DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/10 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 89.4 - - 87.9 - - 74.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 478 - - 221 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5205 - - 10520 - - 10494 - - 131 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7910 - - 12291 - - 11792 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9372 - - 14687 - - 14661 - - 4298 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4136 - - 1780 - - 1495 - - 1466 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 534 - - 714 - - 553 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 15 - - 25 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 105 - - 160 - - 198 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 1 - - 11 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 21 - - 70 - - -38 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7990 - - -4286 - - -2695 - - -7799 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17363 - - 18974 - - 17357 - - 12098 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12964 - - -8796 - - -7240 - - -13207 ODpotential blCL - - - 22336 - - 23483 - - 21901 - - 17505 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 46 - - 56 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 89.4 - - 87.9 - - 74.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.0 - - 19.1 - - 25.3 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.9 - - 87.4 - - 87.1 - - 76.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.4 - - 18.7 - - 25.5 - - 36.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 478 - - 221 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5205 - - 10520 - - 10494 - - 131 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 97767 14 255 9 239 10 244 8 256 97767 90326 9 229 14 244 13 276 10 236 90326 84611 9 250 13 241 14 267 6 301 84611 79895 3 271 6 237 11 264 3 342 79895 75854 5 339 2 076 7 287 2 328 75854 72310 8 328 4 335 5 354 5 358 72310 69123 7 004 7 305 7 336 9 350 69123 66192 6 026 7 307 7 306 11 337 66192 63463 5 339 5 326 6 303 9 318 63463 60823 8 304 3 310 4 293 7 286 60823 58081 9 293 7 263 7 284 9 273 58081 55253 7 283 9 248 11 279 13 262 55253 52565 5 296 9 248 12 267 13 255 52565 50150 8 322 7 263 12 272 14 259 50150 47992 16 307 18 294 21 286 18 271 47992 46048 21 300 23 292 27 286 27 275 46048 44278 22 314 23 301 28 288 29 280 44278 42642 25 322 24 310 26 293 28 282 42642 41108 24 323 23 314 22 293 25 280 41108 39663 23 325 19 316 20 288 22 275 39663 38300 22 328 16 318 17 285 20 271 38300 36990 22 332 14 322 15 285 18 268 36990 35668 22 332 14 323 12 283 17 265 35668 34306 21 326 14 323 11 285 15 264 34306 32907 19 316 15 319 12 289 14 268 32907 31458 17 306 15 305 14 287 15 274 31458 29950 16 302 15 293 16 283 15 275 29950 28385 14 301 12 291 14 279 15 270 28385 26764 12 303 10 290 11 271 12 262 26764 25091 9 314 8 294 7 263 8 244 25091 23367 6 315 5 289 4 247 3 209 23367 21587 2 287 4 252 3 224 4 151 21587 19744 4 151 5 209 4 221 4 192 19744 17875 4 161 5 196 4 163 3 205 17875 16078 6 160 6*171 7*135 4 158 16078 14445 8 161 8*164 6*132 8 136 14445 12987 14 157 8 161 5 135 10 131 12987 11682 17 148 8 160 5 143 10 128 11682 10508 16 144 8 160 4 160 8 126 10508 9453 14*143 8 160 4 182 5 134 9453 8506 11*134 9 160 5 204 3 188 8506 7661 10 117 9 160 6 223 5 243 7661 6906 10 101 9 159 6 235 8 252 6906 6222 10 097 9 159 7 242 12 266 6222 5612 10 096 9 158 8 244 17 285 5612 5099 10 096 10 157 8 245 20 295 5099 4702 10 097 9 156 8 246 20 298 4702 4427 10 097 9 156 8 247 18*298 4427 4260 9 097 9 157 8 247 14*297 4260 4164 8 098 8 156 7 246 8 296 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