DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 82.5 - - 94.2 - - 98.2 - - 95.4 - - 84.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 68 - - 423 - - 541 - - 286 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 354 - - 3849 - - 8000 - - 4274 - - 392 BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 6856 - - 10278 - - 7045 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4521 - - 8016 - - 12167 - - 8441 - - 4559 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 513 - - 4258 - - 6244 - - 7911 - - 820 Hgt.Variab. W* 120 - - 489 - - 677 - - 445 - - 12 W* B/S 1 - - 8 - - 12 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 15 - - 11 - - 10 - - 16 - - 20 BL Wind Direction 306 - - 295 - - 286 - - 305 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 7 - - 4 - - 9 - - 2 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg -58 - - -35 - - -45 - - -58 - - -77 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -10477 - - -10675 - - -7189 - - -9612 - - -11201 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14999 - - 18692 - - 19357 - - 18054 - - 15761 sfcLCL ODpotential -15734 - - -15807 - - -10891 - - -13401 - - -17014 ODpotential blCL 20255 - - 23823 - - 23058 - - 21842 - - 21573 blCL maxRH 55 - - 55 - - 45 - - 52 - - 69 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 82.5 - - 94.2 - - 98.2 - - 95.4 - - 84.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 31.7 - - 25.7 - - 26.3 - - 29.8 - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 82.8 - - 92.4 - - 95.8 - - 94.4 - - 86.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 31.7 - - 25.7 - - 26.3 - - 29.8 - - 30.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 68 - - 423 - - 541 - - 286 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 354 - - 3849 - - 8000 - - 4274 - - 392 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 99285 34 109 30 108 35 103 31 108 33 109 99285 91778 40 113 32 109 32 111 27 112 32 101 91778 85979 34 103 33 111 32 112 34 107 34 098 85979 81192 32 103 32 106 30 108 37 101 37 100 81192 77092 29 104 30 110 24 096 30 096 34 101 77092 73473 23 106 30 109 21 114 23 099 27 096 73473 70194 19 104 24 109 27 125 15 103 19 093 70194 67189 15 119 16 122 23 122 15 117 13 084 67189 64426 16 110 14 134 14 114 14 117 6 107 64426 61773 13 102 11 131 6 107 10 101 8 141 61773 59024 12 089 9 130 5 153 6 070 11 096 59024 56192 4 062 7 120 11 168 3 237 9 045 56192 53512 5 004 4 079 10 146 8 185 0 213 53512 51118 14 305 6 338 7 099 10 166 8 186 51118 48973 12 292 12 294 6 313 5 233 6 225 48973 47016 14 282 11 270 10 287 9 233 7 275 47016 45209 17 266 12 263 11 291 10 257 9 296 45209 43523 18 258 15 270 15 296 10 286 11 292 43523 41937 19 255 17 269 18 285 14 287 14 274 41937 40440 19 258 19 263 19 268 16 275 15 260 40440 39028 21 260 19 255 20 260 19 273 17 259 39028 37672 22 257 19 253 19 259 21 273 17 263 37672 36305 21 259 19 258 19 261 20 270 17 272 36305 34900 20 259 20 266 18 269 19 272 16 281 34900 33459 23 259 19 277 16 279 17 278 13 286 33459 31968 20 267 14 285 10 283 11 283 11 286 31968 30416 10 267 8 285 5 276 5 280 9 276 30416 28808 5 267 2 258 4 209 4 250 7 242 28808 27148 4 252 2 218 4 178 3 185 8 180 27148 25440 1 231 1 159 5 144 7 132 6 145 25440 23686 1 108 3 144 6 146 7 122 3 063 23686 21879 4 164 8 179 12 168 9 166 6 217 21879 20014 8 167 14 177 17 173 14 179 16 196 20014 18125 10 178 13 180 14 178 15 186 19 188 18125 16308 10 196 10 198 10 193 14 196 16 193 16308 14649 8 212 8 215 10 216 11 207 12 204 14649 13163 6 236 7 239 7*229 8 217 9 216 13163 11831 6 255 7 261 6*246 5 239 9 229 11831 10633 7 267 8 274 7 254 5 257 8 242 10633 9557 8 269 9 272 7 266 6 272 6 254 9557 8590 9 270 9*270 9 279 7*289 6 279 8590 7728 9 273 9*277 11 287 11*301 8 307 7728 6957 9 278 10 288 13 295 15 305 13 319 6957 6259 10 288 12 296 14 297 17 305 18 322 6259 5637 13 301 13 299 15 298 18 305 24 318 5637 5114 18 307 13 299 15 299 18 305 28 312 5114 4710 20*309 13 299 15 300 18 305 28*310 4710 4432 18*307 12 299 15 301 17 305 25*308 4432 4262 16 306 11 299 14 301 16 305 21 307 4262 4165 11 305 9 299 12 301 12 304 13 306 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