DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 65.1 - - 76.5 - - 82.7 - - 82.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - 149 - - 268 - - 72 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1317 - - 4494 - - 4915 - - - BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 4619 - - 7199 - - 6695 - - - Hcrit BL Top 4165 - - 5484 - - 8661 - - 9082 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 610 - - 2052 - - 1573 - - 1276 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 245 - - 447 - - 301 - - - W* B/S 0 - - 24 - - 35 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction 312 - - 109 - - 214 - - 271 - - - Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 6 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - 7 - - 11 - - 19 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9170 - - -8138 - - -6161 - - -5591 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 13335 - - 13623 - - 14823 - - 14673 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -18330 - - -15064 - - -12649 - - -11314 - - - ODpotential blCL 22495 - - 20548 - - 21310 - - 20396 - - - blCL maxRH 44 - - 35 - - 44 - - 47 - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m 65.1 - - 76.5 - - 82.7 - - 82.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 22.4 - - 31.7 - - 32.2 - - 33.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 71.9 - - 76.2 - - 81.7 - - 82.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 21.3 - - 30.7 - - 31.1 - - 31.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - 149 - - 268 - - 72 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1317 - - 4494 - - 4915 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 96740 22 264 22 260 32 277 24 275 96740 89542 6 265 13 274 18 254 21 302 89542 84015 7 037 5 258 10 275 11 297 84015 79443 2 327 4 181 5 255 4 252 79443 75541 9 124 9 188 8 180 6 149 75541 72093 6 125 5 164 10 164 10 133 72093 68966 1 251 2 285 3 210 4 020 68966 66103 3 324 4 006 2 019 4 347 66103 63453 5 028 2 344 4 337 4 356 63453 60897 5 038 2 356 4 319 3 304 60897 58248 6 278 6 351 5 343 4 274 58248 55500 13 279 7 319 8 315 6 305 55500 52855 16 266 13 275 14 285 15 310 52855 50466 15 262 14 258 20 252 23 272 50466 48334 16 289 10 276 15 234 22 247 48334 46405 16 294 11 293 10 241 16 231 46405 44631 17 301 16 291 12 264 8 259 44631 42983 17 288 21 277 18 265 17 268 42983 41442 14 283 17 262 16 247 17 252 41442 39996 13 280 12 251 16 225 18 232 39996 38630 15 269 11 251 17 222 20 223 38630 37314 14 260 12 245 18 229 20 226 37314 35983 10 248 12 236 17 226 21 226 35983 34610 6 234 11 227 15 215 21 215 34610 33198 10 214 12 224 19 212 23 213 33198 31734 9 198 17 209 23 213 24 224 31734 30211 9 199 16 209 22 212 19 218 30211 28633 6 224 9 220 15 207 16 206 28633 26999 5 235 8 226 13 217 16 216 26999 25311 8 214 11 229 15 223 21 221 25311 23572 11 191 15 212 19 214 24 221 23572 21774 15 177 19 200 23 211 23 221 21774 19909 19 178 20 204 22 214 21 220 19909 18012 20 183 19 211 19 215 19 219 18012 16186 18 183 16 203 17 210 16 217 16186 14524 14 173 13 184 14 199 14 214 14524 13042 12 151 13 160 13 190 12 213 13042 11718 12 134 13 150 11 189 10 218 11718 10532 11 131 12 150 8 198 6 232 10532 9471 8 134 10 153 5*236 5*268 9471 8522 6 146 7 157 4*263 5*272 8522 7676 4 169 5 156 3 260 5 270 7676 6920 3 232 3 157 3 248 5 269 6920 6235 3 261 2 159 2 218 6 271 6235 5622 3 297 0*068 2 186 6 272 5622 5106 4 319 1*081 3 174 6 272 5106 4707 5 320 2 106 4 164 5 272 4707 4430 6 314 2 113 4 159 5 271 4430 4262 6*310 3 114 4 157 5 270 4262 4165 5*312 3 117 4 156 4 269 4165 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