DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.9 - - 67.3 - - - - - 54.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 362 - - 517 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2410 - - 5904 - - - - - 818 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5706 - - 8562 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6577 - - 10071 - - - - - 4985 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2888 - - 2678 - - - - - 2065 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 398 - - 605 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 15 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 288 - - - - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - - - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -49 - - -40 - - - - - -58 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5264 - - -3606 - - - - - -4030 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11842 - - 13678 - - - - - 9015 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9750 - - -6807 - - - - - -8814 ODpotential blCL - - - 16327 - - 16878 - - - - - 13799 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 69 - - - - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.9 - - 67.3 - - - - - 54.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.4 - - 21.3 - - - - - 29.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.8 - - 65.4 - - - - - 56.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 20.9 - - - - - 29.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 362 - - 517 - - - - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2410 - - 5904 - - - - - 818 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 80 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97484 29 289 31 280 25 293 97484 90095 23 292 27 292 23 287 90095 84422 18 292 22 300 21 290 84422 79744 11 282 20 289 22 307 79744 75725 13 283 14 273 19 297 75725 72167 20 289 14 273 13 300 72167 68931 24 274 23 277 19 293 68931 65945 25 268 29 268 28 287 65945 63174 23 276 23 269 25 286 63174 60479 28 287 24 280 25 273 60479 57665 37 282 30 275 32 262 57665 54746 46 277 40 272 35 268 54746 51959 49 274 47 271 46 277 51959 49450 57 273 51 273 52 276 49450 47203 63 271 57 272 62 273 47203 45177 66 272 63 271 67 271 45177 43339 71 269 66 271 69 274 43339 41654 71 266 71 272 77 276 41654 40093 77 274 71 276 84 275 40093 38638 93 274 81 282 87 274 38638 37279 99 268 94 276 90 274 37279 35983 90 265 98 267 89 273 35983 34683 82 266 95 266 85 272 34683 33349 82 270 91 270 76 271 33349 31982 85 271 90 271 69 272 31982 30568 89 268 89 272 68 275 30568 29095 92 269 89 274 66 277 29095 27565 86 274 89 278 61 277 27565 25979 64 276 81 281 58 278 25979 24343 48 266 67 279 56 282 24343 22660 46 263 57 273 53 284 22660 20927 43 262 48 268 46 284 20927 19140 37 261 40 265 39 282 19140 17330 34 263 34 262 34 281 17330 15595 31 265 30 261 29 282 15595 14019 25 269 25 265 25 284 14019 12614 20 274 20 268 22 284 12614 11358 15 279 17 272 20 282 11358 10231 13 281 15*276 18 279 10231 9219 12 288 14*281 18 278 9219 8313 12 295 14 285 19 282 8313 7506 14 302 15 287 21 289 7506 6785 15*306 15 288 23 294 6785 6132 16*307 16 290 24 298 6132 5550 17 307 16 291 25 301 5550 5059 17 306 16 291 24*301 5059 4679 16 305 16 292 22*300 4679 4416 15 304 15 293 18 297 4416 4255 14 304 14 292 15 296 4255 4163 11 303 11 292 8 293 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