DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - - 67.0 - - 71.8 - - 71.5 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 394 - - 142 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3425 - - 6359 - - 6526 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6409 - - 8821 - - 8389 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7592 - - 10526 - - 10693 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2180 - - 1946 - - 2031 - - 4756 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 418 - - 567 - - 408 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 19 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 11 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 095 - - 121 - - 183 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 23 - - 8 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9910 - - -6784 - - -7426 - - -7679 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17503 - - 17311 - - 18120 - - 11844 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15870 - - -12708 - - -13981 - - -12980 ODpotential blCL - - - 23462 - - 23234 - - 24674 - - 17144 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 86 - - 81 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.0 - - 71.8 - - 71.5 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.2 - - 9.5 - - 5.6 - - 24.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.0 - - 70.3 - - 71.2 - - 65.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.2 - - 8.4 - - 4.5 - - 23.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 394 - - 142 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3425 - - 6359 - - 6526 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 45 - - 24 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 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] 97007 38 280 40 278 38 290 40 295 97007 89775 27 293 24 291 30 284 35 305 89775 84212 16 297 20 296 15 294 24 307 84212 79590 10 308 18 286 14 306 18 324 79590 75627 5 320 13 264 12 311 12 329 75627 72150 7 332 3 275 12 342 6 329 72150 69012 13 335 9 337 13 347 5 343 69012 66118 15 330 11 330 12 341 5 338 66118 63418 16 306 13 295 15 300 10 298 63418 60791 18 281 20 268 20 271 20 280 60791 58045 26 269 25 274 29 280 28 271 58045 55167 42 264 41 280 39 275 31 275 55167 52381 48 266 46 274 48 273 44 271 52381 49844 49 275 46 273 50 269 53 267 49844 47581 61 272 58 279 64 265 51 261 47581 45562 63 259 59 259 56 258 40 267 45562 43754 34 271 50 258 64 278 97 281 43754 42109 55 302 51 286 96 275 112 276 42109 40573 77 293 70 289 99 273 94 273 40573 39132 77 281 71 279 75 270 74 265 39132 37775 76 279 64 269 62 264 68 257 37775 36466 78 280 65 265 72 261 67 255 36466 35141 71 279 68 269 68 263 61 251 35141 33773 57 274 61 279 51 261 54 253 33773 32371 51 263 45 276 43 259 46 254 32371 30921 47 260 35 257 34 264 40 246 30921 29416 31 254 28 249 28 274 31 238 29416 27860 22 249 25 255 24 261 27 223 27860 26254 22 243 22 257 21 249 18 216 26254 24604 19 227 19 246 18 244 13 212 24604 22911 15 221 16 227 18 240 11 208 22911 21167 13 231 15 222 15 237 10 195 21167 19365 11 237 11 234 13 223 12 182 19365 17538 9 225 7 232 10 213 13 180 17538 15780 6 202 6 207 9 210 13 192 15780 14180 5 173 6 180 8 203 14 201 14180 12754 6 155 7 157 5 195 13 206 12754 11481 9 140 10*140 3*191 10 201 11481 10338 12 128 11*125 3*189 4 230 10338 9312 14 122 11 120 3 187 5 282 9312 8392 15*114 11 118 3 185 8 282 8392 7571 15*106 11 118 4 186 9 277 7571 6837 15 099 11 119 4 184 11 274 6837 6171 14 095 11 120 4 182 12 271 6171 5577 13 091 10 121 5 181 14 270 5577 5076 12 091 10 123 5 180 14 269 5076 4689 12 091 10 124 5 179 14 267 4689 4421 11 091 10 124 5 179 12 262 4421 4257 10 091 9 124 5 178 10*259 4257 4163 9 092 8 125 4 177 6*259 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