DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/14 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.4 - - 64.3 - - 71.0 - - 65.7 - - 56.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -81 - - 165 - - 337 - - 145 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 625 - - 1448 - - 1029 - - 132 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4147 - - 4982 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4792 - - 5615 - - 5196 - - 4299 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 372 - - 367 - - 955 - - 698 - - 397 Hgt.Variab. W* 15 - - 197 - - 330 - - 223 - - 20 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 16 - - 24 - - 25 - - 32 - - 20 BL Wind Direction 307 - - 313 - - 321 - - 316 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 14 - - 15 - - 19 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg -49 - - -89 - - -79 - - -127 - - -75 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4576 - - -5373 - - -5023 - - -3612 - - -2206 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8740 - - 10165 - - 10639 - - 8808 - - 6505 sfcLCL ODpotential -12102 - - -11170 - - -9722 - - -8945 - - -10295 ODpotential blCL 16266 - - 15962 - - 15337 - - 14141 - - 14594 blCL maxRH 82 - - 96 - - 48 - - 44 - - 55 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.4 - - 64.3 - - 71.0 - - 65.7 - - 56.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.4 - - 34.7 - - 38.9 - - 41.7 - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.6 - - 64.1 - - 69.9 - - 65.6 - - 59.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.9 - - 34.0 - - 38.2 - - 41.3 - - 42.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -81 - - 165 - - 337 - - 145 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 625 - - 1448 - - 1029 - - 132 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 29 - - 84 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 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] 96340 12 315 7 052 13 218 18 253 18 278 96340 89178 12 035 7 073 4 267 4 276 6 046 89178 83666 13 043 10 041 10 341 7 360 14 033 83666 79099 6 048 7 039 7 318 5 012 7 013 79099 75160 10 336 10 346 8 335 12 353 12 042 75160 71683 15 339 19 321 26 317 22 325 14 338 71683 68574 23 334 18 337 18 347 21 359 28 348 68574 65732 32 313 22 323 27 329 32 344 41 345 65732 63092 34 317 31 313 37 311 38 326 39 334 63092 60526 34 318 35 313 39 307 41 313 35 324 60526 57835 33 307 38 311 39 304 39 306 34 321 57835 55027 35 297 40 305 40 301 39 304 40 314 55027 52331 40 295 42 303 41 299 44 306 45 303 52331 49887 46 294 42 298 43 296 51 305 49 318 49887 47692 46 292 40 291 45 294 52 295 55 315 47692 45719 44 292 43 290 49 294 51 300 55 310 45719 43912 46 291 51 292 53 295 53 302 48 326 43912 42243 49 285 57 291 52 297 44 299 58 329 42243 40705 55 275 60 288 49 299 42 310 53 322 40705 39277 62 272 63 285 50 299 51 326 39 331 39277 37936 67 273 65 286 53 298 50 329 35 352 37936 36644 68 276 65 287 54 296 42 333 41 004 36644 35338 66 278 60 289 53 295 38 351 44 007 35338 33992 64 278 57 293 52 295 46 010 42 003 33992 32610 62 276 57 295 55 297 55 014 39 357 32610 31179 59 276 54 296 57 297 59 012 38 351 31179 29689 58 277 50 294 53 298 51 010 37 345 29689 28143 54 279 48 294 44 308 30 002 39 342 28143 26542 46 284 44 292 40 325 36 342 43 345 26542 24886 41 290 41 290 40 330 46 342 48 349 24886 23179 38 289 37 291 39 329 47 346 51 352 23179 21414 33 288 30 292 34 330 43 351 52 353 21414 19588 27 288 24 293 29 322 34 354 48 352 19588 17733 21 287 20 296 24 309 22 352 42 351 17733 15947 16 285 17 300 20 304 18 348 36 351 15947 14320 13 284 14 302 17 310 19 350 32 356 14320 12869 12 285 12 304 17 321 21 353 28 004 12869 11573 11 289 11 308 18 331 23 355 21 015 11573 10412 12 296 12 315 19 339 25 356 15 029 10412 9369 15 304 14 321 20 343 27 355 13 043 9369 8434 18 311 16 327 22 346 30 353 12 048 8434 7600 22 315 20 330 25 347 34 349 12 042 7600 6854 26 318 23 331 28 345 37 344 13 018 6854 6179 31 319 27 330 29*341 40 339 16 360 6179 5578 36 320 31 327 29*332 39*330 24 339 5578 5074 39 318 31*322 27 321 36*320 31 325 5074 4686 39 315 29*315 26 318 34 316 33 313 4686 4419 34 311 26 313 24 317 32 314 30*308 4419 4256 27*309 23 312 22 316 28 314 26*307 4256 4163 16*307 15 311 15 316 18 313 16 307 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