DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/18 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 28.5 - - 29.9 - - 30.3 - - 26.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 74 - - 5 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2629 - - 2396 - - 1917 - - 260 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4945 - - 4923 - - 4145 - - 4144 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6796 - - 6563 - - 6084 - - 4427 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1111 - - 1390 - - 952 - - 1327 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 237 - - 240 - - 106 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 34 - - 27 - - 31 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 297 - - 305 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 29 - - 21 - - 27 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -62 - - -57 - - -72 - - -44 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2370 - - 2402 - - 1599 - - 266 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4426 - - 4161 - - 4485 - - 4161 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 670 - - 1162 - - -419 - - -8183 ODpotential blCL - - - 6126 - - 5401 - - 6503 - - 12610 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 99 - - 85 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 28.5 - - 29.9 - - 30.3 - - 26.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.9 - - 26.3 - - 25.4 - - 24.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 30.4 - - 31.4 - - 28.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.8 - - 25.3 - - 24.6 - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 74 - - 5 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2629 - - 2396 - - 1917 - - 260 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 96 - - 42 - - 55 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96625 28 088 20 109 23 103 23 099 96625 89485 24 109 13 105 20 101 22 098 89485 83945 15 122 7 119 13 095 13 102 83945 79328 12 107 3 119 5 104 2 076 79328 75325 4 083 4 085 6 089 5 119 75325 71771 8 073 7 013 6 354 3 325 71771 68547 14 292 10 356 12 147 4 194 68547 65566 12 211 21 253 17 235 14 264 65566 62788 6 263 12 284 11 260 14 254 62788 60100 20 258 14 281 7 270 9 293 60100 57272 37 258 28 253 22 260 31 287 57272 54301 55 287 39 285 39 280 44 274 54301 51457 77 285 68 294 67 295 50 292 51457 48926 74 277 82 285 85 292 71 294 48926 46693 67 282 82 279 88 283 80 283 46693 44672 75 294 73 280 78 283 74 281 44672 42821 98 300 80 296 81 297 74 293 42821 41125 122 295 113 299 108 299 92 299 41125 39569 133 286 131 292 128 292 116 296 39569 38126 121 279 131 285 131 283 135 288 38126 36778 108 279 130 283 129 280 140 282 36778 35487 117 283 133 281 124 280 134 276 35487 34191 125 283 134 279 121 282 128 275 34191 32856 127 281 132 280 121 283 128 278 32856 31487 122 282 130 284 122 285 126 280 31487 30069 120 285 131 288 121 286 124 283 30069 28595 116 286 132 288 121 288 122 285 28595 27069 109 285 134 288 122 289 116 287 27069 25491 102 285 132 290 126 292 110 289 25491 23865 95 287 118 292 118 295 105 294 23865 22199 89 291 98 292 98 296 92 297 22199 20490 81 294 84 293 80 297 75 296 20490 18731 76 296 77 294 68 300 62 295 18731 16952 75 297 72 296 59 302 51 299 16952 15245 73 299 66 299 52 304 43 304 15245 13694 66 299 57 302 46 306 38 308 13694 12311 57 299 48 303 42 310 34 310 12311 11079 49 299 41 303 41 314 32 312 11079 9977 45 300 38 304 42 318 32 313 9977 8994 44 302 37 304 43 319 35 314 8994 8119 44 305 37 303 43 318 38 315 8119 7343 44*306 36 302 42 313 41 314 7343 6652 42*307 35*301 40*309 42 313 6652 6029 40 307 33*300 38*307 41 311 6029 5475 37 307 31 298 36 306 38 308 5475 5009 33 306 28 296 33 305 33 306 5009 4650 29 306 25 295 29 304 26*303 4650 4400 25 305 22 293 25 302 20*299 4400 4248 22 304 20 292 21 301 15 295 4248 4161 13 301 12 290 12 298 8 289 4161 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