DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 0653z - - 0701z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 56.1 - - 67.6 - - 71.0 - - 67.3 - - 58.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 33 - - 367 - - 477 - - 229 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 313 - - 1504 - - 2368 - - 1758 - - 257 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 5039 - - 5744 - - 5098 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4480 - - 5671 - - 6535 - - 5925 - - 4424 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 435 - - 1583 - - 2936 - - 1310 - - 1066 Hgt.Variab. W* 91 - - 342 - - 434 - - 309 - - 22 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 23 - - 20 - - 17 - - 27 - - 23 BL Wind Direction 311 - - 314 - - 303 - - 308 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 13 - - 6 - - 4 - - 13 - - 15 Wind Shear Max.Converg -90 - - -69 - - -64 - - -100 - - -90 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5492 - - -6243 - - -5287 - - -5013 - - -4678 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9973 - - 11915 - - 11822 - - 10938 - - 9102 sfcLCL ODpotential -12658 - - -11686 - - -9482 - - -10006 - - -10755 ODpotential blCL 17138 - - 17357 - - 16017 - - 15931 - - 15179 blCL maxRH 56 - - 49 - - 36 - - 46 - - 58 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 56.1 - - 67.6 - - 71.0 - - 67.3 - - 58.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 27.5 - - 29.9 - - 33.5 - - 33.9 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.9 - - 66.2 - - 69.3 - - 66.8 - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 27.2 - - 29.5 - - 33.0 - - 33.5 - - 33.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 33 - - 367 - - 477 - - 229 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 313 - - 1504 - - 2368 - - 1758 - - 257 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96771 42 284 36 282 43 274 39 276 49 270 96771 89496 31 285 30 279 32 278 38 274 36 282 89496 83980 23 295 20 278 25 291 26 280 28 293 83980 79438 21 309 10 300 21 275 20 290 18 302 79438 75520 16 311 11 317 12 248 13 298 11 314 75520 72036 12 316 11 315 7 232 9 281 8 300 72036 68863 17 309 13 327 7 272 8 284 11 296 68863 65931 19 291 14 316 9 295 13 295 12 301 65931 63192 17 289 15 301 14 278 16 282 16 293 63192 60527 19 286 18 284 19 283 20 282 21 280 60527 57746 24 281 23 277 22 285 20 276 21 268 57746 54853 29 278 28 270 27 281 24 274 27 265 54853 52083 31 276 30 267 36 277 30 271 32 259 52083 49583 35 267 35 265 40 271 35 271 31 258 49583 47344 34 269 36 264 39 265 40 272 31 269 47344 45323 36 275 37 260 37 261 43 269 38 270 45323 43487 40 280 35 265 37 256 42 262 39 269 43487 41810 44 276 39 270 37 258 40 258 39 270 41810 40267 43 260 42 261 36 260 40 263 41 272 40267 38836 41 250 41 249 35 260 40 267 42 276 38836 37498 38 244 40 245 34 256 39 267 43 281 37498 36216 35 242 40 247 35 253 36 267 45 284 36216 34923 32 237 35 246 33 250 35 265 42 284 34923 33591 31 238 32 247 30 248 34 262 38 279 33591 32224 31 240 30 250 30 251 33 263 35 275 32224 30812 29 244 30 251 30 255 30 267 32 273 30812 29342 27 249 30 253 29 258 28 271 29 271 29342 27815 26 253 28 258 27 261 28 271 25 267 27815 26233 24 258 25 263 26 264 28 266 24 261 26233 24601 22 266 20 268 24 266 28 258 26 254 24601 22921 20 279 17 270 21 266 25 255 27 250 22921 21188 16 293 14 267 19 262 22 253 25 247 21188 19392 14 310 11 263 18 254 21 248 25 243 19392 17567 12 316 9 260 17 247 21 244 25 238 17567 15809 9 303 8 263 15 248 19 242 22 234 15809 14205 8 297 8 279 12 259 14 243 17 229 14205 12774 5 287 9 292 9 277 9 247 14 226 12774 11492 2 304 7 289 6 291 6 251 13 224 11492 10342 3 000 3 315 3 285 6 254 13 230 10342 9310 5 022 3 019 2 266 7 254 11 245 9310 8386 6 031 5 032 1 256 8 267 11 280 8386 7561 8 018 5 022 2 281 11 288 17 306 7561 6826 11 002 7 001 4*296 17 303 25 315 6826 6160 15 346 11*339 9*301 23*307 31 319 6160 5567 25 334 18*324 18 303 29*308 36 317 5567 5069 31 326 22 315 20 304 29 308 37 313 5069 4684 31*317 22 312 20 304 29 308 34*309 4684 4418 28*312 21 311 19 303 27 307 29*307 4418 4256 25 311 19 311 18 304 24 307 25 307 4256 4163 16 309 14 310 13 303 16 307 15 306 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