DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 60.3 - - - - - 53.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 511 - - 622 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1926 - - 2242 - - - - - 558 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5422 - - 5704 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6093 - - 6409 - - - - - 4725 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1326 - - 1111 - - - - - 624 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 414 - - 465 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 25 - - - - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - 319 - - 317 - - - - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 11 - - - - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -70 - - -80 - - - - - -109 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1278 - - -1325 - - - - - -1505 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7372 - - 7734 - - - - - 6230 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4434 - - -4566 - - - - - -8300 ODpotential blCL - - - 10527 - - 10975 - - - - - 13025 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 70 - - - - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.4 - - 60.3 - - - - - 53.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.4 - - 40.7 - - - - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.7 - - 58.1 - - - - - 54.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 40.6 - - - - - 40.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 511 - - 622 - - - - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1926 - - 2242 - - - - - 558 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 98339 4 061 16 035 11 138 98339 90894 5 164 7 071 14 077 90894 85167 11 137 6 132 18 050 85167 80437 17 114 11 141 17 044 80437 76372 15 110 14 125 13 066 76372 72800 9 098 9 132 8 083 72800 69562 8 123 11 136 10 107 69562 66576 7 181 8 194 8 157 66576 63792 12 220 14 176 9 233 63792 61089 20 227 23 237 23 245 61089 58265 22 213 25 233 25 238 58265 55318 18 254 19 232 23 247 55318 52518 31 276 26 267 29 264 52518 50018 40 273 37 272 36 265 50018 47776 41 262 41 267 39 268 47776 45735 37 266 40 273 44 279 45735 43869 39 282 41 282 48 285 43869 42159 47 291 47 287 54 296 42159 40584 52 296 54 286 62 297 40584 39125 55 298 55 289 62 296 39125 37762 58 299 53 293 61 301 37762 36457 59 301 52 299 64 304 36457 35141 60 307 54 306 67 304 35141 33787 61 311 58 307 69 302 33787 32397 62 313 61 306 67 300 32397 30959 62 315 60 307 65 303 30959 29463 61 316 55 309 62 310 29463 27913 61 319 51 310 57 313 27913 26313 61 322 50 310 51 309 26313 24663 57 327 51 312 48 304 24663 22964 51 329 47 317 44 305 22964 21211 49 327 41 321 40 309 21211 19397 47 324 36 318 34 310 19397 17558 40 322 34 323 30 312 17558 15793 34 324 33 331 28 319 15793 14186 28 328 28 331 28 330 14186 12751 22 329 21 327 27 340 12751 11466 16 333 16 327 24 347 11466 10316 13 345 14 336 19 352 10316 9284 13 000 13 345 15 357 9284 8361 14 004 14 349 15 358 8361 7538 16 358 18 344 18 351 7538 6805 19 348 21*335 22 341 6805 6143 22*335 25*326 27 331 6143 5553 24*324 27 319 33 320 5553 5059 24 320 27 316 36*314 5059 4678 24 318 26 314 34*312 4678 4415 22 317 25 313 31 311 4415 4255 21 316 22 312 26 311 4255 4163 14 316 16 311 16 310 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