DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 78.7 - - 77.1 - - 66.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 344 - - 430 - - 157 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4748 - - 7439 - - 6210 - - 123 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7484 - - 9721 - - 8204 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8915 - - 11606 - - 10377 - - 4290 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2082 - - 1630 - - 2357 - - 589 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 489 - - 612 - - 412 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 31 - - 22 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 055 - - 078 - - 336 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 8 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 25 - - 15 - - -45 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2794 - - -1305 - - -2171 - - -5489 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11710 - - 12911 - - 12548 - - 9780 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6611 - - -4200 - - -5750 - - -11145 ODpotential blCL - - - 15526 - - 15806 - - 16127 - - 15435 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 53 - - 54 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 78.7 - - 77.1 - - 66.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.5 - - 36.1 - - 36.2 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.3 - - 76.9 - - 76.6 - - 68.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.5 - - 36.1 - - 36.3 - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 344 - - 430 - - 157 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4748 - - 7439 - - 6210 - - 123 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 98206 7 139 6 174 8 202 3 245 98206 90832 8 104 1 170 4 098 5 064 90832 85192 9 038 12 115 10 082 11 092 85192 80517 7 095 8 089 9 080 11 079 80517 76487 13 105 1 165 7 045 8 082 76487 72925 10 087 10 115 6 087 4 099 72925 69694 11 087 9 107 8 092 6 126 69694 66717 2 026 8 099 6 112 5 097 66717 63951 6 174 6 240 3 272 1 107 63951 61257 7 152 10 204 11 248 9 271 61257 58454 7 220 10 193 14 217 14 250 58454 55560 12 247 11 235 13 211 13 235 55560 52798 18 247 17 258 17 250 17 248 52798 50308 21 243 23 254 24 251 18 256 50308 48075 23 239 26 242 28 248 28 260 48075 46053 25 242 28 236 31 242 28 246 46053 44204 29 248 29 236 28 238 26 249 44204 42507 31 251 28 247 26 253 23 250 42507 40942 33 253 23 252 22 252 15 241 40942 39482 32 255 18 268 14 264 15 305 39482 38112 29 257 18 281 18 305 22 323 38112 36801 26 262 20 295 22 319 21 343 36801 35479 24 271 21 306 23 332 24 359 35479 34117 22 282 20 309 23 340 27 003 34117 32719 21 287 18 304 22 344 28 005 32719 31272 21 285 17 299 23 348 29 007 31272 29769 20 287 17 305 23 348 29 009 29769 28210 21 306 18 319 21 345 28 010 28210 26596 22 315 20 331 20 346 24 008 26596 24930 17 311 19 333 20 348 20 000 24930 23214 16 312 16 329 20 346 17 353 23214 21443 18 319 14 321 18 347 14 350 21443 19609 17 325 12 322 14 351 12 358 19609 17751 14 332 9 338 8 356 8 359 17751 15967 13 340 8 011 12 052 10 065 15967 14343 10 344 10 030 20 048 19 067 14343 12895 6 353 8*039 17 046 22 064 12895 11600 3 029 5*049 10 052 21 062 11600 10438 3 062 4 053 7*057 16 065 10438 9395 4*068 4 058 4*060 12 070 9395 8459 4*062 3 062 3 053 8 073 8459 7624 4 059 3 075 2 035 4 070 7624 6877 4 056 3 087 3 345 2 042 6877 6200 4 054 4 098 4 322 3 347 6200 5596 3 049 4 105 6 312 8 325 5596 5087 3 047 4 111 7 310 14 320 5087 4694 2 046 4 112 7 309 19 314 4694 4423 2 048 4 114 7 309 19*310 4423 4258 2 050 4 115 7 309 16*309 4258 4164 2 050 4 115 6 310 10 308 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