DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 0653z - - 0701z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 67.2 - - 76.1 - - 80.1 - - 76.8 - - 67.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 115 - - 472 - - 563 - - 310 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 657 - - 6138 - - 8843 - - 7055 - - 1120 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 8713 - - 10990 - - 9258 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4824 - - 10305 - - 13010 - - 11222 - - 5287 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2330 - - 2304 - - 1804 - - 2280 - - 1931 Hgt.Variab. W* 176 - - 593 - - 711 - - 540 - - 23 W* B/S 3 - - 18 - - 19 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 18 BL Wind Direction 308 - - 174 - - 208 - - 261 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg -33 - - 22 - - 47 - - -21 - - -65 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5962 - - -2920 - - -1997 - - -1762 - - -5338 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10787 - - 13225 - - 15008 - - 12984 - - 10625 sfcLCL ODpotential -10567 - - -6724 - - -4961 - - -4539 - - -9558 ODpotential blCL 15391 - - 17029 - - 17971 - - 15761 - - 14845 blCL maxRH 58 - - 67 - - 76 - - 69 - - 56 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 67.2 - - 76.1 - - 80.1 - - 76.8 - - 67.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.6 - - 32.3 - - 28.1 - - 34.0 - - 35.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 67.1 - - 74.2 - - 77.9 - - 75.7 - - 68.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.5 - - 32.2 - - 28.1 - - 33.9 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 115 - - 472 - - 563 - - 310 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 657 - - 6138 - - 8843 - - 7055 - - 1120 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 98409 22 111 17 130 21 123 13 148 9 068 98409 90965 6 090 18 144 4 102 21 111 13 105 90965 85223 4 147 13 153 4 172 10 088 18 111 85223 80459 2 150 6 110 16 144 4 074 12 085 80459 76371 8 169 2 258 11 131 4 173 5 085 76371 72755 10 150 7 187 5 200 3 193 3 076 72755 69466 7 205 4 224 9 235 7 219 4 306 69466 66435 9 239 7 275 11 234 11 225 8 269 66435 63633 10 253 13 268 14 251 12 247 12 265 63633 60931 15 269 17 264 18 261 16 269 14 276 60931 58116 19 277 19 272 19 259 20 277 16 277 58116 55199 25 274 23 272 20 263 24 271 24 275 55199 52421 26 269 26 268 22 266 28 264 30 272 52421 49924 27 270 27 265 22 270 26 262 30 264 49924 47694 29 267 28 260 23 271 23 266 29 262 47694 45678 27 263 25 253 23 266 21 273 25 264 45678 43838 24 256 22 248 20 255 18 275 19 272 43838 42148 20 245 19 243 15 248 12 278 15 282 42148 40585 16 233 15 232 8 234 6 323 5 305 40585 39129 11 214 11 204 6 185 7 000 7 027 39129 37770 8 178 10 164 9 144 6 027 11 030 37770 36469 7 170 10 152 12 122 7 080 13 034 36469 35159 7 194 7 157 11 121 9 089 12 042 35159 33811 9 211 6 190 8 130 7 077 10 042 33811 32427 12 218 9 213 5 158 5 065 7 034 32427 30996 14 224 12 222 5 189 3 069 4 013 30996 29508 15 230 13 227 5 208 1 136 2 321 29508 27965 16 236 13 235 6 217 3 210 3 251 27965 26368 16 239 13 240 7 228 5 225 5 235 26368 24720 14 235 12 241 6 239 6 240 4 241 24720 23026 10 228 10 235 5 242 4 247 3 239 23026 21279 7 213 7 215 3 217 1 198 2 126 21279 19472 3 208 5 163 5 143 3 124 3 077 19472 17637 3 195 6 173 7 175 2 087 5 057 17637 15872 6 170 7 172 8 156 3 138 4 068 15872 14265 6 159 7 148 8*136 7 141 3 125 14265 12830 7 187 7 157 5*158 6 150 6 146 12830 11546 9 200 9 164 4 195 5*204 7 152 11546 10392 8 209 9*169 5 203 7*229 7 161 10392 9355 6 206 7*171 6 210 9 246 6 190 9355 8425 3 184 6 171 7 211 10 250 7 224 8425 7595 2 149 6 172 8 212 11 258 8 242 7595 6854 2 140 6 175 9 213 12 263 10 271 6854 6184 0 141 6 175 9 214 13 269 14 294 6184 5585 4 313 6 176 9 214 14 271 20*303 5585 5082 9*311 6 176 9 213 14 272 21*303 5082 4692 11*308 6 176 9 214 14 273 20 303 4692 4423 11 308 6 175 9 213 13 273 18 302 4423 4258 10 307 6 174 9 213 12 273 15 301 4258 4164 8 307 6 173 8 212 10 272 9 300 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