DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - - 75.1 - - 78.8 - - 77.0 - - 64.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 364 - - 151 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1620 - - 3592 - - 1608 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5033 - - 6613 - - 4833 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5787 - - 7759 - - 5775 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2085 - - 2152 - - 3551 - - 311 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 312 - - 457 - - 262 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 38 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 2 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 329 - - 293 - - 311 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -13 - - -26 - - -32 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8280 - - -5347 - - -6872 - - -5802 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14067 - - 13106 - - 12648 - - 9967 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13722 - - -9213 - - -10705 - - -11741 ODpotential blCL - - - 19509 - - 16972 - - 16480 - - 15906 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 93 - - 79 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.1 - - 78.8 - - 77.0 - - 64.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.0 - - 35.6 - - 36.0 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.1 - - 77.2 - - 76.6 - - 67.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.1 - - 34.9 - - 35.4 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 364 - - 151 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1620 - - 3592 - - 1608 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 11 - - 73 - - 15 - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96413 41 277 35 275 40 262 48 279 96413 89265 26 269 35 273 32 271 34 292 89265 83785 15 259 32 266 26 283 25 293 83785 79261 10 256 21 265 15 292 19 289 79261 75368 9 281 14 270 9 284 10 285 75368 71910 9 236 12 242 13 265 10 278 71910 68769 3 274 7 215 15 251 16 264 68769 65897 15 272 8 234 11 232 15 235 65897 63253 18 249 17 258 11 256 12 243 63253 60692 21 249 28 258 23 259 15 263 60692 58015 29 239 31 243 29 251 20 259 58015 55239 34 235 31 231 30 241 24 255 55239 52582 34 239 30 237 27 241 26 256 52582 50172 34 240 32 247 29 251 29 253 50172 47987 34 239 33 244 31 248 29 250 47987 45980 34 240 32 245 34 238 30 243 45980 44130 37 242 38 247 36 242 33 242 44130 42429 44 237 45 241 39 245 34 242 42429 40868 49 229 48 228 44 233 38 235 40868 39422 47 223 46 223 43 228 40 230 39422 38064 44 227 43 223 41 227 39 226 38064 36755 43 232 41 225 39 225 37 219 36755 35435 41 231 38 225 39 221 37 219 35435 34078 39 229 35 223 39 220 41 226 34078 32687 37 227 33 223 37 222 45 226 32687 31247 36 227 32 227 36 228 43 224 31247 29748 34 230 33 232 34 236 37 225 29748 28195 32 237 34 235 31 239 29 228 28195 26589 31 243 32 241 28 238 26 231 26589 24930 28 247 31 248 27 238 24 232 24930 23220 29 251 28 248 24 240 23 234 23220 21455 27 251 22 247 21 239 20 228 21455 19634 20 251 14 248 16 240 13 217 19634 17788 14 267 9 233 10 240 11 213 17788 16009 13 287 9 223 8 231 10 210 16009 14386 11 288 6 223 7 225 8 204 14386 12934 8 284 3 228 4 209 5 192 12934 11633 6 280 1 249 2 158 5 157 11633 10464 5 275 0 115 2 125 6 134 10464 9414 4 278 1 125 3 125 7 125 9414 8474 3 298 2*128 3 126 7 122 8474 7634 2 019 2*133 3 125 7 122 7634 6884 4 045 2 143 2 124 6 125 6884 6205 4*041 1 230 1*113 5 129 6205 5599 5*355 3 299 3*313 2 126 5599 5089 7 329 5 300 8 311 3 331 5089 4695 7 324 6 301 9 310 12 322 4695 4423 7 323 6 302 9 310 16 316 4423 4258 7 322 6 302 9 311 15*314 4258 4164 6 322 5 302 8 311 10*313 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