DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 74.6 - - - - - 61.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 281 - - - - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1835 - - 4044 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5015 - - 6872 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6002 - - 8211 - - - - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2102 - - 1258 - - - - - 420 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 438 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 25 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 128 - - 169 - - - - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 13 - - - - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8089 - - -6617 - - - - - -4975 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14092 - - 14828 - - - - - 9140 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14414 - - -11618 - - - - - -11474 ODpotential blCL - - - 20416 - - 19829 - - - - - 15638 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 77 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 74.6 - - - - - 61.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.9 - - 24.0 - - - - - 36.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.6 - - 73.5 - - - - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.7 - - 22.9 - - - - - 35.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 157 - - 281 - - - - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1835 - - 4044 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 15 - - 10 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 5 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] 96178 8 278 17 272 16 289 96178 89030 7 046 6 327 1 319 89030 83542 9 028 6 007 3 039 83542 79008 13 010 8 321 10 022 79008 75113 27 346 23 326 26 355 75113 71688 35 336 27 321 31 342 71688 68604 34 329 27 327 31 338 68604 65770 28 322 24 315 30 325 65770 63132 27 319 24 304 32 313 63132 60565 30 314 29 301 28 300 60565 57883 31 300 33 291 28 304 57883 55091 30 292 29 284 35 310 55091 52412 26 294 26 289 38 303 52412 49988 27 294 31 297 36 296 49988 47798 26 291 36 295 33 297 47798 45807 31 292 37 292 35 299 45807 43998 35 292 44 299 42 300 43998 42350 44 304 52 299 56 292 42350 40828 51 304 56 297 59 287 40828 39400 54 306 53 297 59 285 39400 38051 51 307 52 295 58 282 38051 36749 48 305 51 291 51 279 36749 35432 46 307 47 290 49 278 35432 34074 41 305 43 288 48 277 34074 32677 40 297 42 289 46 277 32677 31229 37 295 41 288 40 280 31229 29721 36 296 40 284 42 280 29721 28154 38 293 39 281 49 281 28154 26534 35 287 35 275 46 281 26534 24866 28 283 30 272 42 276 24866 23154 21 284 24 273 34 278 23154 21392 16 291 19 277 22 279 21392 19575 14 300 15 287 16 274 19575 17730 12 312 13 303 15 276 17730 15953 12 329 12 316 14 286 15953 14330 12 340 11 320 13 295 14330 12880 10 346 9 320 11 298 12880 11581 7 346 7 318 9 293 11581 10416 4 345 5 308 9 286 10416 9371 2 334 5 280 9 281 9371 8436 1 173 3*254 10 274 8436 7604 3 157 2*230 10 268 7604 6860 4 153 2 207 9 260 6860 6188 4*147 3 177 8 250 6188 5588 2*135 4 163 8 256 5588 5082 2 127 4 156 9 278 5082 4692 3 127 5 152 12 299 4692 4422 3 126 5 150 14 309 4422 4258 3 126 5 150 14*311 4258 4163 3 124 5 147 8*311 4163 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