DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 - - - 80.0 - - 83.9 - - - - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 277 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1661 - - 4004 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4887 - - 6837 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5828 - - 8171 - - - - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2586 - - 2587 - - - - - 2431 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 268 - - 435 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 140 - - 149 - - - - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 15 - - - - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9638 - - -8169 - - - - - -6271 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15466 - - 16341 - - - - - 10436 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16159 - - -13500 - - - - - -13078 ODpotential blCL - - - 21987 - - 21671 - - - - - 17243 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 41 - - - - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.0 - - 83.9 - - - - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.9 - - 26.5 - - - - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.6 - - 82.8 - - - - - 76.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.7 - - 25.4 - - - - - 38.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 154 - - 277 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1661 - - 4004 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96576 27 310 25 297 19 276 96576 89396 6 288 9 277 10 302 89396 83915 6 104 7 240 4 327 83915 79390 8 079 3 198 7 359 79390 75505 6 078 1 215 9 352 75505 72065 6 073 5 295 10 352 72065 68937 8 041 7 354 6 012 68937 66077 13 026 10 025 7 042 66077 63452 11 007 10 011 11 034 63452 60924 9 018 7 359 12 002 60924 58286 12 360 5 354 11 338 58286 55539 12 321 9 343 12 342 55539 52891 10 310 10 317 12 334 52891 50474 13 298 9 272 13 292 50474 48283 14 288 11 261 15 265 48283 46280 17 278 15 260 17 256 46280 44440 22 248 22 249 22 241 44440 42745 23 223 28 236 26 231 42745 41182 23 216 28 224 31 232 41182 39727 30 225 29 226 37 227 39727 38365 35 230 34 228 42 223 38365 37058 31 230 32 224 43 222 37058 35739 29 223 30 220 39 223 35739 34378 32 213 32 216 36 225 34378 32979 36 208 34 213 35 223 32979 31529 38 207 36 211 35 219 31529 30020 38 205 35 209 37 214 30020 28456 36 202 33 206 39 212 28456 26835 36 201 33 205 39 210 26835 25159 36 202 33 207 39 208 25159 23430 35 202 33 210 40 206 23430 21642 34 201 32 212 40 204 21642 19790 30 201 32 210 38 202 19790 17908 26 196 31 205 37 200 17908 16100 25 188 30 199 33 201 16100 14454 25 187 30 199 28 206 14454 12987 23 192 27 203 21 210 12987 11675 19 194 22 209 16 211 11675 10499 14 190 16 215 13 210 10499 9444 11 177 11 214 12 212 9444 8500 9 168 8*199 12 220 8500 7657 9 165 6*175 12 229 7657 6904 9 165 6 154 14 237 6904 6222 8*163 6 150 15 245 6222 5613 6*155 6 147 15 255 5613 5100 4 139 6 143 15 264 5100 4703 4 136 6 141 14 271 4703 4428 4 134 6 140 12 274 4428 4260 4 133 6 140 9*275 4260 4164 4 132 5 139 6*281 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