DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.4 - - 60.9 - - 55.8 - - 46.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 566 - - 649 - - 380 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1891 - - 3078 - - 2609 - - 1023 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5416 - - 6369 - - 5869 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6058 - - 7245 - - 6776 - - 5190 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 655 - - 1027 - - 1080 - - 1094 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 426 - - 525 - - 415 - - 106 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 23 - - 23 - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 281 - - 279 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - 13 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -62 - - -55 - - -56 - - -89 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1293 - - -798 - - 385 - - -225 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7351 - - 8044 - - 6391 - - 5415 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8810 - - -7989 - - -6449 - - -9322 ODpotential blCL - - - 14868 - - 15234 - - 13225 - - 14512 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 71 - - 85 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.4 - - 60.9 - - 55.8 - - 46.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.4 - - 39.7 - - 41.8 - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.4 - - 58.5 - - 54.5 - - 47.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 39.7 - - 41.8 - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 566 - - 649 - - 380 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1891 - - 3078 - - 2609 - - 1023 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 41 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 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] 98514 7 116 11 092 9 168 8 089 98514 91049 16 121 14 102 17 110 13 106 91049 85318 12 107 12 099 17 093 23 089 85318 80555 14 121 6 109 16 082 14 077 80555 76440 15 115 10 128 12 066 11 084 76440 72796 14 107 11 118 11 083 13 100 72796 69505 3 102 9 125 5 090 6 092 69505 66476 6 191 4 168 4 158 5 115 66476 63653 7 242 3 207 8 221 2 236 63653 60910 9 246 2 275 3 182 3 039 60910 58042 11 270 10 276 11 282 13 297 58042 55082 18 270 19 288 21 282 19 289 55082 52265 20 283 24 292 24 278 22 301 52265 49732 26 285 33 290 34 290 38 288 49732 47482 36 281 33 283 30 300 46 299 47482 45472 32 305 47 299 53 302 56 296 45472 43650 51 305 48 288 64 289 57 291 43650 41973 47 300 46 300 60 290 64 288 41973 40417 45 324 57 302 66 292 71 283 40417 38961 57 322 62 302 68 291 74 280 38961 37592 58 314 64 302 68 293 75 280 37592 36274 54 309 64 298 68 295 76 281 36274 34946 51 304 62 294 68 294 75 281 34946 33580 49 300 60 291 65 290 72 282 33580 32180 46 297 59 290 60 287 69 283 32180 30736 43 293 58 289 55 284 66 285 30736 29236 40 288 56 288 53 283 64 286 29236 27682 40 285 53 285 51 283 62 287 27682 26075 42 285 52 282 50 281 58 287 26075 24417 42 287 52 280 50 276 53 284 24417 22713 41 287 53 279 52 271 50 281 22713 20958 38 287 51 276 53 271 48 278 20958 19145 32 282 45 269 50 271 49 276 19145 17311 31 273 40 258 44 267 49 275 17311 15553 32 268 38 255 40 260 44 271 15553 13958 31 265 38 255 37 256 40 264 13958 12542 30 261 37 255 34 258 36 260 12542 11280 29 259 36 257 33 260 34 259 11280 10154 28 258 34 259 31 258 32 258 10154 9148 27 258 32 259 29 255 30 256 9148 8252 27 259 29 260 28 253 28 259 8252 7454 27 264 27*265 27*258 27 270 7454 6743 26 272 25*272 25*266 28 283 6743 6099 25*282 24 278 25 276 30 293 6099 5525 25*286 24 282 24 281 30*297 5525 5043 25 288 24 283 24 283 29*297 5043 4669 24 289 23 284 23 284 26 297 4669 4411 23 289 21 285 22 285 24 296 4411 4253 21 289 20 285 20 285 21 295 4253 4162 14 288 15 284 14 284 13 294 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