DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - 60.1 - - 66.4 - - - - - 60.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 522 - - 576 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5262 - - 6940 - - - - - 2324 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8045 - - 9441 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9429 - - 11107 - - - - - 6491 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1120 - - 798 - - - - - 5809 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 582 - - 661 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 14 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 065 - - 067 - - - - - 318 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 5 - - - - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 23 - - 19 - - - - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4637 - - -5338 - - - - - -6512 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14066 - - 16446 - - - - - 13004 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14987 - - -14000 - - - - - -13942 ODpotential blCL - - - 24416 - - 25107 - - - - - 20433 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 26 - - - - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.1 - - 66.4 - - - - - 60.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.6 - - 8.1 - - - - - 18.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 64.3 - - - - - 63.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.4 - - 7.8 - - - - - 18.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 522 - - 576 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5262 - - 6940 - - - - - 2324 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - 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] 98064 8 317 7 324 13 331 98064 90684 9 255 14 323 6 332 90684 84990 4 197 7 305 6 353 84990 80247 3 050 9 217 6 350 80247 76151 7 074 9 176 5 321 76151 72531 7 014 3 086 7 348 72531 69265 7 286 2 242 3 313 69265 66255 1 007 8 269 2 201 66255 63443 2 033 12 246 9 251 63443 60721 16 313 13 275 11 273 60721 57896 24 290 19 280 15 280 57896 54969 23 268 24 275 20 294 54969 52180 19 264 31 274 29 297 52180 49687 26 273 36 268 36 287 49687 47474 38 270 43 262 42 275 47474 45486 50 263 51 259 48 274 45486 43685 56 261 61 258 57 270 43685 42033 58 262 69 257 64 265 42033 40496 61 265 72 257 68 267 40496 39055 61 268 69 258 72 267 39055 37698 58 271 64 263 72 269 37698 36389 55 273 63 267 71 267 36389 35065 53 272 63 268 70 263 35065 33703 50 271 62 270 70 266 33703 32307 48 273 59 273 65 270 32307 30866 46 272 57 275 58 271 30866 29369 45 272 55 277 50 273 29369 27818 43 275 51 280 45 277 27818 26212 42 284 50 286 45 280 26212 24554 43 293 47 291 45 282 24554 22848 44 296 42 295 43 284 22848 21090 40 293 36 296 41 286 21090 19274 33 297 32 292 37 294 19274 17435 29 303 28 297 30 305 17435 15672 25 310 24 310 23 317 15672 14075 17 317 19 322 14 339 14075 12663 8 347 12 341 8 019 12663 11406 15 044 11*036 7 058 11406 10280 22*054 14*056 7 068 10280 9266 24*060 14 060 6 067 9266 8356 24 063 15 063 5 053 8356 7543 24 064 15 065 4 028 7543 6816 24 065 15 068 5*353 6816 6156 24 066 15 070 6*334 6156 5567 23 067 15 071 7 324 5567 5070 22 068 14 073 8 318 5070 4686 21 069 14 075 8 314 4686 4419 20 069 13 075 7 310 4419 4257 19 070 13 076 6 305 4257 4163 14 071 11 077 4 303 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