DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.3 - - 68.0 - - - - - 58.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 381 - - 466 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2795 - - 4895 - - - - - 681 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6011 - - 7716 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6962 - - 9062 - - - - - 4848 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1118 - - 1180 - - - - - 4567 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 425 - - 549 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 092 - - 110 - - - - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 3 - - - - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 28 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -13000 - - -10602 - - - - - -10224 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 19963 - - 19665 - - - - - 15073 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -20778 - - -17229 - - - - - -17081 ODpotential blCL - - - 27740 - - 26291 - - - - - 21929 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 68 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.3 - - 68.0 - - - - - 58.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -12.3 - - -4.9 - - - - - 7.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.9 - - 66.1 - - - - - 64.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -13.5 - - -5.9 - - - - - 7.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 381 - - 466 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2795 - - 4895 - - - - - 681 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 2 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] 97333 44 281 49 281 43 290 97333 90011 36 269 45 274 40 283 90011 84381 31 272 36 264 37 275 84381 79698 32 274 32 263 36 271 79698 75654 28 264 29 266 32 277 75654 72082 26 262 23 263 25 277 72082 68855 20 269 20 267 22 274 68855 65897 21 275 21 274 21 268 65897 63166 21 282 21 285 19 272 63166 60536 20 297 22 296 18 281 60536 57799 22 299 25 296 25 287 57799 54958 24 298 30 297 32 286 54958 52236 30 303 35 297 40 289 52236 49766 34 314 40 299 49 278 49766 47531 39 315 43 302 49 279 47531 45484 42 313 46 303 52 282 45484 43603 42 310 44 301 50 283 43603 41881 39 306 39 298 42 275 41881 40305 32 302 35 295 37 270 40305 38863 27 307 31 294 31 269 38863 37528 31 307 28 288 26 267 37528 36247 34 295 26 285 23 264 36247 34952 34 295 25 284 21 259 34952 33617 33 291 25 280 19 256 33617 32243 30 285 25 273 20 251 32243 30819 29 287 25 272 22 246 30819 29336 26 286 24 274 23 241 29336 27799 24 288 22 272 20 238 27799 26209 22 289 19 269 17 229 26209 24567 19 284 16 267 17 217 24567 22876 14 279 13 258 15 204 22876 21129 11 272 11 240 15 194 21129 19322 9 254 13 225 17 187 19322 17491 8 228 15 212 18 189 17491 15733 8 214 17 204 19 201 15733 14135 10 210 16 203 19 211 14135 12712 10 194 14 199 19 216 12712 11441 10 171 12 186 16 207 11441 10302 12 151 11 157 11 200 10302 9280 15 130 12*126 7 194 9280 8365 18 114 13*113 5 189 8365 7549 19*103 14 111 5 186 7549 6820 18*096 14 110 5 189 6820 6160 16 093 14 110 6 197 6160 5569 15 091 13 110 6 211 5569 5071 14 091 13 110 7*220 5071 4686 14 092 13 110 8*223 4686 4420 13 092 12 110 7 223 4420 4257 12 093 12 110 5 223 4257 4163 10 093 10 111 3 226 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