DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - 85.6 - - 90.7 - - - - - 71.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 408 - - 471 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4622 - - 14332 - - - - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7453 - - 15436 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8789 - - 18499 - - - - - 4729 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7988 - - 1484 - - - - - 2775 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 515 - - 788 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 21 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 125 - - 141 - - - - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 21 - - - - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 41 - - - - - -38 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8016 - - -369 - - - - - -5447 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16806 - - 18869 - - - - - 10177 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11260 - - -1358 - - - - - -9138 ODpotential blCL - - - 20049 - - 19857 - - - - - 13867 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 87 - - - - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.6 - - 90.7 - - - - - 71.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 20.6 - - - - - 41.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.8 - - 88.8 - - - - - 74.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 20.6 - - - - - 42.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 408 - - 471 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4622 - - 14332 - - - - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 46 - - - - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 7 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] 98050 6 187 5 287 9 356 98050 90623 5 224 7 217 7 225 90623 84937 9 224 13 234 6 223 84937 80224 11 206 11 242 6 304 80224 76163 5 186 7 236 9 308 76163 72589 3 278 3 265 8 281 72589 69372 4 276 6 299 8 296 69372 66414 8 293 11 260 11 336 66414 63660 5 268 10 246 7 304 63660 60994 7 301 11 251 5 290 60994 58223 14 247 15 243 10 276 58223 55350 14 235 16 236 18 252 55350 52610 17 239 17 239 21 240 52610 50140 23 231 22 241 20 246 50140 47916 28 222 28 230 24 235 47916 45906 29 212 28 213 27 217 45906 44091 32 203 29 203 29 209 44091 42434 32 199 32 192 29 203 42434 40895 30 198 28 189 29 199 40895 39453 26 194 23 191 28 201 39453 38093 24 193 20 190 26 204 38093 36783 23 186 19 190 24 204 36783 35460 23 182 21 185 23 201 35460 34096 22 181 23 180 22 198 34096 32695 22 183 24 174 21 194 32695 31247 23 183 25 170 20 186 31247 29739 23 176 26 171 22 171 29739 28178 20 167 28 171 28 158 28178 26565 18 172 29 167 32 153 26565 24901 20 174 27 160 35 153 24901 23190 21 156 21 155 33 145 23190 21429 21 148 20 154 33 140 21429 19613 28 165 30*159 37 140 19613 17774 37 169 32*153 39 138 17774 16002 35 167 26 146 38 135 16002 14383 28 162 23 143 34 131 14383 12934 22 159 23 142 30 130 12934 11635 20 158 21 141 24 136 11635 10467 19 156 20 139 15 146 10467 9417 19*150 19 138 7 151 9417 8477 19*141 18 137 3 254 8477 7638 18 134 17 136 11 296 7638 6888 15 127 17 136 17 298 6888 6210 12 118 16 135 21 299 6210 5605 10 113 16 134 23 298 5605 5095 10 113 15 134 23*295 5095 4700 10 112 14 133 21*291 4700 4426 9 111 14 134 18 285 4426 4260 9 112 13 133 14 282 4260 4164 8 111 11 133 8 275 4164 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