DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/29 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 53.6 - - 64.2 - - 69.7 - - 67.0 - - 57.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 57 - - 410 - - 485 - - 265 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 478 - - 5179 - - 6805 - - 4664 - - 545 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 7894 - - 9263 - - 7314 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4645 - - 9346 - - 10972 - - 8831 - - 4712 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2077 - - 843 - - 1189 - - 2677 - - 1324 Hgt.Variab. W* 125 - - 535 - - 620 - - 447 - - 22 W* B/S 2 - - 15 - - 74 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 7 - - 2 - - 9 - - 18 BL Wind Direction 318 - - 086 - - 247 - - 298 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 11 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg -34 - - 17 - - 25 - - -40 - - -71 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3489 - - -2202 - - -2190 - - -1611 - - -3493 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8134 - - 11548 - - 13163 - - 10443 - - 8205 sfcLCL ODpotential -9493 - - -7855 - - -6900 - - -5005 - - -8610 ODpotential blCL 14138 - - 17201 - - 17872 - - 13836 - - 13322 blCL maxRH 46 - - 44 - - 46 - - 50 - - 43 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 53.6 - - 64.2 - - 69.7 - - 67.0 - - 57.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 32.7 - - 28.0 - - 26.1 - - 35.6 - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 54.0 - - 62.7 - - 67.8 - - 66.1 - - 59.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 32.5 - - 27.6 - - 25.6 - - 35.3 - - 36.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 57 - - 410 - - 485 - - 265 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 478 - - 5179 - - 6805 - - 4664 - - 545 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 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] 97633 20 325 13 298 20 277 29 290 29 311 97633 90239 18 318 18 317 18 319 19 312 25 333 90239 84610 14 316 14 309 22 325 17 335 13 348 84610 79964 13 311 11 331 13 317 17 332 12 335 79964 75947 10 265 9 331 4 323 12 339 12 313 75947 72387 7 271 7 305 5 322 5 335 7 306 72387 69153 17 280 10 301 11 308 8 329 5 293 69153 66165 19 261 14 273 14 272 13 296 12 298 66165 63392 17 257 17 261 15 259 16 277 17 296 63392 60710 20 255 23 260 22 272 22 273 24 287 60710 57909 24 251 28 258 30 266 25 273 26 274 57909 55002 28 269 29 258 31 257 29 273 28 274 55002 52238 37 279 24 270 30 258 35 272 32 274 52238 49759 45 266 36 269 36 266 45 258 37 270 49759 47551 47 257 41 264 47 272 43 264 36 267 47551 45570 51 272 43 276 56 266 57 268 42 271 45570 43762 76 264 74 252 68 252 66 254 56 264 43762 42091 88 258 85 250 74 250 69 244 60 249 42091 40538 92 259 89 254 81 253 70 247 58 247 40538 39082 98 260 91 254 86 253 65 252 51 251 39082 37712 99 260 87 256 81 254 60 252 46 253 37712 36395 95 260 82 257 63 256 49 251 41 255 36395 35071 82 262 69 259 31 262 31 250 26 253 35071 33711 60 264 50 263 13 307 12 261 7 229 33711 32318 38 269 38 269 17 332 12 352 5 019 32318 30879 32 276 32 272 17 311 21 004 13 007 30879 29386 34 278 28 276 21 291 18 358 18 008 29386 27839 34 279 27 280 24 295 17 335 19 008 27839 26238 32 279 28 277 23 287 21 345 20 009 26238 24587 30 276 32 270 25 274 20 355 23 013 24587 22887 27 273 34 271 29 278 17 302 17 024 22887 21133 26 268 30 274 28 285 23 288 5 343 21133 19321 28 273 28 277 26 294 24 301 12 316 19321 17487 28 286 24 283 22 299 21 313 13 332 17487 15730 22 295 19 287 17 294 15 309 10 336 15730 14133 16 299 15 291 13 291 12 295 7 305 14133 12709 12 304 12 297 9 293 8 285 8 302 12709 11437 9 303 8 305 4*292 4 255 7 312 11437 10298 6 298 2*348 2*288 3 215 5 317 10298 9276 2 315 5*073 2 284 3*208 2 308 9276 8361 3 053 7 078 2 277 3*220 2 275 8361 7544 5 056 7 079 2 259 4 269 3 284 7544 6813 7 053 7 083 1 243 7 292 6 302 6813 6152 7 048 7 086 2 225 11 300 10 309 6152 5563 7 027 7 090 2 214 13 304 17 310 5563 5066 9 356 7 094 2 207 14 304 22*308 5066 4683 12*329 7 097 2 201 14 305 22*307 4683 4418 12*320 7 099 2 194 14 304 20 306 4418 4256 11 318 7 098 2 193 13 305 17 305 4256 4163 8 317 6 099 2 190 11 304 10 305 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