DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.7 - - 36.3 - - - - - 27.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 23 - - - - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 612 - - 1167 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 4145 - - - - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4779 - - 5334 - - - - - 4162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1525 - - 2214 - - - - - 2710 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 110 - - 133 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 20 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 269 - - - - - 279 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 15 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -35 - - -58 - - - - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 618 - - 1172 - - - - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4162 - - 4162 - - - - - 4161 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -34 - - -111 - - - - - -1427 ODpotential blCL - - - 4813 - - 5445 - - - - - 5589 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 91 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.7 - - 36.3 - - - - - 27.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.8 - - 33.3 - - - - - 26.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 37.1 - - - - - 30.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 32.6 - - - - - 27.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 23 - - - - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 612 - - 1167 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 64 - - - - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 96488 32 121 28 109 22 101 96488 89352 28 105 15 109 17 100 89352 83811 17 094 12 110 9 107 83811 79197 3 181 1 088 4 082 79197 75215 5 127 5 148 3 092 75215 71677 2 018 3 179 2 360 71677 68454 0 109 3 194 0 158 68454 65471 8 309 7 287 4 340 65471 62692 12 327 11 250 6 320 62692 59978 26 302 11 292 11 295 59978 57129 31 288 27 300 29 273 57129 54188 44 289 41 296 47 285 54188 51402 49 288 48 295 59 295 51402 48898 55 288 55 289 64 292 48898 46648 60 284 62 284 63 289 46648 44598 63 281 68 282 61 288 44598 42712 69 279 71 283 61 288 42712 40962 72 275 74 279 61 291 40962 39332 74 277 77 277 65 296 39332 37813 83 282 82 278 76 296 37813 36401 106 282 93 279 87 292 36401 35059 133 281 104 277 90 286 35059 33721 150 278 113 274 88 282 33721 32360 143 277 116 272 86 281 32360 30981 124 276 115 272 86 279 30981 29574 106 275 106 272 86 278 29574 28126 92 274 96 274 85 279 28126 26634 85 275 92 276 85 284 26634 25094 85 278 91 275 86 290 25094 23506 87 280 90 277 89 293 23506 21875 89 284 91 280 89 294 21875 20197 92 290 93 283 86 296 20197 18471 88 295 89 284 80 300 18471 16726 67 292 76 284 78 303 16726 15051 52 276 64 281 78 304 15051 13531 53 261 58 276 72 304 13531 12182 54 261 53 271 59 301 12182 10984 53 266 48 268 48 298 10984 9914 51 270 43 265 45 296 9914 8958 47 273 40 263 47 298 8958 8103 44 275 37 263 50 299 8103 7339 41 274 35 263 50 300 7339 6655 39 272 33 265 49 299 6655 6035 37 268 31 267 48 298 6035 5481 34 265 29*268 45 298 5481 5014 30*261 26*269 40 296 5014 4652 26*258 22 269 33 293 4652 4402 23 256 19 269 25 289 4402 4249 20 256 17 268 20*286 4249 4161 12 254 11 267 10*279 4161 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