DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 55.6 - - 57.6 - - - - - 47.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 518 - - 366 - - - - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4487 - - 4923 - - - - - 1519 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7424 - - 7649 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8654 - - 9090 - - - - - 5686 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1436 - - 970 - - - - - 1684 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 551 - - 507 - - - - - 86 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 17 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 236 - - - - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -8 - - - - - -42 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 355 - - -54 - - - - - 592 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8300 - - 9144 - - - - - 5095 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2118 - - -3544 - - - - - -1261 ODpotential blCL - - - 10772 - - 12634 - - - - - 6947 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 95 - - - - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.6 - - 57.6 - - - - - 47.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.5 - - 31.8 - - - - - 39.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.7 - - 56.4 - - - - - 48.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 31.8 - - - - - 39.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 518 - - 366 - - - - - 6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4487 - - 4923 - - - - - 1519 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 15 - - 79 - - - - - 51 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98485 9 088 9 087 10 079 98485 91054 10 112 4 088 6 083 91054 85343 11 102 9 127 12 050 85343 80593 11 108 12 127 15 070 80593 76503 11 113 7 131 14 097 76503 72891 13 135 9 137 14 105 72891 69620 7 141 9 129 10 135 69620 66610 8 207 8 188 7 163 66610 63814 21 169 16 200 11 216 63814 61091 12 175 14 220 3 242 61091 58229 15 216 17 222 21 252 58229 55266 13 251 17 234 25 244 55266 52450 18 270 15 248 26 256 52450 49909 40 266 35 265 31 263 49909 47616 49 249 45 247 35 269 47616 45532 40 242 35 243 43 275 45532 43634 36 248 37 264 50 278 43634 41889 40 267 48 271 57 276 41889 40264 56 270 61 267 67 267 40264 38748 61 262 65 257 73 260 38748 37332 60 258 60 256 75 257 37332 35979 57 257 57 257 72 255 35979 34621 55 260 58 256 66 255 34621 33232 59 262 57 257 64 261 33232 31819 62 260 57 260 71 265 31819 30367 61 256 59 260 76 261 30367 28864 60 253 60 254 77 255 28864 27312 61 250 62 251 76 254 27312 25717 60 251 61 252 69 257 25717 24085 56 255 58 257 57 256 24085 22420 51 262 55 259 48 250 22420 20715 42 268 50 259 42 246 20715 18958 33 270 41 259 35 247 18958 17179 28 267 33 254 31 244 17179 15468 26 257 31 245 31 234 15468 13906 24 245 33 235 30 231 13906 12512 20 234 31 232 23 230 12512 11267 15 217 24 232 17 234 11267 10151 11 200 17 233 15 239 10151 9151 7*199 16*238 15 241 9151 8256 7*222 16*239 15 245 8256 7458 9 236 17 238 15 251 7458 6747 9 238 17 237 15 261 6747 6103 10 237 18 236 15*277 6103 5529 10 237 18 235 16*289 5529 5045 10 234 18 234 16 291 5045 4671 10 233 17 233 15 292 4671 4412 10 232 16 233 14 292 4412 4253 10 231 15 232 13 291 4253 4163 8 230 12 232 8 291 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