DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 53.3 - - 66.7 - - 71.3 - - 69.7 - - 56.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -41 - - 201 - - 313 - - 124 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2483 - - 4656 - - 3170 - - 91 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 5572 - - 7383 - - 5834 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 6650 - - 8823 - - 7337 - - 4258 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 248 - - 1363 - - 1291 - - 2176 - - 269 Hgt.Variab. W* 9 - - 332 - - 474 - - 307 - - 16 W* B/S 0 - - 15 - - 27 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 4 - - 3 - - 7 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 314 - - 114 - - 256 - - 294 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg -23 - - 9 - - 15 - - -19 - - -41 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4470 - - -4523 - - -3109 - - -3707 - - -3122 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8635 - - 11173 - - 11932 - - 11044 - - 7380 sfcLCL ODpotential -12096 - - -9618 - - -7572 - - -8399 - - -9745 ODpotential blCL 16260 - - 16268 - - 16395 - - 15736 - - 14003 blCL maxRH 44 - - 35 - - 39 - - 34 - - 46 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 53.3 - - 66.7 - - 71.3 - - 69.7 - - 56.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.7 - - 32.6 - - 33.7 - - 36.0 - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.0 - - 66.1 - - 70.2 - - 69.5 - - 59.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.0 - - 31.7 - - 32.8 - - 35.4 - - 39.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -41 - - 201 - - 313 - - 124 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2483 - - 4656 - - 3170 - - 91 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96624 17 303 22 297 23 292 25 302 20 302 96624 89369 2 299 15 284 20 264 16 279 15 318 89369 83861 9 283 10 273 19 255 16 277 19 303 83861 79313 17 284 17 276 21 286 20 284 18 293 79313 75377 16 278 18 258 27 286 23 286 17 298 75377 71890 15 282 12 267 23 271 25 290 23 317 71890 68742 26 304 18 314 18 267 27 297 29 319 68742 65856 35 306 23 317 17 287 26 294 27 302 65856 63180 35 302 27 306 24 309 24 293 25 289 63180 60578 32 290 29 296 30 310 25 297 24 296 60578 57850 31 286 30 293 32 302 30 303 30 308 57850 55013 35 291 30 290 33 293 36 302 36 309 55013 52305 39 297 31 286 36 289 40 296 39 306 52305 49867 41 298 35 292 36 292 38 291 39 300 49867 47685 42 298 40 301 36 299 35 296 37 299 47685 45714 43 295 42 301 37 301 36 310 33 302 45714 43922 40 296 42 298 35 297 41 312 33 308 43922 42281 41 298 41 292 37 290 39 306 36 311 42281 40759 42 299 40 289 40 287 37 300 36 308 40759 39332 43 298 43 288 42 284 37 295 33 307 39332 37988 43 298 45 285 45 280 38 291 30 305 37988 36695 38 299 44 283 45 277 40 287 28 301 36695 35391 33 301 42 281 42 277 41 286 28 297 35391 34046 30 300 39 278 41 278 42 286 28 295 34046 32667 31 301 36 277 41 279 41 288 28 297 32667 31239 36 304 35 281 41 280 41 293 28 303 31239 29751 41 305 38 291 40 287 42 298 30 308 29751 28205 44 307 40 301 40 294 44 298 29 311 28205 26600 40 311 39 305 39 298 42 297 28 316 26600 24940 33 311 36 305 36 303 36 302 28 324 24940 23226 28 311 33 308 34 308 32 309 30 333 23226 21455 30 320 32 315 33 312 31 314 30 334 21455 19622 34 330 32 319 32 319 31 322 29 332 19622 17761 33 334 28 322 27 325 28 332 26 335 17761 15971 29 336 23 325 21 330 23 341 20 339 15971 14339 23 337 19 328 17 334 19 348 15 340 14339 12882 18 340 15 328 13 333 15 354 10 335 12882 11578 14 344 12 325 11 323 11 353 7 335 11578 10409 11 346 9 317 11 313 6 334 4 337 10409 9362 6 347 5 295 9*304 4 292 0 309 9362 8426 3 360 3 275 5*280 4 266 2 130 8426 7593 2 055 2 180 4 275 4*263 2 123 7593 6850 4 084 4*136 4 265 4*270 2 136 6850 6179 5 082 5*126 3 253 5 283 2 156 6179 5580 5 061 4 115 3 241 7 295 1 212 5580 5076 5 039 4 111 3 232 8 298 3 307 5076 4687 6 006 4 111 3 221 9 299 11 315 4687 4419 9 330 4 110 3 218 9 300 15*313 4419 4256 9*316 4 109 2 210 8 300 14*312 4256 4163 7*314 4 110 2 208 7 301 9 312 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