DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - - 77.7 - - 83.3 - - 84.0 - - 69.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 280 - - 72 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1853 - - 3370 - - 3736 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5086 - - 6355 - - 5864 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6020 - - 7537 - - 7903 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1262 - - 1319 - - 1499 - - 501 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 292 - - 411 - - 275 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 23 - - 52 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 075 - - 116 - - 156 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 11 - - 8 - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9191 - - -8567 - - -8847 - - -5214 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15211 - - 16105 - - 16750 - - 9380 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15442 - - -13994 - - -14163 - - -12647 ODpotential blCL - - - 21462 - - 21531 - - 22066 - - 16812 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 32 - - 28 - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 83.3 - - 84.0 - - 69.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.1 - - 27.3 - - 25.1 - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.2 - - 82.3 - - 84.0 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 26.2 - - 24.0 - - 42.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 180 - - 280 - - 72 - - -47 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1853 - - 3370 - - 3736 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 7 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] 96783 25 304 32 283 37 289 32 316 96783 89607 10 277 23 287 19 294 15 323 89607 84123 8 254 14 286 9 317 4 343 84123 79568 5 183 8 258 5 302 4 028 79568 75642 7 103 3 262 1 032 3 023 75642 72178 7 074 1 319 3 146 6 322 72178 69050 5 048 6 335 4 041 7 336 69050 66181 6 017 7 343 9 011 8 352 66181 63543 8 330 9 339 11 014 6 007 63543 61009 10 336 9 341 9 355 8 358 61009 58362 9 332 7 295 9 311 9 315 58362 55600 13 330 7 286 9 291 11 298 55600 52950 14 309 12 301 9 307 10 309 52950 50548 11 278 14 280 14 294 11 333 50548 48382 7 306 9 263 11 240 14 257 48382 46415 12 301 8 278 8 230 16 221 46415 44610 19 254 15 265 14 259 15 234 44610 42937 24 233 20 246 19 257 17 242 42937 41383 23 211 19 217 21 230 22 222 41383 39930 23 213 20 213 25 223 27 217 39930 38568 26 212 22 212 29 220 29 217 38568 37259 28 210 24 210 30 219 28 218 37259 35937 28 214 25 211 30 221 28 218 35937 34571 29 217 26 216 29 222 27 219 34571 33168 29 218 27 219 28 224 25 222 33168 31712 27 221 26 222 27 228 23 224 31712 30197 24 228 24 228 24 229 22 223 30197 28624 22 238 18 232 21 227 21 217 28624 26994 15 242 12 229 19 222 18 212 26994 25309 10 224 11 205 19 211 17 208 25309 23573 11 205 15 190 21 201 19 204 23573 21779 15 198 19 191 27 200 25 204 21779 19921 20 198 26 198 32 198 29 203 19921 18031 23 205 27 202 28 203 23 207 18031 16209 22 219 22 213 16 218 13 209 16209 14546 18 233 16 230 7 246 5 205 14546 13059 13 244 10 248 1 349 5 102 13059 11729 9 255 6 268 4 090 8 107 11729 10538 6 258 3 279 5 110 7 123 10538 9471 3 239 2 260 4 123 7 148 9471 8518 2 173 1 207 2*123 7 160 8518 7669 3 129 1*131 0*129 5 161 7669 6912 4 108 2*114 0 180 3 166 6912 6227 6*088 2 112 1 164 3 193 6227 5616 6*073 3 115 1 165 3 227 5616 5101 6 072 4 115 1 155 4 289 5101 4703 6 074 4 117 2 152 9 306 4703 4427 6 077 5 118 2 150 12 310 4427 4260 6 079 4 118 2 150 11*311 4260 4164 5 081 4 119 2 150 7*313 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