DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/27 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 - - - 46.3 - - 51.0 - - 49.4 - - 42.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 421 - - 588 - - 315 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2398 - - 3274 - - 2007 - - 600 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5739 - - 6499 - - 5367 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6565 - - 7441 - - 6174 - - 4767 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1140 - - 1093 - - 788 - - 714 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 419 - - 518 - - 357 - - 88 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 28 - - 27 - - 31 - - 30 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 303 - - 309 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 8 - - 17 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -84 - - -83 - - -108 - - -116 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 524 - - 179 - - -348 - - 597 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6042 - - 7262 - - 6522 - - 4170 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2075 - - -2784 - - -4285 - - -4288 ODpotential blCL - - - 8640 - - 10225 - - 10459 - - 9055 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 79 - - 77 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 51.0 - - 49.4 - - 42.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 33.5 - - 35.2 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 49.0 - - 48.6 - - 43.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 33.4 - - 35.2 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 421 - - 588 - - 315 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2398 - - 3274 - - 2007 - - 600 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 17 - - 8 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97513 6 192 12 289 17 304 9 329 97513 90170 6 099 2 212 7 329 9 009 90170 84531 13 093 10 135 1 135 4 020 84531 79844 12 095 10 110 10 098 6 105 79844 75807 10 111 7 105 8 062 7 087 75807 72233 5 119 6 120 5 043 4 070 72233 68989 10 102 7 122 2 022 8 061 68989 65999 4 085 12 131 5 204 1 156 65999 63211 12 153 11 175 11 193 7 186 63211 60491 8 166 10 174 12 191 12 219 60491 57648 15 215 15 210 7 194 13 192 57648 54685 23 236 18 252 16 276 5 273 54685 51852 23 250 20 261 24 269 21 283 51852 49325 20 259 22 277 28 273 29 286 49325 47084 25 267 30 289 32 274 34 285 47084 45055 31 274 36 288 33 286 38 284 45055 43194 36 279 39 286 37 291 38 282 43194 41480 38 283 40 283 42 292 40 282 41480 39893 41 284 37 283 49 294 43 282 39893 38412 39 281 37 288 55 293 47 282 38412 37027 36 282 38 294 59 291 48 280 37027 35704 34 281 40 301 60 290 46 278 35704 34378 28 294 45 303 58 290 44 278 34378 33025 27 314 48 308 55 290 42 281 33025 31653 36 328 51 315 49 291 38 286 31653 30247 44 327 52 319 45 293 33 296 30247 28796 48 332 51 320 41 297 33 302 28796 27299 51 338 48 320 38 302 31 306 27299 25754 50 343 46 320 37 308 29 310 25754 24159 50 350 43 321 35 313 29 314 24159 22513 47 348 39 325 35 319 29 319 22513 20809 43 336 35 328 32 320 29 325 20809 19042 39 327 34 331 28 320 27 334 19042 17248 35 323 33 331 24 325 23 338 17248 15519 26 317 28 328 22 333 20 339 15519 13944 18 305 21 325 21 341 19 344 13944 12541 12 294 15 323 19 348 16 352 12541 11288 10 293 11 321 16 357 12 000 11288 10166 11 299 10 317 16 002 8 009 10166 9159 16 305 12 312 16 356 8 027 9159 8259 22 308 18*307 19 341 10 021 8259 7456 27 308 23*305 24 327 14 360 7456 6739 30*309 27 304 29*317 21 344 6739 6093 30*308 28 303 33*311 30 328 6093 5518 30 307 28 302 34 310 38 318 5518 5037 29 306 28 302 33 308 39*315 5037 4665 28 305 27 301 32 308 37*314 4665 4409 25 305 25 301 30 307 33 313 4409 4252 23 304 23 300 26 306 29 312 4252 4162 15 303 16 299 17 306 18 311 4162 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