DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 82.7 - - 79.8 - - 68.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 329 - - 424 - - 137 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5881 - - 7642 - - 7484 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8356 - - 9879 - - 9078 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10048 - - 11809 - - 11651 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1262 - - 1090 - - 1246 - - 4401 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 518 - - 615 - - 420 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 248 - - 230 - - 241 - - 254 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 9 - - 16 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4483 - - -3617 - - -2036 - - -6526 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14532 - - 15426 - - 13688 - - 10692 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9631 - - -8374 - - -6959 - - -13267 ODpotential blCL - - - 19679 - - 20183 - - 18610 - - 17432 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 54 - - 43 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 82.7 - - 79.8 - - 68.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.6 - - 29.0 - - 34.0 - - 36.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.7 - - 81.0 - - 79.7 - - 72.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 29.0 - - 34.1 - - 36.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 329 - - 424 - - 137 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5881 - - 7642 - - 7484 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 98441 7 116 11 157 5 140 5 132 98441 91059 13 090 14 131 12 132 6 153 91059 85379 11 125 13 104 10 122 8 133 85379 80663 13 151 6 110 6 122 10 061 80663 76596 8 134 7 172 4 151 5 086 76596 72997 5 106 10 173 2 064 5 119 72997 69748 5 108 8 181 1 337 7 022 69748 66771 2 101 3 215 6 198 9 003 66771 64023 2 346 9 223 6 238 11 296 64023 61375 13 286 5 233 9 232 10 246 61375 58606 25 261 15 272 15 268 17 253 58606 55730 30 251 32 259 34 263 32 260 55730 52999 32 254 38 254 40 257 39 257 52999 50548 38 259 42 252 43 253 44 256 50548 48353 48 258 52 252 49 253 50 256 48353 46357 57 256 62 249 61 252 63 255 46357 44524 68 255 72 246 77 249 77 250 44524 42826 72 251 74 244 89 245 87 247 42826 41236 67 251 74 243 95 243 98 245 41236 39741 71 253 75 243 85 243 94 244 39741 38338 75 251 78 244 78 240 80 244 38338 37000 78 251 78 246 77 238 74 243 37000 35658 71 249 73 244 74 238 73 243 35658 34279 59 245 64 239 68 238 71 244 34279 32868 48 247 56 234 61 235 67 244 32868 31407 41 250 50 236 55 236 62 242 31407 29885 40 245 43 239 45 232 53 244 29885 28307 38 245 38 241 38 233 43 237 28307 26678 32 246 34 243 34 238 36 228 26678 24998 27 241 31 244 32 242 30 236 24998 23270 26 235 30 244 30 246 25 243 23270 21488 24 232 30 244 29 249 22 244 21488 19647 23 232 29 240 28 248 21 238 19647 17778 22 233 27 236 25 241 21 232 17778 15981 23 232 24 236 20 237 20 221 15981 14348 21 229 19 232 15 224 21 206 14348 12895 18 226 15*222 13*211 23 199 12895 11599 16 227 12*230 11*231 23 200 11599 10438 14*235 12 234 12 241 21 204 10438 9395 10*249 12 235 13 243 16 211 9395 8460 10 251 12 234 13 244 12 234 8460 7627 10 251 12 232 14 242 13 256 7627 6881 9 251 13 231 14 242 14 264 6881 6205 9 248 13 229 15 241 14 267 6205 5601 8 245 13 227 14 241 15 267 5601 5092 8 241 13 225 14 240 14 266 5092 4698 7 239 12 225 14 240 14 261 4698 4426 7 238 12 223 13 240 12 257 4426 4259 6 237 11 223 13 239 10*253 4259 4164 6 236 10 223 10 239 6*254 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