DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 81.1 - - 78.0 - - 69.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 401 - - 520 - - 274 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5732 - - 7049 - - 3087 - - 746 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8328 - - 9493 - - 6133 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9899 - - 11216 - - 7254 - - 4913 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4384 - - 4027 - - 4448 - - 1285 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 551 - - 644 - - 396 - - 36 W* B/S - - - 28 - - 11 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 11 - - 25 - - 28 BL Wind Direction - - - 051 - - 305 - - 309 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 9 - - 19 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - -61 - - -99 - - -112 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3539 - - -1908 - - -4075 - - -5406 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13439 - - 13124 - - 11329 - - 10320 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6328 - - -6214 - - -6978 - - -10228 ODpotential blCL - - - 16227 - - 17430 - - 14232 - - 15141 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 46 - - 44 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 81.1 - - 78.0 - - 69.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 37.6 - - 42.5 - - 38.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.5 - - 79.0 - - 77.1 - - 70.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.7 - - 37.2 - - 42.4 - - 38.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 401 - - 520 - - 274 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5732 - - 7049 - - 3087 - - 746 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98296 23 083 22 100 21 095 24 090 98296 90907 15 098 23 101 18 100 26 094 90907 85211 19 113 17 109 16 098 19 102 85211 80452 17 108 13 114 12 086 12 105 80452 76343 16 113 15 132 10 105 11 128 76343 72714 13 089 16 145 7 145 9 128 72714 69438 6 027 7 108 4 155 4 164 69438 66439 8 278 7 327 5 345 1 327 66439 63656 9 272 8 309 6 299 4 300 63656 60966 12 292 17 315 15 322 20 353 60966 58186 13 284 22 281 17 294 23 325 58186 55308 7 339 9 312 9 286 16 292 55308 52541 20 345 19 335 16 346 12 342 52541 50048 21 333 17 323 19 333 18 342 50048 47833 14 333 12 006 10 345 13 323 47833 45837 24 024 20 021 12 021 8 332 45837 44021 36 035 27 030 21 035 9 026 44021 42349 42 042 32 031 25 026 13 031 42349 40796 42 045 32 031 22 022 15 025 40796 39345 41 050 31 034 19 024 15 012 39345 37984 39 056 29 035 19 027 15 008 37984 36676 37 058 27 037 21 030 15 012 36676 35357 34 054 24 040 20 029 14 015 35357 34000 32 050 22 044 19 026 14 016 34000 32607 32 046 21 047 17 028 13 014 32607 31168 29 043 22 049 16 034 11 016 31168 29673 25 044 22 048 17 040 13 023 29673 28123 24 047 18 041 15 042 14 024 28123 26518 24 044 15 024 13 031 12 020 26518 24860 23 035 16 012 13 018 9 008 24860 23154 21 027 17 011 14 003 8 346 23154 21392 17 026 17 011 14 354 9 333 21392 19569 15 023 14 007 13 345 10 333 19569 17721 15 359 11 352 12 337 11 342 17721 15947 16 332 9 330 10 337 10 356 15947 14332 16 326 8 323 7 328 8 003 14332 12889 13 329 7 324 5 309 5 345 12889 11597 7 333 6*325 5 305 3 324 11597 10435 3*031 6*323 7 314 5 336 10435 9391 5*064 6 318 12 320 9 336 9391 8454 5 066 7 312 16 322 16 332 8454 7618 5 066 9 305 21*318 23 327 7618 6871 5 063 11 302 24*314 28 323 6871 6196 4 056 14 301 27 310 34 318 6196 5594 3 026 16 302 27 308 38 313 5594 5087 3 001 16 302 27 308 37*312 5087 4695 3 352 16 302 26 307 35*311 4695 4424 3 347 16 302 24 307 30 310 4424 4259 2 348 15 302 22 307 26 310 4259 4164 2 347 12 302 15 306 15 309 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