DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.2 - - 53.3 - - - - - 47.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 499 - - 314 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5669 - - 5087 - - - - - 2724 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8358 - - 7715 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9836 - - 9254 - - - - - 6891 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1184 - - 3277 - - - - - 2661 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 589 - - 487 - - - - - 87 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 237 - - - - - 298 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - -29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1766 - - 1662 - - - - - 1371 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8070 - - 7592 - - - - - 5521 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1200 - - 1071 - - - - - -866 ODpotential blCL - - - 8636 - - 8183 - - - - - 7757 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 100 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 80 - - - - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.2 - - 53.3 - - - - - 47.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.1 - - 34.3 - - - - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.5 - - 52.4 - - - - - 49.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.0 - - 34.3 - - - - - 36.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 499 - - 314 - - - - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5669 - - 5087 - - - - - 2724 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 30 - - 101 - - - - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 98523 18 142 15 090 10 075 98523 91115 15 145 11 143 11 090 91115 85375 15 118 10 113 11 071 85375 80587 12 106 9 098 7 071 80587 76473 10 112 12 117 14 104 76473 72861 10 123 16 111 16 117 72861 69605 9 130 12 098 10 126 69605 66597 10 128 7 129 8 120 66597 63790 8 115 15 169 10 173 63790 61051 4 157 12 172 7 235 61051 58190 8 248 5 295 17 230 58190 55227 10 245 16 265 9 198 55227 52394 17 281 27 269 20 283 52394 49858 32 275 42 264 38 277 49858 47592 43 269 51 257 45 260 47592 45523 47 271 50 256 47 251 45523 43610 55 275 51 260 50 251 43610 41838 64 273 55 260 54 246 41838 40187 71 271 62 258 52 245 40187 38645 81 271 72 259 65 255 38645 37212 93 270 88 262 76 248 37212 35851 103 267 103 260 71 237 35851 34483 109 261 106 256 58 235 34483 33082 108 254 106 252 59 250 33082 31660 103 253 106 250 74 250 31660 30202 101 255 104 248 88 244 30202 28694 99 256 102 248 92 237 28694 27141 98 256 101 247 88 233 27141 25547 96 256 94 244 78 235 25547 23920 91 255 82 242 63 232 23920 22259 85 253 74 239 57 223 22259 20555 78 254 70 234 57 218 20555 18801 63 253 63 232 48 219 18801 17031 48 247 53 232 32 225 17031 15337 37 239 39 233 19 243 15337 13802 30 240 24 238 10 251 13802 12435 21 251 14 248 10 248 12435 11210 14 260 12 245 10 260 11210 10110 12*254 10*240 10 297 10110 9123 12*250 10*239 13 311 9123 8237 12 247 11 240 16 310 8237 7448 12 245 11 241 17*306 7448 6742 13 244 11 240 17*303 6742 6101 13 242 12 238 16 300 6101 5529 13 241 12 237 15 298 5529 5045 12 239 12 235 13 296 5045 4671 12 238 12 233 12 293 4671 4412 11 237 11 231 10 291 4412 4253 11 237 11 231 9 290 4253 4162 9 236 9 230 6 287 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