DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - 71.5 - - 73.2 - - - - - 61.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 498 - - 596 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1686 - - 1937 - - - - - 430 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5235 - - 5460 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5853 - - 6104 - - - - - 4597 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 830 - - 1028 - - - - - 662 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 392 - - 436 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 31 - - - - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 306 - - - - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 16 - - - - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -78 - - -114 - - - - - -110 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4549 - - -5106 - - - - - -5033 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10402 - - 11211 - - - - - 9631 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7927 - - -8754 - - - - - -12198 ODpotential blCL - - - 13780 - - 14858 - - - - - 16795 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 55 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.5 - - 73.2 - - - - - 61.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.4 - - 38.5 - - - - - 34.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.7 - - 71.1 - - - - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 38.4 - - - - - 34.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 498 - - 596 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1686 - - 1937 - - - - - 430 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 24 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 98061 7 187 4 265 7 328 98061 90683 3 261 3 317 7 288 90683 84995 2 173 5 279 5 299 84995 80264 2 105 8 299 4 319 80264 76195 3 119 4 272 7 357 76195 72617 4 075 2 196 9 013 72617 69397 6 016 4 022 6 004 69397 66454 8 345 5 001 7 329 66454 63727 11 305 4 351 6 299 63727 61074 11 251 13 281 8 291 61074 58297 13 254 17 247 13 285 58297 55403 16 267 19 234 17 279 55403 52632 19 257 19 248 17 278 52632 50137 22 247 21 257 16 279 50137 47908 22 250 20 247 17 281 47908 45894 21 252 14 252 14 267 45894 44059 17 248 10 274 7 246 44059 42376 14 237 9 289 2 251 42376 40819 12 235 8 274 2 316 40819 39365 13 240 8 254 3 299 39365 38002 15 246 10 246 3 299 38002 36693 16 246 12 241 5 308 36693 35376 16 252 12 240 5 329 35376 34024 13 273 10 248 4 019 34024 32637 12 289 9 256 5 015 32637 31200 12 274 8 252 6 359 31200 29705 14 262 9 249 9 335 29705 28154 17 255 11 252 11 306 28154 26547 17 252 11 264 10 292 26547 24888 16 251 12 275 7 292 24888 23178 13 252 13 274 6 314 23178 21410 10 270 12 277 6 347 21410 19579 14 302 11 294 6 013 19579 17722 17 305 13 315 7 027 17722 15938 15 305 12 315 8 039 15938 14316 11 312 8 302 9 047 14316 12868 8 330 5 295 4 016 12868 11573 8 347 4 309 3 236 11573 10410 9 349 7 321 3 255 10410 9364 12 346 12 324 6 320 9364 8427 16 340 17 324 13 330 8427 7592 21 334 23 323 22 328 7592 6846 26 329 28 319 29 327 6846 6174 28*324 32*312 36 322 6174 5575 29*315 34*308 41 316 5575 5073 28 309 34 306 42 312 5073 4687 27 307 33 306 40*310 4687 4420 26 306 31 305 35*309 4420 4257 23 306 27 305 30 309 4257 4163 15 305 18 305 18 308 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