DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 84.3 - - 93.1 - - 96.6 - - 94.1 - - 84.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 46 - - 394 - - 534 - - 279 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 399 - - 9063 - - 11454 - - 10158 - - 278 BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 10993 - - 13116 - - 11674 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4566 - - 13230 - - 15621 - - 14325 - - 4445 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1789 - - 3207 - - 2288 - - 3167 - - 5411 Hgt.Variab. W* 110 - - 635 - - 760 - - 588 - - 10 W* B/S 2 - - 16 - - 13 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 7 - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 304 - - 218 - - 243 - - 276 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 7 - - 3 - - 7 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg -40 - - 18 - - 32 - - -26 - - -32 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9474 - - -2150 - - -85 - - -987 - - -9084 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14041 - - 15381 - - 15707 - - 15312 - - 13530 sfcLCL ODpotential -13170 - - -4074 - - -1406 - - -2846 - - -12658 ODpotential blCL 17736 - - 17304 - - 17027 - - 17171 - - 17103 blCL maxRH 78 - - 90 - - 68 - - 50 - - 66 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 10 - - 120 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 84.3 - - 93.1 - - 96.6 - - 94.1 - - 84.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.5 - - 39.6 - - 41.5 - - 40.9 - - 40.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 84.7 - - 91.4 - - 94.2 - - 93.0 - - 87.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.4 - - 39.6 - - 41.5 - - 40.9 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 46 - - 394 - - 534 - - 279 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 399 - - 9063 - - 11454 - - 10158 - - 278 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 12 - - 59 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 99188 34 106 29 106 27 112 24 124 26 087 99188 91745 28 102 31 097 33 121 22 114 24 097 91745 85986 30 105 31 099 31 108 29 115 21 108 85986 81194 24 097 24 102 26 096 27 097 25 115 81194 77074 15 087 15 097 21 100 26 094 24 101 77074 73438 17 109 14 124 15 091 20 085 22 097 73438 70148 19 111 15 129 5 120 13 083 18 099 70148 67131 13 098 17 132 9 147 6 108 9 087 67131 64341 7 046 18 125 14 154 5 166 2 105 64341 61652 7 358 9 106 13 154 9 209 3 243 61652 58884 7 299 4 026 4 068 4 169 4 237 58884 56054 9 238 7 228 5 286 2 308 2 278 56054 53372 12 200 13 208 12 238 10 265 5 278 53372 50956 12 189 15 187 20 201 17 229 12 247 50956 48788 12 219 15 194 21 194 23 217 19 228 48788 46822 15 236 16 220 19 206 24 208 25 217 46822 45017 24 236 22 228 24 210 28 202 29 205 45017 43337 31 223 28 216 29 207 30 198 31 195 43337 41760 34 211 34 207 36 201 33 197 34 195 41760 40276 34 204 38 196 42 194 39 195 41 194 40276 38878 34 204 38 192 42 190 45 190 43 188 38878 37533 36 202 37 190 40 189 44 189 42 186 37533 36174 36 199 37 191 37 188 43 191 41 183 36174 34773 35 195 38 194 35 189 39 194 41 183 34773 33333 32 191 32 196 33 187 33 192 38 188 33333 31843 29 189 28 197 33 187 31 186 29 189 31843 30298 27 189 28 199 29 194 27 183 21 185 30298 28701 24 187 25 195 24 204 19 187 16 185 28701 27051 24 178 22 189 17 201 14 183 14 185 27051 25349 24 169 19 179 14 186 12 178 13 184 25349 23599 23 159 20 162 15 173 12 182 13 181 23599 21798 20 162 16 165 16 169 11 178 11 173 21798 19938 15 169 11 179 18 175 14 187 12 165 19938 18054 8 174 11 199 17 190 14 195 12 161 18054 16243 4 200 12 211 15*210 13 201 11 166 16243 14591 6 224 13*216 11*227 7*208 12 179 14591 13115 9 221 12*213 10 237 6*237 12 189 13115 11791 9 216 11 208 10 240 6 245 11 192 11791 10601 8 213 9 207 10 243 8 268 8 197 10601 9532 6 230 6 218 11 244 9 271 6 227 9532 8572 5 246 5 228 11 246 10 278 7 265 8572 7717 4 256 6 230 12 247 12 282 11 283 7717 6951 5 262 6 230 12 247 13 284 14 293 6951 6258 5 273 6 229 12 247 13 285 17 298 6258 5639 7 292 6 226 12 246 13 285 18 300 5639 5117 11 302 7 224 12 246 13 285 18 300 5117 4713 14*304 7 222 12 245 13 285 16*298 4713 4434 13*304 6 221 11 245 13 285 14*294 4434 4263 12 304 6 220 11 245 12 284 11 291 4263 4165 8 303 6 219 9 244 10 283 6 287 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