DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 59.8 - - 72.9 - - 78.5 - - 74.7 - - 63.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -36 - - 250 - - 370 - - 151 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2785 - - 6532 - - 3719 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 5875 - - 8933 - - 6346 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 6952 - - 10699 - - 7886 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 453 - - 2742 - - 3200 - - 3797 - - 862 Hgt.Variab. W* 11 - - 371 - - 561 - - 347 - - 9 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 10 - - 14 - - 16 - - 9 BL Wind Direction 305 - - 286 - - 262 - - 285 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -29 - - -25 - - -21 - - -44 - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5086 - - -5668 - - -4460 - - -5392 - - -5570 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9251 - - 12621 - - 15160 - - 13279 - - 9734 sfcLCL ODpotential -11019 - - -10927 - - -9690 - - -9498 - - -10768 ODpotential blCL 15183 - - 17879 - - 20389 - - 17384 - - 14932 blCL maxRH 87 - - 80 - - 57 - - 71 - - 69 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 59.8 - - 72.9 - - 78.5 - - 74.7 - - 63.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.3 - - 32.1 - - 26.0 - - 30.8 - - 35.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 62.5 - - 72.0 - - 77.0 - - 74.5 - - 65.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.9 - - 31.3 - - 24.9 - - 30.1 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -36 - - 250 - - 370 - - 151 - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 2785 - - 6532 - - 3719 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 46 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 96710 46 286 35 300 41 288 44 287 43 288 96710 89406 29 299 25 282 37 288 35 285 38 296 89406 83870 20 309 20 284 29 284 28 302 30 308 83870 79309 16 296 14 302 24 294 19 305 18 317 79309 75386 15 301 13 319 18 296 17 303 16 322 75386 71914 12 311 12 310 14 283 18 315 19 313 71914 68768 13 305 10 309 14 280 18 303 19 307 68768 65877 16 287 11 303 12 279 16 269 17 301 65877 63199 17 275 13 283 11 311 14 270 17 286 63199 60600 21 270 25 271 20 295 14 279 19 271 60600 57872 22 262 28 256 28 269 24 277 23 267 57872 55017 27 261 30 249 36 251 35 262 31 263 55017 52277 36 248 35 237 43 238 40 252 36 261 52277 49799 40 236 40 231 45 232 41 248 35 257 49799 47570 39 229 40 233 42 232 41 246 34 260 47570 45551 40 240 39 237 39 235 38 246 34 260 45551 43722 42 243 36 249 31 245 32 248 30 254 43722 42058 38 244 34 259 26 259 23 250 23 246 42058 40529 35 250 34 266 25 266 19 255 18 247 40529 39105 35 256 35 260 26 271 15 261 17 249 39105 37768 39 252 39 258 31 271 17 268 21 256 37768 36480 40 251 41 256 35 268 23 268 27 256 36480 35181 39 254 39 256 38 265 29 265 30 258 35181 33841 36 255 36 258 39 264 33 265 30 260 33841 32464 33 249 34 256 36 261 34 265 30 260 32464 31038 33 249 33 254 34 260 33 265 29 260 31038 29553 31 251 33 253 34 259 33 265 28 260 29553 28012 30 249 32 253 33 259 33 264 28 260 28012 26415 30 247 31 251 32 260 32 263 27 260 26415 24768 28 246 30 249 28 259 29 266 24 262 24768 23073 26 240 27 249 27 257 25 264 23 262 23073 21325 26 238 25 250 25 256 24 261 22 260 21325 19515 24 247 22 251 23 256 24 258 22 261 19515 17677 22 261 19 250 22 253 23 256 22 262 17677 15908 21 268 17 250 21 252 22 255 20 262 15908 14296 20 266 18 253 21 251 19 257 18 260 14296 12857 20 263 18 255 20 251 18 261 16 261 12857 11568 19 262 19 256 18*252 17 264 15 262 11568 10410 17 262 19 256 16*252 17 264 14 264 10410 9369 15 264 18 257 15 254 17 264 15 265 9369 8436 13 267 17 257 14 257 17*266 15 266 8436 7604 12 273 14*258 14 260 17*269 16 267 7604 6860 12 280 12*264 13 264 16 278 17 271 6860 6187 12 290 10 279 13 267 16 286 18 280 6187 5586 15 300 10 291 13 270 16 289 20 290 5586 5081 17 308 10 294 13 272 16 291 22 297 5081 4691 19 311 10 294 12 274 16 292 22 299 4691 4422 18 310 10 295 12 275 15 292 20 299 4422 4257 15*308 9 294 11 275 14 292 16*298 4257 4163 8*305 7 293 9 275 11 292 9*296 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