DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - 59.9 - - 66.2 - - - - - 52.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 421 - - 498 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4578 - - 6767 - - - - - 392 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7428 - - 9243 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8745 - - 10934 - - - - - 4559 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1007 - - 1312 - - - - - 760 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 518 - - 624 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 53 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - - - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 292 - - - - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 37 - - - - - -71 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5177 - - -3118 - - - - - -4069 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13922 - - 14052 - - - - - 8628 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12359 - - -8495 - - - - - -10616 ODpotential blCL - - - 21104 - - 19429 - - - - - 15175 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 59 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.9 - - 66.2 - - - - - 52.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.1 - - 18.5 - - - - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.3 - - 64.2 - - - - - 54.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.6 - - 18.0 - - - - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 421 - - 498 - - - - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4578 - - 6767 - - - - - 392 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 0 - - - - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97550 28 260 36 288 29 301 97550 90200 24 296 30 292 25 298 90200 84536 24 302 25 282 27 303 84536 79831 21 295 23 270 28 306 79831 75780 15 304 18 282 20 304 75780 72199 14 288 16 296 21 276 72199 68958 18 270 12 291 17 278 68958 65975 17 279 20 273 23 296 65975 63203 18 272 24 265 25 288 63203 60517 23 271 22 266 29 272 60517 57709 30 272 30 266 29 270 57709 54779 43 270 40 267 38 279 54779 51982 50 268 50 269 48 278 51982 49480 54 273 53 271 60 278 49480 47249 61 271 55 275 63 275 47249 45231 66 268 60 276 62 273 45231 43393 63 270 64 276 64 276 43393 41705 61 273 63 278 71 275 41705 40147 64 275 61 281 71 275 40147 38699 69 273 60 281 68 276 38699 37350 66 266 58 283 65 274 37350 36061 59 264 56 283 62 274 36061 34765 56 269 55 281 58 274 34765 33431 56 272 55 280 54 274 33431 32060 55 278 53 282 51 278 32060 30641 54 281 51 283 49 280 30641 29165 52 283 50 284 46 280 29165 27634 50 283 50 285 42 284 27634 26050 52 283 49 286 40 286 26050 24416 54 284 48 288 39 285 24416 22733 55 289 48 290 38 288 22733 20997 52 294 44 291 37 292 20997 19202 47 294 38 292 32 293 19202 17383 40 293 33 294 25 295 17383 15634 32 296 27 297 18 303 15634 14045 25 300 21 302 14 311 14045 12631 21 307 15 311 10 316 12631 11371 17 317 8*315 7 316 11371 10243 12 328 4*305 5 301 10243 9231 5*348 4 304 4 277 9231 8323 5*034 3 302 4 268 8323 7513 5 043 2 294 5 278 7513 6789 5 055 2 286 7 297 6789 6133 5 063 1 277 11 306 6133 5548 6 071 1 267 17 312 5548 5056 6 077 1 261 23 310 5056 4676 6 083 1 257 25*308 4676 4414 6 085 1 254 23*307 4414 4255 6 085 1 248 20 307 4255 4163 5 087 1 234 12 307 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