DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/03 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.4 - - 65.3 - - 67.8 - - 65.0 - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 61 - - 466 - - 556 - - 282 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 854 - - 4298 - - 5065 - - 4471 - - 2145 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 7242 - - 7912 - - 7195 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 5021 - - 8465 - - 9232 - - 8638 - - 6312 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1662 - - 2383 - - 3487 - - 2663 - - 2232 Hgt.Variab. W* 156 - - 525 - - 589 - - 451 - - 71 W* B/S 3 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 15 - - 18 - - 15 - - 20 BL Wind Direction 230 - - 215 - - 211 - - 242 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 12 - - 11 - - 4 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg -12 - - -16 - - -22 - - -16 - - -38 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4871 - - -2303 - - -2773 - - -3165 - - 148 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9893 - - 10769 - - 12006 - - 11803 - - 6164 sfcLCL ODpotential -8947 - - -5938 - - -6116 - - -7645 - - -1899 ODpotential blCL 13968 - - 14403 - - 15348 - - 16283 - - 8211 blCL maxRH 38 - - 40 - - 32 - - 32 - - 76 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 59.4 - - 65.3 - - 67.8 - - 65.0 - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.6 - - 32.3 - - 29.2 - - 27.4 - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.6 - - 63.5 - - 65.7 - - 64.0 - - 56.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.5 - - 32.0 - - 28.8 - - 27.2 - - 42.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 61 - - 466 - - 556 - - 282 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 854 - - 4298 - - 5065 - - 4471 - - 2145 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 4 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97891 22 236 27 243 27 246 28 262 24 240 97891 90384 14 236 25 232 27 251 24 262 26 266 90384 84655 16 253 17 243 25 244 21 256 25 271 84655 79947 17 285 16 271 15 265 15 257 18 273 79947 75889 19 282 11 278 17 270 16 270 19 294 75889 72305 14 287 14 288 16 279 20 265 20 287 72305 69062 21 283 19 294 20 295 21 295 21 296 69062 66077 20 271 24 264 28 272 26 287 24 284 66077 63311 22 286 18 283 26 272 25 275 23 278 63311 60627 28 280 25 290 29 282 26 284 25 279 60627 57812 35 280 29 267 32 276 33 283 32 273 57812 54889 46 270 28 261 39 270 43 270 41 268 54889 52113 41 264 40 267 44 263 47 270 48 272 52113 49626 44 264 45 264 46 270 55 270 61 267 49626 47413 46 269 39 274 65 272 65 256 64 259 47413 45429 70 268 72 262 75 267 65 254 62 261 45429 43618 81 258 81 259 86 270 68 260 69 264 43618 41939 89 258 99 259 95 268 76 262 91 261 41939 40378 100 259 105 257 97 265 82 258 125 260 40378 38914 110 261 105 261 101 262 87 256 151 260 38914 37532 115 260 113 263 103 262 88 258 153 260 37532 36194 112 257 117 262 105 263 89 259 154 260 36194 34841 105 254 118 259 107 264 91 261 149 266 34841 33454 99 250 116 257 108 263 95 263 115 269 33454 32048 94 247 108 255 109 262 98 263 90 267 32048 30613 85 245 94 251 109 262 98 261 84 263 30613 29130 74 240 79 244 104 263 94 261 79 258 29130 27594 60 232 71 237 89 260 92 261 78 257 27594 25999 50 221 65 234 74 254 89 261 79 255 25999 24351 50 216 54 231 61 248 82 260 79 254 24351 22658 48 217 44 222 48 240 64 258 70 253 22658 20923 41 218 43 217 36 222 44 254 50 252 20923 19142 32 213 35 212 32 211 32 240 34 252 19142 17339 28 199 29 192 29 200 27 220 30 243 17339 15606 26 185 31 179 30 192 23 206 27 228 15606 14028 27 176 31 175 31 189 22 201 25 215 14028 12621 28 174 31 175 29 187 21 202 23 207 12621 11364 28 175 30 177 28 185 19 208 21 206 11364 10236 27 179 28 181 26 186 17 219 16 208 10236 9225 25 182 24*186 23*190 15*232 11 229 9225 8320 23 184 20*193 21*196 15*244 13 267 8320 7513 21 184 17 203 19 204 15 247 18 289 7513 6792 18 181 15 216 18 212 15 246 21*297 6792 6139 16 183 15 223 17 216 16 244 23*300 6139 5554 16 196 15 224 17 217 16 241 23 299 5554 5062 16*215 15 224 17 217 16 239 22 297 5062 4681 14*227 14 224 17 216 16 238 20 295 4681 4416 12 231 14 223 16 216 15 236 18 293 4416 4255 10 232 13 223 15 216 14 235 15 291 4255 4163 7 233 11 222 12 215 11 235 9 287 4163 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