DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - 46.6 - - 49.2 - - - - - 42.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 472 - - 554 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3368 - - 4029 - - - - - 664 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6513 - - 7081 - - - - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7535 - - 8196 - - - - - 4831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2338 - - 3387 - - - - - 1307 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 485 - - 544 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 21 - - - - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 307 - - - - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 3 - - - - - 18 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -62 - - -81 - - - - - -96 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 913 - - 1168 - - - - - -875 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6622 - - 7028 - - - - - 5706 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -266 - - 260 - - - - - -4494 ODpotential blCL - - - 7801 - - 7936 - - - - - 9325 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 80 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 120 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.6 - - 49.2 - - - - - 42.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.0 - - 32.8 - - - - - 32.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.0 - - 47.3 - - - - - 44.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.0 - - 32.8 - - - - - 32.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 472 - - 554 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3368 - - 4029 - - - - - 664 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 20 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 97470 35 269 41 268 43 282 97470 90133 39 290 42 280 39 286 90133 84462 40 287 38 280 35 284 84462 79726 35 274 35 270 34 275 79726 75626 33 263 32 265 34 269 75626 71998 35 255 33 259 37 269 71998 68724 35 250 34 255 35 264 68724 65722 29 246 35 249 31 255 65722 62923 29 250 34 240 30 259 62923 60202 33 258 31 256 36 264 60202 57381 32 260 32 265 33 267 57381 54467 31 262 32 267 28 269 54467 51681 31 264 31 270 27 261 51681 49165 36 268 34 271 28 278 49165 46905 38 264 40 268 38 283 46905 44856 38 261 41 264 39 281 44856 42978 38 261 38 268 38 281 42978 41242 39 262 40 269 40 285 41242 39627 40 261 43 264 43 293 39627 38122 41 259 43 260 49 295 38122 36719 43 256 39 258 54 291 36719 35381 48 253 37 261 54 288 35381 34042 52 246 37 265 47 292 34042 32678 54 242 37 262 45 296 32678 31290 57 237 38 258 39 302 31290 29868 57 229 33 252 39 311 29868 28407 55 218 28 260 35 319 28407 26915 49 212 26 268 29 331 26915 25389 44 209 19 271 25 349 25389 23823 43 210 16 282 26 359 23823 22213 39 214 14 283 26 358 22213 20550 34 220 12 288 25 357 20550 18825 27 223 10 300 24 358 18825 17072 17 222 8 311 22 358 17072 15383 6 198 4 309 19 357 15383 13843 7 132 2 035 18 357 13843 12467 7 120 3 083 17 356 12467 11234 5 097 3 108 17 355 11234 10125 1 106 1 205 19 350 10125 9130 1 247 3 281 21 344 9130 8237 2*304 7*295 25 338 8237 7442 6*319 12*303 29 332 7442 6732 12 316 18 306 33 327 6732 6090 18 311 23 307 36 322 6090 5518 20 308 25 307 36 319 5518 5037 20 306 25 307 35*316 5037 4666 20 306 24 307 31*313 4666 4409 19 305 23 306 27 311 4409 4252 18 305 21 307 23 310 4252 4162 13 304 15 306 14 308 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