DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.1 - - 68.7 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 515 - - 591 - - - - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2542 - - 3875 - - - - - 1092 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5895 - - 6977 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6709 - - 8042 - - - - - 5259 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1049 - - 1301 - - - - - 773 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 455 - - 549 - - - - - 126 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 22 - - - - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 269 - - - - - 294 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 13 - - - - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -49 - - -37 - - - - - -94 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5336 - - -4820 - - - - - -1335 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12045 - - 12863 - - - - - 6594 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13142 - - -11665 - - - - - -10221 ODpotential blCL - - - 19851 - - 19707 - - - - - 15480 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 81 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.1 - - 68.7 - - - - - 51.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.9 - - 26.6 - - - - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.3 - - 66.5 - - - - - 51.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.7 - - 26.4 - - - - - 36.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 515 - - 591 - - - - - 25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2542 - - 3875 - - - - - 1092 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 24 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 5 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] 98047 22 260 26 267 14 306 98047 90592 11 231 19 268 14 306 90592 84844 5 173 10 240 10 288 84844 80095 3 094 4 156 4 357 80095 76020 4 119 5 184 2 098 76020 72419 1 100 1 132 6 152 72419 69171 2 229 1 346 5 131 69171 66196 2 249 4 197 2 334 66196 63445 7 263 4 261 4 047 63445 60763 12 255 17 294 4 300 60763 57945 21 262 26 267 13 272 57945 55016 26 267 29 256 31 272 55016 52236 31 280 34 259 39 262 52236 49768 44 275 38 267 35 266 49768 47574 54 268 47 277 42 274 47574 45587 64 265 64 268 52 266 45587 43772 77 267 75 264 62 260 43772 42100 85 266 81 262 68 258 42100 40543 84 261 80 260 73 258 40543 39081 75 260 76 260 75 257 39081 37709 73 261 69 263 73 257 37709 36395 76 261 68 260 67 256 36395 35079 76 262 65 254 64 256 35079 33728 75 265 68 260 63 256 33728 32342 76 268 63 263 61 257 32342 30907 65 269 57 259 61 256 30907 29411 44 265 54 258 61 254 29411 27859 44 261 52 256 60 253 27859 26252 43 257 50 251 59 253 26252 24594 42 259 46 248 58 251 24594 22887 41 263 42 247 57 251 22887 21126 39 263 42 248 56 253 21126 19305 36 257 43 249 56 257 19305 17461 36 252 45 252 57 259 17461 15693 37 252 46 255 57 258 15693 14087 39 255 47 259 57 257 14087 12657 41 259 46 264 56 257 12657 11380 42 263 44 268 53 257 11380 10237 41 266 39 267 49 255 10237 9215 40 268 33 262 44 253 9215 8303 37 269 29*258 40 251 8303 7493 34 271 26*259 36 254 7493 6770 30*273 24 263 33 266 6770 6118 27*276 23 269 33 281 6118 5538 25 279 23 271 34*291 5538 5051 24 281 22 273 33*294 5051 4674 23 281 21 274 31 294 4674 4413 21 281 20 275 28 294 4413 4254 19 282 18 275 24 294 4254 4162 14 281 14 274 15 294 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