DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/21 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 0957z - - 1329z - - 1557z - - 1857z - - 2158z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 57.2 - - 65.3 - - 68.6 - - 67.7 - - 59.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 151 - - 525 - - 594 - - 329 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 720 - - 4496 - - 6240 - - 4705 - - 976 BL Depth Hcrit 4108 - - 7436 - - 8882 - - 7437 - - 4108 Hcrit BL Top 4887 - - 8663 - - 10407 - - 8872 - - 5143 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 638 - - 2128 - - 2174 - - 3413 - - 1030 Hgt.Variab. W* 199 - - 554 - - 644 - - 482 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 10 - - 11 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 20 - - 10 - - 11 - - 15 - - 24 BL Wind Direction 311 - - 306 - - 300 - - 311 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 14 - - 13 - - 12 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg -69 - - -50 - - -42 - - -50 - - -85 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3434 - - -1780 - - -1320 - - -2805 - - -2250 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8321 - - 10444 - - 11728 - - 11677 - - 7393 sfcLCL ODpotential -7058 - - -4663 - - -3183 - - -5035 - - -5099 ODpotential blCL 11945 - - 13326 - - 13590 - - 13907 - - 10242 blCL maxRH 85 - - 75 - - 76 - - 72 - - 70 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m 57.2 - - 65.3 - - 68.6 - - 67.7 - - 59.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.0 - - 33.5 - - 31.0 - - 30.5 - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 57.1 - - 63.5 - - 66.5 - - 66.6 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.0 - - 33.5 - - 31.0 - - 30.5 - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 151 - - 525 - - 594 - - 329 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 720 - - 4496 - - 6240 - - 4705 - - 976 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 41 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98547 7 279 15 346 10 245 12 296 14 310 98547 91863 9 279 12 323 10 283 12 312 10 301 91863 86566 8 277 9 294 9 305 11 322 4 279 86566 82085 6 277 8 271 8 305 10 323 2 275 82085 78180 4 273 8 254 7 299 7 326 1 202 78180 74706 3 263 7 247 6 297 5 339 0 167 74706 71547 2 243 6 248 5 296 4 001 0 245 71547 68632 2 258 6 251 4 284 4 350 1 282 68632 65920 2 274 7 242 6 263 5 312 2 277 65920 63283 4 282 7 242 8 245 6 278 4 278 63283 60524 7 281 7 260 6 240 7 257 7 272 60524 57654 10 284 8 280 7 266 10 264 9 275 57654 54911 13 288 11 289 8 274 11 274 10 278 54911 52441 14 293 15 292 13 287 14 287 10 290 52441 50225 16 298 18 293 19 291 19 296 14 306 50225 48216 19 301 18 296 22 291 23 300 18 314 48216 46377 21 303 19 303 22 294 25 302 21 318 46377 44682 23 304 21 308 24 300 26 302 25 321 44682 43105 25 304 22 311 25 306 26 303 29 322 43105 41632 26 303 25 312 26 309 26 304 30 322 41632 40249 26 301 26 311 26 310 26 307 28 322 40249 38918 26 298 26 310 26 311 25 311 24 324 38918 37572 24 297 24 307 24 310 23 313 22 330 37572 36182 21 297 21 303 21 308 20 316 22 336 36182 34752 19 296 17 303 19 307 18 317 24 344 34752 33264 17 296 15 312 18 309 18 318 24 349 33264 31707 16 294 15 319 18 313 17 316 24 354 31707 30078 14 294 14 321 20 314 17 313 23 360 30078 28375 12 292 15 321 20 314 16 313 22 005 28375 26598 10 291 14 318 18 311 14 313 22 010 26598 24749 9 286 12 308 13 302 11 314 23 015 24749 22821 10 278 10 286 10 287 7 324 23 019 22821 20810 12 266 9 265 7 283 5 002 20 025 20810 18756 13 253 7 251 5 285 6 055 15 043 18756 16777 12 241 6 231 3 275 7 075 14 068 16777 14975 10 230 6 202 4 190 8 094 14 079 14975 13370 8 229 6 180 4 166 7 085 14 081 13370 11941 4 247 5 161 3 154 6 068 13 074 11941 10669 3 250 1 129 1*179 5 059 11 060 10669 9536 3 217 0*238 1*263 4*045 9 052 9536 8533 3 196 1*257 3 293 5*357 9 043 8533 7648 2 205 2 292 8 302 10 326 9 024 7648 6867 2 296 6 309 13 302 16 313 12 358 6867 6169 8 324 13 309 15 301 18 308 18 337 6169 5553 16 321 17 307 16 300 18 306 25*323 5553 5042 22*314 18 306 16 300 19 306 27*316 5042 4651 22*312 18 306 16 299 18 305 27 314 4651 4382 21 311 17 306 16 299 18 304 25 313 4382 4218 20 310 17 305 15 299 17 304 22 312 4218 4125 16 310 15 305 14 298 15 304 16 312 4125 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