DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 77.8 - - 77.5 - - 67.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 532 - - 255 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7712 - - 10282 - - 10668 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9973 - - 12147 - - 12026 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11879 - - 14449 - - 14835 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1513 - - 1044 - - 1185 - - 8323 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 634 - - 733 - - 581 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 66 - - 24 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 065 - - 005 - - 289 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - 33 - - 90 - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5792 - - -4423 - - -3284 - - -11345 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17672 - - 18873 - - 18120 - - 15511 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10886 - - -8321 - - -6698 - - -16582 ODpotential blCL - - - 22765 - - 22770 - - 21533 - - 20747 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 55 - - 65 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.2 - - 77.8 - - 77.5 - - 67.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.0 - - 7.7 - - 11.1 - - 14.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.3 - - 75.6 - - 76.5 - - 71.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.6 - - 7.3 - - 11.2 - - 14.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 532 - - 255 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7712 - - 10282 - - 10668 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 98148 7 344 9 020 7 063 7 070 98148 90736 2 228 4 352 4 228 9 348 90736 85026 6 135 7 203 9 262 10 351 85026 80265 5 176 9 179 5 257 5 303 80265 76172 7 223 5 248 2 070 6 196 76172 72560 7 211 7 247 5 303 3 234 72560 69275 1 234 6 226 10 287 5 298 69275 66248 2 184 5 258 11 265 9 320 66248 63442 2 243 6 295 8 283 10 308 63442 60725 9 311 6 328 5 298 8 302 60725 57892 13 298 16 313 15 320 15 321 57892 54968 10 294 17 285 19 296 20 311 54968 52187 14 323 15 303 18 308 21 315 52187 49689 25 319 25 308 26 324 23 330 49689 47463 25 308 23 302 26 327 25 336 47463 45460 18 299 20 305 24 320 26 334 45460 43637 19 338 18 320 22 315 23 325 43637 41962 24 356 17 334 18 309 20 306 41962 40415 27 355 18 348 13 310 17 293 40415 38975 26 346 24 342 14 315 16 301 38975 37628 24 335 26 330 20 316 16 310 37628 36336 22 334 23 324 22 320 16 312 36336 35035 21 335 20 323 20 323 14 320 35035 33694 19 333 19 323 18 326 13 316 33694 32317 17 336 18 323 15 324 13 306 32317 30891 15 342 16 324 13 318 13 297 30891 29407 13 344 11 325 11 310 13 289 29407 27868 13 342 9 329 10 298 12 287 27868 26274 13 344 7 329 9 287 11 284 26274 24628 12 345 6 342 9 288 10 280 24628 22936 12 339 8 349 7 311 8 277 22936 21193 11 334 9 347 8 349 3 339 21193 19391 10 346 9 347 9 006 6 028 19391 17566 8 013 6 356 9 007 10 050 17566 15810 9 034 5*015 6*353 11 050 15810 14213 10 037 6*342 4*309 6 053 14213 12790 9*036 6 337 4 300 3 118 12790 11516 6*039 6 335 4 293 4 149 11516 10372 5 042 5 334 4 288 2 155 10372 9343 5 045 3 345 4 288 1 281 9343 8419 5 052 1 019 5 286 5 314 8419 7593 5 063 1 081 5 285 9 316 7593 6855 5 071 2 102 5 285 13 316 6855 6186 6 079 3 112 5 282 16 317 6186 5588 6 085 4 118 5 282 17 318 5588 5084 7 090 4 121 4 281 17 317 5084 4693 7 092 5 120 4 280 16 316 4693 4423 7 094 5 120 4 279 13 313 4423 4258 7 095 5 121 4 277 11*311 4258 4164 6 095 4 123 3 276 6*307 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