DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 50.8 - - - - - 44.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 430 - - 596 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1802 - - 2367 - - - - - 568 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5294 - - 5792 - - - - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5969 - - 6534 - - - - - 4735 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 962 - - 1207 - - - - - 698 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 383 - - 467 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 23 - - - - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 294 - - - - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 9 - - - - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -60 - - -78 - - - - - -88 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -181 - - -240 - - - - - -346 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6151 - - 6774 - - - - - 5081 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3353 - - -2865 - - - - - -4774 ODpotential blCL - - - 9322 - - 9399 - - - - - 9509 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 79 - - - - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 50.8 - - - - - 44.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.5 - - 35.5 - - - - - 36.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.7 - - 48.9 - - - - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.1 - - 35.3 - - - - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 430 - - 596 - - - - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1802 - - 2367 - - - - - 568 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 14 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 97543 28 272 35 277 35 305 97543 90198 22 299 26 293 30 304 90198 84567 20 303 21 305 25 299 84567 79891 15 303 16 300 16 295 79891 75850 12 273 15 265 14 302 75850 72258 10 242 14 224 15 265 72258 69004 6 227 9 195 14 226 69004 66007 14 252 10 257 8 237 66007 63214 25 238 21 250 14 248 63214 60491 28 234 30 243 21 258 60491 57631 24 241 31 240 28 262 57631 54654 30 260 35 252 38 261 54654 51821 43 259 43 257 46 259 51821 49297 50 256 45 258 49 257 49297 47059 54 261 46 263 55 257 47059 45039 62 263 52 266 60 261 45039 43188 64 264 56 268 61 264 43188 41484 66 265 60 270 64 268 41484 39911 70 265 64 269 70 271 39911 38452 71 264 66 270 77 272 38452 37092 68 265 67 275 77 272 37092 35795 66 269 67 275 73 272 35795 34496 67 270 59 274 61 269 34496 33167 68 267 54 279 47 265 33167 31810 66 264 54 282 41 265 31810 30410 62 263 53 280 42 270 30410 28954 57 262 55 276 43 273 28954 27443 53 264 58 276 40 276 27443 25876 51 265 58 278 38 281 25876 24256 49 266 55 276 34 289 24256 22589 45 267 51 273 31 304 22589 20868 42 267 48 273 30 311 20868 19083 41 267 45 275 31 310 19083 17267 40 269 39 279 31 313 17267 15522 38 274 33 283 27 320 15522 13941 33 280 28 289 22 328 13941 12538 24 286 23 293 17 337 12538 11288 17 294 19 294 11 343 11288 10169 11 298 16 291 6 344 10169 9166 8 297 15 285 3 016 9166 8268 7 296 15 284 5 027 8268 7466 10 303 17 287 8 001 7466 6750 14 305 20*291 13 338 6750 6103 19*305 24*295 20 327 6103 5526 21*303 25 295 30 318 5526 5042 22 301 25 295 32*314 5042 4668 21 300 24 294 30*312 4668 4410 20 299 22 294 26 311 4410 4253 19 298 21 293 22 310 4253 4162 13 297 15 292 13 309 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