DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/15 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 = 21Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0700z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1900z - - 2158z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 79.1 - - 89.5 - - 94.2 - - 93.6 - - 84.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 126 - - 467 - - 563 - - 325 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 511 - - 4518 - - 7901 - - 7485 - - 1748 BL Depth Hcrit 4137 - - 7414 - - 10214 - - 9623 - - 4138 Hcrit BL Top 4678 - - 8685 - - 12068 - - 11652 - - 5915 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 733 - - 3166 - - 3283 - - 3296 - - 2906 Hgt.Variab. W* 166 - - 533 - - 683 - - 559 - - 20 W* B/S 2 - - 11 - - 18 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 17 - - 8 - - 7 - - 11 - - 23 BL Wind Direction 310 - - 289 - - 256 - - 266 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 12 - - 15 - - 13 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg -59 - - -40 - - -35 - - -32 - - -76 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5765 - - -4071 - - -1980 - - -2388 - - -5167 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10443 - - 12757 - - 14049 - - 14041 - - 11083 sfcLCL ODpotential -10491 - - -7135 - - -3935 - - -5192 - - -9074 ODpotential blCL 15169 - - 15820 - - 16003 - - 16844 - - 14989 blCL maxRH 68 - - 61 - - 58 - - 51 - - 70 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 79.1 - - 89.5 - - 94.2 - - 93.6 - - 84.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 48.0 - - 47.8 - - 46.5 - - 46.0 - - 50.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 79.1 - - 87.8 - - 92.0 - - 92.3 - - 85.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 47.9 - - 47.7 - - 46.4 - - 46.0 - - 50.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 126 - - 467 - - 563 - - 325 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 511 - - 4518 - - 7901 - - 7485 - - 1748 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 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] 98824 44 090 36 103 41 103 33 108 32 106 98824 91384 34 090 30 098 34 100 31 105 31 102 91384 85658 30 094 28 102 28 104 28 099 29 096 85658 80924 27 093 27 109 23 102 23 101 27 093 80924 76847 22 088 25 107 19 105 22 105 26 096 76847 73238 18 096 21 104 21 107 19 101 22 095 73238 69969 17 096 21 100 21 106 18 105 19 094 69969 66974 17 092 18 094 17 107 18 106 15 093 66974 64214 16 101 13 092 16 108 14 103 13 101 64214 61558 15 109 10 111 10 090 12 099 13 104 61558 58811 11 118 9 128 3 115 6 062 9 088 58811 55995 8 139 11 158 7 193 3 273 4 055 55995 53338 10 146 11 159 12 182 11 196 4 197 53338 50970 9 154 7 159 14 166 15 189 12 194 50970 48856 7 203 5 207 8 170 15 186 15 193 48856 46930 12 241 9 219 8 211 11 196 15 196 46930 45149 17 237 11 218 12 219 14 216 17 199 45149 43484 18 221 13 224 13 224 16 216 17 206 43484 41918 18 208 14 221 14 227 14 218 17 210 41918 40439 13 220 13 216 14 222 14 228 15 212 40439 39043 12 212 11 207 13 218 14 234 11 229 39043 37697 10 188 11 202 14 215 15 236 10 243 37697 36338 4 235 13 197 13 208 14 228 14 238 36338 34937 10 322 3 280 3 236 7 250 14 232 34937 33500 14 326 9 339 8 327 8 307 7 248 33500 32013 14 329 12 001 7 357 7 323 5 306 32013 30465 13 342 12 007 8 019 5 352 6 325 30465 28859 14 357 9 006 5 019 3 001 6 327 28859 27195 12 359 5 339 4 299 4 286 8 309 27195 25476 11 337 8 310 10 299 9 294 12 309 25476 23708 14 325 11 321 13 315 12 318 14 328 23708 21884 14 335 10 335 11 334 11 340 13 349 21884 19999 5 349 4 320 6 346 7 359 9 008 19999 18091 4 124 4 198 2 278 4 021 5 053 18091 16265 6 143 5 199 4 175 2 126 2 118 16265 14606 6 162 8 192 7 171 5 165 6 179 14606 13124 8 187 10 197 7*179 6 175 9 182 13124 11796 11 200 11 207 7*187 7*182 11 186 11796 10602 12 211 11 217 8 199 8*214 10 199 10602 9529 12 226 10*224 8 208 9 228 10 222 9529 8567 10 233 8*229 7 219 10 238 10 244 8567 7709 7 231 6 237 7 244 11 258 11 272 7709 6942 6 247 5 269 8 269 12 275 16 296 6942 6248 7 290 8 298 12 288 14 284 22*308 6248 5628 12 311 12 305 13 292 15 286 25*311 5628 5106 19 315 14 304 13 294 15 287 25 312 5106 4703 21*312 14 305 13 295 15 287 24 312 4703 4423 20*311 14 304 13 295 15 287 22 311 4423 4252 18 310 13 304 13 295 14 287 19 310 4252 4154 15 310 12 303 11 295 12 287 15 310 4154 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