DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/19 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 - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.3 - - 91.8 - - 88.3 - - 79.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 443 - - 554 - - 334 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5820 - - 10151 - - 3407 - - 664 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8432 - - 12058 - - 6437 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9987 - - 14318 - - 7574 - - 4831 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3403 - - 2058 - - 6368 - - 939 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 570 - - 739 - - 434 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 32 - - 240 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 1 - - 14 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 140 - - 300 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 7 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - 49 - - -50 - - -80 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5064 - - -1375 - - -6804 - - -7119 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15052 - - 15694 - - 14379 - - 11951 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8212 - - -3382 - - -9590 - - -11438 ODpotential blCL - - - 18199 - - 17700 - - 17164 - - 16269 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 73 - - 54 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.3 - - 91.8 - - 88.3 - - 79.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.4 - - 36.8 - - 39.4 - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.4 - - 89.4 - - 86.9 - - 80.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 36.8 - - 39.4 - - 41.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 443 - - 554 - - 334 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5820 - - 10151 - - 3407 - - 664 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98878 39 097 40 109 30 117 29 097 98878 91475 29 109 33 105 29 104 33 090 91475 85765 30 109 26 110 27 100 30 092 85765 81017 28 106 23 114 26 097 23 105 81017 76925 26 104 20 114 24 101 19 106 76925 73301 22 103 19 109 22 102 17 106 73301 70016 15 105 19 093 18 100 17 102 70016 67006 11 120 18 082 17 096 17 092 67006 64241 15 131 11 090 16 092 17 083 64241 61587 14 104 12 135 7 078 14 074 61587 58837 8 085 11 123 8 137 5 097 58837 55993 5 122 2 162 4 126 4 145 55993 53283 8 135 7 196 9 242 7 296 53283 50856 4 125 9 176 12 211 10 243 50856 48689 4 133 8 178 10 212 10 221 48689 46722 2 060 9 172 10 205 9 237 46722 44913 8 306 2 259 7 192 9 232 44913 43230 7 298 6 297 6 238 9 242 43230 41651 5 335 6 330 4 250 3 255 41651 40164 11 330 11 340 5 328 4 342 40164 38761 11 324 14 335 10 334 7 344 38761 37410 11 338 14 330 12 335 9 334 37410 36047 12 349 14 333 13 337 12 331 36047 34645 15 356 16 340 15 341 14 332 34645 33208 19 003 18 348 18 344 16 335 33208 31723 21 007 18 354 22 345 19 339 31723 30182 22 011 19 359 24 345 24 344 30182 28587 22 015 20 008 25 349 27 349 28587 26941 21 024 19 019 23 357 28 357 26941 25250 19 035 16 031 21 008 27 003 25250 23513 19 044 17 041 17 015 22 010 23513 21724 20 047 19 048 14 023 18 011 21724 19875 19 044 19 049 14 042 15 019 19875 17999 16 048 16 050 19 051 17 037 17999 16193 11 050 12 054 18 056 17 052 16193 14548 6 048 6*067 12 063 13 067 14548 13077 2 066 4*092 10 080 9 086 13077 11758 2 125 4 104 8 098 7 103 11758 10572 1*336 3 116 6 117 6 115 10572 9506 1*353 3 127 4 136 5 128 9506 8549 2 019 2 140 3 159 3 156 8549 7694 2 020 1 154 2*229 2 221 7694 6930 2 001 1 243 6*285 5 277 6930 6239 4 333 3 282 11 297 9 296 6239 5623 5 318 4 287 16 301 17 306 5623 5105 6 315 5 288 17 301 24*308 5105 4706 6 313 5 290 18 301 25*307 4706 4430 6 311 5 290 17 301 23 307 4430 4261 6 312 5 291 16 301 20 306 4261 4164 5 311 4 291 13 301 13 306 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