DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/09 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.8 - - 85.7 - - 81.1 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 485 - - 266 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5496 - - 7826 - - 2191 - - 314 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8142 - - 10093 - - 5454 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9663 - - 11993 - - 6358 - - 4481 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1643 - - 1918 - - 5134 - - 718 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 544 - - 650 - - 348 - - 22 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 127 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 1 - - 15 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 080 - - 113 - - 305 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 37 - - -53 - - -72 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6243 - - -4415 - - -7531 - - -6242 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15907 - - 16408 - - 13890 - - 10724 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10587 - - -8318 - - -11565 - - -12531 ODpotential blCL - - - 20250 - - 20311 - - 17923 - - 17012 blCL maxRH - - - 32 - - 40 - - 42 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.8 - - 85.7 - - 81.1 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.1 - - 27.4 - - 34.4 - - 36.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.1 - - 83.6 - - 80.1 - - 70.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.6 - - 27.3 - - 34.5 - - 36.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 405 - - 485 - - 266 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5496 - - 7826 - - 2191 - - 314 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97777 7 293 0 216 14 237 16 280 97777 90310 17 274 9 281 9 281 15 287 90310 84535 15 226 19 265 15 319 11 309 84535 79795 6 259 19 259 19 306 11 342 79795 75758 5 311 7 278 13 322 12 355 75758 72216 11 304 12 308 17 317 13 325 72216 69029 9 305 10 302 12 304 12 317 69029 66094 10 325 12 321 12 324 15 342 66094 63363 14 306 17 310 15 312 16 333 63363 60716 8 304 11 298 11 309 11 319 60716 57957 12 326 11 320 14 329 12 336 57957 55110 18 316 16 310 21 313 19 324 55110 52419 18 322 15 302 20 304 21 309 52419 50017 26 331 20 317 24 319 23 322 50017 47871 36 320 32 318 32 325 31 333 47871 45929 41 312 38 322 40 332 39 340 45929 44154 44 316 45 330 45 338 44 343 44154 42514 48 327 49 338 45 340 43 345 42514 40982 52 330 49 338 43 341 40 347 40982 39542 51 328 46 335 41 338 36 347 39542 38187 47 328 41 336 38 336 34 347 38187 36882 45 332 39 338 34 337 33 345 36882 35564 43 334 37 341 31 337 31 344 35564 34205 42 332 36 344 28 336 29 345 34205 32809 41 332 35 344 26 338 27 345 32809 31362 37 332 34 341 25 342 26 344 31362 29855 32 328 32 339 24 348 24 346 29855 28293 29 328 30 337 24 351 22 349 28293 26675 27 334 27 337 24 351 20 354 26675 25002 21 331 24 341 23 348 19 355 25002 23281 17 335 18 337 20 345 20 355 23281 21506 15 339 15 333 18 344 18 352 21506 19671 13 328 14 325 16 344 16 352 19671 17809 13 318 13 319 15 341 13 357 17809 16019 11 318 11 324 13 340 11 004 16019 14389 7 311 6 333 10 350 8 013 14389 12935 4 256 1*009 4 022 4 024 12935 11634 4 193 2*095 4 093 2 052 11634 10466 5*128 2 103 5 125 1 119 10466 9416 11*086 2 106 5 138 1 183 9416 8475 11 080 2 109 4 150 2 224 8475 7634 11 078 2 115 2 169 4 245 7634 6883 10 077 1 118 2*274 6 277 6883 6204 9 078 0 205 7*301 8 298 6204 5598 9 079 1 273 15 305 16 312 5598 5089 8 081 1 278 18 306 25 310 5089 4696 8 083 2 281 18 306 26*308 4696 4424 8 084 1 280 18 306 24*307 4424 4259 8 085 2 277 17 306 20 306 4259 4164 7 086 1 273 12 305 12 306 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