DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - 52.6 - - 56.2 - - - - - 45.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 486 - - 577 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1763 - - 2932 - - - - - 788 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5288 - - 6224 - - - - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5930 - - 7099 - - - - - 4955 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 694 - - 977 - - - - - 726 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 395 - - 495 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 26 - - - - - 27 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 301 - - - - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 20 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -66 - - -79 - - - - - -99 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2347 - - -2258 - - - - - -1734 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8277 - - 9358 - - - - - 6690 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9096 - - -8894 - - - - - -9900 ODpotential blCL - - - 15026 - - 15993 - - - - - 14855 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 71 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.6 - - 56.2 - - - - - 45.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 29.7 - - - - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.9 - - 54.3 - - - - - 46.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 29.5 - - - - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 486 - - 577 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1763 - - 2932 - - - - - 788 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97632 27 286 34 280 33 299 97632 90269 34 278 33 290 27 306 90269 84572 24 278 27 293 23 306 84572 79835 20 284 21 283 26 303 79835 75780 19 287 21 262 25 282 75780 72221 9 312 17 284 15 280 72221 68981 15 277 19 283 7 285 68981 65980 23 244 24 256 16 294 65980 63215 16 256 24 258 24 290 63215 60569 13 304 15 270 14 282 60569 57795 28 301 9 287 13 287 57795 54883 47 279 37 284 38 285 54883 52096 60 275 57 277 63 282 52096 49588 65 278 66 278 73 280 49588 47345 73 278 73 280 82 279 47345 45327 88 279 91 279 88 277 45327 43497 97 273 102 275 89 278 43497 41822 92 273 98 274 95 281 41822 40272 90 277 96 278 104 282 40272 38826 91 277 99 280 107 282 38826 37473 87 275 96 277 96 280 37473 36177 81 272 87 274 84 279 36177 34871 79 273 81 276 80 280 34871 33525 77 273 78 277 77 281 33525 32144 75 271 75 276 75 280 32144 30715 73 270 73 275 75 279 30715 29228 72 270 71 274 76 279 29228 27687 71 270 73 273 75 281 27687 26091 71 270 70 275 73 284 26091 24445 72 273 64 277 67 288 24445 22754 67 275 57 277 58 291 22754 21015 58 273 50 277 51 292 21015 19220 50 273 44 278 46 290 19220 17401 44 276 40 279 44 290 17401 15650 40 278 38 281 40 293 15650 14055 36 279 36 283 35 297 14055 12631 31 279 33 284 33 301 12631 11357 27 279 31 285 31 303 11357 10216 25 280 29 287 31 305 10216 9193 22 280 27 292 32 306 9193 8281 21 283 27 298 33 306 8281 7471 21 290 26*301 35 307 7471 6750 22 298 27*301 38 309 6750 6101 24*302 27 301 40 310 6101 5525 24*303 27 301 41 311 5525 5042 24 303 27 301 39*310 5042 4669 24 303 26 301 35*309 4669 4410 22 303 24 300 30 307 4410 4252 20 302 22 300 25 306 4252 4162 14 301 15 299 14 304 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