DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/28 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 60.3 - - 64.3 - - 74.2 - - 70.4 - - 58.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -3 - - 36 - - 195 - - 62 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 569 - - 5278 - - 3580 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 4147 - - 7661 - - 5612 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4165 - - 4736 - - 9445 - - 7747 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1003 - - 885 - - 1826 - - 1824 - - 812 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 128 - - 428 - - 259 - - 9 W* B/S 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 5 - - 15 - - 20 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 265 - - 207 - - 264 - - 288 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -6 - - -4 - - 13 - - -51 - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5667 - - -2660 - - -2484 - - -2646 - - -3036 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 9833 - - 7397 - - 11929 - - 10393 - - 7200 sfcLCL ODpotential -13002 - - -8308 - - -7833 - - -7874 - - -9488 ODpotential blCL 17167 - - 13044 - - 17278 - - 15621 - - 13652 blCL maxRH 87 - - 66 - - 35 - - 56 - - 77 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 60.3 - - 64.3 - - 74.2 - - 70.4 - - 58.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.3 - - 46.3 - - 36.2 - - 39.3 - - 41.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 66.8 - - 64.9 - - 73.6 - - 70.8 - - 62.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.2 - - 45.1 - - 35.0 - - 38.5 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -3 - - 36 - - 195 - - 62 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 569 - - 5278 - - 3580 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 49 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 7 - - 4 - - 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] 96581 9 128 2 101 6 239 1 289 3 027 96581 89408 10 058 5 058 1 308 3 279 7 317 89408 83867 5 081 4 003 3 335 4 013 11 340 83867 79283 12 356 9 331 16 333 13 340 16 007 79283 75362 11 338 10 327 16 339 10 343 15 329 75362 71937 19 356 17 350 20 342 18 011 16 011 71937 68865 26 350 22 352 24 342 25 339 24 327 68865 66053 36 325 33 326 30 341 21 344 24 332 66053 63421 35 298 30 298 31 320 27 321 24 330 63421 60834 37 302 39 300 42 297 39 295 39 299 60834 58112 48 294 50 296 50 290 51 291 47 297 58112 55266 55 287 53 286 59 284 63 287 60 293 55266 52542 58 284 55 279 63 278 67 282 66 285 52542 50088 59 281 58 279 61 275 66 279 64 279 50088 47878 66 277 62 282 60 277 63 278 61 280 47878 45866 72 273 68 277 62 278 64 281 63 284 45866 44027 75 270 71 272 66 277 68 280 66 282 44027 42337 77 266 67 270 59 274 59 272 57 271 42337 40775 76 262 62 270 54 270 49 268 56 265 40775 39320 72 259 62 267 52 275 49 284 44 278 39320 37963 70 256 70 260 55 275 55 284 37 285 37963 36668 69 254 73 257 55 268 54 278 34 293 36668 35364 65 254 73 256 55 268 50 272 39 296 35364 34017 61 255 72 258 53 273 46 283 40 295 34017 32633 59 257 63 260 49 270 44 291 35 288 32633 31198 57 257 52 263 38 264 43 289 31 275 31198 29701 53 256 52 263 41 270 39 278 36 270 29701 28146 47 259 52 263 43 277 36 271 37 271 28146 26534 41 262 50 262 42 282 42 279 37 278 26534 24870 39 265 48 260 35 284 41 287 35 279 24870 23156 39 267 47 262 33 276 30 283 32 271 23156 21384 39 267 44 266 42 268 30 266 33 264 21384 19548 36 266 39 267 46 266 41 263 39 267 19548 17686 35 265 38 263 40 263 46 263 44 269 17686 15900 37 264 40 258 37 259 43 264 45 267 15900 14278 36 264 39 257 37 256 37 265 42 265 14278 12833 32 263 34 258 35 255 32 266 37 267 12833 11542 24 262 28 257 30 258 28 266 32 271 11542 10384 19 261 24 255 25*262 24 265 28 275 10384 9346 17 262 21 255 20*267 22 267 25 277 9346 8415 15 262 20 256 18 268 22*273 23 279 8415 7587 14 259 20 254 17 268 22*280 22 283 7587 6847 12 255 19 250 16 266 21 285 22 290 6847 6177 9 252 16 242 15 263 21 287 23 297 6177 5580 7 249 13 232 14 261 20 289 24 301 5580 5078 5 248 10*223 14 260 20 290 23 302 5078 4689 3 243 7*217 13 259 19 291 21 301 4689 4421 3 251 4 203 12 258 18 291 18 299 4421 4257 2*253 4 199 11 257 16 291 15*299 4257 4163 2*265 3 200 9 255 11 290 8*297 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