DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 47.9 - - 58.4 - - 64.3 - - 61.7 - - 52.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 59 - - 425 - - 498 - - 286 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 546 - - 4302 - - 6181 - - 3558 - - 575 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 7214 - - 8770 - - 6499 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4713 - - 8469 - - 10348 - - 7725 - - 4742 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1596 - - 1273 - - 947 - - 2721 - - 1204 Hgt.Variab. W* 133 - - 509 - - 606 - - 419 - - 22 W* B/S 3 - - 11 - - 35 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 8 - - 3 - - 14 - - 18 BL Wind Direction 325 - - 111 - - 236 - - 294 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 8 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg -25 - - 17 - - 22 - - -51 - - -67 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -2393 - - -1751 - - -2412 - - -1726 - - -1905 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7107 - - 10220 - - 12761 - - 9451 - - 6648 sfcLCL ODpotential -9152 - - -7328 - - -7029 - - -4959 - - -6429 ODpotential blCL 13865 - - 15797 - - 17377 - - 12684 - - 11171 blCL maxRH 60 - - 73 - - 72 - - 60 - - 57 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 47.9 - - 58.4 - - 64.3 - - 61.7 - - 52.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.5 - - 28.0 - - 22.5 - - 34.7 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 48.4 - - 56.8 - - 62.5 - - 60.8 - - 54.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.3 - - 27.6 - - 22.1 - - 34.4 - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 59 - - 425 - - 498 - - 286 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 546 - - 4302 - - 6181 - - 3558 - - 575 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 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] 97635 16 303 24 298 22 286 20 288 28 313 97635 90269 23 315 17 306 18 283 23 307 23 321 90269 84632 22 316 13 298 19 304 21 320 21 320 84632 79968 16 316 12 298 17 325 10 312 16 328 79968 75943 16 263 7 310 10 315 3 206 10 306 75943 72375 11 246 9 269 9 250 4 251 9 255 72375 69142 17 249 14 253 12 254 7 275 7 223 69142 66154 22 242 19 245 14 263 10 273 6 249 66154 63358 23 244 23 253 20 253 16 259 14 268 63358 60640 22 245 27 252 25 257 24 263 27 253 60640 57814 26 249 31 246 32 252 33 259 32 257 57814 54888 31 265 33 246 35 245 39 248 35 257 54888 52100 47 263 41 261 41 251 41 254 37 256 52100 49600 55 251 53 257 51 254 52 259 40 265 49600 47366 51 254 55 250 58 252 55 257 50 271 47366 45352 59 265 49 254 58 248 64 258 59 258 45352 43527 75 262 64 260 66 253 68 250 60 257 43527 41849 86 260 77 261 73 255 57 253 62 271 41849 40281 95 261 89 263 85 261 69 274 90 262 40281 38812 104 261 104 260 102 259 103 264 108 256 38812 37442 109 260 106 258 107 254 120 255 115 254 37442 36130 108 259 104 258 108 252 117 250 113 253 36130 34810 104 258 100 258 106 252 112 249 108 254 34810 33450 99 258 97 258 102 253 102 252 93 260 33450 32055 96 258 94 258 99 253 85 256 76 266 32055 30616 90 259 90 257 95 254 74 260 62 271 30616 29132 81 258 81 258 83 254 69 256 58 272 29132 27602 73 258 70 259 66 256 62 254 58 270 27602 26023 60 259 60 260 60 256 60 260 56 272 26023 24395 49 258 52 260 57 254 55 261 52 274 24395 22720 41 259 42 259 49 256 50 262 47 274 22720 20992 35 257 37 258 41 256 46 266 43 276 20992 19205 31 257 33 257 34 256 41 269 42 278 19205 17394 26 260 28 259 28 256 35 267 39 280 17394 15653 21 265 24 262 25 257 30 263 35 280 15653 14069 18 272 20 263 21 259 26 261 29 276 14069 12655 14 274 15 259 17 258 20 261 25 270 12655 11390 7 276 11 237 11*258 14 258 20 264 11390 10256 2 144 9 180 4*253 10 250 17 257 10256 9238 8 111 11*137 3 250 8 241 14 248 9238 8327 10 100 10*118 3 247 7*243 12 243 8327 7516 11 087 9 111 3 242 7*259 11 242 7516 6791 10 076 8 108 3 235 10 283 11 254 6791 6135 9 067 8 109 3 228 14 294 12 276 6135 5550 7 053 8 110 3 223 17 298 17 296 5550 5058 7*012 8 111 3 220 18 299 21*303 5058 4678 8*339 8 112 3 214 18 299 22*303 4678 4415 8 322 8 112 3 212 17 299 19 303 4415 4255 8 320 7 112 3 210 16 300 16 302 4255 4163 6 319 7 113 3 207 12 299 10 302 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