DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 - - - 76.9 - - 82.0 - - - - - 64.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 225 - - 310 - - - - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3598 - - 6853 - - - - - 133 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6443 - - 9112 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7765 - - 11020 - - - - - 4300 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2111 - - 1716 - - - - - 447 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 391 - - 540 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 26 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 4 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 047 - - 080 - - - - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 2 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 13 - - - - - -62 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5488 - - -4365 - - - - - -3412 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13254 - - 15386 - - - - - 7713 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10904 - - -9241 - - - - - -9908 ODpotential blCL - - - 18669 - - 20261 - - - - - 14208 blCL maxRH - - - 29 - - 32 - - - - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.9 - - 82.0 - - - - - 64.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.2 - - 28.5 - - - - - 45.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.1 - - 80.8 - - - - - 66.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.3 - - 27.4 - - - - - 45.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 225 - - 310 - - - - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3598 - - 6853 - - - - - 133 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 96765 37 267 30 261 37 268 96765 89496 18 257 21 268 24 275 89496 83945 9 241 17 259 12 288 83945 79378 4 279 13 259 11 310 79378 75458 3 266 7 297 9 327 75458 71992 4 266 8 330 9 348 71992 68856 3 025 5 341 8 357 68856 65981 13 026 2 070 7 328 65981 63336 14 356 7 343 6 332 63336 60794 11 283 14 317 8 340 60794 58145 16 263 21 291 21 314 58145 55383 19 255 25 272 27 294 55383 52718 25 277 28 276 32 302 52718 50296 27 279 35 282 36 296 50296 48109 28 290 31 285 31 288 48109 46100 30 295 27 291 28 311 46100 44247 29 295 26 291 41 321 44247 42552 28 295 24 295 32 316 42552 40992 21 290 24 319 18 303 40992 39546 13 297 26 330 13 113 39546 38196 13 330 23 327 27 059 38196 36896 17 335 21 336 38 042 36896 35581 17 327 15 347 40 036 35581 34225 15 309 12 353 35 037 34225 32831 14 296 13 353 29 041 32831 31385 17 279 15 344 21 044 31385 29879 20 267 14 318 15 036 29879 28315 21 265 14 287 16 001 28315 26695 17 264 11 288 13 350 26695 25018 13 265 8 343 6 003 25018 23288 14 274 8 351 6 350 23288 21504 9 281 7 305 8 338 21504 19664 3 280 7 284 8 330 19664 17802 2 216 4 272 7 320 17802 16012 3 226 3 273 7 319 16012 14381 3 297 3 329 7 328 14381 12925 3 332 3 005 7 339 12925 11623 3 081 3*076 5 349 11623 10455 9 079 4*073 4 354 10455 9407 15 072 4 070 3 346 9407 8467 17*067 4 070 4 325 8467 7628 16*061 4 073 6 317 7628 6879 13 054 4 079 10 316 6879 6201 12 049 4 083 14 315 6201 5595 10 042 4 091 19 317 5595 5086 8 035 4 095 25 314 5086 4693 8 033 4 099 27 309 4693 4423 7 033 4 101 25*307 4423 4258 7 032 3 103 22*307 4258 4164 6 033 3 104 13 307 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