DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 61.7 - - 72.4 - - 78.5 - - 79.7 - - 69.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 175 - - 280 - - 73 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1645 - - 2929 - - 3640 - - 165 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 4927 - - 6025 - - 5789 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 5812 - - 7096 - - 7807 - - 4332 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1132 - - 1221 - - 1711 - - 1893 - - 3196 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 278 - - 393 - - 272 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 10 - - 22 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 10 - - 7 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 019 - - 089 - - 101 - - 106 - - 273 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 6 - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg -7 - - 13 - - 15 - - 8 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6689 - - -6929 - - -6899 - - -6705 - - -7699 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10854 - - 12742 - - 13996 - - 14513 - - 12032 sfcLCL ODpotential -16971 - - -15461 - - -13829 - - -13332 - - -15732 ODpotential blCL 21135 - - 21273 - - 20925 - - 21139 - - 20064 blCL maxRH 54 - - 46 - - 59 - - 51 - - 59 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 61.7 - - 72.4 - - 78.5 - - 79.7 - - 69.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.6 - - 31.4 - - 31.8 - - 30.7 - - 32.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 68.2 - - 71.9 - - 77.4 - - 79.9 - - 76.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 28.7 - - 30.3 - - 30.7 - - 29.8 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 175 - - 280 - - 73 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1645 - - 2929 - - 3640 - - 165 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 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] 96791 19 286 28 282 26 291 24 302 20 260 96791 89545 5 278 5 311 11 223 24 255 14 305 89545 84008 12 149 3 346 5 233 9 240 7 335 84008 79421 14 093 12 153 10 234 7 270 10 005 79421 75491 7 044 20 112 8 182 10 182 6 244 75491 72030 6 128 15 101 5 087 12 100 8 149 72030 68911 7 144 7 119 5 037 12 061 8 056 68911 66056 7 053 4 060 5 060 8 065 6 046 66056 63416 18 020 11 001 10 033 10 057 7 037 63416 60870 15 011 14 001 12 003 8 029 10 020 60870 58214 7 008 12 359 14 344 10 004 8 356 58214 55457 10 014 9 342 12 320 15 338 9 329 55457 52822 18 354 13 339 5 316 11 311 10 323 52822 50439 18 325 20 331 10 303 15 293 14 308 50439 48300 13 318 24 306 22 287 26 287 23 297 48300 46365 14 004 21 307 22 281 25 289 25 290 46365 44594 16 002 14 324 9 294 15 284 13 300 44594 42960 18 341 17 338 13 337 10 322 10 352 42960 41434 23 336 20 338 17 339 11 330 11 347 41434 39993 18 304 20 327 15 327 15 314 13 320 39993 38631 15 271 16 296 14 319 18 300 15 305 38631 37315 6 276 13 300 14 314 17 299 15 305 37315 35985 10 315 15 324 13 320 11 316 14 303 35985 34611 19 340 21 338 16 340 9 347 13 297 34611 33199 18 346 22 335 22 349 13 003 8 337 33199 31737 13 342 17 323 22 348 12 340 10 011 31737 30213 10 328 12 320 16 323 12 300 9 355 30213 28632 11 314 9 328 11 306 10 292 10 292 28632 26992 12 319 9 343 8 321 8 297 9 294 26992 25297 12 351 9 353 8 336 8 312 7 326 25297 23550 12 010 10 001 8 344 8 336 8 354 23550 21747 15 017 12 009 9 359 9 002 7 014 21747 19882 20 023 15 020 11 024 11 029 6 062 19882 17988 21 034 17 037 12 050 12 054 9 098 17988 16164 19 041 17 049 12 067 12 069 11 103 16164 14502 15 041 14 052 10 073 10 073 9 098 14502 13020 12 039 10 047 7 065 7 063 7 086 13020 11696 10 046 6 047 4 040 5 037 5 057 11696 10511 10 066 5 075 2 012 5 004 5 030 10511 9451 12 083 8 101 1 040 5 356 5 013 9451 8502 15 092 12 105 3 091 4*001 6 344 8502 7657 17 096 15 103 6*097 2*020 7 324 7657 6903 17 096 16 101 7*099 2 085 7 311 6903 6221 15 094 16*099 7 099 2 108 7 304 6221 5612 14 088 13*095 7 100 3 116 6 299 5612 5099 12 082 11 089 8 101 3 117 6 293 5099 4702 11 074 10 087 8 104 3 120 5 284 4702 4428 9 062 10 088 7 106 3 123 4*276 4428 4260 7*048 9 088 7 106 3 123 4*274 4260 4164 3*019 8 088 6 106 3 121 3 273 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