DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 71.4 - - 72.6 - - 63.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 483 - - 547 - - 257 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6036 - - 8927 - - 10238 - - 347 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8639 - - 11044 - - 11684 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10203 - - 13094 - - 14405 - - 4514 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2149 - - 1120 - - 652 - - 8053 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 594 - - 705 - - 574 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 22 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 6 - - 4 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 061 - - 010 - - 324 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 14 - - 8 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 13 - - 87 - - -41 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6553 - - -4181 - - -2716 - - -8470 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16757 - - 17276 - - 17122 - - 12985 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12737 - - -9000 - - -7244 - - -14413 ODpotential blCL - - - 22940 - - 22094 - - 21649 - - 18927 blCL maxRH - - - 29 - - 37 - - 51 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 71.4 - - 72.6 - - 63.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.7 - - 8.9 - - 10.9 - - 21.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 69.2 - - 71.8 - - 66.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.3 - - 8.4 - - 10.9 - - 21.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 483 - - 547 - - 257 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6036 - - 8927 - - 10238 - - 347 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 98119 4 181 6 319 7 225 9 340 98119 90692 3 279 3 131 6 223 8 310 90692 84996 4 279 5 169 2 253 2 169 84996 80259 7 232 7 223 8 338 4 071 80259 76167 5 167 11 210 8 277 8 339 76167 72562 4 076 6 203 4 203 6 299 72562 69299 5 210 8 285 4 012 2 161 69299 66278 8 205 9 255 7 275 5 274 66278 63471 5 276 5 227 10 227 12 254 63471 60752 10 283 11 249 11 260 10 261 60752 57914 15 283 16 248 18 273 17 290 57914 54976 20 286 18 275 21 275 21 290 54976 52188 24 290 21 293 23 285 24 295 52188 49698 26 280 25 294 25 289 23 293 49698 47471 27 280 26 284 26 287 23 304 47471 45449 29 281 30 283 32 289 36 313 45449 43616 37 289 39 286 38 290 42 300 43616 41951 45 288 42 287 36 283 37 281 41951 40409 48 289 43 284 25 296 29 281 40409 38961 51 290 41 284 22 322 29 300 38961 37605 52 290 38 294 27 337 30 313 37605 36307 53 290 37 301 35 344 33 321 36307 35002 55 289 36 304 41 347 35 322 35002 33660 54 290 36 308 43 350 35 321 33660 32284 51 287 37 319 41 358 32 323 32284 30861 48 278 37 330 40 001 29 328 30861 29379 45 281 35 334 37 001 27 334 29379 27842 37 292 33 332 29 002 25 343 27842 26250 32 301 32 328 24 345 22 347 26250 24605 31 310 31 328 25 334 20 344 24605 22910 29 316 29 334 24 339 20 341 22910 21159 27 319 28 339 21 342 19 344 21159 19347 24 325 25 340 19 339 18 349 19347 17510 22 334 23 343 20 340 17 350 17510 15749 20 343 21 346 17*344 16 356 15749 14155 16 350 15*337 8*325 8 006 14155 12739 12 354 11*338 7 326 5 078 12739 11472 6 360 11 339 6 325 5 100 11472 10334 5*038 10 342 5 323 4 098 10334 9310 8*055 7 351 4 323 2 069 9310 8390 11 058 5 017 4 323 3 351 8390 7570 13 060 5 034 3 321 7 329 7570 6835 13 060 5 050 3 320 12 325 6835 6171 14 061 5 062 2 321 16 322 6171 5577 14 062 6 071 2 322 18 320 5577 5077 14 063 6 078 2 322 18 318 5077 4689 14 063 6 082 1 325 17*316 4689 4421 13 064 6 084 1 325 14*313 4421 4257 12 065 6 085 1 328 12 311 4257 4164 10 065 6 086 1 332 7 308 4164 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