DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1554z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 45.3 - - 52.8 - - 54.6 - - 55.0 - - 50.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 134 - - 527 - - 602 - - 312 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1140 - - 2684 - - 2463 - - 2473 - - 732 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 6010 - - 5869 - - 5711 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 5307 - - 6851 - - 6630 - - 6640 - - 4899 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1098 - - 1985 - - 2197 - - 2156 - - 1124 Hgt.Variab. W* 222 - - 467 - - 475 - - 382 - - 21 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 27 - - 24 - - 23 - - 23 - - 22 BL Wind Direction 317 - - 315 - - 309 - - 311 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 16 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg -107 - - -88 - - -81 - - -79 - - -83 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 127 - - 137 - - -114 - - -140 - - -3103 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5180 - - 6715 - - 6744 - - 6780 - - 8002 sfcLCL ODpotential -2526 - - -1756 - - -1446 - - -1897 - - -7923 ODpotential blCL 7833 - - 8607 - - 8076 - - 8537 - - 12822 blCL maxRH 83 - - 80 - - 80 - - 77 - - 59 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 90 - - 130 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 45.3 - - 52.8 - - 54.6 - - 55.0 - - 50.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.0 - - 37.7 - - 39.2 - - 39.5 - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 45.3 - - 51.0 - - 52.5 - - 54.0 - - 51.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.9 - - 37.6 - - 39.1 - - 39.5 - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 134 - - 527 - - 602 - - 312 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1140 - - 2684 - - 2463 - - 2473 - - 732 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 31 - - 20 - - 21 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 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] 98063 13 253 10 249 20 266 25 265 14 276 98063 90517 17 271 15 256 18 256 24 264 18 285 90517 84733 18 285 18 257 15 260 18 270 16 271 84733 79970 15 306 12 253 10 272 16 295 15 262 79970 75896 19 313 6 304 10 260 16 295 14 271 75896 72324 20 296 14 313 9 266 17 292 12 284 72324 69096 20 277 23 288 14 275 19 281 16 288 69096 66120 20 261 23 275 18 270 22 279 21 286 66120 63345 24 269 29 278 23 273 26 281 25 286 63345 60632 32 267 33 267 30 270 30 278 28 279 60632 57782 33 262 30 259 29 267 30 266 29 272 57782 54822 33 266 28 264 29 272 28 264 29 270 54822 52004 36 266 32 269 32 271 30 273 28 277 52004 49473 37 258 34 263 30 266 29 269 26 279 49473 47209 33 251 28 259 25 273 22 275 21 280 47209 45153 30 259 25 270 25 278 21 288 12 304 45153 43269 31 266 26 279 22 283 17 297 15 352 43269 41530 30 268 22 280 18 294 13 325 15 357 41530 39915 28 265 21 281 17 312 11 343 12 006 39915 38411 25 259 19 283 12 343 10 022 23 036 38411 37016 18 258 13 283 16 360 16 028 33 035 37016 35693 11 269 5 329 16 020 24 040 33 044 35693 34376 7 321 14 037 22 037 23 051 43 071 34376 33035 10 336 25 041 33 050 38 070 68 080 33035 31669 6 351 33 048 41 052 56 073 81 080 31669 30262 13 050 36 050 40 050 60 076 80 078 30262 28804 18 038 24 041 37 046 47 072 73 076 28804 27297 9 346 15 040 32 041 27 066 69 075 27297 25741 7 322 10 033 22 028 17 068 59 076 25741 24140 7 340 9 020 14 031 14 069 43 077 24140 22495 7 338 8 013 10 025 12 071 30 076 22495 20800 6 319 7 355 8 003 9 080 22 074 20800 19046 4 305 7 337 7 350 9 090 19 069 19046 17262 2 264 7 331 6 349 8 086 15 061 17262 15545 1 243 6 329 7 352 8 060 12 056 15545 13977 3 109 2 002 8 014 15 048 14 053 13977 12577 8 083 8 062 11 035 20 051 20 051 12577 11326 11 061 13 058 13 050 17 055 21 051 11326 10203 8 048 12 054 11 054 10 057 17 050 10203 9194 5 043 9 050 7 050 4 048 9 048 9194 8291 6 020 8 029 6 025 3 348 6 032 8291 7487 11 351 9*357 8 348 7 330 7 356 7487 6767 18 339 16*331 13*327 14*321 12 331 6767 6117 26 331 23 320 19*316 20*315 18 321 6117 5537 31*324 27 315 25 311 25 313 27 314 5537 5050 32*320 28 313 25 309 25 311 29*311 5050 4673 30 317 27 311 25 307 24 310 27*309 4673 4413 27 315 25 311 23 306 23 310 24 307 4413 4254 24 315 23 310 21 306 21 309 20 307 4254 4162 16 313 16 309 15 305 14 308 12 305 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