DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1331z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 77.2 - - 72.5 - - 61.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 381 - - 171 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1395 - - 2389 - - 1180 - - 181 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4895 - - 5709 - - 4578 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5562 - - 6556 - - 5347 - - 4348 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2137 - - 2907 - - 1092 - - 495 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 305 - - 406 - - 246 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 21 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 299 - - 304 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 9 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -42 - - -51 - - -76 - - -69 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5439 - - -6542 - - -6145 - - -5001 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11001 - - 13098 - - 11493 - - 9349 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10030 - - -11232 - - -10511 - - -11165 ODpotential blCL - - - 15592 - - 17788 - - 15858 - - 15513 blCL maxRH - - - 38 - - 36 - - 29 - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 77.2 - - 72.5 - - 61.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.9 - - 34.2 - - 36.7 - - 35.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.5 - - 75.8 - - 72.1 - - 63.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.4 - - 33.3 - - 36.1 - - 34.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 278 - - 381 - - 171 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1395 - - 2389 - - 1180 - - 181 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96300 35 277 41 287 39 279 44 278 96300 89125 21 287 29 281 28 282 28 278 89125 83689 18 270 22 291 20 290 17 303 83689 79195 15 252 21 267 20 297 16 311 79195 75314 7 268 19 241 22 270 20 311 75314 71874 9 331 7 240 13 244 15 291 71874 68763 10 333 5 238 7 262 10 260 68763 65913 10 316 8 236 10 225 12 238 65913 63275 14 283 16 233 17 214 16 227 63275 60738 21 252 23 233 22 227 21 225 60738 58099 24 236 27 234 27 238 25 234 58099 55347 25 225 29 228 32 231 32 236 55347 52693 25 226 30 230 34 229 32 233 52693 50274 25 237 31 234 33 229 32 233 50274 48080 27 240 34 231 34 235 34 239 48080 46075 28 228 34 223 37 232 38 240 46075 44232 29 216 32 225 33 231 32 238 44232 42526 26 218 31 230 32 233 35 246 42526 40935 28 232 34 224 34 232 38 238 40935 39442 36 226 40 216 36 231 33 234 39442 38040 38 218 46 203 42 221 25 240 38040 36697 39 218 41 204 47 202 21 246 36697 35345 45 214 50 208 45 194 21 240 35345 33955 47 208 56 203 47 194 24 231 33955 32535 45 206 54 197 51 196 24 224 32535 31073 42 205 52 194 57 195 20 226 31073 29561 38 202 50 193 61 192 15 238 29561 28004 37 197 47 191 59 189 13 239 28004 26406 38 194 43 190 52 189 10 219 26406 24767 37 193 38 188 40 188 5 196 24767 23084 33 194 33 188 29 184 2 176 23084 21344 28 196 27 189 21 183 1 251 21344 19541 22 196 21 188 15 183 3 266 19541 17708 16 195 16 189 13 184 6 281 17708 15940 11 192 13 194 12 189 8 296 15940 14326 9 194 12 202 10 199 10 303 14326 12881 11 203 12 213 9 210 10 304 12881 11586 13 212 12 222 9 221 9 300 11586 10422 12 222 10 230 8 232 9 291 10422 9377 10 237 9 233 8 238 9 284 9377 8440 8 249 8 234 8 246 9 286 8440 7604 6 244 7 244 8 258 11 297 7604 6858 6 259 7*266 9 280 14 307 6858 6183 7 285 10*289 12 295 19 312 6183 5582 13*302 15 299 19*303 25 313 5582 5077 15*305 16 301 22*304 30 310 5077 4688 15 305 16 301 22 304 32 305 4688 4420 15 305 16 302 22 304 28*304 4420 4257 14 305 15 301 20 304 24*302 4257 4164 10 304 12 301 13 304 14 302 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