DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/14 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 - - - 57.7 - - 61.2 - - 58.6 - - 48.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 401 - - 525 - - 254 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4505 - - 4642 - - 2509 - - 342 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7353 - - 7552 - - 5670 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8672 - - 8809 - - 6676 - - 4509 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1946 - - 2364 - - 2603 - - 670 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 507 - - 560 - - 358 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 10 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 10 - - 18 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 294 - - 304 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -20 - - -38 - - -66 - - -76 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1213 - - -1296 - - -2228 - - -1705 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9886 - - 10106 - - 8905 - - 6214 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5300 - - -5014 - - -5327 - - -7361 ODpotential blCL - - - 13972 - - 13823 - - 12003 - - 11870 blCL maxRH - - - 46 - - 45 - - 66 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.7 - - 61.2 - - 58.6 - - 48.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.8 - - 31.2 - - 34.1 - - 36.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.2 - - 59.2 - - 57.9 - - 50.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.6 - - 30.9 - - 33.9 - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 401 - - 525 - - 254 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4505 - - 4642 - - 2509 - - 342 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97426 41 271 53 276 50 291 50 301 97426 90118 42 282 43 283 39 288 41 286 90118 84432 38 281 39 280 38 283 38 270 84432 79657 32 270 38 270 42 279 39 272 79657 75540 33 266 36 266 42 276 36 273 75540 71921 34 271 32 267 33 267 31 271 71921 68654 33 266 32 264 29 265 27 276 68654 65652 32 257 32 260 30 268 27 281 65652 62865 28 253 30 261 31 266 27 280 62865 60164 25 267 29 265 31 262 30 278 60164 57354 24 275 27 268 27 268 33 283 57354 54452 25 283 28 275 25 277 31 285 54452 51690 29 287 25 280 21 287 27 285 51690 49207 29 292 26 294 23 297 24 286 49207 46982 33 298 32 300 28 302 21 296 46982 44962 39 295 36 300 33 304 26 314 44962 43121 36 299 35 305 36 307 32 319 43121 41434 34 317 35 315 39 309 32 314 41434 39882 45 337 38 322 39 306 29 345 39882 38449 50 341 39 324 36 311 43 351 38449 37113 49 342 38 321 35 318 48 343 37113 35833 46 343 39 320 36 321 41 337 35833 34546 43 345 39 322 38 324 33 342 34546 33223 41 349 38 326 37 326 32 351 33223 31867 41 352 36 328 34 331 31 352 31867 30466 42 352 37 333 34 337 29 348 30466 29013 44 352 38 338 34 338 27 346 29013 27506 46 352 37 345 31 337 27 347 27506 25945 44 354 35 351 28 341 27 343 25945 24332 38 359 31 352 26 342 25 337 24332 22672 31 006 27 353 24 340 23 334 22672 20957 26 008 23 354 21 339 21 334 20957 19182 24 002 19 351 18 338 20 338 19182 17379 21 349 18 345 17 341 20 337 17379 15642 20 339 18 340 18 346 18 337 15642 14057 18 340 17 335 17 350 17 343 14057 12641 14 344 13 328 13 349 16 353 12641 11374 7 326 8 313 9 343 13 359 11374 10239 4 279 5 287 5 326 9 357 10239 9223 3*249 5*276 4 301 5 341 9223 8314 2*248 5*278 5 292 3 329 8314 7503 2 270 6 283 7 297 4 334 7503 6779 2 285 8 289 12*303 9 329 6779 6125 4 304 11 296 17*304 13 325 6125 5542 7 305 12 298 19 304 21 318 5542 5052 8 305 13 298 19 304 28 311 5052 4674 8 305 13 298 19 304 28*309 4674 4413 8 303 13 299 18 304 25*307 4413 4254 8 303 12 299 17 304 22 307 4254 4163 7 302 10 298 12 303 13 306 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