DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/04 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1554z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 55.2 - - 54.4 - - 47.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 518 - - 608 - - 317 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2256 - - 4104 - - 4014 - - 2275 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5676 - - 7167 - - 6885 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6423 - - 8271 - - 8181 - - 6442 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1236 - - 1266 - - 1296 - - 1815 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 438 - - 565 - - 451 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 18 - - 23 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 276 - - 293 - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 8 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -67 - - -47 - - -58 - - -51 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -282 - - 303 - - 403 - - 559 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6705 - - 7969 - - 7778 - - 5883 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3860 - - -4364 - - -1917 - - -1198 ODpotential blCL - - - 10283 - - 12635 - - 10098 - - 7640 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 68 - - 71 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.9 - - 55.2 - - 54.4 - - 47.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.8 - - 34.5 - - 34.6 - - 35.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.1 - - 53.1 - - 53.4 - - 48.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.7 - - 34.4 - - 34.4 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 518 - - 608 - - 317 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2256 - - 4104 - - 4014 - - 2275 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 18 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97918 20 225 22 239 30 264 23 276 97918 90427 23 259 27 277 18 266 21 263 90427 84669 23 281 23 265 22 277 14 292 84669 79911 15 257 19 253 27 275 21 295 79911 75852 9 264 12 251 15 245 17 271 75852 72281 22 292 10 297 10 284 12 276 72281 69045 20 264 19 268 19 275 16 275 69045 66067 15 260 20 254 21 271 17 265 66067 63287 23 283 24 286 28 286 19 280 63287 60585 29 275 33 280 34 275 31 278 60585 57767 31 269 36 268 36 259 35 268 57767 54837 41 270 42 266 35 254 33 259 54837 52031 50 265 48 259 41 259 35 264 52031 49500 55 260 51 254 51 258 45 260 49500 47234 65 252 57 251 58 250 53 249 47234 45185 70 240 68 244 58 244 52 238 45185 43317 68 236 73 234 55 247 56 233 43317 41595 73 247 74 234 57 247 65 233 41595 39991 99 253 84 238 62 242 73 234 39991 38488 122 250 99 239 66 239 77 235 38488 37079 127 244 111 239 74 239 81 236 37079 35735 130 243 118 238 82 239 84 235 35735 34391 133 244 120 238 89 240 89 235 34391 33021 129 243 115 239 95 241 97 237 33021 31627 114 243 107 239 99 242 100 237 31627 30198 98 240 96 238 90 243 86 236 30198 28726 91 241 86 240 78 245 69 236 28726 27214 76 248 72 245 71 246 58 239 27214 25657 69 250 66 250 66 246 49 240 25657 24054 69 251 65 252 61 248 40 241 24054 22408 66 251 62 251 54 250 33 241 22408 20709 58 248 52 248 45 250 29 239 20709 18953 49 243 40 245 35 248 26 238 18953 17170 38 242 29 248 26 247 21 238 17170 15452 28 247 22 254 21 244 18 239 15452 13885 21 253 17 256 18 240 17 247 13885 12486 17 256 13 255 13 242 18 258 12486 11240 15 257 13 251 9 243 20 261 11240 10127 14 258 15 247 10 247 21 265 10127 9132 14 255 16*249 13 270 23 275 9132 8242 14 257 16*258 19*287 25 285 8242 7449 15 274 17 266 22*292 26 290 7449 6741 19*291 19 273 23 293 26*293 6741 6100 23*298 20 279 24 294 25*293 6100 5527 24 299 20 281 24 294 24 293 5527 5044 24 299 20 283 24 294 23 292 5044 4670 23 299 19 284 23 294 21 291 4670 4411 22 299 18 285 22 294 18 290 4411 4253 20 299 17 285 20 293 16 288 4253 4162 14 298 13 285 14 292 9 285 4162 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