DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 76.0 - - 73.0 - - 63.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 484 - - 602 - - 326 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4770 - - 5302 - - 3480 - - 996 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7628 - - 8127 - - 6485 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8937 - - 9469 - - 7647 - - 5163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3202 - - 2739 - - 2277 - - 950 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 550 - - 613 - - 434 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 11 - - 18 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - 258 - - 275 - - 293 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 12 - - 4 - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -41 - - -60 - - -98 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3363 - - -2809 - - -4052 - - -4297 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12300 - - 12279 - - 11699 - - 9460 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6800 - - -5958 - - -7705 - - -9459 ODpotential blCL - - - 15737 - - 15427 - - 15352 - - 14622 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 39 - - 36 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 76.0 - - 73.0 - - 63.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.1 - - 36.2 - - 35.9 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.8 - - 73.6 - - 71.9 - - 64.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.0 - - 36.2 - - 35.9 - - 36.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 484 - - 602 - - 326 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4770 - - 5302 - - 3480 - - 996 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98433 14 099 18 128 13 126 13 074 98433 90955 9 120 14 092 15 094 16 091 90955 85237 9 123 8 059 13 060 17 097 85237 80517 7 119 8 069 12 082 11 089 80517 76442 9 122 5 055 11 093 13 091 76442 72808 10 138 4 147 4 110 11 074 72808 69496 5 119 7 167 6 197 5 064 69496 66453 5 263 4 222 4 207 5 249 66453 63647 13 237 12 241 7 266 8 266 63647 60935 14 240 15 247 13 281 9 280 60935 58103 13 272 15 266 19 282 13 282 58103 55164 18 286 20 275 24 277 23 282 55164 52363 22 287 22 275 26 272 32 279 52363 49849 25 282 23 278 26 274 33 275 49849 47607 25 283 24 282 25 280 33 278 47607 45589 24 292 25 284 25 285 30 283 45589 43755 23 293 24 287 25 287 25 297 43755 42072 20 294 23 292 23 288 23 310 42072 40516 18 295 21 294 22 295 20 319 40516 39066 16 297 18 296 20 305 17 322 39066 37712 14 292 17 295 18 308 16 320 37712 36413 14 283 17 294 18 309 17 325 36413 35106 13 284 15 294 19 309 20 326 35106 33761 12 296 13 295 20 307 21 324 33761 32382 11 305 12 298 20 305 21 321 32382 30954 12 312 12 304 16 308 19 318 30954 29470 12 322 11 305 15 315 17 313 29470 27929 13 336 10 315 16 318 17 312 27929 26332 15 335 9 317 16 319 18 318 26332 24682 16 331 9 319 14 319 18 320 24682 22983 17 324 12 320 12 320 18 319 22983 21234 18 317 14 319 12 319 18 318 21234 19427 15 316 15 318 13 316 17 311 19427 17597 12 315 13 319 14 316 16 309 17597 15839 8 305 9 316 14 320 14 315 15839 14237 4 280 5 291 11 320 13 318 14237 12805 4 227 6 239 8 308 12 316 12805 11522 8 205 7 227 7 285 11 307 11522 10369 9 211 8*224 9 267 10 295 10369 9334 8*224 8*226 10 254 11 287 9334 8406 7*233 8 233 11*259 12 288 8406 7578 7 243 9 251 13*277 16 297 7578 6839 7 249 11 273 16 289 21 304 6839 6171 7 259 14 287 20 294 27 308 6171 5576 8 267 16 291 21 295 31*308 5576 5075 8 270 16 292 21 296 31*307 5075 4689 8 273 16 293 20 296 28 306 4689 4421 8 273 16 294 19 296 25 305 4421 4257 7 273 15 293 18 296 21 305 4257 4163 6 272 12 293 13 296 13 303 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