DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/13 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 - - - 52.3 - - 55.9 - - 53.7 - - 44.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 287 - - 98 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3442 - - 6240 - - 2189 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6130 - - 8581 - - 4981 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7609 - - 10407 - - 6356 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2990 - - 1195 - - 3626 - - 479 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 335 - - 507 - - 251 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 13 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 7 - - 13 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 048 - - 010 - - 317 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - 24 - - -46 - - -30 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2754 - - -728 - - -3107 - - -2327 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10364 - - 11135 - - 9464 - - 6490 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6604 - - -5383 - - -7047 - - -8957 ODpotential blCL - - - 14213 - - 15790 - - 13403 - - 13120 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 56 - - 45 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 55.9 - - 53.7 - - 44.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.5 - - 21.4 - - 26.8 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.1 - - 54.9 - - 53.8 - - 46.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.6 - - 20.7 - - 26.5 - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 287 - - 98 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3442 - - 6240 - - 2189 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96405 26 101 22 084 24 086 21 090 96405 89333 26 099 22 098 21 093 18 079 89333 83854 21 105 20 100 20 103 14 091 83854 79277 19 108 15 099 20 097 14 117 79277 75315 14 112 10 104 9 111 12 107 75315 71796 8 118 6 148 5 140 3 159 71796 68608 2 263 8 219 4 259 6 239 68608 65673 7 288 7 224 7 276 6 227 65673 62943 12 298 15 284 16 280 15 258 62943 60304 16 280 14 274 19 285 19 265 60304 57560 18 282 19 286 24 260 28 284 57560 54718 21 291 22 284 35 289 36 282 54718 51997 27 302 40 287 37 281 39 290 51997 49526 31 294 34 290 36 293 43 299 49526 47290 31 313 26 298 50 302 52 301 47290 45253 36 315 28 315 60 302 58 297 45253 43388 34 320 48 319 66 296 61 292 43388 41671 38 330 60 315 62 288 59 292 41671 40077 39 330 55 321 39 295 50 296 40077 38593 41 334 49 343 29 332 54 318 38593 37220 48 344 57 001 53 343 68 325 37220 35923 57 351 69 356 69 338 72 323 35923 34629 65 360 76 353 69 339 61 327 34629 33304 70 007 78 356 67 348 50 341 33304 31943 71 010 70 001 64 357 46 350 31943 30535 64 014 61 014 60 003 43 354 30535 29070 59 015 57 024 46 011 37 001 29070 27549 51 012 51 015 35 015 30 001 27549 25974 43 010 52 003 33 008 27 349 25974 24346 43 009 52 003 41 359 32 341 24346 22669 44 007 48 006 46 356 37 344 22669 20939 43 007 42 009 43 004 40 352 20939 19149 38 010 39 012 36 012 39 360 19149 17332 31 014 36 016 31 012 36 006 17332 15585 23 016 32 021 28 009 31 009 15585 13997 18 016 26 025 26 007 26 012 13997 12583 14 018 21 025 23 007 21 015 12583 11323 12 022 16*015 18 008 17 019 11323 10197 10 030 10*005 13 013 13 021 10197 9189 10 040 9 007 10 016 9 022 9189 8287 11*049 9 008 9 015 6 024 8287 7484 15*048 8 009 9 002 4 027 7484 6766 15 048 7 010 9*349 3 023 6766 6116 15 048 6 012 11*331 3 003 6116 5536 12 047 5 013 13 319 7 332 5536 5048 10 048 5 015 13 315 12 324 5048 4671 9 050 4 017 13 314 17 314 4671 4411 8 051 4 019 13 313 18 308 4411 4253 7 052 4 020 12 312 16*306 4253 4162 7 053 4 023 9 311 9*305 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