DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 - - - 78.3 - - 78.9 - - - - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 174 - - 311 - - - - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4750 - - 5001 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7192 - - 7653 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8917 - - 9168 - - - - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2374 - - 1812 - - - - - 1049 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 396 - - 486 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 286 - - - - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - -38 - - - - - -33 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6057 - - -4940 - - - - - -4719 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14975 - - 14109 - - - - - 8884 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13427 - - -11441 - - - - - -11503 ODpotential blCL - - - 22344 - - 20609 - - - - - 15668 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 84 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.3 - - 78.9 - - - - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 31.4 - - - - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.9 - - 77.8 - - - - - 67.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.8 - - 30.2 - - - - - 40.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 174 - - 311 - - - - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4750 - - 5001 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 35 - - - - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 96560 17 273 25 277 27 273 96560 89368 9 274 17 257 13 265 89368 83883 11 255 9 245 5 278 83883 79334 10 217 8 216 4 293 79334 75414 7 216 8 225 6 301 75414 71964 4 145 3 224 5 327 71964 68853 8 047 4 079 6 015 68853 65992 9 044 5 042 9 013 65992 63352 8 007 2 054 6 005 63352 60817 11 334 4 340 5 353 60817 58194 12 315 8 332 4 346 58194 55459 9 323 13 304 8 310 55459 52811 8 289 12 269 19 281 52811 50389 7 249 13 241 21 275 50389 48182 12 270 17 263 22 278 48182 46153 24 275 24 265 27 271 46153 44288 31 270 28 260 32 260 44288 42574 34 262 34 257 36 255 42574 40995 40 255 40 251 43 255 40995 39536 45 250 41 245 47 248 39536 38178 44 246 40 247 48 247 38178 36872 42 242 43 245 49 246 36872 35552 41 240 44 243 50 245 35552 34192 36 238 43 242 49 245 34192 32794 33 235 42 240 49 245 32794 31346 32 236 41 241 47 245 31346 29839 31 240 40 242 42 244 29839 28275 31 243 39 245 38 245 28275 26656 30 244 38 248 36 247 26656 24984 29 242 35 249 34 249 24984 23263 28 237 29 251 30 252 23263 21488 27 235 23 251 24 254 21488 19652 23 238 22 248 21 251 19652 17790 21 241 20 249 19 257 17790 15999 20 243 18 252 18 268 15999 14368 19 243 17 255 14 280 14368 12913 19 245 15 258 10 292 12913 11613 19 248 14 260 7 298 11613 10445 19 251 14 264 5 299 10445 9397 18*256 14*272 6 307 9397 8457 17*262 14*279 9 314 8457 7619 15 270 15 283 13 315 7619 6870 14 277 16 285 18 314 6870 6194 13 280 16 287 24 310 6194 5591 12 280 16 288 28 306 5591 5085 11 280 16 289 30 304 5085 4694 10 279 16 290 28 304 4694 4423 9 278 15 289 24 303 4423 4258 9 278 14 290 19*301 4258 4164 7 277 11 289 11*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