DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 61.5 - - 75.6 - - 79.3 - - 75.0 - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -27 - - 248 - - 351 - - 150 - - -63 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 138 - - 1368 - - 2078 - - 1098 - - 108 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 4848 - - 5454 - - 4438 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4305 - - 5535 - - 6245 - - 5265 - - 4275 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 349 - - 1830 - - 2646 - - 900 - - 429 Hgt.Variab. W* 27 - - 293 - - 377 - - 231 - - 23 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 19 - - 16 - - 14 - - 22 - - 19 BL Wind Direction 307 - - 325 - - 324 - - 312 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 10 - - 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg -75 - - -42 - - -43 - - -83 - - -74 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3252 - - -6258 - - -5682 - - -5697 - - -5492 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7557 - - 11794 - - 11927 - - 10963 - - 9768 sfcLCL ODpotential -10798 - - -11269 - - -10031 - - -10526 - - -12971 ODpotential blCL 15103 - - 16804 - - 16276 - - 15791 - - 17246 blCL maxRH 48 - - 61 - - 56 - - 57 - - 49 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 61.5 - - 75.6 - - 79.3 - - 75.0 - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.1 - - 38.5 - - 41.4 - - 41.6 - - 37.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 63.3 - - 74.7 - - 77.9 - - 74.8 - - 67.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 42.9 - - 37.8 - - 40.7 - - 41.0 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -27 - - 248 - - 351 - - 150 - - -63 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 138 - - 1368 - - 2078 - - 1098 - - 108 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96724 37 286 30 287 42 287 39 305 31 285 96724 89484 16 313 14 292 31 274 29 302 24 308 89484 83974 6 319 6 298 18 278 22 291 22 322 83974 79426 7 329 4 298 14 283 18 285 21 318 79426 75508 14 330 7 347 6 308 10 259 14 307 75508 72055 12 337 10 346 10 359 1 233 6 331 72055 68940 9 353 10 360 9 345 1 334 2 314 68940 66082 10 333 7 004 7 328 7 332 4 001 66082 63442 11 307 6 345 6 310 10 307 12 347 63442 60908 15 323 9 357 7 349 10 292 13 318 60908 58258 21 321 16 336 13 337 10 303 12 292 58258 55487 24 319 20 325 16 324 16 331 14 331 55487 52835 31 309 24 313 18 306 18 311 18 320 52835 50432 29 305 26 308 16 300 18 288 19 292 50432 48244 27 320 29 320 23 330 22 333 14 304 48244 46235 36 326 43 329 39 338 40 347 28 353 46235 44409 38 331 47 323 49 333 44 340 35 354 44409 42744 35 349 28 323 36 331 24 343 26 349 42744 41205 43 003 39 020 26 013 17 019 12 007 41205 39768 51 010 44 025 32 035 20 010 7 022 39768 38414 50 010 34 025 27 038 17 018 7 019 38414 37108 40 005 25 009 21 033 11 027 11 007 37108 35785 31 002 17 345 16 025 6 005 17 002 35785 34419 27 002 22 339 17 016 8 346 18 359 34419 33014 17 358 26 342 19 011 14 000 21 352 33014 31558 19 340 27 339 22 009 19 359 12 346 31558 30042 17 334 24 334 24 006 21 356 4 335 30042 28466 14 327 20 329 21 002 18 360 4 352 28466 26831 12 308 18 322 17 347 9 349 4 355 26831 25144 14 284 17 321 16 336 8 325 5 319 25144 23408 16 279 15 312 15 334 11 332 10 318 23408 21619 15 290 14 298 12 327 12 337 13 322 21619 19770 13 302 15 295 11 307 9 331 16 327 19770 17896 12 313 14 298 12 300 9 314 16 331 17896 16094 12 317 11 306 12 306 9 312 16 334 16094 14454 12 322 10 319 10 320 9 317 14 336 14454 12990 12 331 9 331 9 334 9 327 11 340 12990 11678 11 340 9 349 9 348 9 337 9 345 11678 10501 10 347 10 005 9 360 10 344 8 350 10501 9442 10 355 11 017 9 010 9 348 8 356 9442 8494 12 359 12 021 9 021 10 349 10 356 8494 7647 14 357 12 024 9 021 13 348 13 350 7647 6891 18 351 13 021 9*009 17 345 17 345 6891 6207 23 345 14 008 11*351 21 341 23 340 6207 5598 29 339 16*350 14 331 23*329 30 335 5598 5087 33 330 17*330 15 320 24*316 33 326 5087 4694 33 318 17 324 15 317 24 312 32 315 4694 4423 30*311 16 323 15 316 22 311 30*309 4423 4258 25*308 15 322 14 315 20 310 25*307 4258 4164 15 306 10 322 11 314 13 310 15 306 4164 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