DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/09 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 - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1553z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 68.2 - - 69.7 - - 62.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 496 - - 220 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5294 - - 8113 - - 9159 - - 6221 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8012 - - 10339 - - 10731 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9461 - - 12280 - - 13326 - - 10388 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1838 - - 1413 - - 1530 - - 4538 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 552 - - 664 - - 528 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 13 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 060 - - 060 - - 052 - - 075 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 11 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 17 - - 15 - - 14 - - 14 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3048 - - -1673 - - -1181 - - -3074 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12510 - - 13954 - - 14508 - - 13462 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8199 - - -6254 - - -5620 - - -9868 ODpotential blCL - - - 17660 - - 18534 - - 18946 - - 20256 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 46 - - 55 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 68.2 - - 69.7 - - 62.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.0 - - 20.8 - - 19.9 - - 17.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.2 - - 66.3 - - 69.0 - - 67.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.4 - - 19.9 - - 19.1 - - 17.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 496 - - 220 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5294 - - 8113 - - 9159 - - 6221 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 98315 5 211 15 246 24 267 19 313 98315 90861 4 263 6 283 9 254 10 279 90861 85128 4 155 2 335 3 179 5 250 85128 80378 9 084 4 135 4 101 2 007 80378 76307 10 075 8 086 8 077 5 068 76307 72725 8 065 10 068 10 054 12 088 72725 69494 8 062 10 073 8 054 11 080 69494 66515 8 089 6 066 8 028 8 108 66515 63729 2 166 2 004 8 345 7 059 63729 61022 3 326 7 274 11 309 14 354 61022 58216 13 340 10 304 16 290 18 309 58216 55303 18 329 16 312 18 288 19 291 55303 52509 22 324 18 313 19 297 20 288 52509 49982 26 306 23 307 23 303 23 296 49982 47706 35 296 35 302 29 302 27 303 47706 45631 35 291 38 296 35 300 33 304 45631 43730 33 299 37 292 39 294 39 300 43730 41987 29 308 34 286 45 289 48 294 41987 40389 33 319 31 288 48 286 55 289 40389 38911 38 304 31 297 46 287 56 287 38911 37536 32 303 32 291 41 285 51 286 37536 36225 31 318 26 291 34 288 47 284 36225 34911 33 325 27 307 32 293 41 282 34911 33560 34 314 29 305 34 298 39 290 33560 32174 37 304 36 289 40 300 42 293 32174 30744 41 305 44 288 44 304 38 306 30744 29261 44 308 47 298 43 305 39 312 29261 27729 46 310 40 310 37 307 37 308 27729 26141 47 310 36 321 30 313 31 306 26141 24501 48 311 33 328 28 329 24 312 24501 22812 40 315 29 331 29 337 23 328 22812 21065 29 322 26 329 28 334 24 336 21065 19256 25 331 22 327 25 338 26 340 19256 17428 22 338 18 329 20 351 24 347 17428 15687 19 348 16 345 19 007 17 001 15687 14113 15 358 17 003 17*014 17 017 14113 12710 13 005 14*022 13*026 15 030 12710 11450 12 018 13*045 12 029 14*039 11450 10317 15*037 13 051 12 033 12*051 10317 9298 18*051 14 054 10 050 11 057 9298 8382 19 056 14 058 9 056 10 065 8382 7565 20 058 14 061 9 063 9 074 7565 6833 20 060 14 063 9 068 9 081 6833 6170 20 061 14 065 9 074 8 087 6170 5577 20 062 14 067 9 077 7 094 5577 5076 20 064 13 069 8 081 7 101 5076 4689 19 065 13 070 8 082 6 107 4689 4421 18 066 12 071 8 084 5 111 4421 4257 16 067 12 071 8 085 3 116 4257 4164 13 068 10 073 7 085 2 116 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