DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/19 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0959z - - 1333z - - 1559z - - 1900z - - 2201z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 69.9 - - 79.4 - - 82.2 - - 78.6 - - 68.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 116 - - 477 - - 577 - - 302 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 398 - - 1896 - - 2566 - - 1985 - - 535 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 5384 - - 5941 - - 5340 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4565 - - 6063 - - 6733 - - 6152 - - 4702 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 425 - - 1920 - - 1962 - - 981 - - 965 Hgt.Variab. W* 149 - - 402 - - 475 - - 351 - - 22 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 20 - - 21 - - 28 - - 37 - - 35 BL Wind Direction 309 - - 311 - - 308 - - 308 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 10 - - 7 - - 12 - - 21 - - 25 Wind Shear Max.Converg -77 - - -73 - - -111 - - -158 - - -134 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7990 - - -7559 - - -6485 - - -5871 - - -4858 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12555 - - 13622 - - 13218 - - 12024 - - 9560 sfcLCL ODpotential -14788 - - -13164 - - -10904 - - -10861 - - -12371 ODpotential blCL 19353 - - 19227 - - 17637 - - 17013 - - 17073 blCL maxRH 42 - - 44 - - 32 - - 32 - - 35 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 69.9 - - 79.4 - - 82.2 - - 78.6 - - 68.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.9 - - 34.0 - - 38.5 - - 40.3 - - 41.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 70.0 - - 77.5 - - 80.0 - - 77.9 - - 70.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.8 - - 33.9 - - 38.3 - - 40.2 - - 41.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 116 - - 477 - - 577 - - 302 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 398 - - 1896 - - 2566 - - 1985 - - 535 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97888 3 356 1 077 5 242 4 065 2 221 97888 90418 7 061 5 100 5 116 4 097 7 094 90418 84680 7 058 3 140 3 032 5 027 10 054 84680 79925 8 058 4 100 3 282 8 344 9 047 79925 75855 8 016 8 036 4 019 4 355 8 024 75855 72278 9 342 8 356 12 355 7 348 7 359 72278 69047 10 337 9 327 12 330 13 323 14 327 69047 66081 15 309 19 313 11 318 12 313 16 313 66081 63332 21 297 30 304 28 312 21 317 18 313 63332 60669 24 294 32 297 35 301 36 306 26 312 60669 57899 26 297 32 296 36 296 41 301 38 307 57899 55044 30 304 35 300 39 295 45 298 43 301 55044 52339 35 309 37 305 40 296 46 292 45 294 52339 49925 36 311 34 309 36 301 41 293 42 292 49925 47789 32 314 30 321 30 313 31 302 34 287 47789 45877 27 318 27 320 28 323 31 315 28 302 45877 44139 21 329 20 318 22 317 30 317 27 312 44139 42525 19 343 14 326 15 321 25 318 26 312 42525 41005 17 349 12 346 15 336 22 321 26 314 41005 39567 17 351 11 348 14 335 23 326 26 318 39567 38206 17 353 11 347 11 327 23 325 28 322 38206 36892 17 355 12 346 13 320 22 319 27 321 36892 35565 14 354 13 339 15 323 18 307 26 316 35565 34196 10 006 13 327 17 322 19 304 27 312 34196 32792 9 020 12 303 18 313 21 304 29 311 32792 31339 12 353 13 307 17 296 22 292 30 309 31339 29829 15 335 14 301 19 286 27 288 32 305 29829 28266 16 325 18 301 22 294 30 290 32 301 28266 26653 15 327 21 311 24 301 29 295 27 299 26653 24994 13 328 22 317 25 308 29 301 25 306 24994 23288 12 332 20 318 25 308 27 309 24 313 23288 21524 12 339 17 319 24 305 25 318 22 320 21524 19696 13 341 17 325 24 319 24 335 20 327 19696 17838 13 338 16 333 22 335 23 346 17 330 17838 16047 10 327 14 338 19 342 21 353 15 332 16047 14414 4 310 11 329 16 339 19 355 15 331 14414 12952 2 233 8 285 13 331 19 353 17 326 12952 11642 3 212 8 260 11 321 19 349 21 321 11642 10466 5 222 8 259 11 316 21 342 26 318 10466 9410 7 234 7 267 13 317 24 334 33 316 9410 8464 5 238 5 284 16 322 30 329 39 314 8464 7623 3 251 7 308 21 323 35 324 44 313 7623 6873 5 299 10 322 25*320 39 320 48 313 6873 6196 9 316 15*321 29*313 41*313 50 312 6196 5594 18 319 21*314 31 309 42*310 50 310 5594 5087 25 316 22 311 30 307 40 309 48*309 5087 4695 26*311 22 310 29 307 38 308 44*308 4695 4424 24*310 21 310 27 307 36 308 38 307 4424 4259 22 309 20 309 25 306 32 307 32 307 4259 4164 14 308 14 309 17 306 20 307 19 305 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