DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 62.9 - - - - - 51.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 423 - - 512 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4924 - - 6359 - - - - - 1406 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7704 - - 8926 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9091 - - 10526 - - - - - 5573 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1675 - - 1492 - - - - - 2559 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 532 - - 618 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 19 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 231 - - - - - 251 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -25 - - - - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 920 - - 1110 - - - - - 121 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8172 - - 9416 - - - - - 5452 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1326 - - -1358 - - - - - -2419 ODpotential blCL - - - 10417 - - 11884 - - - - - 7992 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 79 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 62.9 - - - - - 51.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.8 - - 35.8 - - - - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.8 - - 61.2 - - - - - 52.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 35.5 - - - - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 423 - - 512 - - - - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4924 - - 6359 - - - - - 1406 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 16 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 97408 44 274 49 268 53 285 97408 89962 41 270 40 271 39 286 89962 84315 27 280 30 278 26 285 84315 79669 20 291 23 280 24 289 79669 75659 17 276 16 277 21 290 75659 72113 8 264 9 277 12 306 72113 68884 6 286 10 276 14 279 68884 65905 10 281 13 255 18 254 65905 63148 10 288 5 277 9 271 63148 60450 18 259 15 268 11 279 60450 57602 23 244 29 250 17 260 57602 54645 24 237 31 247 21 259 54645 51827 25 233 26 240 23 254 51827 49293 26 239 19 240 23 249 49293 47023 32 246 24 247 26 249 47023 44963 38 239 35 247 29 246 44963 43079 42 233 42 239 31 246 43079 41345 44 235 44 237 35 245 41345 39743 51 236 49 237 41 242 39743 38263 54 231 58 233 46 238 38263 36895 57 228 63 230 50 233 36895 35601 60 227 66 228 56 227 35601 34312 59 227 66 223 62 221 34312 32995 59 229 65 221 65 217 32995 31649 57 225 64 222 64 217 31649 30258 56 221 64 223 63 218 30258 28813 53 220 63 223 59 222 28813 27316 51 222 60 222 54 225 27316 25769 49 224 57 223 50 226 25769 24171 45 226 52 223 46 226 24171 22523 41 227 48 224 44 226 22523 20817 39 229 45 222 41 228 20817 19050 37 229 43 222 39 231 19050 17256 35 230 40 225 37 234 17256 15531 33 230 37 227 35 237 15531 13962 32 232 34 230 32 239 13962 12564 30 233 27 233 29 239 12564 11316 28 233 20*236 24 238 11316 10197 25 232 18*236 21 240 10197 9193 22*233 18 235 19 243 9193 8294 19*236 19 234 20 245 8294 7492 18 237 19 233 21 247 7492 6774 18 237 20 231 21 248 6774 6125 18 237 20 230 21*250 6125 5545 18 235 20 229 20*251 5545 5056 17 234 20 228 19 251 5056 4677 17 233 19 227 17 251 4677 4414 16 232 18 227 14 250 4414 4255 15 232 17 226 12 250 4255 4163 12 231 14 226 7 250 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