DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/10 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 - - - 50.9 - - 55.1 - - 49.8 - - 44.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 174 - - 50 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 825 - - 2710 - - 1706 - - 605 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 5681 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4992 - - 6877 - - 5873 - - 4772 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1034 - - 1784 - - 1146 - - 1474 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 156 - - 327 - - 185 - - 55 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 12 - - 19 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 220 - - 204 - - 202 - - 205 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 11 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - 8 - - 10 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1185 - - -580 - - 658 - - 610 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6177 - - 7457 - - 5215 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5752 - - -4347 - - -2982 - - -3 ODpotential blCL - - - 10744 - - 11224 - - 8855 - - 4775 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 95 - - 93 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.9 - - 55.1 - - 49.8 - - 44.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.3 - - 36.8 - - 41.2 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.3 - - 54.7 - - 50.3 - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 36.4 - - 41.1 - - 43.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 56 - - 174 - - 50 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 825 - - 2710 - - 1706 - - 605 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 82 - - 73 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 7 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] 96774 13 091 9 103 30 076 27 094 96774 89637 19 095 17 101 26 104 29 087 89637 84063 19 111 14 103 24 101 22 086 84063 79391 16 108 13 100 15 109 15 067 79391 75369 14 102 11 100 12 138 8 083 75369 71822 4 116 7 116 10 145 9 113 71822 68615 5 221 7 146 10 196 4 194 68615 65665 10 241 15 217 9 221 5 267 65665 62909 15 238 18 225 24 237 18 274 62909 60234 15 267 24 241 37 228 35 222 60234 57455 27 253 34 244 33 232 33 224 57455 54554 37 250 43 252 37 252 33 254 54554 51749 51 251 59 254 53 255 48 257 51749 49204 58 241 65 245 65 249 63 247 49204 46925 58 235 62 238 69 241 69 238 46925 44870 58 243 53 245 66 241 68 238 44870 42999 65 248 65 249 67 250 78 241 42999 41285 76 251 86 246 83 247 91 239 41285 39714 100 257 100 236 99 235 99 235 39714 38274 120 258 104 233 103 228 106 233 38274 36943 110 255 102 234 104 229 111 232 36943 35666 105 249 97 236 107 232 113 233 35666 34375 105 247 94 239 107 233 111 236 34375 33042 105 248 96 243 102 234 110 234 33042 31676 99 251 97 245 100 235 104 232 31676 30266 89 248 90 246 99 239 100 233 30266 28802 79 241 69 240 92 242 97 233 28802 27285 67 235 56 232 76 240 91 233 27285 25719 55 232 54 232 63 237 80 234 25719 24109 49 232 51 235 54 237 67 237 24109 22459 51 234 46 239 49 239 57 240 22459 20760 54 232 44 242 47 241 51 239 20760 19003 51 228 45 243 47 240 48 235 19003 17221 44 227 47 241 49 237 48 230 17221 15506 37 228 47 240 49 235 49 227 15506 13941 32 227 45 236 47 232 49 226 13941 12541 28 226 39 230 43 227 47 222 12541 11289 25 225 31 219 40 220 44 215 11289 10166 23 223 26 208 36 214 43 207 10166 9159 22 219 23 202 33 207 42 202 9159 8259 21 216 21 199 30 201 41 199 8259 7459 21 212 18*198 27 199 39 197 7459 6745 22 209 14*200 25 199 38 196 6745 6101 23 208 13 204 23*200 36 198 6101 5526 23 212 12 205 22*202 33 201 5526 5043 22*217 12 205 21 202 29*204 5043 4669 19*220 12 204 20 202 24*205 4669 4411 17 220 11 203 18 203 19 205 4411 4253 15 219 11 202 16 202 16 205 4253 4162 10 219 9 202 10 202 9 204 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