DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/25 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1553z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 56.0 - - 55.4 - - 48.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 471 - - 583 - - 295 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1474 - - 1722 - - 1529 - - 720 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5068 - - 5293 - - 5005 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5641 - - 5889 - - 5696 - - 4887 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 881 - - 665 - - 630 - - 693 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 369 - - 417 - - 320 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 29 - - 33 - - 33 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 308 - - 309 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 14 - - 18 - - 23 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -92 - - -103 - - -117 - - -125 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1231 - - -934 - - -1374 - - -525 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6872 - - 6823 - - 7071 - - 5412 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5190 - - -4906 - - -6345 - - -6933 ODpotential blCL - - - 10831 - - 10795 - - 12041 - - 11820 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 77 - - 68 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.5 - - 56.0 - - 55.4 - - 48.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.7 - - 40.4 - - 38.8 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.0 - - 54.0 - - 54.6 - - 49.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 40.2 - - 38.6 - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 471 - - 583 - - 295 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1474 - - 1722 - - 1529 - - 720 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98252 16 252 19 268 15 271 21 285 98252 90762 9 239 13 250 17 278 18 307 90762 84973 5 246 9 253 12 269 15 297 84973 80181 3 226 5 243 6 298 8 296 80181 76095 7 120 9 169 2 301 3 329 76095 72513 13 098 15 133 6 140 5 139 72513 69281 6 160 9 166 5 148 3 139 69281 66299 12 192 11 203 6 223 3 234 66299 63521 21 225 21 238 18 236 15 256 63521 60820 20 217 23 222 25 239 19 236 60820 57975 25 241 22 235 26 238 20 240 57975 54999 32 250 27 259 27 262 30 273 54999 52166 38 253 34 263 36 275 39 278 52166 49635 33 256 33 271 35 275 36 284 49635 47387 31 269 31 286 37 295 36 296 47387 45365 30 292 38 302 43 299 34 300 45365 43519 37 305 43 300 38 304 33 311 43519 41818 39 310 38 315 43 319 45 314 41818 40249 36 324 46 326 44 318 53 315 40249 38796 43 347 51 332 48 321 59 314 38796 37444 52 356 54 336 56 324 60 314 37444 36150 61 359 57 338 62 325 61 317 36150 34847 66 357 59 341 63 326 65 320 34847 33505 67 355 59 341 62 327 67 320 33505 32128 65 351 57 340 60 329 68 319 32128 30703 57 346 56 340 56 328 66 319 30703 29220 46 341 57 340 52 323 59 320 29220 27680 37 339 50 341 51 318 54 319 27680 26087 34 339 46 337 54 321 53 317 26087 24443 32 336 42 332 53 328 51 315 24443 22753 31 331 36 331 46 329 45 316 22753 21012 29 330 30 327 40 324 39 317 21012 19215 28 331 26 322 36 322 34 316 19215 17399 24 324 22 325 29 321 29 319 17399 15656 20 310 20 329 21 316 23 324 15656 14070 16 303 17 328 17 315 18 329 14070 12654 12 303 13 322 14 318 14 333 12654 11387 8 294 10 314 12 321 12 338 11387 10250 6 286 9 310 11 325 13 339 10250 9228 4 283 8 314 12 327 15 335 9228 8313 4 300 10 321 15 327 20 330 8313 7498 6 320 15 321 20 323 27 324 7498 6772 12 324 20 319 26 319 34 320 6772 6118 17*322 27*314 33*313 42 314 6118 5536 26*314 31*310 36*310 46 311 5536 5049 28 311 32 308 36 309 45*310 5049 4673 28 310 31 308 34 308 41*310 4673 4412 26 309 29 307 32 308 36 309 4412 4254 24 309 26 307 28 308 31 308 4254 4162 16 308 17 305 18 307 18 307 4162 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