DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 54.3 - - 53.5 - - 42.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 187 - - 371 - - 145 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3890 - - 6472 - - 5717 - - 308 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6588 - - 8884 - - 7793 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8057 - - 10639 - - 9884 - - 4475 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1679 - - 1481 - - 1500 - - 663 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 380 - - 559 - - 393 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 19 - - 11 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 031 - - 025 - - 006 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 12 - - 10 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 10 - - 23 - - -74 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1068 - - -1537 - - -221 - - -1791 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9126 - - 12176 - - 10106 - - 6266 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6522 - - -7242 - - -4548 - - -5484 ODpotential blCL - - - 14579 - - 17881 - - 14432 - - 9959 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 42 - - 54 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 54.3 - - 53.5 - - 42.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.6 - - 15.1 - - 23.6 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 53.2 - - 53.2 - - 43.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.5 - - 14.1 - - 23.2 - - 29.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 187 - - 371 - - 145 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3890 - - 6472 - - 5717 - - 308 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96435 35 289 28 276 31 292 23 295 96435 89235 22 293 21 269 19 286 19 298 89235 83742 8 287 22 277 10 291 17 309 83742 79201 6 307 11 279 11 265 14 321 79201 75269 4 044 4 296 11 250 12 315 75269 71786 13 330 6 024 2 335 9 330 71786 68641 18 310 8 352 5 279 10 289 68641 65740 13 286 18 310 16 285 14 285 65740 63029 18 258 26 278 25 281 24 282 63029 60390 23 255 29 255 26 271 27 269 60390 57612 26 274 30 253 28 274 26 267 57612 54698 30 282 35 269 38 283 33 280 54698 51899 38 271 47 273 45 282 39 283 51899 49368 43 262 51 268 50 279 41 284 49368 47088 45 262 49 264 51 274 41 288 47088 45013 47 273 45 273 47 279 45 289 45013 43115 53 288 47 288 48 281 44 291 43115 41372 55 291 46 293 41 284 41 295 41372 39766 48 295 44 303 36 299 38 311 39766 38276 54 307 48 309 44 312 43 316 38276 36897 61 309 54 308 53 312 44 317 36897 35593 62 306 60 304 60 306 39 324 35593 34297 59 300 60 302 60 303 32 333 34297 32975 55 293 56 301 54 308 34 350 32975 31624 52 298 49 310 48 320 37 354 31624 30230 54 306 50 329 46 330 36 351 30230 28781 55 309 57 335 46 335 36 343 28781 27279 55 310 61 334 47 338 38 337 27279 25724 54 317 62 338 51 339 42 331 25724 24118 53 327 63 343 54 338 45 328 24118 22464 56 337 65 348 54 339 45 329 22464 20754 61 342 66 350 53 344 46 337 20754 18982 64 342 65 353 53 348 47 346 18982 17181 64 342 62 356 52 352 45 349 17181 15451 61 345 58 358 51 354 41 351 15451 13883 57 350 50 001 45 358 33 355 13883 12491 50 354 39 006 34 003 23 358 12491 11252 40 357 29*010 23 010 17 004 11252 10141 27 360 22*015 16*018 13 012 10141 9145 18 009 20 018 15*020 11 018 9145 8251 17*024 20 021 13 020 9 016 8251 7454 16*030 19 023 12 018 8 006 7454 6741 16 030 19 026 11 009 10 346 6741 6097 15 030 19 029 10 357 13 332 6097 5522 15 030 18 031 10 349 19 321 5522 5039 14 031 18 033 10 347 25 314 5039 4666 13 032 17 034 10 346 26*309 4666 4409 12 033 16 035 10 345 24*308 4409 4252 11 033 15 036 9 344 21 308 4252 4162 9 033 12 037 8 345 13 307 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