DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 = 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 - - - 32.5 - - 38.5 - - 39.1 - - 32.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 95 - - 24 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 488 - - 2378 - - 2015 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 5160 - - 4145 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4655 - - 6545 - - 6182 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 703 - - 1105 - - 1596 - - 1074 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 104 - - 263 - - 164 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 12 - - 23 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 4 - - 1 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 317 - - 044 - - 335 - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -75 - - 6 - - -9 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -893 - - -714 - - -175 - - -1133 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5548 - - 7260 - - 6358 - - 5296 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9612 - - -7493 - - -5127 - - -7674 ODpotential blCL - - - 14267 - - 14038 - - 11309 - - 11837 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 84 - - 83 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 32.5 - - 38.5 - - 39.1 - - 32.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.0 - - 21.4 - - 25.9 - - 24.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 38.6 - - 39.8 - - 35.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.8 - - 20.2 - - 24.8 - - 23.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 95 - - 24 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 488 - - 2378 - - 2015 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 37 - - 32 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 96542 27 117 20 083 31 105 27 112 96542 89380 23 105 11 121 13 120 19 093 89380 83834 16 099 12 150 10 132 10 095 83834 79215 8 123 7 114 7 156 3 080 79215 75216 4 243 0 165 2 192 2 150 75216 71669 8 188 7 204 5 198 4 219 71669 68437 2 198 12 236 8 275 2 215 68437 65453 10 151 12 223 14 262 14 262 65453 62703 8 287 6 253 11 272 13 271 62703 60049 32 291 31 299 21 299 21 298 60049 57271 38 278 41 290 33 289 33 291 57271 54377 35 276 44 294 39 291 39 287 54377 51600 44 293 56 293 52 293 44 290 51600 49091 56 293 61 284 59 287 53 289 49091 46837 59 283 60 281 60 284 62 291 46837 44791 60 283 61 284 63 286 70 287 44791 42928 59 292 66 286 72 288 69 283 42928 41216 69 296 74 287 77 287 69 291 41216 39622 84 294 83 288 77 286 78 298 39622 38129 96 289 93 284 78 288 89 297 38129 36740 106 288 96 280 80 290 99 291 36740 35433 114 288 100 281 83 291 103 289 35433 34137 119 287 109 281 91 291 107 293 34137 32809 122 288 115 280 97 290 113 297 32809 31447 118 290 115 280 96 288 117 298 31447 30036 103 293 107 282 90 286 116 299 30036 28568 87 294 95 285 85 288 109 299 28568 27048 75 291 80 287 76 291 95 300 27048 25483 66 291 65 286 61 289 73 300 25483 23882 51 288 57 287 48 287 56 300 23882 22244 38 283 49 289 38 288 45 300 22244 20557 38 283 43 286 37 290 39 299 20557 18809 43 286 33 284 41 291 40 300 18809 17033 44 294 27 292 38 289 37 303 17033 15325 41 302 26 303 31 287 28 305 15325 13774 37 308 26 306 25 292 18 303 13774 12391 31 314 25 305 23 298 14 299 12391 11156 25 320 23 302 21 301 13 299 11156 10049 19 328 18 297 16 299 11 301 10049 9058 15 336 12 294 9 289 8 299 9058 8175 13 344 5 298 4 242 5 279 8175 7391 13 350 1 014 5 186 4 214 7391 6693 15 350 4*065 4*164 5 179 6693 6063 18 343 5*063 3*152 6 163 6063 5500 21 335 5 054 0 037 5 150 5500 5025 23*325 4 037 2 333 2 130 5025 4658 22*319 3 031 3 331 2 339 4658 4404 21 316 3 029 3 331 7 322 4404 4250 19 316 3 028 3 331 8*319 4250 4162 12 315 3 028 3 333 6*319 4162 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