DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 82.1 - - - - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 439 - - 526 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7762 - - 11120 - - - - - 181 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9996 - - 12837 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11929 - - 15287 - - - - - 4348 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2115 - - 1396 - - - - - 4825 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 627 - - 751 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 109 - - 99 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 031 - - 250 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 3 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 85 - - - - - -38 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3222 - - -2220 - - - - - -9325 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15152 - - 17508 - - - - - 13673 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7536 - - -5036 - - - - - -14556 ODpotential blCL - - - 19465 - - 20323 - - - - - 18904 blCL maxRH - - - 49 - - 48 - - - - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.4 - - 82.1 - - - - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.7 - - 18.3 - - - - - 24.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.6 - - 79.8 - - - - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 18.2 - - - - - 24.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 439 - - 526 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7762 - - 11120 - - - - - 181 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 3 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] 98199 8 093 1 188 2 171 98199 90733 5 132 4 169 8 028 90733 84985 10 114 6 210 7 017 84985 80226 5 093 5 197 2 154 80226 76130 4 161 4 166 5 118 76130 72511 1 164 2 141 4 137 72511 69239 7 258 5 302 2 334 69239 66234 8 235 7 272 12 301 66234 63447 7 306 6 293 12 299 63447 60743 9 295 11 270 18 302 60743 57928 11 331 12 323 17 305 57928 55022 21 312 22 305 18 327 55022 52266 15 314 22 325 21 336 52266 49803 24 335 24 313 21 331 49803 47620 17 317 18 348 20 355 47620 45676 21 010 25 018 16 012 45676 43908 30 023 35 045 17 043 43908 42263 38 039 43 043 22 041 42263 40717 50 046 43 044 24 033 40717 39262 49 047 42 046 25 029 39262 37893 44 049 41 046 25 029 37893 36579 41 051 41 045 25 030 36579 35255 39 052 41 046 24 030 35255 33893 37 053 39 046 23 029 33893 32497 35 054 36 046 22 030 32497 31053 30 057 32 046 20 026 31053 29550 23 053 25 044 21 015 29550 27995 17 049 18 041 21 011 27995 26388 18 039 17 034 19 014 26388 24735 23 033 20 028 16 016 24735 23036 26 036 21 027 14 019 23036 21284 24 048 20 038 11 022 21284 19472 16 056 16 056 7 025 19472 17636 12 048 13 063 7 045 17636 15870 9 038 8*056 9 052 15870 14264 9 064 1*010 8 053 14264 12831 9*094 1 348 4 052 12831 11549 6*111 1 283 2 019 11549 10398 4 110 1 244 2 314 10398 9363 3 089 1 236 5 312 9363 8434 2 051 2 238 11 312 8434 7605 2 017 2 239 16 311 7605 6864 2 337 2 245 21 311 6864 6193 3 317 3 244 24 311 6193 5593 4 309 3 244 25 311 5593 5088 4 305 3 242 24 310 5088 4696 4 301 2 242 22 309 4696 4424 4 300 2 239 19*306 4424 4259 4 298 2 239 15*304 4259 4164 3 297 2 232 8 301 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