DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - 75.9 - - 81.1 - - 80.0 - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 535 - - 287 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5296 - - 7638 - - 7377 - - 772 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8033 - - 9980 - - 9475 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9463 - - 11805 - - 11544 - - 4939 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1583 - - 1287 - - 1972 - - 1591 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 562 - - 665 - - 535 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 31 - - 28 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 4 - - 3 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 086 - - 136 - - 258 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 9 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 18 - - 34 - - -71 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4060 - - -4320 - - -2517 - - -4767 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13524 - - 16126 - - 14061 - - 9706 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9231 - - -7948 - - -6284 - - -9523 ODpotential blCL - - - 18694 - - 19753 - - 17828 - - 14462 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 36 - - 42 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.9 - - 81.1 - - 80.0 - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.8 - - 24.1 - - 32.3 - - 40.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.0 - - 78.9 - - 78.8 - - 70.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.6 - - 23.8 - - 32.4 - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 465 - - 535 - - 287 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5296 - - 7638 - - 7377 - - 772 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 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] 98540 14 115 9 144 8 120 7 070 98540 91029 22 137 9 120 7 070 12 058 91029 85280 25 128 13 104 10 095 12 074 85280 80518 19 121 15 101 14 090 15 101 80518 76420 15 122 16 099 16 080 18 105 76420 72819 15 114 10 083 15 074 18 104 72819 69582 7 105 5 140 10 073 13 089 69582 66612 10 133 8 171 5 097 9 086 66612 63850 4 146 10 176 5 204 3 039 63850 61166 10 213 7 206 9 207 6 228 61166 58368 14 232 13 237 15 238 14 248 58368 55461 23 251 21 253 22 254 20 251 55461 52684 33 258 32 262 33 258 29 254 52684 50183 42 264 39 259 39 258 37 258 50183 47942 49 266 46 263 44 260 42 263 47942 45918 53 266 50 264 51 262 49 266 45918 44077 60 268 55 266 56 262 52 264 44077 42387 66 269 58 267 57 260 53 258 42387 40822 68 268 58 267 56 260 51 258 40822 39360 64 267 55 267 50 261 46 258 39360 37991 58 267 50 268 43 261 38 257 37991 36679 54 267 47 269 39 264 35 258 36679 35357 52 266 45 267 39 267 35 261 35357 33996 49 266 43 266 38 268 33 264 33996 32602 48 267 42 266 38 270 32 269 32602 31162 47 270 42 266 37 271 31 273 31162 29665 45 275 41 267 37 269 31 271 29665 28113 39 275 39 268 37 265 32 267 28113 26506 33 274 34 267 35 265 33 267 26506 24846 29 276 30 270 30 269 29 271 24846 23137 26 278 26 276 25 277 23 276 23137 21375 20 281 20 280 19 280 17 279 21375 19556 16 283 15 280 14 280 11 281 19556 17712 11 281 10 278 10 287 6 292 17712 15940 7 293 5 294 6 307 4 312 15940 14324 5 321 3 341 3 339 3 337 14324 12879 3 348 2*058 0 121 2 005 12879 11586 3 104 3*106 3*162 1 084 11586 10425 8*104 3 115 4*169 3 138 10425 9383 10*092 3 124 4 179 4 173 9383 8449 10 084 3 131 3 195 4 214 8449 7615 10 082 4 137 3 224 5 251 7615 6870 10 082 4 140 4 263 8 287 6870 6195 10 083 5 143 6 282 12 304 6195 5593 10 086 5 146 7 287 20 309 5593 5087 10 089 6 147 8 288 23*307 5087 4695 9 091 6 146 8 289 23*306 4695 4424 9 093 6 146 8 290 21 305 4424 4259 9 093 6 147 8 290 18 305 4259 4164 8 094 5 146 6 290 11 304 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