DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 86.8 - - 95.6 - - 99.5 - - 97.1 - - 86.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 34 - - 392 - - 512 - - 268 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 482 - - 6528 - - 12109 - - 11090 - - 243 BL Depth Hcrit 4149 - - 8947 - - 13637 - - 12398 - - 4149 Hcrit BL Top 4649 - - 10695 - - 16276 - - 15257 - - 4410 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2811 - - 4825 - - 2937 - - 2957 - - 4653 Hgt.Variab. W* 106 - - 568 - - 764 - - 598 - - 4 W* B/S 2 - - 16 - - 19 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 10 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 BL Wind Direction 309 - - 224 - - 228 - - 248 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 8 - - 5 - - 9 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg -36 - - 16 - - 50 - - 26 - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -10244 - - -6451 - - -1517 - - -1983 - - -10551 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14893 - - 17147 - - 17793 - - 17241 - - 14962 sfcLCL ODpotential -14046 - - -8854 - - -2610 - - -3768 - - -14374 ODpotential blCL 18695 - - 19549 - - 18886 - - 19025 - - 18784 blCL maxRH 63 - - 81 - - 81 - - 64 - - 69 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 86.8 - - 95.6 - - 99.5 - - 97.1 - - 86.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.1 - - 34.2 - - 34.7 - - 35.1 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 87.2 - - 93.9 - - 97.1 - - 96.0 - - 89.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.1 - - 34.1 - - 34.7 - - 35.1 - - 36.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 34 - - 392 - - 512 - - 268 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 482 - - 6528 - - 12109 - - 11090 - - 243 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 25 - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 99204 32 100 34 098 35 111 26 124 19 097 99204 91727 32 102 31 110 32 113 27 111 23 097 91727 85935 34 102 28 112 29 113 29 108 28 098 85935 81133 31 088 26 105 29 097 33 104 27 108 81133 77013 23 096 22 101 20 091 30 095 26 105 77013 73387 22 090 18 113 14 098 23 085 22 090 73387 70116 12 094 16 115 11 105 16 083 16 079 70116 67113 13 100 9 115 12 093 10 092 9 071 67113 64329 11 094 6 114 6 084 7 076 6 094 64329 61644 7 061 9 095 3 139 0 328 3 025 61644 58872 2 070 6 045 3 112 2 249 4 315 58872 56035 3 221 6 262 5 280 6 282 3 258 56035 53352 7 214 13 205 12 237 12 274 4 291 53352 50948 10 178 17 181 17 213 15 248 10 265 50948 48798 6 222 11 188 17 201 15 211 14 226 48798 46845 16 241 11 236 14 206 15 207 15 212 46845 45044 19 224 15 231 16 209 17 210 19 217 45044 43367 20 214 19 223 20 213 21 215 20 219 43367 41794 22 213 20 218 23 212 24 217 21 218 41794 40310 23 216 22 212 24 208 24 214 22 211 40310 38910 25 221 22 211 23 207 22 210 20 206 38910 37561 25 228 21 210 20 208 19 209 17 207 37561 36199 18 230 19 207 19 204 16 204 15 200 36199 34798 15 216 18 205 17 200 15 192 15 193 34798 33362 17 215 17 209 15 202 14 179 18 197 33362 31878 16 214 14 210 13 195 14 179 18 188 31878 30333 11 214 8 208 10 182 13 176 18 184 30333 28733 3 251 4 108 9 154 11 165 19 186 28733 27078 6 033 8 082 11 129 13 156 17 186 27078 25375 7 051 9 082 10 118 10 151 14 165 25375 23629 6 070 6 081 8 095 8 119 14 147 23629 21831 7 097 3 158 5 083 8 082 12 114 21831 19975 11 136 12 164 5 142 7 080 11 092 19975 18092 11 158 19 156 9 161 4 112 7 087 18092 16279 12 185 15 165 10*163 4*161 5 101 16279 14625 14 202 12 191 7*194 5*202 4 131 14625 13145 16 204 12 207 7 216 6 209 5 156 13145 11817 17 202 13*211 7 221 8 223 5 179 11817 10624 17 202 12*216 7 223 8 229 6 204 10624 9550 15 206 9 222 7 227 9 238 7 226 9550 8587 13 217 7 225 8 230 10 248 8 243 8587 7728 10 231 6 227 8 234 10 257 9 262 7728 6960 8 237 5 228 8 236 11 265 12 279 6960 6265 7 247 5 228 8 239 12 270 15 290 6265 5644 7 277 5 229 9 240 12 272 17 295 5644 5120 10 304 5 228 9 241 12 273 18 296 5120 4715 12*312 5 226 8 242 12 273 17 295 4715 4434 12*311 4 225 8 241 12 274 14*292 4434 4263 11 309 4 225 8 242 11 274 12*290 4263 4165 7 308 4 222 7 241 10 273 7 287 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