DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.9 - - 82.3 - - 79.4 - - 71.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 462 - - 545 - - 287 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5616 - - 11005 - - 7697 - - 1537 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8287 - - 12759 - - 9730 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9783 - - 15172 - - 11864 - - 5704 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3917 - - 1748 - - 2819 - - 3534 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 572 - - 757 - - 543 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 76 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 2 - - 10 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 206 - - 287 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 14 - - 12 - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -35 - - 44 - - -45 - - -84 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4009 - - -11 - - -2980 - - -7154 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13793 - - 15184 - - 14844 - - 12859 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6112 - - -1584 - - -5481 - - -11129 ODpotential blCL - - - 15895 - - 16756 - - 17345 - - 16833 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 55 - - 50 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.9 - - 82.3 - - 79.4 - - 71.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.4 - - 29.3 - - 28.2 - - 29.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.0 - - 80.1 - - 78.4 - - 73.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 29.3 - - 28.2 - - 29.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 462 - - 545 - - 287 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5616 - - 11005 - - 7697 - - 1537 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98117 10 144 5 096 4 137 5 072 98117 90671 7 126 3 149 5 052 7 050 90671 84957 10 147 5 185 4 120 3 094 84957 80230 9 166 5 124 6 137 2 109 80230 76157 4 193 3 210 4 108 4 110 76157 72540 3 199 5 199 8 201 3 197 72540 69253 5 276 2 251 5 210 4 197 69253 66238 11 270 5 241 4 235 5 276 66238 63454 7 270 9 265 7 281 9 286 63454 60764 11 277 12 282 14 307 12 320 60764 57966 12 301 12 284 19 306 18 317 57966 55075 17 326 11 308 19 304 21 309 55075 52323 23 314 17 313 21 306 23 302 52323 49855 23 312 23 306 26 303 25 305 49855 47663 24 324 25 326 23 306 24 306 47663 45698 33 333 31 329 27 329 26 326 45698 43914 35 330 31 324 29 326 29 320 43914 42264 31 338 29 330 28 322 29 315 42264 40721 27 345 32 342 28 329 28 321 40721 39271 28 357 35 347 29 336 26 332 39271 37906 31 002 35 350 28 342 24 343 37906 36594 31 004 34 351 26 347 24 348 36594 35271 31 001 34 349 24 352 23 345 35271 33910 31 359 32 347 24 354 22 342 33910 32513 29 352 29 346 24 350 23 337 32513 31067 29 344 29 348 24 348 24 337 31067 29562 26 347 24 352 20 350 20 341 29562 28002 20 347 17 346 14 336 15 331 28002 26392 16 346 17 342 15 328 15 325 26392 24733 14 350 15 343 14 330 17 324 24733 23029 12 353 13 347 13 328 16 330 23029 21275 12 001 10 346 10 319 13 338 21275 19467 12 006 8 359 7 329 8 346 19467 17638 8 007 4 028 7 353 4 018 17638 15879 6 101 4*091 5 010 3 068 15879 14276 8 115 6*121 2 071 3 132 14276 12843 7 097 7 130 2*129 5 159 12843 11560 8 075 6 139 2*213 5 192 11560 10406 8*060 5 150 3 246 5 227 10406 9369 9*051 4 165 5 269 6 264 9369 8439 8 038 3 203 9 283 10 295 8439 7609 7 011 3 258 12 289 15 307 7609 6867 9 344 6 281 16 293 21 311 6867 6195 11 331 8 288 17 293 25*312 6195 5595 13 318 8 290 17 293 26*313 5595 5088 13 315 9 291 17 294 25 312 5088 4696 13 313 9 292 17 293 23 310 4696 4424 13 312 9 292 16 293 20 308 4424 4259 12 311 9 292 15 293 16 307 4259 4164 10 311 8 291 12 293 9 305 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