DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/21 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 35.8 - - 42.2 - - 44.3 - - 38.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 69 - - 3 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 385 - - 1381 - - 1016 - - 114 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 4145 - - 4145 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4552 - - 5548 - - 5183 - - 4281 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1180 - - 950 - - 1232 - - 1127 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 59 - - 200 - - 89 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 071 - - 093 - - 090 - - 022 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 14 - - 11 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1280 - - -753 - - -1279 - - -2548 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5833 - - 6301 - - 6462 - - 6829 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11813 - - -11293 - - -9865 - - -12880 ODpotential blCL - - - 16365 - - 16841 - - 15048 - - 17161 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 57 - - 53 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 35.8 - - 42.2 - - 44.3 - - 38.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.2 - - 29.4 - - 30.8 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 42.5 - - 45.4 - - 45.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 28.2 - - 29.6 - - 22.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 69 - - 3 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 385 - - 1381 - - 1016 - - 114 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96713 29 119 26 109 22 120 20 112 96713 89514 24 111 22 120 20 110 22 113 89514 83943 18 104 13 136 10 113 19 087 83943 79333 8 117 8 163 8 145 8 096 79333 75350 6 160 6 204 5 195 7 141 75350 71803 8 171 7 205 9 221 2 174 71803 68593 13 216 10 256 9 247 10 249 68593 65667 12 233 16 256 13 265 17 237 65667 62955 15 261 20 255 18 269 16 243 62955 60313 25 267 24 260 26 261 21 261 60313 57556 31 258 29 262 33 254 30 259 57556 54701 37 264 37 262 37 259 34 260 54701 51980 43 269 45 260 45 265 41 266 51980 49528 51 272 50 261 56 263 48 267 49528 47335 56 273 51 265 58 254 53 262 47335 45365 55 277 52 265 49 251 49 258 45365 43582 58 281 49 268 40 265 37 251 43582 41945 60 283 45 271 35 277 27 252 41945 40415 56 287 42 268 32 280 22 253 40415 38974 55 290 44 265 35 271 24 248 38974 37614 54 286 48 265 39 261 33 243 37614 36307 55 280 50 266 40 256 48 250 36307 34994 60 277 52 265 43 251 57 255 34994 33642 66 277 56 264 46 251 62 258 33642 32253 69 279 57 263 50 254 61 258 32253 30814 67 282 56 263 51 252 56 260 30814 29314 63 282 55 265 51 249 49 258 29314 27763 61 280 56 266 50 249 45 254 27763 26161 59 279 56 269 49 252 46 251 26161 24508 55 279 54 270 48 258 45 250 24508 22807 50 278 52 269 48 265 43 252 22807 21052 44 271 46 268 46 268 41 257 21052 19239 39 259 40 270 40 268 37 259 19239 17402 34 252 37 273 34 269 32 260 17402 15637 28 253 34 274 30 272 27 260 15637 14032 24 253 29 273 27 272 23 260 14032 12601 20 249 24 267 23 266 20 257 12601 11326 16 243 20 253 20 256 18 249 11326 10187 13 235 18 233 18 244 16 241 10187 9171 11 212 16 212 17 230 16 231 9171 8265 8 179 14 188 15 213 15 214 8265 7461 9 139 12 165 12 192 14 194 7461 6745 12 119 11 142 9 168 13 178 6745 6100 15 108 11*121 9 139 12 162 6100 5525 15 099 12*104 10*116 11 147 5525 5041 14 088 11 094 9*101 9 132 5041 4668 13*077 10 089 8 090 7 114 4668 4409 11*072 10 088 8 085 5*087 4409 4252 10 071 9 089 7 084 4*047 4252 4162 6 071 7 089 6 084 4 009 4162 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