DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - 54.6 - - 57.1 - - 48.7 - - 43.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 503 - - 79 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1987 - - 4299 - - 2774 - - 1491 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5360 - - 7267 - - 5287 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6154 - - 8466 - - 6941 - - 5658 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1414 - - 1609 - - 1657 - - 1603 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 359 - - 539 - - 259 - - 134 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 18 - - 20 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 274 - - 282 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 10 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -43 - - -34 - - -45 - - -50 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1730 - - 88 - - 2424 - - 1496 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7885 - - 8378 - - 4517 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5583 - - -2254 - - 856 - - 145 ODpotential blCL - - - 11737 - - 10720 - - 6085 - - 5513 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 95 - - 99 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.6 - - 57.1 - - 48.7 - - 43.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.4 - - 34.5 - - 43.0 - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.6 - - 55.3 - - 49.0 - - 44.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 34.4 - - 42.1 - - 40.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 503 - - 79 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1987 - - 4299 - - 2774 - - 1491 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 81 - - 97 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 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] 97530 17 286 19 288 26 288 31 298 97530 90133 26 289 27 299 27 302 33 299 90133 84453 25 285 30 292 23 304 26 308 84453 79735 21 277 27 291 23 300 24 297 79735 75688 16 273 20 287 21 298 19 290 75688 72134 15 277 16 277 17 297 13 301 72134 68906 18 260 20 265 24 279 17 285 68906 65920 18 258 28 254 28 263 24 269 65920 63134 21 265 31 252 33 259 31 261 63134 60425 29 260 31 260 34 258 35 253 60425 57597 32 255 35 259 36 260 33 252 57597 54651 37 263 35 262 42 260 40 262 54651 51824 48 264 46 259 48 250 46 253 51824 49277 49 258 49 256 44 255 50 256 49277 47001 58 265 62 261 61 260 61 259 47001 44941 75 259 73 255 73 255 68 253 44941 43055 77 252 71 248 70 250 65 248 43055 41317 73 252 65 245 63 249 62 250 41317 39708 75 253 67 247 65 247 61 250 39708 38213 77 251 76 246 72 244 60 251 38213 36823 71 247 76 243 76 240 58 251 36823 35502 60 248 69 243 76 239 56 250 35502 34182 58 255 65 243 73 238 55 248 34182 32834 57 257 65 243 68 237 55 246 32834 31459 52 255 64 243 64 234 57 243 31459 30045 49 254 61 242 61 231 56 243 30045 28580 49 252 57 241 59 231 55 242 28580 27065 47 250 55 240 59 232 55 240 27065 25505 45 250 55 241 61 233 50 239 25505 23903 46 251 54 241 61 235 43 233 23903 22266 45 251 48 240 50 236 38 224 22266 20580 44 250 40 240 37 238 35 216 20580 18838 43 248 40 240 35 236 39 230 18838 17071 38 249 40 240 40 232 40 243 17071 15372 33 252 38 238 44 229 36 249 15372 13825 28 255 34 236 36 227 30 256 13825 12444 23 255 26 239 21 236 26 259 12444 11209 19 253 21 246 17 242 24 255 11209 10102 17 254 18 254 16 253 23 253 10102 9109 17 259 18*260 17 270 24 257 9109 8221 17 267 18*265 18 277 27 269 8221 7430 18 273 18 270 20*281 28 280 7430 6725 19*278 19 274 21*282 27 287 6725 6087 19*283 19 275 21 282 25*290 6087 5518 20 284 19 277 21 282 24*290 5518 5038 19 286 19 277 21 283 21 289 5038 4666 19 286 18 278 20 283 19 288 4666 4409 18 286 17 278 19 282 17 286 4409 4252 16 286 16 278 17 282 15 285 4252 4162 12 285 12 277 11 281 9 282 4162 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