DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/14 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 - - - 78.0 - - 80.3 - - 75.7 - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 421 - - 550 - - 298 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4644 - - 4394 - - 1984 - - 554 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7479 - - 7370 - - 5337 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8811 - - 8561 - - 6151 - - 4721 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2163 - - 4175 - - 1873 - - 649 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 520 - - 559 - - 350 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 20 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 5 - - 24 - - 27 BL Wind Direction - - - 048 - - 307 - - 307 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 16 - - 9 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 26 - - -33 - - -82 - - -110 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6565 - - -5249 - - -7019 - - -5743 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15377 - - 13811 - - 13171 - - 10464 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11719 - - -9434 - - -11587 - - -12270 ODpotential blCL - - - 20530 - - 17995 - - 17738 - - 16991 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 41 - - 32 - - 34 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.0 - - 80.3 - - 75.7 - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.8 - - 33.8 - - 32.4 - - 34.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.3 - - 77.9 - - 74.6 - - 66.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 33.9 - - 32.4 - - 34.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 421 - - 550 - - 298 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4644 - - 4394 - - 1984 - - 554 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98110 5 162 3 215 5 228 7 286 98110 90678 8 159 9 235 4 286 3 257 90678 84959 8 178 8 226 5 263 2 292 84959 80204 6 145 5 237 2 181 1 291 80204 76110 7 099 3 235 2 010 3 355 76110 72528 3 079 4 086 2 025 1 078 72528 69312 4 337 3 063 6 355 5 029 69312 66364 7 301 3 295 9 325 11 350 66364 63631 9 273 10 259 13 286 16 318 63631 60979 10 260 13 251 17 267 17 288 60979 58207 12 273 13 262 16 263 17 266 58207 55326 13 278 13 274 14 267 14 268 55326 52584 8 267 9 282 11 277 10 291 52584 50127 2 275 2 345 5 307 9 331 50127 47927 6 023 5 045 5 355 13 348 47927 45925 12 034 9 048 5 031 12 338 45925 44087 11 041 10 043 5 022 7 347 44087 42396 10 015 10 025 9 355 11 352 42396 40838 8 003 8 023 11 331 14 004 40838 39392 7 042 7 046 8 331 12 008 39392 38040 10 044 12 048 8 030 9 029 38040 36740 15 021 15 049 12 054 9 046 36740 35429 16 014 14 053 14 049 12 035 35429 34078 14 021 12 060 15 042 16 031 34078 32692 9 030 11 057 16 039 18 036 32692 31257 4 017 11 037 18 037 20 030 31257 29762 5 328 11 360 21 037 23 017 29762 28207 7 320 12 346 22 037 23 013 28207 26596 7 334 13 352 19 039 17 031 26596 24931 8 352 10 357 15 033 12 042 24931 23215 9 008 7 350 11 026 8 037 23215 21446 11 022 5 356 7 019 7 024 21446 19616 14 029 6 027 5 015 6 007 19616 17761 14 027 9 023 8 014 8 357 17761 15977 10 024 10 012 12 007 12 001 15977 14352 7 082 8 014 15 007 13 002 14352 12901 10 102 5 036 14 009 10 001 12901 11602 13 094 6 077 11 016 7 353 11602 10436 15 079 7 094 7 028 6 342 10436 9388 16*067 7*100 4 030 6 329 9388 8449 15*060 5*103 2 003 9 318 8449 7611 13 058 3 107 5 322 14 315 7611 6862 12 056 1 327 9 316 19 313 6862 6186 10 051 5 302 15*313 25 313 6186 5585 7 036 11 303 23*309 32 312 5585 5080 6 023 13 303 25 308 35*310 5080 4690 6 018 13 303 25 307 34*309 4690 4422 6 015 13 303 24 307 30 308 4422 4258 5 015 13 304 22 307 25 307 4258 4164 5 014 10 303 15 306 15 307 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