DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/12 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 - - - 65.9 - - 72.1 - - 72.9 - - 59.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 170 - - 293 - - 78 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1913 - - 3966 - - 4092 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5103 - - 6825 - - 6168 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6080 - - 8133 - - 8259 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1759 - - 1420 - - 1435 - - 405 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 289 - - 440 - - 289 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 4 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 080 - - 085 - - 050 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 14 - - -7 - - -30 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5514 - - -5701 - - -6798 - - -3182 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11595 - - 13834 - - 15057 - - 7347 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12834 - - -11700 - - -12301 - - -10243 ODpotential blCL - - - 18914 - - 19833 - - 20560 - - 14407 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 53 - - 66 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.9 - - 72.1 - - 72.9 - - 59.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 26.1 - - 21.6 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 71.1 - - 73.1 - - 62.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 25.0 - - 20.5 - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 170 - - 293 - - 78 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1913 - - 3966 - - 4092 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96410 26 299 19 293 22 296 15 289 96410 89244 10 329 17 270 23 313 11 345 89244 83750 11 317 12 278 19 297 18 342 83750 79173 17 304 14 313 15 306 19 330 79173 75245 17 323 19 311 22 306 29 325 75245 71806 22 322 25 311 24 315 28 313 71806 68707 25 310 29 317 28 334 23 327 68707 65855 28 310 29 322 29 334 23 338 65855 63205 27 316 28 322 29 326 25 326 63205 60645 26 319 28 316 29 318 28 320 60645 57972 28 320 29 315 28 315 29 316 57972 55176 27 316 29 313 28 308 30 312 55176 52483 24 305 26 299 27 308 30 307 52483 50039 21 303 25 292 29 301 33 310 50039 47837 24 312 29 298 31 295 36 302 47837 45844 33 313 30 308 31 295 34 295 45844 44032 36 316 31 316 28 302 32 300 44032 42369 38 316 35 320 32 311 34 302 42369 40830 39 315 40 319 35 312 33 304 40830 39393 41 316 45 314 40 312 35 309 39393 38046 40 316 45 313 49 307 46 315 38046 36755 36 318 44 318 51 306 53 313 36755 35453 30 321 36 317 45 307 50 313 35453 34110 28 324 28 313 43 301 43 307 34110 32730 28 325 24 309 39 300 39 303 32730 31299 27 322 24 310 34 296 35 306 31299 29809 28 318 26 309 33 295 36 306 29809 28261 31 318 30 309 32 298 37 303 28261 26655 33 317 33 306 32 301 36 298 26655 24992 32 313 34 302 33 299 35 293 24992 23275 31 306 34 300 33 297 34 295 23275 21501 27 299 32 299 30 303 29 306 21501 19664 25 307 29 303 26 313 22 318 19664 17799 23 325 25 316 23 325 22 331 17799 16003 20 343 21 330 21 338 24 341 16003 14366 16 355 16 345 20 349 23 352 14366 12905 12 359 12 357 17 356 20 002 12905 11598 9 004 9 010 12 003 14 009 11598 10427 8 018 8 025 9 012 9 012 10427 9377 6 049 7 044 8 022 7 010 9377 8439 8 087 8*065 6*030 6 003 8439 7604 11 097 8*076 5*035 5 358 7604 6859 13 095 8 080 4 041 4 348 6859 6186 13*089 8 083 4 046 3 331 6186 5585 11*082 8 086 4 052 6 321 5585 5080 9 079 8 088 4 057 10 320 5080 4690 9 079 8 091 3 062 15 315 4690 4421 9 080 8 092 3 066 17 311 4421 4257 8 081 8 093 3 067 15*310 4257 4163 7 082 7 094 3 069 9*310 4163 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