DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/15 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 56.1 - - 67.8 - - 74.1 - - 74.5 - - 64.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -23 - - 192 - - 302 - - 84 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1943 - - 4110 - - 4934 - - 217 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 5174 - - 6948 - - 6838 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 6110 - - 8277 - - 9101 - - 4384 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 425 - - 1237 - - 1237 - - 1488 - - 3853 Hgt.Variab. W* 8 - - 303 - - 450 - - 316 - - 5 W* B/S 0 - - 6 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 338 - - 070 - - 090 - - 082 - - 298 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - 10 - - 17 - - 12 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4782 - - -5948 - - -6187 - - -6461 - - -8643 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8947 - - 12058 - - 14465 - - 15563 - - 13028 sfcLCL ODpotential -13396 - - -13361 - - -12788 - - -13474 - - -17097 ODpotential blCL 17560 - - 19471 - - 21065 - - 22575 - - 21481 blCL maxRH 71 - - 88 - - 73 - - 62 - - 70 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 56.1 - - 67.8 - - 74.1 - - 74.5 - - 64.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.0 - - 29.8 - - 25.2 - - 20.8 - - 22.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.5 - - 67.1 - - 72.9 - - 74.6 - - 70.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.0 - - 28.7 - - 24.0 - - 19.6 - - 22.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -23 - - 192 - - 302 - - 84 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1943 - - 4110 - - 4934 - - 217 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 52 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 96572 15 269 19 296 10 257 16 265 16 274 96572 89352 4 038 4 143 8 233 4 292 7 040 89352 83828 6 047 8 087 2 165 1 298 7 038 83828 79250 1 231 6 033 15 012 8 114 8 045 79250 75308 10 040 13 076 13 357 18 048 12 058 75308 71825 22 027 22 045 7 047 13 017 16 013 71825 68696 28 007 29 007 20 023 9 021 8 344 68696 65837 29 348 28 356 30 352 22 012 10 018 65837 63192 31 339 31 355 34 357 33 006 25 021 63192 60634 31 339 35 350 36 353 39 353 36 002 60634 57961 39 344 37 340 34 340 36 343 35 351 57961 55177 45 337 39 329 35 332 37 347 33 356 55177 52504 44 326 41 334 40 339 42 345 40 003 52504 50095 39 327 47 346 45 345 44 353 45 007 50095 47959 60 357 60 004 55 002 53 007 49 017 47959 46045 77 349 66 359 61 002 61 010 56 013 46045 44300 58 338 60 347 53 350 57 003 53 004 44300 42680 48 015 47 354 50 359 48 001 49 006 42680 41158 60 024 42 010 48 000 43 006 50 008 41158 39720 55 016 45 012 47 358 43 012 52 008 39720 38361 50 004 50 004 46 354 46 014 53 008 38361 37050 49 360 56 355 46 358 50 011 54 010 37050 35724 51 355 54 350 47 004 54 010 55 013 35724 34356 54 353 48 347 50 007 54 009 55 014 34356 32950 59 353 46 348 51 008 51 009 52 014 32950 31493 61 353 44 352 50 007 47 007 47 011 31493 29977 59 351 43 356 47 004 45 007 42 008 29977 28403 55 349 41 358 44 001 42 006 37 005 28403 26774 47 348 39 358 41 358 39 005 33 360 26774 25091 36 342 36 357 37 357 34 001 31 352 25091 23358 31 335 33 354 33 357 31 357 29 348 23358 21569 32 338 30 349 31 356 30 357 30 350 21569 19718 30 345 29 348 31 356 30 359 31 355 19718 17838 27 351 28 352 32 355 32 000 32 358 17838 16028 25 356 24 357 31 355 33 360 32 360 16028 14380 22 001 19 000 27 354 33 359 31 001 14380 12909 17 003 15 000 21 352 29 001 28 001 12909 11595 10 003 9 358 16 351 19 004 21 001 11595 10420 6 018 7 007 12 357 11 015 15 003 10420 9371 6 063 5 030 8 020 7*043 10 012 9371 8436 8 080 6 059 7*062 7*063 6 035 8436 7605 11 077 9 067 8*079 6 070 4 083 7605 6863 14 074 12 067 9 084 6 078 5 112 6863 6191 15 071 12*066 9 088 6 084 6 126 6191 5591 15 067 10*065 9 091 6 089 5 135 5591 5085 14 058 9 068 9 094 6 093 4 142 5085 4694 12 050 9 070 9 096 6 095 2 169 4694 4423 9 035 8 073 8 097 6 096 2*276 4423 4259 7*354 8 075 8 098 6 097 3*295 4259 4164 5*338 7 076 7 099 5 098 3 299 4164 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