DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/02 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 - - - 46.4 - - 52.1 - - 52.6 - - 47.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 473 - - 257 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1938 - - 1274 - - 687 - - 188 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5168 - - 4923 - - 4355 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6105 - - 5441 - - 4854 - - 4355 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 646 - - 490 - - 345 - - 397 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 302 - - 353 - - 234 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 29 - - 35 - - 37 - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 308 - - 313 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 21 - - 20 - - 22 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -102 - - -132 - - -143 - - -91 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1933 - - -503 - - -2138 - - -1013 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4172 - - 5944 - - 6992 - - 5368 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 820 - - -7641 - - -9646 - - -9074 ODpotential blCL - - - 5285 - - 13082 - - 14500 - - 13429 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 84 - - 60 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.4 - - 52.1 - - 52.6 - - 47.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.3 - - 40.3 - - 36.4 - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.2 - - 50.7 - - 52.4 - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.7 - - 39.9 - - 36.2 - - 37.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 190 - - 473 - - 257 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1938 - - 1274 - - 687 - - 188 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 87 - - 36 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 96807 31 277 38 280 32 280 30 281 96807 89523 26 278 33 272 27 279 24 276 89523 83981 11 291 17 291 17 274 16 288 83981 79390 11 290 15 287 10 272 10 327 79390 75411 16 297 19 274 21 279 19 291 75411 71924 19 312 12 317 11 294 14 297 71924 68774 29 275 24 299 7 327 4 009 68774 65825 31 259 34 278 32 293 18 301 65825 63065 19 276 31 270 39 277 38 288 63065 60425 22 339 16 297 25 283 41 287 60425 57704 38 318 13 332 17 298 33 295 57704 54876 55 289 34 307 27 298 37 296 54876 52157 65 283 56 291 46 294 48 290 52157 49689 69 283 66 285 60 288 55 284 49689 47459 71 281 71 283 67 283 57 281 47459 45427 70 278 72 281 69 280 56 280 45427 43566 68 277 72 281 67 282 53 282 43566 41858 60 275 69 282 65 287 51 282 41858 40285 51 276 64 282 62 294 48 285 40285 38827 52 272 58 277 56 295 46 295 38827 37472 51 270 54 277 51 293 46 301 37472 36180 52 275 54 279 49 291 47 299 36180 34882 50 282 51 280 47 291 47 296 34882 33547 46 290 47 281 46 293 45 295 33547 32177 40 291 42 285 45 293 45 296 32177 30758 35 288 39 291 44 293 45 297 30758 29280 33 285 38 293 43 295 45 299 29280 27748 33 282 38 292 43 296 46 300 27748 26161 35 283 38 289 42 296 47 302 26161 24521 37 283 40 287 40 295 45 303 24521 22833 40 281 40 287 36 295 40 304 22833 21098 42 279 39 288 31 295 34 308 21098 19311 42 278 34 291 26 298 27 313 19311 17499 39 281 28 299 22 303 22 319 17499 15755 35 288 26 309 19 311 19 327 15755 14164 34 298 25 317 19 319 18 335 14164 12740 37 307 26 320 20 327 18 345 12740 11464 39 311 27 324 22 333 19 355 11464 10317 41 312 28 328 24 337 20 002 10317 9287 40 310 30 331 27 339 22 006 9287 8363 39 308 32 332 30 340 23 007 8363 7539 38 310 34 329 34 340 26 004 7539 6803 36*311 37 324 39 339 29 356 6803 6138 35*311 40 318 43 334 35 345 6138 5547 33 311 41*313 45 326 41 334 5547 5052 30 309 40*310 46*318 46 323 5052 4673 27 308 38 308 44*315 44 317 4673 4412 24 307 35 307 41 313 39*314 4412 4254 21 306 31 307 36 312 33*312 4254 4162 14 304 20 305 23 311 19 311 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