DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.1 - - 67.1 - - 71.3 - - 68.8 - - 60.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 26 - - 410 - - 513 - - 259 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 954 - - 7680 - - 9523 - - 5244 - - 283 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 9896 - - 11505 - - 7750 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 5121 - - 11847 - - 13690 - - 9411 - - 4450 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 4502 - - 1647 - - 1199 - - 3290 - - 2399 Hgt.Variab. W* 122 - - 610 - - 706 - - 461 - - 17 W* B/S 1 - - 13 - - 16 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 8 - - 8 - - 15 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 041 - - 026 - - 319 - - 311 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear 14 - - 12 - - 9 - - 7 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - -12 - - -27 - - -67 - - -57 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5788 - - -783 - - 994 - - -2302 - - -5254 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10910 - - 12631 - - 12697 - - 11713 - - 9705 sfcLCL ODpotential -9312 - - -3383 - - 197 - - -5749 - - -9810 ODpotential blCL 14433 - - 15230 - - 13493 - - 15160 - - 14260 blCL maxRH 49 - - 63 - - 79 - - 65 - - 63 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 59.1 - - 67.1 - - 71.3 - - 68.8 - - 60.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 26.0 - - 25.9 - - 29.7 - - 31.7 - - 32.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 59.8 - - 65.7 - - 69.3 - - 68.0 - - 62.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 25.8 - - 25.6 - - 29.4 - - 31.6 - - 32.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 26 - - 410 - - 513 - - 259 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 954 - - 7680 - - 9523 - - 5244 - - 283 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 97792 8 290 14 209 16 261 17 275 17 300 97792 90331 2 239 2 238 9 226 7 274 7 296 90331 84642 6 085 5 010 5 150 3 301 7 344 84642 79958 11 072 7 060 6 108 3 023 5 034 79958 75926 11 077 7 079 3 131 5 051 4 092 75926 72341 8 082 6 084 1 189 4 069 4 071 72341 69077 4 045 4 067 3 298 6 017 8 030 69077 66071 3 274 0 145 6 291 8 328 9 351 66071 63279 1 022 3 173 6 246 7 298 10 353 63279 60572 7 338 1 275 6 267 9 281 8 310 60572 57745 9 296 7 282 7 317 7 302 7 286 57745 54819 11 304 14 298 12 318 15 314 16 315 54819 52054 16 324 18 315 18 321 18 309 21 317 52054 49577 24 341 26 320 23 311 19 297 21 301 49577 47346 30 327 23 322 19 311 20 306 21 304 47346 45318 24 327 21 328 17 319 21 320 24 315 45318 43474 24 348 24 343 25 336 30 336 27 319 43474 41794 38 354 38 346 35 341 34 341 29 326 41794 40252 48 347 45 344 39 351 37 348 35 329 40252 38824 49 351 40 353 44 355 40 349 39 328 38824 37491 53 018 42 013 45 355 39 344 38 329 37491 36210 60 026 49 016 44 355 36 341 35 331 36210 34917 62 026 51 012 42 355 34 339 34 332 34917 33585 63 024 50 010 40 354 33 337 32 333 33585 32217 63 023 47 010 39 352 31 337 29 332 32217 30801 63 026 42 011 37 352 31 338 29 330 30801 29330 55 023 41 010 36 351 31 339 30 325 29330 27802 53 017 42 010 36 351 32 336 30 324 27802 26219 53 017 43 008 35 352 32 335 27 327 26219 24584 47 016 44 007 35 354 29 337 23 329 24584 22900 40 013 43 012 33 357 25 340 21 326 22900 21160 30 005 41 022 29 005 23 345 21 324 21160 19359 24 356 37 030 26 020 21 351 20 329 19359 17529 19 340 30 028 23 029 18 359 18 341 17529 15769 18 342 23 019 17 026 15 006 16 351 15769 14168 19 352 17 003 9*013 8 002 11 357 14168 12742 18 359 16*355 7*009 3 333 6 345 12742 11468 15 009 13*356 5 357 2 299 4 291 11468 10325 14 025 11 002 5 341 3*299 3 292 10325 9298 14 043 10 009 6 325 6*307 6 316 9298 8378 15 054 9 022 8 316 10 312 11 317 8378 7558 16 061 8 034 9 311 14 312 17 314 7558 6825 18 063 8 040 11 308 17 312 23 313 6825 6161 19 061 8 046 11 306 18 311 26 312 6161 5570 21*055 8 051 12 306 19 310 28 313 5570 5072 21*049 8 055 12 305 19 310 26 313 5072 4686 17 042 8 058 12 305 18 309 24*313 4686 4420 14 036 7 060 12 304 18 309 20*311 4420 4257 11 033 7 061 11 305 16 309 16 309 4257 4163 7 032 6 062 10 304 12 308 9 305 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