DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 60.3 - - 59.0 - - 50.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 440 - - 535 - - 255 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3784 - - 4786 - - 5155 - - 1783 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6820 - - 7675 - - 7677 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7951 - - 8953 - - 9322 - - 5950 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 864 - - 1043 - - 1272 - - 2773 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 494 - - 570 - - 457 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 19 - - 21 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 247 - - 255 - - 263 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 8 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - -24 - - -20 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -69 - - -293 - - 664 - - -27 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8021 - - 9247 - - 8658 - - 5978 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4104 - - -3469 - - -1829 - - -1582 ODpotential blCL - - - 12055 - - 12422 - - 11151 - - 7532 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 66 - - 72 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.2 - - 60.3 - - 59.0 - - 50.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.4 - - 34.0 - - 35.3 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.5 - - 58.4 - - 58.4 - - 51.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 33.7 - - 35.1 - - 38.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 440 - - 535 - - 255 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3784 - - 4786 - - 5155 - - 1783 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 97425 46 279 43 274 48 277 54 281 97425 90013 48 275 57 281 55 289 50 285 90013 84326 37 286 50 282 45 289 40 286 84326 79640 22 289 26 275 32 281 25 281 79640 75614 19 274 16 265 28 270 18 289 75614 72043 21 266 19 259 25 263 26 278 72043 68813 18 265 16 252 21 247 29 253 68813 65853 13 243 13 239 13 216 19 225 65853 63072 16 238 19 257 10 252 11 223 63072 60335 24 240 31 258 25 258 26 256 60335 57478 26 231 34 247 41 253 32 259 57478 54524 26 234 33 237 43 251 32 259 54524 51707 30 244 32 230 37 246 41 255 51707 49184 31 252 28 226 36 248 44 251 49184 46943 34 261 32 248 38 251 47 258 46943 44935 40 262 37 260 40 258 51 259 44935 43118 41 262 46 276 43 268 51 259 43118 41457 42 277 55 277 52 271 52 265 41457 39921 48 286 49 276 55 269 57 272 39921 38492 48 301 52 289 54 268 59 273 38492 37157 54 305 58 293 53 268 57 268 37157 35877 52 300 57 291 54 269 56 263 35877 34584 44 292 52 284 55 269 55 258 34584 33249 38 278 47 273 55 266 54 252 33249 31877 38 270 47 265 55 263 55 253 31877 30455 41 269 47 261 55 261 55 256 30455 28974 40 270 46 261 52 257 56 257 28974 27435 37 269 44 260 50 253 55 256 27435 25843 36 264 43 257 49 250 54 252 25843 24204 36 259 43 253 49 247 54 248 24204 22526 37 254 42 250 47 246 55 246 22526 20803 37 250 40 249 44 247 55 245 20803 19027 37 251 36 251 40 245 53 243 19027 17231 34 254 31 252 38 242 51 240 17231 15505 30 259 28 250 37 237 50 238 15505 13936 27 263 26 245 36 235 49 239 13936 12537 24 266 25 239 35 235 47 240 12537 11288 22 266 23 236 32 236 42 241 11288 10171 20 263 19 238 25*245 33 243 10171 9169 18 259 18*247 22*255 23 250 9169 8274 14*254 18*249 22 256 20 261 8274 7476 13*253 19 250 22 257 20 269 7476 6762 13 252 19 248 22 256 20 273 6762 6116 13 249 19 247 22 255 20*271 6116 5538 13 247 19 246 22 254 20*268 5538 5051 13 246 19 245 21 253 19 265 5051 4674 12 244 18 244 20 253 17 262 4674 4413 11 243 17 243 19 252 16 259 4413 4254 11 242 16 243 18 251 13 257 4254 4162 9 241 13 242 13 251 9 254 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