DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 90.5 - - 93.0 - - - - - 79.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 458 - - 579 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1527 - - 2666 - - - - - 595 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5100 - - 6017 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5694 - - 6833 - - - - - 4762 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1923 - - 3169 - - - - - 791 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 369 - - 480 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 22 - - - - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 305 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -64 - - -85 - - - - - -85 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10993 - - -10806 - - - - - -9811 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16688 - - 17640 - - - - - 14574 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17009 - - -15357 - - - - - -16653 ODpotential blCL - - - 22703 - - 22190 - - - - - 21415 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 41 - - - - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.5 - - 93.0 - - - - - 79.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.7 - - 29.6 - - - - - 30.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.6 - - 90.5 - - - - - 80.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.8 - - 29.6 - - - - - 30.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 458 - - 579 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1527 - - 2666 - - - - - 595 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] 99149 38 120 30 109 33 103 99149 91589 29 113 24 100 27 097 91589 85796 29 117 25 101 27 105 85796 81018 33 107 27 115 25 097 81018 76910 28 098 27 112 21 086 76910 73287 21 095 24 098 17 106 73287 70028 21 110 14 094 18 117 70028 67051 21 099 16 143 16 121 67051 64301 13 114 11 130 12 112 64301 61653 6 123 9 178 6 119 61653 58921 8 231 13 206 8 215 58921 56135 21 232 20 219 20 232 56135 53503 23 236 24 235 21 235 53503 51124 26 251 28 248 24 243 51124 48965 35 248 34 246 31 244 48965 46982 41 243 38 242 36 242 46982 45148 43 244 38 245 39 241 45148 43435 41 245 36 249 40 246 43435 41828 38 252 36 256 37 248 41828 40314 37 254 40 254 35 251 40314 38887 36 253 37 244 37 253 38887 37513 36 252 37 250 42 251 37513 36129 39 263 41 270 43 257 36129 34712 39 275 38 281 40 269 34712 33275 28 275 30 279 37 281 33275 31807 24 276 29 281 34 308 31807 30291 27 273 34 297 36 319 30291 28717 33 291 38 306 36 324 28717 27084 38 299 36 305 36 323 27084 25394 38 296 31 299 35 322 25394 23651 34 295 29 294 31 318 23651 21850 29 296 27 292 25 307 21850 19986 24 290 24 288 22 293 19986 18094 21 276 22 278 21 286 18094 16271 20 268 21 274 22 284 16271 14607 19 271 22 274 23 284 14607 13118 19 276 21 275 24 285 13118 11784 17 280 19 272 25 286 11784 10586 14 283 17 270 25 288 10586 9510 12 287 16 273 25 291 9510 8547 11 295 16 280 26 294 8547 7690 11 305 17 292 27 297 7690 6925 12 313 19*300 29 300 6925 6235 15*316 22*305 30 303 6235 5620 18*313 24 306 31 304 5620 5104 19 310 24 305 31*304 5104 4705 19 309 23 305 28*304 4705 4429 18 308 22 305 25 303 4429 4261 17 308 20 305 21 302 4261 4164 13 308 15 305 12 301 4164 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