DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.1 - - 70.2 - - - - - 58.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 522 - - 615 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1428 - - 2205 - - - - - 914 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5053 - - 5674 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5595 - - 6372 - - - - - 5081 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 735 - - 1036 - - - - - 750 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 378 - - 461 - - - - - 29 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 34 - - 34 - - - - - 42 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 311 - - - - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 14 - - - - - 29 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -154 - - -133 - - - - - -170 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7010 - - -6854 - - - - - -5381 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12605 - - 13227 - - - - - 10463 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13500 - - -12238 - - - - - -13200 ODpotential blCL - - - 19095 - - 18610 - - - - - 18281 blCL maxRH - - - 33 - - 26 - - - - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.1 - - 70.2 - - - - - 58.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.4 - - 26.6 - - - - - 27.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.5 - - 68.2 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.4 - - 26.6 - - - - - 27.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 522 - - 615 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1428 - - 2205 - - - - - 914 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98226 4 266 7 300 5 348 98226 90742 3 171 9 264 6 303 90742 84989 6 230 8 229 12 288 84989 80233 8 268 7 255 8 287 80233 76157 6 265 10 275 9 326 76157 72569 8 271 12 271 3 026 72569 69305 2 282 12 288 13 312 69305 66314 13 295 14 281 21 287 66314 63553 18 286 14 287 16 261 63553 60845 20 269 27 284 21 275 60845 57996 33 281 35 284 34 283 57996 55054 44 276 41 281 41 284 55054 52269 48 267 45 273 44 279 52269 49778 52 267 48 268 44 275 49778 47553 55 267 49 268 43 280 47553 45538 54 268 51 271 41 282 45538 43702 53 274 52 279 47 298 43702 42028 60 280 60 282 59 296 42028 40485 65 279 62 274 42 303 40485 39044 63 281 59 281 36 351 39044 37690 57 291 59 291 54 351 37690 36387 59 299 60 296 56 340 36387 35074 65 298 60 299 55 331 35074 33723 69 294 59 299 55 327 33723 32340 66 293 60 301 53 324 32340 30912 64 296 59 302 50 323 30912 29428 63 301 57 301 48 323 29428 27890 60 299 55 299 48 319 27890 26298 59 306 55 301 45 315 26298 24653 51 307 51 305 43 316 24653 22958 45 295 42 312 41 322 22958 21209 39 288 35 309 37 327 21209 19400 33 286 31 306 31 322 19400 17565 26 284 26 305 26 321 17565 15805 19 275 20 304 21 331 15805 14203 15 265 15 305 15 347 14203 12773 12 262 11 306 8 003 12773 11490 11 270 9 312 6 005 11490 10338 12 287 9 321 6 350 10338 9302 16 302 11 326 9 340 9302 8374 21 312 15 328 15 331 8374 7548 26 318 21 325 25 324 7548 6812 31 321 27*321 35 321 6812 6148 36*321 33*315 46 320 6148 5559 37*317 36 311 51*317 5559 5065 37 314 36 310 50*315 5065 4682 35 313 35 310 47 314 4682 4417 33 312 33 309 41 313 4417 4256 30 312 30 309 35 313 4256 4163 19 311 19 308 21 312 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