DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/19 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 0653z - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 57.3 - - 65.9 - - 68.6 - - 66.3 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 33 - - 359 - - 456 - - 225 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 322 - - 1959 - - 2856 - - 1858 - - 352 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 5370 - - 6112 - - 5167 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4489 - - 6126 - - 7023 - - 6025 - - 4519 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 533 - - 3496 - - 3654 - - 1780 - - 760 Hgt.Variab. W* 94 - - 372 - - 457 - - 314 - - 28 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 21 - - 18 - - 16 - - 24 - - 23 BL Wind Direction 313 - - 319 - - 310 - - 310 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg -86 - - -59 - - -65 - - -89 - - -92 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3519 - - -2801 - - -2266 - - -2578 - - -2215 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8009 - - 8927 - - 9290 - - 8603 - - 6734 sfcLCL ODpotential -8657 - - -5973 - - -5801 - - -6081 - - -7235 ODpotential blCL 13146 - - 12099 - - 12824 - - 12106 - - 11754 blCL maxRH 79 - - 75 - - 73 - - 55 - - 54 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 50 - - 290 - - 200 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 57.3 - - 65.9 - - 68.6 - - 66.3 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.8 - - 41.1 - - 42.1 - - 42.8 - - 42.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.0 - - 64.6 - - 66.9 - - 65.7 - - 59.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.5 - - 40.5 - - 41.5 - - 42.4 - - 42.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 33 - - 359 - - 456 - - 225 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 322 - - 1959 - - 2856 - - 1858 - - 352 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 15 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 97722 7 097 0 141 3 265 5 239 12 353 97722 90319 10 105 12 095 8 120 8 116 4 040 90319 84647 9 104 14 081 10 113 7 122 5 082 84647 79951 5 080 9 092 8 102 7 084 5 074 79951 75920 6 087 6 067 6 038 10 065 6 055 75920 72376 9 038 4 161 5 344 10 008 8 022 72376 69174 11 026 3 180 7 285 9 341 8 333 69174 66232 13 350 5 312 8 287 8 295 10 305 66232 63503 22 298 15 303 18 303 16 303 17 301 63503 60848 25 284 24 288 24 288 22 292 22 286 60848 58048 30 277 31 282 28 285 28 285 27 280 58048 55108 35 271 35 277 35 280 35 280 35 284 55108 52283 41 272 39 274 41 275 42 280 43 285 52283 49735 44 270 42 273 42 273 44 280 46 285 49735 47461 41 268 44 273 41 273 44 286 45 290 47461 45415 43 269 44 275 38 278 41 289 43 295 45415 43556 45 268 42 274 35 283 36 298 44 305 43556 41856 47 264 42 271 35 288 40 309 44 314 41856 40289 51 259 40 266 31 290 41 315 44 327 40289 38833 52 257 38 259 26 301 36 321 46 331 38833 37472 50 256 35 260 23 318 34 332 47 332 37472 36167 47 257 32 261 20 318 36 339 44 333 36167 34854 41 257 27 260 15 332 33 345 40 335 34854 33508 31 256 21 257 12 329 31 353 37 338 33508 32134 25 257 20 254 11 314 26 355 35 340 32134 30719 23 258 18 251 10 297 22 348 32 338 30719 29251 22 257 15 253 9 288 19 338 27 333 29251 27732 22 256 14 263 9 285 17 331 24 333 27732 26158 19 252 12 269 8 290 16 330 23 336 26158 24532 16 246 11 263 8 294 16 331 22 338 24532 22857 14 242 10 250 8 291 15 331 20 342 22857 21127 14 241 10 244 7 279 12 328 19 344 21127 19337 13 248 10 256 7 289 11 324 16 338 19337 17521 11 270 12 270 9 306 10 323 14 332 17521 15775 11 292 11 283 9 313 10 328 11 335 15775 14183 10 299 9 303 8 335 10 343 10 345 14183 12761 8 301 8 321 6 359 9 353 8 351 12761 11486 4 312 5 337 4 021 6 358 7 348 11486 10340 3 032 3 027 3 032 5 354 6 343 10340 9310 4 046 5 054 3 037 4 339 6 340 9310 8386 5 036 6 050 2 017 5 328 10 337 8386 7563 7 009 7 034 3*343 9 325 15 332 7563 6826 11 355 8 007 7*322 15 322 21 328 6826 6161 17 344 12*346 12 314 20*318 27 325 6161 5567 26 334 17*329 18 310 25*312 33 320 5567 5069 30 326 19 319 20 308 26 310 36 316 5069 4685 29*319 19 317 20 308 26 310 34*313 4685 4418 26*315 19 316 19 307 24 309 30*311 4418 4256 23 313 18 315 18 307 22 309 25 310 4256 4163 15 312 13 314 13 306 14 308 15 309 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