DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - - 73.8 - - 76.5 - - 73.3 - - 63.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 432 - - 138 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6338 - - 5818 - - 2003 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8735 - - 8423 - - 5054 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10505 - - 9985 - - 6170 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1371 - - 2870 - - 3416 - - 545 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 538 - - 566 - - 271 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 16 - - 24 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 027 - - 339 - - 314 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 15 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 33 - - -44 - - -87 - - -37 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1935 - - -3068 - - -6614 - - -6154 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12440 - - 13054 - - 12785 - - 10319 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6680 - - -8847 - - -13631 - - -15212 ODpotential blCL - - - 17185 - - 18832 - - 19801 - - 19376 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 50 - - 33 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 76.5 - - 73.3 - - 63.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.3 - - 33.2 - - 31.6 - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.6 - - 74.8 - - 73.1 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 33.2 - - 31.5 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 340 - - 432 - - 138 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6338 - - 5818 - - 2003 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98073 5 013 11 177 17 236 11 293 98073 90735 5 348 1 163 5 191 4 351 90735 85063 3 163 4 281 4 029 6 031 85063 80381 5 137 4 308 7 006 9 042 80381 76358 10 124 3 240 8 358 9 052 76358 72810 8 099 1 156 5 018 6 035 72810 69610 4 073 6 074 7 072 5 093 69610 66677 3 054 4 053 9 080 4 062 66677 63964 6 311 8 002 7 030 3 189 63964 61336 18 240 16 275 13 283 6 259 61336 58594 6 236 12 240 12 280 11 284 58594 55745 14 293 12 280 16 293 13 305 55745 53010 31 287 25 292 29 297 28 316 53010 50531 32 290 29 286 33 286 35 308 50531 48295 35 308 30 303 33 296 44 311 48295 46263 44 316 39 312 42 309 54 313 46263 44401 50 317 45 319 48 317 56 318 44401 42683 45 324 48 324 49 327 55 328 42683 41093 48 350 47 339 53 336 55 335 41093 39614 60 349 53 349 56 337 52 340 39614 38231 57 348 55 358 53 344 49 351 38231 36905 60 001 57 007 51 356 51 360 36905 35570 72 013 61 013 54 008 54 005 35570 34198 74 018 65 014 58 013 56 008 34198 32791 71 022 70 014 60 012 57 009 32791 31337 69 025 70 014 59 010 56 008 31337 29826 66 027 66 016 59 009 54 004 29826 28258 66 029 62 019 58 009 53 002 28258 26633 66 030 62 021 57 008 51 001 26633 24955 63 028 64 019 57 007 50 001 24955 23223 54 026 64 017 57 007 49 003 23223 21436 47 027 63 020 58 010 49 006 21436 19589 43 032 60 025 59 018 48 015 19589 17719 38 035 53 028 56 027 47 026 17719 15925 34 032 45 028 51 031 44 030 15925 14299 33 026 36 029 43 032 40 028 14299 12853 33 024 27 033 33 038 36 028 12853 11564 31*028 22 036 27 043 31 033 11564 10409 26*030 19*033 24 041 26 041 10409 9372 23 029 16*020 21 034 22 046 9372 8441 21 028 15 004 18 019 19 048 8441 7610 19 027 16 349 18 359 18 044 7610 6866 18 026 17 338 20 341 17 038 6866 6192 17 025 18 329 23*326 16 025 6192 5590 15 024 18 323 26*318 17 360 5590 5083 14 023 18 320 26 315 20 332 5083 4692 13 024 18 319 25 314 24 315 4692 4422 12 024 17 317 24 313 23 310 4422 4258 11 024 16 317 22 312 20*309 4258 4163 10 024 13 316 14 312 12*308 4163 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