DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 66.4 - - 69.1 - - - - - 60.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 474 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3400 - - 5464 - - - - - 771 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6482 - - 8177 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7567 - - 9631 - - - - - 4938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2985 - - 2003 - - - - - 4089 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 457 - - 573 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 20 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 286 - - - - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -79 - - -55 - - - - - -45 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -934 - - -205 - - - - - -2487 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8501 - - 9837 - - - - - 7425 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3790 - - -3449 - - - - - -5624 ODpotential blCL - - - 11357 - - 13080 - - - - - 10562 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 79 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 30 - - - - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 69.1 - - - - - 60.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.4 - - 40.2 - - - - - 42.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.2 - - 67.4 - - - - - 62.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.2 - - 39.8 - - - - - 42.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 474 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3400 - - 5464 - - - - - 771 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 18 - - - - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 7 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] 97278 37 274 34 266 56 272 97278 89850 34 272 36 271 44 280 89850 84194 26 261 29 271 31 291 84194 79578 16 280 17 272 19 296 79578 75615 13 306 13 267 13 290 75615 72097 12 294 13 269 11 294 72097 68900 10 279 16 259 11 290 68900 65949 9 289 15 250 8 286 65949 63190 12 298 13 250 11 266 63190 60498 18 291 15 276 11 261 60498 57678 23 266 20 269 19 262 57678 54748 26 257 23 259 27 254 54748 51955 30 256 28 258 27 248 51955 49443 31 253 33 257 29 256 49443 47191 34 258 40 256 34 256 47191 45156 38 258 41 251 37 253 45156 43303 42 263 40 253 40 247 43303 41606 51 258 44 255 45 242 41606 40042 58 253 53 250 46 241 40042 38596 59 251 57 244 51 240 38596 37254 59 250 56 241 57 236 37254 35975 57 249 54 237 56 230 35975 34692 54 247 53 237 49 228 34692 33373 52 245 50 237 48 230 33373 32020 48 242 45 236 52 226 32020 30616 45 237 45 232 55 225 30616 29152 45 238 46 233 56 229 29152 27633 42 244 45 238 52 235 27633 26058 39 247 40 244 46 240 26058 24434 36 245 34 247 39 243 24434 22767 34 244 31 245 28 245 22767 21051 31 248 29 246 23 240 21051 19274 26 253 25 250 23 234 19274 17467 22 259 21 252 23 233 17467 15726 18 265 17 253 23 234 15726 14137 14 263 15 254 23 236 14137 12717 11 252 15 255 22 238 12717 11446 10 253 17 258 22 239 11446 10307 10 270 19*262 22 241 10307 9285 13 288 19*271 23 257 9285 8370 18*299 20 279 24 277 8370 7554 21*307 20 284 27 289 7554 6824 23 309 21 287 27 295 6824 6163 24 309 21 289 27 297 6163 5572 24 308 21 290 26 298 5572 5074 23 306 20 290 24*298 5074 4687 22 306 20 291 20*296 4687 4420 21 305 19 291 16 292 4420 4257 19 305 17 291 13 290 4257 4164 14 304 13 291 7 285 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