DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 = 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 - - - 44.9 - - 47.8 - - - - - 39.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 179 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2564 - - 4066 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5220 - - 6689 - - - - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6731 - - 8233 - - - - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1308 - - 1584 - - - - - 1998 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 261 - - 378 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 18 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 251 - - - - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 9 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -23 - - -16 - - - - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1493 - - 2209 - - - - - -607 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5238 - - 6024 - - - - - 4770 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2171 - - 580 - - - - - -4085 ODpotential blCL - - - 8902 - - 7653 - - - - - 8248 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 89 - - - - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 40 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.9 - - 47.8 - - - - - 39.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.5 - - 36.0 - - - - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.2 - - 47.6 - - - - - 42.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 35.3 - - - - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 179 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2564 - - 4066 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 54 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 96581 30 103 15 049 18 092 96581 89487 25 099 22 091 24 090 89487 83975 25 088 25 105 21 079 83975 79372 20 075 25 115 18 078 79372 75373 12 107 20 107 16 091 75373 71839 9 122 11 121 13 094 71839 68650 5 123 9 144 9 114 68650 65712 2 226 7 185 12 177 65712 62990 8 232 8 273 22 196 62990 60339 16 213 10 182 18 199 60339 57545 36 211 22 210 21 232 57545 54620 36 208 36 223 35 228 54620 51811 30 242 38 240 36 223 51811 49269 54 249 52 244 38 245 49269 46978 69 237 69 237 64 239 46978 44907 74 231 84 232 69 223 44907 43023 78 230 89 226 57 227 43023 41292 84 231 84 226 75 243 41292 39695 95 230 87 230 107 232 39695 38221 113 226 111 225 118 219 38221 36847 129 225 125 225 95 217 36847 35531 141 224 131 225 89 227 35531 34213 139 223 132 223 104 233 34213 32865 138 223 138 220 116 232 32865 31485 134 224 134 220 118 232 31485 30060 127 225 122 220 109 232 30060 28592 119 226 107 218 97 236 28592 27091 107 226 97 218 84 241 27091 25548 86 224 83 222 66 242 25548 23957 60 226 68 228 58 235 23957 22324 48 230 56 231 57 231 22324 20641 48 230 48 229 50 230 20641 18899 48 227 47 226 43 226 18899 17128 45 222 46 223 40 224 17128 15421 43 219 46 222 38 225 15421 13864 44 218 45 223 35 229 13864 12474 46 217 43 225 33 236 12474 11231 49 214 38 229 29 245 11231 10117 50 212 28 237 23 251 10117 9120 47 214 22*244 17 253 9120 8230 42 219 20*249 14 253 8230 7436 35*227 19 250 13 262 7436 6729 29*233 19 251 12 278 6729 6088 24 239 18 252 14 291 6088 5517 21 243 18 253 15 298 5517 5037 20 245 17 252 15 301 5037 4666 18 245 17 252 14 301 4666 4408 17 245 16 251 11 295 4408 4252 16 245 14 250 9*292 4252 4162 11 245 11 250 5*288 4162 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