DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1331z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 69.3 - - 73.4 - - 69.7 - - 61.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 483 - - 261 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7372 - - 9636 - - 3886 - - 379 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9632 - - 11571 - - 6717 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11539 - - 13803 - - 8053 - - 4546 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1957 - - 1142 - - 5759 - - 1751 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 595 - - 696 - - 420 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 13 - - 23 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 5 - - 13 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 067 - - 046 - - 309 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 7 - - 10 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 22 - - 45 - - -60 - - -67 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -518 - - 529 - - -2494 - - -4822 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12058 - - 13274 - - 10548 - - 9368 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4688 - - -3034 - - -4394 - - -8126 ODpotential blCL - - - 16227 - - 16837 - - 12447 - - 12672 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 60 - - 58 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.3 - - 73.4 - - 69.7 - - 61.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.5 - - 29.1 - - 37.7 - - 35.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.7 - - 71.4 - - 69.0 - - 63.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 28.6 - - 37.4 - - 35.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 483 - - 261 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7372 - - 9636 - - 3886 - - 379 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 - - 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] 97512 14 302 13 288 20 275 17 290 97512 90061 12 279 11 303 20 317 24 327 90061 84410 10 342 10 311 15 329 18 342 84410 79759 7 346 14 309 15 326 14 338 79759 75757 6 330 14 310 17 323 14 320 75757 72219 14 321 13 309 14 317 13 307 72219 69009 17 303 13 301 12 301 14 298 69009 66046 16 287 15 299 14 299 16 308 66046 63287 15 275 20 287 20 297 21 299 63287 60612 18 281 23 280 23 284 21 291 60612 57823 21 288 24 278 25 291 22 300 57823 54930 22 292 25 282 32 291 32 309 54930 52178 24 292 28 287 33 295 43 301 52178 49711 23 293 25 282 33 295 42 293 49711 47501 21 296 19 303 30 298 41 296 47501 45500 17 320 25 319 35 315 43 300 45500 43680 17 341 31 335 41 318 43 305 43680 42006 20 359 35 340 42 321 49 313 42006 40451 26 360 35 342 43 324 56 317 40451 38995 27 358 35 345 44 327 57 320 38995 37627 24 360 34 347 46 329 58 322 37627 36315 23 005 32 348 48 330 58 324 36315 34992 23 009 31 350 48 330 56 323 34992 33636 22 014 30 353 44 331 51 320 33636 32251 22 017 32 356 41 332 46 323 32251 30822 24 017 33 358 36 335 42 325 30822 29339 26 017 32 001 32 339 39 325 29339 27803 29 020 30 003 29 344 38 327 27803 26212 29 023 28 007 28 348 36 333 26212 24571 26 027 25 011 27 351 36 341 24571 22881 23 029 25 010 28 354 34 345 22881 21138 21 030 24 011 28 000 31 346 21138 19335 20 030 21 014 26 003 29 348 19335 17506 19 031 16 017 21 000 26 352 17506 15751 13 040 12 028 15 001 20 358 15751 14159 11 081 9*045 10 026 13 010 14159 12742 14*101 9*054 9 060 8 024 12742 11474 13*099 8 056 8 077 6 035 11474 10333 11 087 7 058 7 083 4 032 10333 9308 10 077 7 059 5 082 4 005 9308 8388 10 063 6 056 2*060 6 334 8388 7566 9 058 5 050 3*328 10 323 7566 6831 9 055 4 037 8 312 15 320 6831 6167 8 052 4 018 13 309 20 319 6167 5573 6 044 4 006 18 309 25 319 5573 5074 6 038 4 001 18 309 27 317 5074 4687 5 035 4 358 18 309 25*314 4687 4420 5 034 4 356 18 309 22*312 4420 4257 5 035 4 356 17 308 18 310 4257 4163 4 036 3 360 13 308 11 309 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