DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/16 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.6 - - 64.1 - - 59.7 - - 49.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 433 - - 533 - - 270 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1252 - - 2021 - - 1405 - - 321 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4889 - - 5503 - - 4892 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5419 - - 6188 - - 5572 - - 4488 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 700 - - 1006 - - 603 - - 575 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 340 - - 427 - - 302 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 27 - - 30 - - 35 - - 30 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 305 - - 307 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 14 - - 19 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -105 - - -105 - - -132 - - -119 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4341 - - -4078 - - -4945 - - -2465 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9761 - - 10266 - - 10517 - - 6953 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8188 - - -8191 - - -10888 - - -9678 ODpotential blCL - - - 13607 - - 14379 - - 16460 - - 14166 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 69 - - 35 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.6 - - 64.1 - - 59.7 - - 49.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.4 - - 33.4 - - 28.3 - - 33.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.2 - - 62.2 - - 59.2 - - 51.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 33.2 - - 28.0 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 433 - - 533 - - 270 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1252 - - 2021 - - 1405 - - 321 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 97571 47 273 50 287 39 282 34 269 97571 90171 40 256 45 267 41 273 38 271 90171 84436 34 261 41 250 36 266 36 268 84436 79661 39 267 39 254 38 263 36 265 79661 75549 41 260 38 257 40 264 37 269 75549 71937 31 252 37 249 42 263 36 277 71937 68699 22 256 31 248 38 256 34 270 68699 65735 21 271 22 262 25 258 28 265 65735 62977 28 279 24 280 18 269 22 268 62977 60291 33 278 32 286 22 282 23 273 60291 57479 33 279 34 283 30 281 30 276 57479 54568 34 279 33 280 35 281 37 283 54568 51810 32 276 33 277 35 277 38 287 51810 49335 28 275 33 277 33 275 38 285 49335 47112 30 276 35 275 33 277 38 281 47112 45097 31 272 35 271 34 280 34 283 45097 43269 30 273 33 269 34 285 27 287 43269 41598 31 274 30 273 32 286 20 297 41598 40052 34 260 31 272 30 284 24 308 40052 38612 35 251 34 267 29 287 25 310 38612 37272 36 243 35 263 30 290 23 319 37272 35989 34 244 34 260 32 293 22 343 35989 34698 31 245 31 260 32 295 30 355 34698 33369 29 248 29 262 32 298 35 353 33369 32007 27 255 27 271 31 305 36 347 32007 30598 27 264 27 276 32 312 35 338 30598 29135 26 263 26 281 34 315 36 332 29135 27618 27 272 23 290 35 318 37 331 27618 26049 28 287 24 303 34 319 38 333 26049 24429 27 298 24 310 33 321 35 335 24429 22762 25 302 24 314 31 323 31 335 22762 21042 23 300 22 314 28 324 27 334 21042 19263 21 300 20 310 23 324 23 334 19263 17456 18 301 18 308 19 322 18 335 17456 15716 15 301 16 308 16 316 14 334 15716 14128 13 297 13 306 13 312 12 334 14128 12707 10 288 11 302 13 310 12 333 12707 11434 8 283 9 301 13 310 13 331 11434 10290 7 288 9 305 14 312 16 329 10290 9263 9 301 11 309 17 314 20 327 9263 8342 12 311 15 310 22 317 25 325 8342 7522 16 316 21 311 27 317 31 324 7522 6791 21 319 27*309 32 315 37 322 6791 6131 27 317 31*307 36*311 41 319 6131 5544 30*314 32 306 38*308 45 316 5544 5053 31*311 32 305 38 307 46 313 5053 4675 30 310 31 305 36 306 43*311 4675 4413 28 309 29 304 34 306 38*310 4413 4254 25 309 26 304 30 306 32 309 4254 4163 17 308 17 303 19 305 19 308 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