DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/11 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 88.8 - - 85.0 - - 74.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 417 - - 504 - - 242 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7073 - - 10188 - - 6673 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9415 - - 12045 - - 8828 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11240 - - 14355 - - 10840 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2087 - - 1409 - - 4300 - - 3340 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 597 - - 719 - - 489 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 17 - - 22 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 207 - - 232 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 13 - - -29 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6434 - - -5670 - - -7012 - - -10421 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17675 - - 20026 - - 17853 - - 14587 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11622 - - -10294 - - -12512 - - -16640 ODpotential blCL - - - 22862 - - 24649 - - 23352 - - 20805 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 47 - - 52 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 88.8 - - 85.0 - - 74.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.6 - - 13.6 - - 20.2 - - 25.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.8 - - 86.8 - - 84.2 - - 78.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.3 - - 13.7 - - 20.2 - - 25.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 417 - - 504 - - 242 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7073 - - 10188 - - 6673 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 98043 10 222 6 228 9 234 5 226 98043 90590 15 192 11 235 11 271 3 207 90590 84857 16 171 14 210 16 256 4 298 84857 80094 12 169 12 196 12 241 3 279 80094 76008 6 127 8 169 5 191 5 216 76008 72429 4 040 2 149 2 108 3 269 72429 69217 2 255 6 281 4 351 7 346 69217 66275 5 223 10 262 5 311 8 349 66275 63541 4 209 8 250 6 263 7 317 63541 60890 5 238 5 247 9 229 10 264 60890 58136 10 235 8 247 7 241 11 249 58136 55296 15 235 14 250 11 260 12 244 55296 52595 14 244 17 243 15 257 17 238 52595 50170 15 246 19 239 21 247 21 229 50170 48002 18 239 23 227 25 234 27 227 48002 46048 25 244 27 228 29 232 33 221 46048 44275 30 245 30 230 30 235 32 220 44275 42638 28 239 28 226 30 227 32 215 42638 41104 27 232 27 220 29 219 33 213 41104 39661 26 226 26 219 28 219 30 217 39661 38300 24 227 23 221 24 220 28 218 38300 36991 20 234 19 221 22 218 25 216 36991 35668 17 242 17 220 20 215 23 215 35668 34305 13 246 15 220 19 210 21 211 34305 32905 9 247 13 223 17 203 19 204 32905 31457 7 246 10 216 16 201 18 199 31457 29949 7 251 7 207 12 200 16 196 29949 28384 7 249 7 208 11 195 13 188 28384 26762 8 241 8 205 11 195 11 181 26762 25085 8 234 8 202 11 201 10 188 25085 23357 9 228 9 206 11 202 9 197 23357 21573 10 210 10 189 12 191 10 186 21573 19726 10 184 11 173 11 182 14 181 19726 17856 12 176 10 180 12 190 17 180 17856 16063 15 186 14 202 13 199 14 182 16063 14435 18 191 18*210 14 210 10 215 14435 12980 19 192 18*209 17 223 14 246 12980 11675 16*186 18 209 23*227 18 242 11675 10502 12*172 18 209 25*229 22 237 10502 9448 11 160 17 208 25 230 23 238 9448 8503 10 158 17 207 24 231 23 243 8503 7659 9 163 17 207 22 233 22 251 7659 6906 9 165 17 206 21 234 21 257 6906 6223 9 167 16 206 20 233 21 262 6223 5613 9 167 16 205 20 232 20 263 5613 5099 9 167 16 205 19 232 19 263 5099 4703 9 166 15 204 18 231 16 261 4703 4427 9 165 15 204 17 231 13 260 4427 4260 8 164 14 204 16 230 10*259 4260 4164 7 163 12 204 12 230 5*259 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