DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/16 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 51.3 - - 60.0 - - 64.1 - - 60.2 - - 48.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 76 - - 454 - - 547 - - 285 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 331 - - 1993 - - 4083 - - 3066 - - 739 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 5448 - - 7121 - - 6128 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4498 - - 6160 - - 8250 - - 7233 - - 4906 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 412 - - 1413 - - 1945 - - 1698 - - 715 Hgt.Variab. W* 122 - - 403 - - 545 - - 399 - - 57 W* B/S 2 - - 7 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 10 - - 10 - - 17 - - 24 BL Wind Direction 302 - - 290 - - 264 - - 286 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 2 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg -42 - - -25 - - -19 - - -39 - - -85 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3101 - - -3125 - - -1842 - - -1513 - - 111 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7599 - - 9286 - - 10092 - - 8746 - - 4795 sfcLCL ODpotential -8466 - - -6682 - - -4360 - - -4681 - - -4847 ODpotential blCL 12964 - - 12842 - - 12610 - - 11914 - - 9753 blCL maxRH 61 - - 48 - - 51 - - 55 - - 82 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 51.3 - - 60.0 - - 64.1 - - 60.2 - - 48.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.7 - - 33.7 - - 34.0 - - 36.1 - - 41.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 51.5 - - 58.3 - - 62.0 - - 59.3 - - 49.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.6 - - 33.5 - - 33.8 - - 36.1 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 76 - - 454 - - 547 - - 285 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 331 - - 1993 - - 4083 - - 3066 - - 739 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97234 2 141 5 251 5 262 3 257 2 317 97234 89843 4 057 4 238 7 175 2 215 2 157 89843 84176 5 096 3 249 5 157 8 199 7 253 84176 79498 3 029 1 313 2 134 3 239 7 253 79498 75486 4 318 4 138 1 072 6 199 5 312 75486 71935 2 290 8 182 5 259 6 260 10 344 71935 68713 1 100 5 210 11 223 10 246 7 268 68713 65751 13 246 6 311 8 196 9 259 8 208 65751 62999 21 232 20 238 20 240 22 260 14 277 62999 60326 19 223 26 220 29 226 30 238 27 253 60326 57527 25 230 26 226 29 223 27 226 28 235 57527 54601 36 245 29 243 29 243 27 249 28 240 54601 51797 43 246 40 246 35 245 35 254 33 246 51797 49279 48 241 46 243 42 247 39 248 38 247 49279 47032 49 237 49 242 44 246 44 242 41 243 47032 45004 51 234 53 244 49 246 48 240 47 241 45004 43157 55 231 63 241 55 244 53 241 54 240 43157 41457 58 227 70 238 62 242 57 239 58 241 41457 39881 60 228 72 238 69 238 62 236 59 241 39881 38409 65 234 73 238 74 237 68 234 59 242 38409 37034 69 237 76 236 79 236 72 233 56 243 37034 35727 67 234 80 233 80 235 71 232 47 244 35727 34423 65 234 78 231 82 232 69 232 36 249 34423 33089 64 237 74 231 82 230 65 231 32 258 33089 31728 65 236 67 232 78 229 58 232 28 263 31728 30324 63 234 60 230 69 230 48 232 24 266 30324 28866 53 229 53 225 58 230 44 230 22 268 28866 27352 41 225 46 222 45 227 41 229 23 267 27352 25786 35 222 40 224 34 223 31 229 18 267 25786 24174 29 214 33 221 29 216 18 230 10 280 24174 22520 26 204 29 214 23 207 12 233 6 306 22520 20816 20 189 24 204 18 202 9 226 3 002 20816 19055 21 173 18 172 15 176 8 190 4 008 19055 17272 23 169 17 161 14 159 10 162 2 088 17272 15557 21 168 15 157 12 145 10 151 6 099 15557 13993 18 164 13 145 11 133 8 139 6 112 13993 12595 16 157 13 139 12 137 8 144 7 139 12595 11341 15 149 12 139 10 146 8 159 7 160 11341 10215 13 144 10 135 8 147 6 176 7 180 10215 9203 10 140 9 121 4 173 4 209 6 205 9203 8296 8 157 6 107 5*224 6 252 8 231 8296 7489 8 188 2 156 6*236 9*268 8 262 7489 6768 9 214 2*243 7 247 13*281 12 299 6768 6117 9 223 4*272 10 262 17 286 20 309 6117 5537 7 250 10 291 12 269 18 287 30 309 5537 5049 10 291 12 291 12 272 19 287 31*308 5049 4673 15*301 12 291 12 273 18 288 30*308 4673 4413 15*302 12 292 12 274 17 287 26 307 4413 4254 14 302 11 291 11 274 16 287 23 307 4254 4162 9 302 9 290 9 272 12 286 14 305 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