DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/08 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.4 - - 76.5 - - 79.8 - - 76.2 - - 65.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 105 - - 429 - - 533 - - 270 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 500 - - 2140 - - 2863 - - 1985 - - 345 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 5546 - - 6154 - - 5310 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4667 - - 6307 - - 7030 - - 6152 - - 4512 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 402 - - 1891 - - 3452 - - 1947 - - 728 Hgt.Variab. W* 156 - - 405 - - 480 - - 339 - - 22 W* B/S 1 - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 22 - - 12 - - 14 - - 23 - - 22 BL Wind Direction 312 - - 315 - - 295 - - 306 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear 11 - - 6 - - 9 - - 9 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg -81 - - -42 - - -52 - - -82 - - -89 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3679 - - -5526 - - -5634 - - -5599 - - -5128 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8346 - - 11834 - - 12665 - - 11752 - - 9640 sfcLCL ODpotential -8905 - - -8996 - - -9887 - - -9787 - - -11175 ODpotential blCL 13572 - - 15303 - - 16917 - - 15939 - - 15687 blCL maxRH 47 - - 32 - - 35 - - 57 - - 58 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 64.4 - - 76.5 - - 79.8 - - 76.2 - - 65.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 42.5 - - 39.1 - - 38.5 - - 39.2 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.5 - - 74.8 - - 77.6 - - 75.4 - - 67.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 42.4 - - 38.8 - - 38.3 - - 39.1 - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 105 - - 429 - - 533 - - 270 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 500 - - 2140 - - 2863 - - 1985 - - 345 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97878 16 288 17 272 19 271 20 305 15 308 97878 90438 13 293 12 253 19 272 16 286 21 296 90438 84708 11 305 13 266 18 288 16 286 15 298 84708 79951 12 315 17 280 16 288 17 292 13 321 79951 75864 18 300 17 293 11 290 14 289 16 314 75864 72282 23 294 18 300 15 312 12 306 16 317 72282 69064 19 302 15 296 18 308 14 306 17 323 69064 66114 20 308 14 292 20 300 19 305 21 322 66114 63380 20 307 14 304 19 300 19 308 18 318 63380 60730 23 305 15 316 17 300 18 314 14 314 60730 57966 23 302 15 316 15 300 19 313 12 314 57966 55102 20 300 16 316 17 309 19 318 15 334 55102 52391 17 311 19 319 20 325 19 332 17 342 52391 49985 18 326 19 326 20 342 22 349 22 002 49985 47851 19 342 19 347 23 004 25 007 25 002 47851 45918 27 352 25 003 31 016 30 011 24 357 45918 44142 25 332 32 008 40 018 32 015 25 001 44142 42495 16 317 32 010 42 016 38 015 31 003 42495 40955 15 322 29 006 40 015 40 012 34 002 40955 39508 16 329 20 345 37 015 37 012 33 005 39508 38143 13 327 16 340 32 015 34 010 30 008 38143 36829 8 319 16 346 25 000 32 006 29 003 36829 35502 7 342 12 332 18 335 29 003 27 357 35502 34135 8 323 9 319 15 328 23 360 23 352 34135 32734 8 305 9 322 12 325 18 347 22 348 32734 31288 9 314 11 319 10 321 15 329 20 349 31288 29784 9 319 12 320 10 318 13 326 18 351 29784 28226 8 307 13 316 12 320 11 324 16 348 28226 26615 6 303 12 305 14 319 12 320 15 339 26615 24951 6 309 11 303 13 304 13 305 14 328 24951 23238 7 329 9 315 10 287 12 289 13 314 23238 21468 9 357 6 330 8 275 11 280 13 304 21468 19637 10 004 5 340 7 271 11 286 13 302 19637 17782 6 339 5 319 6 287 9 301 12 305 17782 15998 5 279 8 284 7 300 7 309 9 307 15998 14373 5 207 7 258 7 283 4 300 7 302 14373 12921 8 168 8 198 8 243 6 259 6 292 12921 11620 11 165 12 185 9 218 9 236 6 282 11620 10451 8 166 12 187 9 213 11 228 6 276 10451 9401 4 183 9 196 9 214 11 230 6 275 9401 8460 1 184 5 204 8 218 10 240 7 289 8460 7621 2 020 1 226 7*235 9 263 10 305 7621 6872 6 350 2*345 6*256 12 290 15 314 6872 6194 11 339 6*333 10 286 17*303 20 315 6194 5590 20 331 12 319 16 298 24*307 28 315 5590 5084 27 323 14 314 17 300 25 306 33 311 5084 4693 28*316 14 312 18 300 24 306 32*309 4693 4423 26*313 14 311 17 301 23 306 28*307 4423 4258 23 312 13 311 16 301 21 306 24 306 4258 4164 15 310 11 310 13 301 14 305 14 305 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