DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 62.5 - - 71.9 - - 75.9 - - 73.0 - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 124 - - 480 - - 550 - - 290 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 599 - - 2277 - - 3927 - - 3360 - - 964 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 5676 - - 6999 - - 6357 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4766 - - 6444 - - 8094 - - 7527 - - 5131 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 337 - - 2120 - - 2598 - - 1784 - - 1148 Hgt.Variab. W* 175 - - 429 - - 539 - - 414 - - 31 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 21 - - 19 - - 18 - - 23 - - 23 BL Wind Direction 307 - - 302 - - 287 - - 289 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 5 - - 4 - - 10 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg -68 - - -55 - - -45 - - -55 - - -69 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4301 - - -4756 - - -4946 - - -4934 - - -3932 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9067 - - 11201 - - 13040 - - 12461 - - 9063 sfcLCL ODpotential -10246 - - -8602 - - -8417 - - -9233 - - -8925 ODpotential blCL 15012 - - 15046 - - 16511 - - 16760 - - 14056 blCL maxRH 80 - - 42 - - 42 - - 38 - - 59 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 62.5 - - 71.9 - - 75.9 - - 73.0 - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.4 - - 37.1 - - 32.9 - - 32.7 - - 39.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 62.4 - - 70.0 - - 73.7 - - 72.0 - - 65.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.5 - - 37.1 - - 32.8 - - 32.7 - - 39.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 124 - - 480 - - 550 - - 290 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 599 - - 2277 - - 3927 - - 3360 - - 964 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 19 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 98546 13 111 9 105 11 126 10 130 9 051 98546 91080 15 113 12 121 17 111 17 124 11 094 91080 85340 17 120 16 120 10 131 14 097 15 104 85340 80584 14 112 14 120 8 123 10 080 10 102 80584 76494 9 098 10 142 4 116 7 088 5 143 76494 72888 3 134 9 172 2 154 4 147 4 173 72888 69626 6 199 9 201 5 238 4 239 2 305 69626 66627 6 222 12 218 12 249 10 257 8 280 66627 63850 12 275 15 251 19 253 19 265 16 260 63850 61170 21 259 22 267 23 254 23 260 22 253 61170 58371 24 261 26 270 26 254 28 253 29 254 58371 55443 28 264 27 264 28 247 34 251 35 252 55443 52631 30 259 29 261 28 254 35 255 34 257 52631 50101 32 256 33 261 33 264 36 261 34 262 50101 47840 34 259 36 261 37 263 37 260 38 264 47840 45795 38 258 35 261 37 259 39 261 41 266 45795 43929 37 251 38 257 40 260 41 263 45 267 43929 42217 34 248 41 253 41 262 41 264 46 269 42217 40631 33 247 40 253 40 262 38 266 43 269 40631 39154 31 245 37 250 38 261 36 271 36 273 39154 37774 26 241 34 246 32 263 32 271 26 280 37774 36456 21 237 26 239 27 266 19 278 20 289 36456 35131 18 229 16 226 20 263 15 310 10 322 35131 33775 14 203 8 199 9 253 14 319 13 354 33775 32392 14 176 7 174 1 260 11 335 12 353 32392 30968 12 178 6 186 2 309 11 355 13 006 30968 29487 10 184 7 211 3 295 11 352 15 354 29487 27951 13 199 8 227 3 305 9 342 17 354 27951 26361 16 212 7 233 2 326 6 333 14 345 26361 24721 14 233 3 229 1 161 4 332 10 316 24721 23032 8 235 8 192 7 211 4 295 9 298 23032 21286 10 196 14 190 12 226 10 294 11 304 21286 19478 11 193 15 188 13 242 13 302 14 311 19478 17645 8 206 12 196 9 249 11 302 14 307 17645 15882 7 230 9 211 6 260 8 303 12 310 15882 14273 8 261 8 238 5 284 7 297 10 312 14273 12835 9 277 9 261 7 293 7 287 9 308 12835 11545 9 271 11 268 9 281 9 285 10 303 11545 10386 8 264 11 259 11 268 14 286 13 299 10386 9345 7 267 9 253 12 267 18 284 16 298 9345 8413 7 277 8 265 14*276 21 284 20 297 8413 7583 9 292 10 286 16*281 22*286 24 296 7583 6842 12 303 14*297 17 285 23*288 28 298 6842 6173 17 307 18*302 19 287 24 289 30 301 6173 5578 24 308 20 302 19 288 24 289 31*304 5578 5077 25*309 20 302 19 289 24 290 29*304 5077 4690 25*308 20 302 18 289 23 290 26 302 4690 4421 22 308 18 302 17 290 22 290 22 300 4421 4257 20 307 17 302 16 290 20 289 18 298 4257 4164 13 306 13 301 13 289 14 288 10 295 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