DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 74.7 - - 71.7 - - 63.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 480 - - 137 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7459 - - 11617 - - 10006 - - 267 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9749 - - 13197 - - 11015 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11626 - - 15784 - - 14173 - - 4434 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2456 - - 2242 - - 2651 - - 7082 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 618 - - 739 - - 463 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 26 - - 36 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 5 - - 2 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 096 - - 116 - - 040 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 14 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - 22 - - 98 - - -39 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 42 - - 2273 - - 2121 - - -3561 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11585 - - 13512 - - 12053 - - 7995 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1573 - - 815 - - 961 - - -5719 ODpotential blCL - - - 13199 - - 14969 - - 13212 - - 10153 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 78 - - 96 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 140 - - 240 - - 610 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.2 - - 74.7 - - 71.7 - - 63.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.5 - - 29.3 - - 33.0 - - 42.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.5 - - 72.8 - - 71.4 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 29.0 - - 33.0 - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 480 - - 137 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7459 - - 11617 - - 10006 - - 267 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 13 - - 85 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 7 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] 97682 8 278 11 235 16 293 15 335 97682 90259 9 311 6 269 9 278 9 316 90259 84560 6 339 5 319 2 049 4 338 84560 79835 0 335 4 326 9 044 7 057 79835 75763 5 151 4 146 4 085 5 065 75763 72174 7 124 9 139 7 140 5 068 72174 68937 6 123 4 145 4 138 6 071 68937 65970 4 111 3 228 2 320 3 353 65970 63217 5 004 4 240 4 286 7 278 63217 60547 9 338 5 266 7 274 9 281 60547 57765 12 311 10 301 10 306 9 290 57765 54889 14 297 12 300 13 306 10 278 54889 52143 17 301 14 298 16 289 16 274 52143 49657 22 293 17 293 19 292 19 277 49657 47412 23 285 22 289 23 294 17 284 47412 45355 21 279 22 284 24 293 19 301 45355 43464 18 286 18 284 23 293 20 307 43464 41730 16 293 12 284 16 285 16 308 41730 40134 12 305 10 311 7 298 11 315 40134 38655 8 309 6 350 3 347 7 022 38655 37278 5 353 5 026 10 054 13 062 37278 35966 10 031 12 077 15 069 21 065 35966 34655 9 020 19 057 21 074 19 068 34655 33319 11 069 15 061 23 071 21 080 33319 31959 12 072 14 062 21 075 23 075 31959 30558 9 066 14 062 20 075 23 062 30558 29103 7 057 15 070 18 080 20 067 29103 27593 8 048 14 075 15 079 20 084 27593 26032 7 043 10 081 12 073 20 090 26032 24419 4 040 7 090 9 065 17 088 24419 22760 2 084 7 106 9 078 13 078 22760 21046 3 122 7 117 9 111 8 080 21046 19272 4 148 8 127 11 123 6 099 19272 17472 8 132 9*121 12 122 8 084 17472 15737 7 121 6*106 9*133 12 073 15737 14156 5 119 5 103 8*139 13 068 14156 12743 5*124 5 103 6 139 11 066 12743 11478 8*108 5 105 4 123 9 067 11478 10340 9 096 5 109 3 095 8 069 10340 9316 9 094 5 114 3 054 6 063 9316 8397 9 093 5 120 4 023 5 039 8397 7576 9 093 5 124 5 004 6 356 7576 6841 10 094 5 128 6 352 10 333 6841 6176 10 096 5 131 7 345 14 324 6176 5580 10 097 5 134 8 344 17 316 5580 5079 10 099 6 136 8 342 18 309 5079 4690 10 100 6 137 8 340 17*304 4690 4421 9 101 6 137 8 340 14*301 4421 4258 9 101 5 137 7 339 12 300 4258 4164 8 102 5 136 6 340 6 298 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