DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - - 47.6 - - 55.5 - - - - - 45.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 172 - - 332 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2060 - - 5138 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5218 - - 7782 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6227 - - 9305 - - - - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1320 - - 1570 - - - - - 625 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 299 - - 499 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 14 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 053 - - 042 - - - - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - 9 - - - - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3235 - - -3763 - - - - - -1775 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9462 - - 13068 - - - - - 5938 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10222 - - -9165 - - - - - -5075 ODpotential blCL - - - 16449 - - 18470 - - - - - 9238 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 57 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.6 - - 55.5 - - - - - 45.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.9 - - 12.5 - - - - - 34.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.3 - - 54.4 - - - - - 47.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.7 - - 11.4 - - - - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 172 - - 332 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2060 - - 5138 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 96349 33 287 31 284 31 296 96349 89205 17 299 19 277 20 285 89205 83737 13 321 8 260 13 289 83737 79209 12 312 8 280 9 299 79209 75295 8 312 6 290 12 323 75295 71820 5 347 5 260 10 328 71820 68656 8 359 3 303 6 301 68656 65725 12 281 7 302 5 260 65725 62976 15 266 12 277 5 319 62976 60286 16 268 18 293 19 305 60286 57481 20 298 24 290 19 296 57481 54567 31 285 23 290 13 302 54567 51764 30 280 26 288 19 313 51764 49228 33 290 25 304 30 324 49228 46965 33 296 32 316 32 345 46965 44932 30 305 36 321 30 002 44932 43074 33 336 36 313 39 022 43074 41357 37 336 38 003 58 019 41357 39768 42 339 61 013 63 015 39768 38296 48 356 72 006 69 018 38296 36933 62 016 66 004 79 025 36933 35645 90 027 63 017 93 034 35645 34362 110 028 72 031 108 040 34362 33046 116 027 91 038 113 041 33046 31700 114 026 97 037 105 040 31700 30308 103 025 89 034 98 037 30308 28859 83 020 85 031 94 034 28859 27352 69 008 76 026 93 033 27352 25787 67 002 62 017 92 032 25787 24169 71 001 49 001 89 031 24169 22502 69 360 53 001 82 028 22502 20784 61 359 54 001 75 024 20784 19011 52 358 53 001 68 024 19011 17217 46 357 50 001 59 027 17217 15496 41 358 42 360 48 028 15496 13932 35 001 32 359 39 026 13932 12539 28 005 27 003 30 025 12539 11295 26 012 26 011 24 029 11295 10181 27 022 24*018 20 034 10181 9180 30 033 19*025 17 041 9180 8283 32 041 16 034 15 047 8283 7483 34 046 15 037 13 052 7483 6766 33*049 14 042 12 050 6766 6117 30*050 13 048 10 040 6117 5538 27 051 13 051 9 011 5538 5050 24 053 12 054 11 343 5050 4672 22 054 11 057 16 321 4672 4412 21 055 11 059 16 313 4412 4253 19 056 10 060 14*311 4253 4162 13 058 9 061 8*310 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