DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/21 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 1006z - - 1328z - - 1556z - - 1856z - - 2217z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 73.3 - - 83.3 - - 87.2 - - 87.6 - - 76.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 85 - - 473 - - 554 - - 248 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 431 - - 7596 - - 8924 - - 10413 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4110 - - 9890 - - 11047 - - 11798 - - 4110 Hcrit BL Top 4598 - - 11763 - - 13091 - - 14580 - - 4127 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2492 - - 2159 - - 2050 - - 1937 - - 3166 Hgt.Variab. W* 138 - - 636 - - 708 - - 570 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 12 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 10 - - 13 - - 13 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 314 - - 139 - - 148 - - 133 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -33 - - 24 - - 32 - - 30 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4104 - - -974 - - -2077 - - -486 - - -6564 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8702 - - 12738 - - 15169 - - 15066 - - 10692 sfcLCL ODpotential -7158 - - -4594 - - -4539 - - -2634 - - -9374 ODpotential blCL 11756 - - 16357 - - 17630 - - 17214 - - 13501 blCL maxRH 48 - - 42 - - 42 - - 56 - - 63 maxRH CAPE 170 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m 73.3 - - 83.3 - - 87.2 - - 87.6 - - 76.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 49.4 - - 41.5 - - 34.3 - - 35.3 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 73.3 - - 82.0 - - 85.1 - - 86.6 - - 78.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 49.4 - - 41.4 - - 34.3 - - 35.3 - - 44.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 85 - - 473 - - 554 - - 248 - - -48 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 431 - - 7596 - - 8924 - - 10413 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99149 39 102 41 105 34 118 28 099 23 100 99149 92439 35 104 37 103 33 114 26 104 27 102 92439 87117 30 100 32 104 31 109 26 104 27 103 87117 82625 25 099 25 108 25 106 25 106 23 102 82625 78717 23 099 21 113 21 102 23 107 21 101 78717 75243 21 099 21 117 18 103 23 106 20 102 75243 72087 16 099 20 117 15 113 18 109 18 103 72087 69180 12 101 18 113 15 118 13 116 15 105 69180 66480 10 109 14 113 13 122 12 129 13 108 66480 63859 8 134 8 135 9 135 9 135 9 124 63859 61127 8 162 7 176 7 160 8 172 7 136 61127 58298 9 179 10 193 10 188 10 204 7 197 58298 55610 10 204 13 203 14 202 14 209 13 211 55610 53201 16 224 16 219 20 215 20 219 18 216 53201 51041 23 228 23 226 29 221 28 222 24 219 51041 49076 28 228 29 225 35 221 35 221 31 218 49076 47268 35 232 35 230 40 226 39 222 36 219 47268 45589 40 233 40 234 45 231 43 227 41 221 45589 44020 39 231 41 232 47 232 44 230 42 223 44020 42548 35 231 38 229 45 231 42 234 40 226 42548 41163 29 229 32 225 40 228 38 234 35 228 41163 39829 24 227 28 221 34 224 35 232 31 230 39829 38476 20 224 25 220 29 220 31 229 27 230 38476 37076 16 220 23 219 27 218 28 226 25 229 37076 35631 14 218 20 216 26 218 26 225 24 227 35631 34121 12 216 18 213 25 218 24 224 23 226 34121 32534 11 218 17 212 24 217 23 224 21 225 32534 30868 11 216 17 215 22 213 20 222 18 225 30868 29122 11 207 17 219 21 209 19 217 16 224 29122 27296 12 187 18 217 20 205 18 209 14 223 27296 25392 14 164 17 200 18 195 17 192 13 217 25392 23404 15 154 17 181 17 177 17 176 15 194 23404 21328 16 149 17 169 16 160 15 164 15 170 21328 19213 17 145 16 160 14 145 14 145 14 159 19213 17175 18 146 16 156 14 139 16 131 16 148 17175 15319 19 149 18 158 15 147 16*128 16 129 15319 13668 19 151 20 158 18*154 15*130 15 119 13668 12197 17 152 19*157 18*156 15 132 12 116 12197 10886 15 151 16*151 14 150 14 133 9 115 10886 9719 12 148 13 141 13 148 14 133 5 114 9719 8684 10 147 10 135 13 147 13 134 1 151 8684 7771 7 149 8 134 13 146 13 134 5 279 7771 6965 5 160 8 135 13 146 12 134 10 285 6965 6245 3 183 8 135 13 145 12 134 15 288 6245 5609 2 294 8 136 13 145 12 134 18 290 5609 5078 6 317 8 137 12 145 11 134 20 290 5078 4672 11*315 8 137 12 145 11 135 20 288 4672 4392 11*314 8 137 12 145 11 134 18 285 4392 4223 10 314 8 137 12 144 11 134 15*284 4223 4126 9 313 8 137 11 145 10 134 10*283 4126 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