DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/16 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 - - - 40.7 - - 40.8 - - 38.3 - - 35.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 96 - - 23 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1232 - - 1380 - - 2817 - - 421 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 4145 - - 4145 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5399 - - 5547 - - 6984 - - 4588 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1342 - - 1576 - - 2184 - - 3187 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 194 - - 218 - - 186 - - 34 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 27 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 203 - - 194 - - 242 - - 244 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - 23 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 26 - - -17 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1237 - - 1386 - - 2526 - - 427 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4162 - - 4162 - - 4459 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 534 - - 603 - - 557 - - -840 ODpotential blCL - - - 4865 - - 4944 - - 6427 - - 5428 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.7 - - 40.8 - - 38.3 - - 35.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.1 - - 39.7 - - 33.1 - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.0 - - 41.0 - - 39.1 - - 37.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 38.8 - - 31.8 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 96 - - 23 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1232 - - 1380 - - 2817 - - 421 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 101 - - 99 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96463 19 082 22 091 24 113 28 123 96463 89346 24 102 18 126 12 112 21 110 89346 83834 8 103 10 129 6 110 11 105 83834 79235 3 144 5 224 3 072 4 024 79235 75255 6 177 2 044 3 161 10 312 75255 71731 6 216 10 232 7 229 5 326 71731 68538 10 212 3 288 13 240 12 240 68538 65586 7 193 22 247 21 220 21 212 65586 62830 40 222 29 219 22 240 18 219 62830 60152 26 217 25 236 38 237 37 218 60152 57332 30 285 34 245 46 224 32 229 57332 54369 38 253 52 249 46 236 38 253 54369 51519 81 231 62 245 49 246 52 256 51519 48950 96 230 71 239 63 253 70 258 48950 46660 98 231 78 240 85 253 84 256 46660 44596 95 229 87 243 103 249 97 252 44596 42712 91 227 96 243 110 246 102 250 42712 40968 91 229 100 242 112 244 102 248 40968 39342 96 232 106 240 111 243 101 247 39342 37821 102 235 115 239 111 241 103 247 37821 36398 108 237 122 238 115 240 106 246 36398 35044 115 240 127 236 122 238 109 245 35044 33694 120 239 130 234 128 236 113 244 33694 32320 121 238 133 234 131 233 117 243 32320 30927 120 236 132 233 132 231 123 243 30927 29502 117 235 130 232 133 230 128 242 29502 28033 114 234 128 230 133 229 127 241 28033 26520 110 232 127 229 132 229 122 242 26520 24964 107 230 122 230 132 230 116 244 24964 23371 100 230 105 230 125 232 102 244 23371 21753 87 230 88 222 102 232 82 244 21753 20109 77 226 83 213 81 224 63 248 20109 18426 77 222 77 207 87 209 54 250 18426 16725 80 220 70 201 96 208 51 252 16725 15087 73 215 60 201 97 217 49 253 15087 13592 61 211 56 204 80 231 47 255 13592 12255 52 211 57 204 65 248 46 257 12255 11057 47 212 55 203 58 255 45 258 11057 9982 43 207 51 202 52 255 44 259 9982 9015 38 201 47 200 48 254 44 258 9015 8148 36 196 42 198 44 252 43 258 8148 7375 34 194 36 197 39*250 40 258 7375 6684 33 194 30 196 35*248 38 257 6684 6058 31 195 27*195 32 245 34 256 6058 5497 27*198 23*195 28 241 30 254 5497 5025 23*202 20 194 26 239 26 252 5025 4659 19 203 18 194 23 237 22*249 4659 4405 17 204 16 194 21 236 18*245 4405 4250 15 204 14 194 19 235 14 244 4250 4162 10 205 10 194 12 235 8 242 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