DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.8 - - 92.9 - - - - - 79.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 445 - - 547 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3878 - - 6443 - - - - - 581 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6893 - - 9014 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8045 - - 10610 - - - - - 4748 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2112 - - 1778 - - - - - 1324 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 498 - - 632 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - - - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 249 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -38 - - -20 - - - - - -71 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8609 - - -7433 - - - - - -10086 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16654 - - 18043 - - - - - 14835 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16087 - - -14270 - - - - - -18477 ODpotential blCL - - - 24132 - - 24880 - - - - - 23225 blCL maxRH - - - 24 - - 22 - - - - - 20 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.8 - - 92.9 - - - - - 79.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.1 - - 27.5 - - - - - 30.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.8 - - 90.5 - - - - - 81.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 27.5 - - - - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 445 - - 547 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3878 - - 6443 - - - - - 581 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 99350 55 113 51 112 43 108 99350 91847 39 102 41 108 40 108 91847 86083 32 118 31 104 36 099 86083 81299 34 118 32 118 30 092 81299 77178 33 109 35 116 27 103 77178 73550 28 106 28 104 29 114 73550 70288 25 109 24 114 21 111 70288 67302 24 119 18 130 16 108 67302 64539 18 099 21 124 15 115 64539 61887 4 076 19 104 14 113 61887 59156 12 196 5 126 10 138 59156 56352 14 183 16 201 4 220 56352 53699 8 186 21 194 16 234 53699 51324 3 241 14 203 15 210 51324 49188 12 298 10 225 10 171 49188 47231 18 268 12 286 4 133 47231 45415 22 265 17 281 1 270 45415 43717 18 241 17 259 6 235 43717 42119 14 220 17 240 9 240 42119 40616 7 243 13 241 11 249 40616 39202 6 284 8 256 11 246 39202 37844 9 314 6 305 4 244 37844 36474 12 329 10 327 4 022 36474 35063 14 341 12 331 8 003 35063 33613 14 345 12 330 7 349 33613 32114 15 332 11 326 6 323 32114 30554 17 323 10 323 4 296 30554 28936 17 321 10 329 4 322 28936 27263 13 319 9 324 4 353 27263 25541 10 320 8 293 2 307 25541 23771 11 294 12 282 3 301 23771 21943 13 288 12 284 6 327 21943 20051 10 297 9 288 5 342 20051 18132 4 297 7 288 3 343 18132 16285 5 236 6 254 2 344 16285 14605 9 241 12 240 3 326 14605 13108 15 245 16 234 4 277 13108 11772 17 243 14*228 9 256 11772 10576 17 243 12*223 10 249 10576 9505 14 244 11 224 10 247 9505 8546 11*245 10 229 10 248 8546 7692 10*255 9 243 10 259 7692 6929 9 278 9 252 12 281 6929 6239 11 294 9 266 15 298 6239 5624 12 300 10 274 21 304 5624 5106 13 301 10 277 24*304 5106 4707 13 301 10 279 23*304 4707 4430 12 301 10 281 20 303 4430 4261 12 301 10 281 16 302 4261 4165 10 301 8 281 9 301 4165 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