DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/30 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 - - - 70.9 - - 74.2 - - 69.9 - - 60.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 389 - - 131 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3525 - - 5407 - - 4414 - - 201 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6439 - - 8060 - - 6765 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7692 - - 9574 - - 8581 - - 4368 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1904 - - 2773 - - 2306 - - 2761 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 405 - - 536 - - 349 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 16 - - 17 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 269 - - 279 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -26 - - -25 - - -34 - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6217 - - -5155 - - -3882 - - -4855 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13909 - - 14730 - - 12464 - - 9223 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10260 - - -8673 - - -7149 - - -8574 ODpotential blCL - - - 17952 - - 18247 - - 15730 - - 12942 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 79 - - 89 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.9 - - 74.2 - - 69.9 - - 60.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.3 - - 23.6 - - 29.6 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 72.7 - - 69.8 - - 62.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.4 - - 22.6 - - 29.1 - - 34.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 257 - - 389 - - 131 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3525 - - 5407 - - 4414 - - 201 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 16 - - 55 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96769 41 287 43 278 47 274 53 278 96769 89428 32 273 37 277 36 286 36 288 89428 83863 25 268 26 280 27 291 26 298 83863 79304 19 284 20 286 19 282 21 289 79304 75390 16 279 23 278 20 280 19 296 75390 71936 11 263 20 277 21 294 20 318 71936 68793 13 275 25 286 27 300 24 327 68793 65877 24 280 31 282 28 292 28 309 65877 63146 28 282 32 284 33 285 33 290 63146 60489 30 283 35 280 38 273 40 276 60489 57716 33 280 34 274 36 272 44 271 57716 54823 40 285 40 286 42 285 48 281 54823 52073 58 287 57 286 61 287 60 283 52073 49622 68 283 71 276 61 280 53 284 49622 47435 61 273 59 272 50 277 63 290 47435 45488 39 296 56 296 78 295 97 287 45488 43740 120 306 117 299 121 289 120 285 43740 42119 137 303 126 297 128 288 121 288 42119 40588 120 301 123 298 121 292 122 292 40588 39140 110 300 106 296 107 292 115 293 39140 37774 93 298 84 288 93 289 103 292 37774 36461 74 295 77 282 80 282 78 284 36461 35138 61 289 74 278 72 275 62 274 35138 33774 49 276 67 274 67 268 60 271 33774 32373 46 266 54 276 56 261 57 266 32373 30921 42 264 45 272 45 261 54 261 30921 29413 37 264 42 266 50 272 53 259 29413 27853 41 264 42 262 53 274 54 262 27853 26240 43 259 42 262 55 273 57 265 26240 24577 38 249 42 262 54 269 60 267 24577 22868 31 247 41 259 48 263 59 269 22868 21113 26 246 35 253 41 256 55 264 21113 19310 24 245 29 247 34 245 50 254 19310 17493 24 244 28 243 31 241 48 247 17493 15752 25 246 29 242 31 245 47 246 15752 14165 24 250 29 245 32 250 45 247 14165 12744 22 254 28 249 31 256 41 249 12744 11471 21 258 24 254 28 260 35 252 11471 10328 20 261 21*257 24 262 29 253 10328 9300 20 265 18*261 21*263 25 254 9300 8379 19*271 17 265 19*268 22 260 8379 7558 17*277 17 268 18 275 21 271 7558 6825 16 281 16 270 18 280 22 283 6825 6163 16 282 16 272 18 281 23 292 6163 5571 16 283 16 273 17 282 23 297 5571 5073 15 283 15 273 17 283 22 300 5073 4687 14 282 15 274 16 283 19 299 4687 4420 13 282 14 274 15 284 15*296 4420 4257 12 281 13 274 14 283 12*293 4257 4163 10 280 11 273 11 282 7 287 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