DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 54.5 - - 66.7 - - 70.7 - - 68.4 - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -2 - - 379 - - 493 - - 227 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3230 - - 5233 - - 4240 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 6344 - - 8006 - - 6923 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 7397 - - 9400 - - 8407 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1205 - - 1968 - - 2275 - - 2868 - - 3092 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 446 - - 572 - - 412 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 9 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 9 - - 16 - - 16 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 289 - - 209 - - 212 - - 231 - - 261 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -10 - - 7 - - -11 - - -20 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -10766 - - -9138 - - -6757 - - -5302 - - -7398 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14931 - - 16536 - - 16157 - - 13710 - - 11563 sfcLCL ODpotential -20108 - - -16964 - - -13813 - - -12574 - - -15033 ODpotential blCL 24272 - - 24361 - - 23213 - - 20981 - - 19197 blCL maxRH 69 - - 66 - - 58 - - 86 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 54.5 - - 66.7 - - 70.7 - - 68.4 - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 4.3 - - 8.3 - - 13.7 - - 22.5 - - 22.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 56.7 - - 65.2 - - 68.8 - - 67.7 - - 60.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 3.5 - - 7.6 - - 13.0 - - 22.1 - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -2 - - 379 - - 493 - - 227 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 3230 - - 5233 - - 4240 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 45 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97545 36 286 40 271 42 267 42 281 38 287 97545 90161 31 266 38 274 39 273 43 293 38 292 90161 84453 29 266 31 269 35 270 37 284 33 286 84453 79747 27 280 24 271 30 265 30 269 25 276 79747 75705 26 277 22 277 22 269 22 270 21 267 75705 72139 29 265 23 279 19 280 18 283 15 273 72139 68915 21 262 20 255 18 258 18 280 17 279 68915 65951 13 276 18 239 21 239 23 257 18 271 65951 63201 16 280 14 249 13 243 20 248 20 258 63201 60549 25 256 15 270 11 262 19 232 22 228 60549 57792 34 247 23 266 20 249 22 234 23 234 57792 54915 39 238 34 248 33 244 34 239 32 240 54915 52148 36 241 42 247 38 246 39 242 40 244 52148 49648 45 249 46 249 44 249 44 246 49 239 49648 47412 49 255 50 252 51 250 49 248 50 236 47412 45402 51 255 54 253 55 247 51 247 47 240 45402 43587 40 252 48 248 47 242 50 239 45 238 43587 41937 22 265 33 225 40 228 44 226 42 231 41937 40413 19 298 19 212 40 208 43 222 43 230 40413 38986 19 297 16 207 39 194 45 224 44 229 38986 37643 18 293 16 206 38 189 44 229 46 227 37643 36349 20 284 16 209 36 189 47 235 47 226 36349 35040 21 271 19 218 34 192 48 237 46 230 35040 33691 23 259 23 226 35 194 47 236 43 236 33691 32305 25 250 28 232 37 199 44 232 41 235 32305 30870 27 251 32 233 37 206 41 227 39 229 30870 29378 29 250 34 235 39 216 39 220 37 225 29378 27832 31 243 34 238 40 219 40 220 37 218 27832 26236 32 238 35 240 40 222 40 223 39 212 26236 24592 33 241 35 241 39 228 39 224 41 213 24592 22898 32 244 35 239 37 232 37 223 44 215 22898 21147 30 237 34 232 36 229 36 222 42 217 21147 19335 30 225 33 226 35 223 36 222 40 220 19335 17497 30 214 30 219 32 217 33 219 35 218 17497 15733 28 210 28 213 29 212 30 215 32 212 15733 14132 25 209 25 209 26 209 27 210 30 203 14132 12707 23 208 23 206 23 206 25 205 29 199 12707 11434 22 208 22 204 21 204 22 202 27 198 11434 10292 21 210 20 203 19*204 20 204 26 204 10292 9268 19 212 18 202 17*207 17*212 24 212 9268 8353 16 215 15 203 16 212 16*226 21 223 8353 7538 14 219 12*206 16 213 16 232 17 242 7538 6810 12 225 10*212 16 214 16 233 17 262 6810 6152 11 232 9 212 16 214 17 232 18 274 6152 5563 11 241 9 212 16 213 17 231 19 279 5563 5067 11 249 9 209 16 212 17 230 18 279 5067 4684 10 255 9 206 16 211 17 229 17 276 4684 4418 8 261 9 203 15 211 16 228 14 270 4418 4256 5*273 8 202 14 210 15 228 11*265 4256 4163 3*289 7 201 12 209 11 227 6*261 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