DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.4 - - 85.8 - - 84.4 - - 72.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 319 - - 404 - - 114 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6540 - - 10087 - - 10811 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8862 - - 11838 - - 11454 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10707 - - 14254 - - 14978 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3250 - - 1865 - - 1600 - - 4953 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 531 - - 663 - - 446 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 21 - - 19 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 117 - - 170 - - 239 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 18 - - 26 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4561 - - -2423 - - -2202 - - -8341 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15269 - - 16677 - - 17181 - - 12507 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8962 - - -5884 - - -6193 - - -13110 ODpotential blCL - - - 19669 - - 20138 - - 21171 - - 17275 blCL maxRH - - - 31 - - 38 - - 47 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.4 - - 85.8 - - 84.4 - - 72.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.5 - - 26.2 - - 22.6 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.2 - - 84.0 - - 84.2 - - 76.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 26.2 - - 22.6 - - 32.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 319 - - 404 - - 114 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6540 - - 10087 - - 10811 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 98209 6 157 5 140 2 315 6 127 98209 90868 5 116 9 120 9 127 6 060 90868 85234 8 104 9 123 7 108 9 077 85234 80547 5 040 10 079 13 102 12 100 80547 76517 2 119 7 071 13 089 13 103 76517 72962 11 145 3 131 7 093 8 090 72962 69735 12 131 7 173 2 213 1 066 69735 66765 8 120 11 150 9 209 9 255 66765 64015 3 218 4 224 6 182 8 224 64015 61339 11 228 15 248 11 262 5 220 61339 58528 14 232 18 234 18 254 11 252 58528 55612 18 229 22 224 23 239 22 256 55612 52841 21 228 24 224 24 234 27 247 52841 50350 23 232 25 229 21 238 23 241 50350 48119 24 234 25 238 21 251 20 250 48119 46104 19 234 22 244 22 262 19 272 46104 44275 10 239 13 256 20 276 23 295 44275 42601 3 256 8 250 16 284 25 312 42601 41050 6 330 2 269 12 295 24 324 41050 39598 12 315 10 345 11 320 24 333 39598 38232 12 279 16 327 14 329 21 334 38232 36916 4 250 14 302 16 320 18 334 36916 35587 7 022 5 303 15 317 17 323 35587 34220 12 010 9 019 12 314 17 305 34220 32818 11 003 13 014 9 324 14 306 32818 31369 9 005 13 006 10 351 12 328 31369 29862 8 014 12 007 12 359 11 340 29862 28298 9 021 11 009 13 004 9 354 28298 26678 10 019 11 011 13 002 8 360 26678 25004 10 019 11 020 12 002 8 352 25004 23282 10 033 9 038 10 010 7 360 23282 21506 11 063 5 084 6 010 4 007 21506 19667 9 077 4 112 3 008 0 070 19667 17803 6 086 4 117 3 087 4 106 17803 16020 5 119 2 160 3*025 7 107 16020 14401 5 146 3*213 5*304 7 124 14401 12954 5 164 4*202 5 298 4 147 12954 11657 7*157 5 199 5 284 3 215 11657 10490 9*144 5 193 5 260 6 256 10490 9441 11 138 5 175 5 237 9 270 9441 8498 11 133 6 170 5 224 12 282 8498 7657 9 121 6 164 6 214 13 293 7657 6905 9 103 7 161 6 209 14 302 6905 6223 8 094 7 158 6 206 16 309 6223 5614 8 092 7 156 6 202 17 313 5614 5101 8 092 8 154 7 200 16 311 5101 4703 8 093 8 153 6 198 15 305 4703 4428 7 094 8 153 6 197 13 297 4428 4260 7 095 7 152 6 196 11*289 4260 4164 6 095 7 152 6 195 6*286 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