DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/26 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0948z - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1554z - - 1852z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 81.4 - - 90.9 - - 94.3 - - 92.0 - - 83.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 92 - - 455 - - 562 - - 310 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 677 - - 7525 - - 10030 - - 8985 - - 2778 BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 9816 - - 11966 - - 10798 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4844 - - 11692 - - 14197 - - 13152 - - 6945 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1112 - - 2981 - - 1873 - - 2042 - - 4810 Hgt.Variab. W* 165 - - 626 - - 740 - - 585 - - 22 W* B/S 2 - - 9 - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 19 - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 - - 21 BL Wind Direction 313 - - 302 - - 271 - - 280 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear 11 - - 8 - - 13 - - 13 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg -80 - - -55 - - -38 - - -49 - - -77 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6865 - - -2866 - - -1484 - - -1809 - - -6060 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11709 - - 14558 - - 15682 - - 14962 - - 13006 sfcLCL ODpotential -10723 - - -8031 - - -5303 - - -5737 - - -11952 ODpotential blCL 15567 - - 19723 - - 19500 - - 18889 - - 18897 blCL maxRH 39 - - 36 - - 48 - - 54 - - 47 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 81.4 - - 90.9 - - 94.3 - - 92.0 - - 83.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 44.7 - - 41.1 - - 39.2 - - 40.3 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 81.6 - - 89.1 - - 91.9 - - 90.8 - - 85.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 44.7 - - 41.0 - - 39.2 - - 40.3 - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 92 - - 455 - - 562 - - 310 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 677 - - 7525 - - 10030 - - 8985 - - 2778 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 98912 48 108 36 120 34 105 40 090 52 083 98912 91571 44 097 39 110 38 104 40 102 37 098 91571 85899 36 099 38 102 33 100 38 109 33 110 85899 81160 32 106 32 094 34 099 34 100 29 109 81160 77065 27 104 27 107 27 089 28 101 24 098 77065 73446 22 099 26 107 19 117 19 096 19 086 73446 70182 20 108 16 096 21 122 11 109 14 081 70182 67192 14 096 15 119 15 114 8 125 10 073 67192 64427 8 092 9 087 10 107 9 138 6 065 64427 61772 6 100 5 007 9 093 10 139 1 126 61772 59018 7 131 4 184 7 308 6 063 6 121 59018 56164 5 096 15 161 14 226 12 265 11 309 56164 53468 9 325 3 352 10 185 19 212 16 253 53468 51060 16 297 13 315 3 271 7 215 13 234 51060 48890 14 275 16 267 18 271 17 276 9 247 48890 46906 21 268 21 265 26 265 27 267 19 280 46906 45073 28 262 27 262 31 256 33 261 32 272 45073 43368 31 255 31 255 37 250 42 257 41 263 43368 41771 34 253 34 252 41 248 46 253 48 260 41771 40269 36 254 37 252 44 248 49 254 53 258 40269 38857 39 255 40 254 45 252 53 255 56 257 38857 37501 42 257 42 255 48 256 55 257 58 256 37501 36137 46 258 47 258 53 258 56 259 58 256 36137 34735 49 259 53 261 55 261 56 259 58 256 34735 33300 51 260 55 264 55 264 54 261 55 257 33300 31816 51 264 54 266 53 267 53 265 53 261 31816 30272 49 265 49 265 47 266 50 265 51 263 30272 28673 47 263 45 262 42 261 43 260 45 261 28673 27020 41 260 40 256 40 254 39 252 41 254 27020 25318 36 253 36 248 37 246 36 246 38 251 25318 23567 35 249 36 245 36 246 34 246 36 250 23567 21760 31 247 33 244 33 247 32 247 33 249 21760 19891 24 244 28 240 31 242 32 242 33 244 19891 17997 16 235 23 236 30 236 32 237 33 243 17997 16180 10 221 19 231 25 232 28 236 31 243 16180 14530 6 227 16 232 17*231 21*236 26 244 14530 13060 6 250 11 244 14*234 15*239 19 241 13060 11744 6 243 8*255 13 239 13 249 16 246 11744 10562 4 250 8*264 12 252 13 261 16 261 10562 9500 3 292 8 283 12 262 14 277 17 279 9500 8547 6 315 9 298 14 277 15 287 19 291 8547 7697 10 322 12 307 15 284 17 293 21*297 7697 6937 14 322 14 308 15 287 17 295 22*301 6937 6248 19 326 16 309 16 289 18 296 22 305 6248 5632 24 326 16 308 16 291 18 297 22 306 5632 5113 25*323 16 308 16 292 18 297 22 307 5113 4711 23*317 16 307 16 293 18 297 20 306 4711 4432 21 313 15 307 15 293 17 297 17 305 4432 4262 18 312 14 307 14 293 16 297 14 305 4262 4165 12 310 12 307 12 293 13 297 9 303 4165 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