - - 1496 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98214 8 122 13 107 11 152 7 121 98214 90811 12 136 5 147 8 097 7 132 90811 85125 17 159 10 187 5 090 9 103 85125 80393 12 168 7 182 4 165 5 063 80393 76306 8 175 6 215 4 226 2 322 76306 72685 4 229 10 205 10 245 7 269 72685 69396 5 261 11 219 13 249 7 284 69396 66371 7 270 9 236 12 254 8 294 66371 63571 7 265 12 250 13 257 13 284 63571 60869 9 269 13 252 14 262 17 278 60869 58060 13 281 14 265 15 269 21 276 58060 55160 18 283 20 276 21 274 27 280 55160 52411 22 286 24 278 25 276 29 277 52411 49949 23 287 23 276 25 274 27 273 49949 47752 21 282 18 279 21 268 24 269 47752 45771 16 270 14 270 16 260 21 259 45771 43971 11 276 11 233 14 244 20 244 43971 42319 12 280 8 217 16 222 17 230 42319 40781 12 281 9 248 16 214 15 226 40781 39339 14 279 13 261 14 224 18 226 39339 37981 14 272 16 263 15 241 20 224 37981 36671 12 251 17 267 17 252 17 235 36671 35347 12 240 17 269 18 260 16 249 35347 33981 17 229 16 264 17 267 17 249 33981 32580 18 210 16 255 18 270 18 249 32580 31133 18 221 14 255 19 263 17 250 31133 29631 12 243 12 269 14 255 15 241 29631 28076 9 279 12 281 10 262 14 211 28076 26468 13 294 11 287 10 264 13 206 26468 24807 11 282 9 273 10 258 11 210 24807 23098 9 254 9 254 10 247 9 227 23098 21336 9 246 9 260 9 247 8 247 21336 19516 8 244 6 266 6 255 6 251 19516 17672 7 214 5 207 4 234 5 232 17672 15902 7 170 7 157 6 172 5 191 15902 14291 6 166 5*165 7 156 7 154 14291 12854 5 183 4*205 5*168 8 141 12854 11568 7 197 4 212 4*212 8 144 11568 10411 6*208 5 214 7 239 7 163 10411 9372 4*215 6 213 9 253 5 210 9372 8440 3 214 7 210 10 256 6 246 8440 7609 2 218 8 209 11 266 9 280 7609 6865 2 238 9 208 13 271 14 298 6865 6194 2 271 9 208 14 273 19*304 6194 5593 4 284 10 208 14 274 21*304 5593 5087 4 284 10 207 14 274 20 302 5087 4696 4 285 10 206 14 275 19 300 4696 4424 4 285 9 206 13 275 16 298 4424 4259 4 285 9 205 13 274 14 297 4259 4164 4 283 8 204 11 274 8 294 4164 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