DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.2 - - 62.6 - - 61.7 - - 53.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 209 - - 6 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1526 - - 4082 - - 4176 - - 309 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 6771 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5693 - - 8249 - - 8343 - - 4476 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1835 - - 2424 - - 3435 - - 4480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 203 - - 397 - - 136 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 16 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 083 - - 099 - - 113 - - 089 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 9 - - 4 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 27 - - 15 - - 3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6531 - - -4962 - - -5024 - - -7123 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12225 - - 13211 - - 13367 - - 11599 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14189 - - -10286 - - -9713 - - -12271 ODpotential blCL - - - 19882 - - 18535 - - 18056 - - 16747 blCL maxRH - - - 23 - - 78 - - 88 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.2 - - 62.6 - - 61.7 - - 53.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.5 - - 19.2 - - 17.6 - - 17.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.4 - - 62.0 - - 62.6 - - 60.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.3 - - 18.0 - - 16.5 - - 17.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 209 - - 6 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1526 - - 4082 - - 4176 - - 309 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 12 - - 51 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96126 16 294 17 285 9 316 9 243 96126 89046 5 114 4 078 6 253 1 357 89046 83560 6 058 9 084 12 228 13 044 83560 79044 7 352 3 035 6 079 9 056 79044 75194 2 163 8 268 18 048 3 325 75194 71774 6 105 8 220 11 046 8 268 71774 68639 8 082 5 198 4 078 4 186 68639 65745 7 102 4 176 4 095 8 120 65745 63061 2 146 3 143 8 161 9 095 63061 60455 1 215 8 122 16 165 6 123 60455 57727 3 131 9 109 15 166 6 177 57727 54877 9 141 8 104 12 160 11 205 54877 52126 12 132 6 163 10 152 15 183 52126 49636 14 136 9 147 7 158 17 172 49636 47395 13 140 13 143 7 191 15 170 47395 45358 14 155 20 149 13 195 10 170 45358 43490 26 139 24 140 21 162 14 173 43490 41761 29 130 24 146 24 140 21 170 41761 40157 40 132 39 151 31 148 28 167 40157 38670 58 131 58 143 45 155 34 154 38670 37295 68 133 68 138 68 143 44 146 37295 35995 69 134 67 135 75 132 63 140 35995 34702 65 132 61 134 68 133 72 137 34702 33376 58 129 59 136 65 138 68 136 33376 32014 54 133 57 138 60 143 64 138 32014 30603 54 136 55 140 55 143 57 137 30603 29135 54 135 54 139 54 140 54 135 29135 27610 53 134 54 137 49 138 52 137 27610 26033 51 133 51 137 38 133 45 141 26033 24403 50 133 45 141 33 135 36 144 24403 22725 46 138 43 145 28 141 32 147 22725 20995 41 145 44 143 25 152 25 155 20995 19211 37 149 41 139 21 163 16 173 19211 17404 34 143 38 137 19 162 13 180 17404 15666 35 137 37 137 21 145 10 168 15666 14084 35 135 34 138 23 140 7 162 14084 12672 32 132 29 140 18 142 4 147 12672 11408 28 126 25 137 12 151 2 114 11408 10274 27 122 24 134 9 156 1 132 10274 9256 26 120 24 130 9 145 3 156 9256 8344 26 119 22*122 9*127 6 157 8344 7530 25 117 19*110 10*115 8 148 7530 6804 24 114 17 102 9 112 9 138 6804 6146 22*107 16 098 9 112 10 127 6146 5559 20*096 16 097 8 113 10 119 5559 5064 18 083 15 096 8 114 8 115 5064 4682 16 077 14 096 8 114 6*112 4682 4417 14 076 14 097 7 115 4*107 4417 4256 13 076 13 096 7 116 2 084 4256 4163 9 076 10 097 5 116 1 027 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