DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/27 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 57.1 - - 64.8 - - 72.1 - - 71.3 - - 60.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -6 - - 23 - - 189 - - 71 - - -79 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 784 - - 2726 - - 1371 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 4147 - - 5736 - - 4147 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 4951 - - 6893 - - 5538 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1105 - - 1197 - - 1301 - - 2104 - - 242 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 127 - - 339 - - 196 - - 13 W* B/S 0 - - 10 - - 16 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 2 - - 4 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 360 - - 069 - - 316 - - 313 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -9 - - -3 - - -10 - - -38 - - -36 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3305 - - -2164 - - -2466 - - -3098 - - -3161 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7469 - - 7115 - - 9359 - - 8636 - - 7326 sfcLCL ODpotential -11406 - - -8355 - - -7399 - - -6972 - - -9635 ODpotential blCL 15570 - - 13306 - - 14292 - - 12510 - - 13799 blCL maxRH 84 - - 77 - - 72 - - 86 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 57.1 - - 64.8 - - 72.1 - - 71.3 - - 60.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 39.3 - - 48.1 - - 45.5 - - 47.9 - - 43.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.6 - - 65.5 - - 71.6 - - 71.6 - - 64.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.1 - - 46.9 - - 44.6 - - 47.3 - - 42.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -6 - - 23 - - 189 - - 71 - - -79 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 784 - - 2726 - - 1371 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 36 - - 8 - - 0 - - 43 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 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] 96589 7 322 8 017 10 043 6 036 7 297 96589 89442 5 098 9 113 2 311 10 004 10 028 89442 83909 8 007 7 053 3 073 8 351 13 008 83909 79310 5 021 7 358 11 355 9 338 11 009 79310 75358 17 002 14 348 19 340 17 336 13 002 75358 71916 23 359 20 340 20 343 17 349 16 347 71916 68844 26 342 25 341 21 332 19 341 21 329 68844 66031 30 330 31 336 28 330 24 329 23 331 66031 63407 33 310 33 332 31 332 30 329 27 326 63407 60848 38 305 40 312 42 316 40 312 33 319 60848 58152 45 298 45 297 44 299 44 306 47 311 58152 55328 52 287 45 297 46 291 53 293 57 299 55328 52619 50 284 49 292 52 288 55 282 57 286 52619 50180 49 290 51 287 54 284 57 283 57 281 50180 47995 58 290 54 286 56 282 61 284 57 281 47995 46008 65 282 64 281 63 280 63 281 60 283 46008 44185 69 276 64 278 61 276 64 276 63 280 44185 42510 65 277 58 280 55 275 57 271 59 273 42510 40968 59 279 50 282 48 278 51 269 50 271 40968 39529 55 279 46 284 46 275 47 269 48 270 39529 38175 54 280 45 283 45 270 45 269 49 265 38175 36869 52 284 42 281 44 271 47 268 49 265 36869 35548 50 288 42 278 44 274 47 269 47 270 35548 34185 49 287 42 278 43 275 45 273 44 274 34185 32785 45 285 44 276 41 274 44 278 42 276 32785 31336 40 284 45 272 44 274 44 279 42 271 31336 29828 37 277 40 270 45 274 44 278 43 269 29828 28265 32 280 35 268 43 274 42 276 42 270 28265 26646 29 284 34 267 40 273 39 277 39 270 26646 24977 29 284 33 271 35 275 35 278 35 272 24977 23258 28 286 31 278 30 279 30 279 33 272 23258 21484 28 289 27 282 25 281 23 283 29 268 21484 19650 27 291 25 286 21 282 20 288 22 267 19650 17792 25 293 22 288 21 284 20 288 18 274 17792 16007 23 297 21 290 21 285 23 290 18 285 16007 14380 21 301 20 289 21 286 24 294 19 296 14380 12927 20 311 18 291 20 289 23 298 19 307 12927 11625 20 325 16 307 18 297 21 303 18 313 11625 10456 20 336 16 329 16 309 19 311 17 320 10456 9406 15 337 17 339 14 322 16 322 15 325 9406 8466 7 333 14 338 14 331 15 332 14 331 8466 7628 0 063 9 332 12*329 14 338 14 340 7628 6878 5 122 4 325 8*321 13 339 16 346 6878 6200 8 110 1 193 5 313 13 335 18 347 6200 5595 9 099 2 125 4 313 13*326 20 343 5595 5086 9 085 3*097 3 314 12*316 21 335 5086 4694 8 071 3*070 2 318 12 313 22 321 4694 4422 8 052 2 068 2 321 12 312 21 309 4422 4258 6*037 2 069 2 321 11 312 18*305 4258 4163 4*360 2 071 1 323 8 311 11*305 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