DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.0 - - 68.9 - - 65.3 - - 55.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 279 - - 88 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1647 - - 3867 - - 2518 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4147 - - 6735 - - 5145 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5814 - - 8034 - - 6685 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1931 - - 2175 - - 2678 - - 1263 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 219 - - 431 - - 255 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 20 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 285 - - 286 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -47 - - -50 - - -43 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3784 - - -2970 - - -3018 - - -2748 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9598 - - 11004 - - 9703 - - 6912 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11115 - - -7948 - - -7279 - - -7703 ODpotential blCL - - - 16929 - - 15982 - - 13964 - - 11867 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 54 - - 81 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.0 - - 68.9 - - 65.3 - - 55.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.6 - - 35.1 - - 37.3 - - 39.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.3 - - 68.0 - - 65.4 - - 58.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 34.2 - - 36.7 - - 39.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 279 - - 88 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1647 - - 3867 - - 2518 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 24 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96345 4 041 7 322 5 027 7 058 96345 89211 13 067 5 051 1 095 8 008 89211 83733 11 041 2 047 1 337 8 353 83733 79218 13 355 6 008 3 359 10 004 79218 75356 6 023 6 344 10 333 14 002 75356 71948 8 014 3 009 8 340 11 004 71948 68865 16 355 12 357 18 334 16 344 68865 66044 23 317 21 315 21 316 17 344 66044 63405 27 301 24 302 28 297 25 321 63405 60827 34 302 35 295 36 289 39 296 60827 58127 40 299 41 293 43 288 44 292 58127 55300 49 289 48 286 50 287 52 288 55300 52575 55 282 55 281 57 284 61 282 52575 50105 57 277 60 278 61 281 62 279 50105 47877 57 276 59 270 59 275 60 275 47877 45844 54 276 59 267 61 271 62 270 45844 43974 54 276 60 266 63 265 65 264 43974 42244 56 271 57 263 64 262 65 262 42244 40634 56 267 55 264 62 263 65 262 40634 39138 53 264 56 266 63 265 67 261 39138 37754 40 258 50 261 64 260 70 257 37754 36446 35 255 41 251 55 250 71 250 36446 35137 33 250 32 248 54 250 69 247 35137 33787 35 246 35 253 56 252 68 247 33787 32398 40 245 41 259 53 252 67 247 32398 30961 46 245 42 265 50 251 63 247 30961 29466 48 248 42 266 49 251 63 250 29466 27914 52 251 40 261 49 251 62 253 27914 26307 55 251 45 254 51 253 61 252 26307 24651 58 252 59 249 53 255 61 249 24651 22946 59 252 66 248 55 255 61 249 22946 21187 55 253 65 250 58 255 60 252 21187 19370 49 255 59 252 59 257 58 256 19370 17531 44 258 52 255 55 258 54 260 17531 15768 39 260 47 257 48 258 49 261 15768 14165 34 260 41 258 43 259 45 260 14165 12736 30 258 36 258 39 261 42 260 12736 11460 29 256 34 257 36 260 39 260 11460 10316 28 257 32 256 32 256 36 259 10316 9290 28 263 30 259 28 251 32 258 9290 8372 27 273 27*264 24 250 27 257 8372 7553 27 284 24*272 21 252 24 257 7553 6821 26 294 22 280 19*261 22 259 6821 6158 25*300 21 286 17*276 21 266 6158 5567 22*303 20 289 16 286 19 278 5567 5069 18 302 20 290 16 288 19 292 5069 4684 15 301 19 290 15 290 18 301 4684 4418 14 301 18 291 14 290 15 303 4418 4256 12 301 16 291 13 290 12*303 4256 4163 9 300 12 291 10 290 7*301 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