DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/07 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 80.2 - - 76.6 - - 66.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 396 - - 524 - - 260 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7646 - - 8125 - - 3446 - - 372 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9854 - - 10370 - - 6379 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11813 - - 12292 - - 7613 - - 4539 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2934 - - 2871 - - 4437 - - 1157 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 603 - - 675 - - 402 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 38 - - 12 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 10 - - 25 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 305 - - 312 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 10 - - 9 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - -63 - - -98 - - -90 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2137 - - -1567 - - -4633 - - -4283 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13951 - - 13860 - - 12247 - - 8823 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4917 - - -4742 - - -8661 - - -9414 ODpotential blCL - - - 16730 - - 17034 - - 16274 - - 13953 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 43 - - 35 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 80.2 - - 76.6 - - 66.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 33.5 - - 37.2 - - 42.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.7 - - 78.2 - - 75.7 - - 68.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.8 - - 33.1 - - 37.1 - - 42.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 396 - - 524 - - 260 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7646 - - 8125 - - 3446 - - 372 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98060 16 262 23 263 18 296 19 306 98060 90575 15 261 16 260 21 266 23 295 90575 84819 14 255 14 273 13 272 16 280 84819 80068 16 262 17 282 13 321 9 289 80068 75978 15 265 17 282 17 304 13 305 75978 72378 14 280 16 285 24 290 19 312 72378 69138 14 266 18 277 28 279 24 306 69138 66165 12 270 19 275 25 272 24 295 66165 63405 15 301 16 287 19 279 21 289 63405 60728 19 309 16 299 15 295 18 295 60728 57933 19 300 16 297 18 296 19 300 57933 55040 17 285 16 274 23 293 20 295 55040 52295 17 305 15 276 20 293 19 290 52295 49838 25 320 21 311 21 308 17 300 49838 47650 24 326 23 323 22 318 17 309 47650 45685 26 343 24 340 24 327 20 326 45685 43904 34 351 30 358 26 343 24 338 43904 42265 39 353 25 005 22 348 21 344 42265 40740 32 356 18 029 9 002 12 342 40740 39307 20 009 18 045 10 052 8 031 39307 37958 20 041 17 046 12 045 9 037 37958 36659 22 045 16 044 13 034 11 027 36659 35348 22 038 16 038 14 031 11 034 35348 33998 19 029 18 030 15 035 12 048 33998 32613 17 029 20 025 16 040 13 052 32613 31180 18 032 21 022 17 041 14 048 31180 29689 22 037 21 023 19 036 15 042 29689 28140 24 043 21 029 19 033 15 039 28140 26534 23 047 20 039 18 035 15 041 26534 24874 22 045 18 044 16 036 13 039 24874 23165 20 040 16 042 14 032 11 029 23165 21404 17 036 16 041 13 034 11 024 21404 19583 15 042 15 043 13 042 9 028 19583 17738 13 049 12 047 12 049 8 041 17738 15962 12 048 9 044 10 044 7 044 15962 14342 10 041 4 022 7 028 6 024 14342 12894 7*021 2*351 4 009 6 004 12894 11599 4*343 2*327 4 342 4 347 11599 10435 4 318 3 311 6 325 4 343 10435 9389 4 320 5 307 11 322 8 335 9389 8451 3 325 8 305 15 321 15 329 8451 7615 3 330 11 304 20*319 23 326 7615 6869 3 335 13 304 23*316 29 324 6869 6193 2 340 16 304 26 314 34 320 6193 5591 2 344 17 305 26 312 36 316 5591 5085 2 347 17 305 26 311 35 311 5085 4694 2 347 17 305 25 311 33*309 4694 4423 2 350 16 305 24 310 29*307 4423 4258 1 351 16 305 22 310 24 307 4258 4164 1 357 13 305 15 309 15 306 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