DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/17 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 - - - 66.6 - - 67.4 - - 63.9 - - 56.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 512 - - 622 - - 333 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1846 - - 2156 - - 2195 - - 1652 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5363 - - 5639 - - 5524 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6013 - - 6323 - - 6362 - - 5819 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1449 - - 833 - - 779 - - 1282 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 409 - - 460 - - 376 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 33 - - 39 - - 30 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 306 - - 304 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 16 - - 22 - - 23 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -78 - - -130 - - -165 - - -130 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5346 - - -5097 - - -4433 - - -3753 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11359 - - 11421 - - 10795 - - 9572 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12416 - - -12276 - - -12269 - - -14169 ODpotential blCL - - - 18429 - - 18599 - - 18631 - - 19988 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 64 - - 66 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.6 - - 67.4 - - 63.9 - - 56.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 31.6 - - 31.1 - - 29.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.7 - - 65.3 - - 63.2 - - 58.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.0 - - 31.5 - - 31.0 - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 512 - - 622 - - 333 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1846 - - 2156 - - 2195 - - 1652 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98124 13 305 11 344 9 295 14 337 98124 90680 4 303 12 315 10 328 8 317 90680 84952 2 037 10 303 12 331 2 018 84952 80195 6 018 11 299 11 310 7 318 80195 76096 9 026 6 289 10 331 7 330 76096 72486 8 333 7 297 13 324 9 356 72486 69226 5 323 8 257 10 304 10 313 69226 66233 11 302 6 262 4 147 5 271 66233 63426 17 279 15 283 15 296 8 104 63426 60678 20 279 26 280 38 289 31 308 60678 57856 27 283 26 287 31 287 28 294 57856 54966 33 286 22 302 11 309 7 296 54966 52179 36 288 29 308 9 003 20 326 52179 49652 36 291 42 301 36 320 45 316 49652 47436 38 310 46 294 62 320 63 327 47436 45497 53 323 50 321 85 334 83 335 45497 43749 61 326 81 335 88 335 70 337 43749 42131 59 326 76 326 74 333 73 350 42131 40614 60 337 61 336 69 342 70 345 40614 39182 71 353 76 360 67 350 63 342 39182 37829 83 356 81 354 65 349 63 339 37829 36524 79 353 78 350 64 345 61 335 36524 35204 74 351 75 345 62 340 60 332 35204 33845 63 343 74 342 62 333 59 330 33845 32449 55 332 71 341 62 329 57 328 32449 31006 52 324 65 338 61 326 55 326 31006 29505 50 316 58 333 60 325 53 324 29505 27949 52 312 54 328 59 325 51 321 27949 26337 52 314 54 327 58 324 51 317 26337 24675 52 320 55 330 57 323 51 314 24675 22962 49 322 53 331 56 323 51 314 22962 21195 41 317 47 327 54 325 51 316 21195 19366 35 308 41 320 48 328 48 318 19366 17513 32 307 36 312 39 327 43 320 17513 15735 30 309 32 306 31 323 38 322 15735 14120 25 308 28 302 27 318 35 322 14120 12683 21 302 24 297 27 313 35 320 12683 11400 18 292 21 291 29 312 35 318 11400 10255 15 282 19 287 33 312 36 316 10255 9231 13 272 19 291 37 314 36 314 9231 8318 12 271 22 301 39 314 36 312 8318 7508 12 280 26 307 40 311 36 312 7508 6786 14 293 31*308 41*308 37 312 6786 6134 17*300 35*307 42*305 37*311 6134 5551 22*303 36 306 42 304 37*310 5551 5060 23 303 35 305 41 304 34 309 5060 4680 23 303 34 305 39 303 31 308 4680 4416 22 303 32 305 36 303 27 307 4416 4255 20 303 29 305 32 303 23 306 4255 4163 14 302 19 304 20 301 14 305 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