DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 48.5 - - 60.1 - - 64.5 - - 61.2 - - 52.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -44 - - 253 - - 355 - - 153 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1132 - - 1855 - - 1053 - - 188 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 4684 - - 5291 - - 4390 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 5299 - - 6022 - - 5220 - - 4355 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 464 - - 716 - - 1621 - - 796 - - 501 Hgt.Variab. W* 10 - - 276 - - 364 - - 228 - - 21 W* B/S 0 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 22 - - 21 - - 28 - - 22 BL Wind Direction 305 - - 315 - - 312 - - 310 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 12 - - 9 - - 15 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg -36 - - -73 - - -72 - - -107 - - -85 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1262 - - -2958 - - -3234 - - -3198 - - -1569 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 5426 - - 8257 - - 9257 - - 8419 - - 5924 sfcLCL ODpotential -7204 - - -7102 - - -8164 - - -7803 - - -8202 ODpotential blCL 11368 - - 12401 - - 14186 - - 13023 - - 12557 blCL maxRH 68 - - 51 - - 59 - - 47 - - 73 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 48.5 - - 60.1 - - 64.5 - - 61.2 - - 52.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.2 - - 38.5 - - 38.4 - - 38.9 - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 51.1 - - 59.4 - - 63.3 - - 61.2 - - 54.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 39.1 - - 38.0 - - 37.8 - - 38.6 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -44 - - 253 - - 355 - - 153 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1132 - - 1855 - - 1053 - - 188 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 96646 26 311 30 288 33 289 33 303 27 298 96646 89388 12 300 15 257 25 282 19 284 12 314 89388 83833 12 267 14 255 21 271 18 270 19 305 83833 79262 18 281 15 250 26 262 26 272 20 309 79262 75327 23 287 16 281 21 253 29 259 31 285 75327 71820 29 283 29 293 21 277 25 266 33 266 71820 68638 33 269 31 278 26 276 26 276 27 282 68638 65727 33 257 27 263 28 271 29 288 21 299 65727 63027 24 266 24 267 30 272 32 293 21 299 63027 60392 18 279 24 277 33 273 33 278 26 285 60392 57621 22 294 21 276 28 268 30 266 32 286 57621 54744 37 294 30 300 33 291 37 287 36 293 54744 52009 43 285 41 291 42 292 47 291 38 292 52009 49557 39 278 41 279 45 290 46 296 37 304 49557 47373 34 296 39 291 46 297 49 299 43 307 47373 45411 42 307 42 290 50 294 36 304 41 302 45411 43636 32 307 35 331 46 345 44 343 40 325 43636 42020 46 352 64 348 58 349 52 345 45 337 42020 40523 65 351 68 346 56 344 49 346 43 337 40523 39114 63 351 56 344 48 341 46 339 40 332 39114 37782 58 350 50 343 38 347 42 332 38 324 37782 36498 56 347 45 347 36 350 40 328 37 319 36498 35199 52 347 42 353 34 352 40 325 38 317 35199 33860 48 349 41 355 36 348 39 323 38 312 33860 32483 44 351 41 354 37 344 38 320 37 306 32483 31056 43 353 42 353 38 342 38 320 38 305 31056 29567 42 354 41 353 38 342 37 321 40 308 29567 28020 41 354 39 350 38 342 37 322 39 310 28020 26415 39 352 36 344 38 339 35 321 37 314 26415 24755 38 351 35 338 38 335 34 325 34 321 24755 23047 37 354 33 338 39 329 35 333 33 328 23047 21286 35 356 29 344 38 324 35 339 32 338 21286 19465 31 350 26 350 33 326 31 342 33 348 19465 17621 24 339 23 350 27 330 26 343 34 355 17621 15850 20 339 18 344 24 332 21 344 33 360 15850 14237 17 345 14 341 20 333 18 348 32 004 14237 12799 14 350 12 344 16 332 18 351 31 009 12799 11512 10 359 11 347 14 335 18 352 30 013 11512 10357 9 014 9 355 12 340 20 350 29 016 10357 9320 9 022 8 011 11 345 22 347 29 016 9320 8391 9 018 9 011 12 346 25 344 31 012 8391 7562 10 004 11 359 14 343 28 341 35 006 7562 6823 15 349 15 345 17 335 30 337 39 359 6823 6155 20 337 20 334 19*327 31 331 41 350 6155 5561 27 327 25*326 22*316 31*320 42 338 5561 5063 30 320 25*318 23 313 31*313 41 325 5063 4680 30 313 24 315 22 311 30 311 39 316 4680 4416 26 308 23 314 21 310 28 309 34*312 4416 4255 21*306 21 314 20 310 25 309 29*311 4255 4163 12*305 13 313 14 309 16 308 18 310 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