DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 58.6 - - 69.1 - - 72.5 - - 68.9 - - 58.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 15 - - 354 - - 457 - - 213 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 266 - - 1837 - - 3348 - - 1776 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 5274 - - 6492 - - 5084 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4433 - - 6004 - - 7515 - - 5943 - - 4343 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 447 - - 2906 - - 3644 - - 2060 - - 706 Hgt.Variab. W* 67 - - 361 - - 481 - - 302 - - 21 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 20 - - 15 - - 12 - - 23 - - 17 BL Wind Direction 313 - - 316 - - 304 - - 309 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 11 - - 3 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg -79 - - -51 - - -49 - - -83 - - -64 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5960 - - -6474 - - -5375 - - -6165 - - -6345 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10394 - - 12479 - - 12891 - - 12109 - - 10689 sfcLCL ODpotential -12764 - - -12027 - - -10345 - - -11847 - - -13460 ODpotential blCL 17197 - - 18031 - - 17860 - - 17790 - - 17803 blCL maxRH 60 - - 49 - - 48 - - 61 - - 48 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 58.6 - - 69.1 - - 72.5 - - 68.9 - - 58.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 28.1 - - 28.9 - - 30.3 - - 30.3 - - 27.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.5 - - 67.9 - - 70.8 - - 68.4 - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.9 - - 28.3 - - 29.6 - - 29.9 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 15 - - 354 - - 457 - - 213 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 266 - - 1837 - - 3348 - - 1776 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 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] 96606 43 291 44 287 45 279 37 289 43 281 96606 89419 28 299 27 288 33 283 34 290 33 297 89419 83942 24 310 21 290 25 294 26 298 26 309 83942 79401 20 315 17 302 22 303 21 306 22 326 79401 75494 17 330 13 333 15 316 16 310 19 326 75494 72041 17 340 13 343 13 330 13 327 16 320 72041 68898 13 348 10 342 8 306 13 310 15 311 68898 65981 11 314 8 325 10 274 15 296 16 301 65981 63253 15 293 13 302 11 262 17 283 21 298 63253 60600 28 284 25 293 18 289 21 282 24 289 60600 57828 31 277 33 293 28 298 25 288 28 286 57828 54955 38 285 39 290 38 296 35 295 34 289 54955 52226 41 284 41 285 42 290 44 295 38 292 52226 49771 45 291 41 288 45 286 48 291 42 287 49771 47559 51 295 45 291 45 285 50 283 48 286 47559 45547 53 295 47 293 42 287 46 280 50 280 45547 43718 52 296 47 295 38 296 36 284 38 277 43718 42056 49 299 46 294 39 299 35 294 30 286 42056 40523 48 302 44 293 39 295 35 294 35 293 40523 39091 47 304 43 295 40 297 34 296 38 286 39091 37747 46 307 42 297 42 301 34 297 35 283 37747 36456 45 310 40 301 40 301 34 295 34 285 36456 35152 45 311 38 305 37 302 33 293 33 287 35152 33808 41 311 35 308 35 307 31 294 31 289 33808 32428 37 309 31 309 32 310 29 297 29 292 32428 31000 33 307 27 309 26 304 27 300 26 294 31000 29511 28 300 25 302 22 297 27 299 25 294 29511 27966 24 293 22 289 22 291 27 299 25 297 27966 26366 25 294 20 285 22 286 26 296 25 298 26366 24716 25 304 17 292 18 290 25 293 25 295 24716 23020 22 315 14 301 14 296 20 296 23 293 23020 21270 20 323 12 312 11 299 16 300 17 289 21270 19459 20 321 13 316 10 306 13 305 12 283 19459 17620 18 319 14 315 11 313 12 311 10 284 17620 15850 12 318 12 307 10 312 12 319 9 293 15850 14238 2 261 8 273 8 294 10 323 9 297 14238 12800 7 137 8 196 5 243 7 316 8 292 12800 11513 9 133 10 180 6 196 4 286 8 284 11513 10360 7 136 7 175 5 179 4 251 8 271 10360 9325 4 139 4 128 4 166 4 245 8 273 9325 8397 3 104 5 091 2 158 4 262 9 289 8397 7571 3 052 4 068 1*188 6 292 12 304 7571 6832 6 001 4 030 3*299 10 307 17 312 6832 6164 10 351 6*350 8 302 16*311 22 316 6164 5569 19 341 12*324 14 305 22*310 28 316 5569 5070 26 333 16 316 16 305 24 309 31 314 5070 4684 27*322 17 314 16 305 24 309 30 310 4684 4418 25*315 17 314 15 305 23 308 27*308 4418 4256 22 312 16 313 15 304 21 308 23*307 4256 4163 13 311 12 312 12 304 14 308 13 307 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