DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 90.3 - - 95.4 - - 93.2 - - 81.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 508 - - 255 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3539 - - 7314 - - 6034 - - 182 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6595 - - 9693 - - 8354 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7706 - - 11481 - - 10201 - - 4349 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1986 - - 2900 - - 3720 - - 1200 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 466 - - 644 - - 480 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 254 - - 269 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 11 - - 13 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -28 - - -20 - - -32 - - -45 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8060 - - -5257 - - -6464 - - -9561 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15767 - - 16739 - - 16666 - - 13911 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13175 - - -9527 - - -11132 - - -16003 ODpotential blCL - - - 20881 - - 21008 - - 21333 - - 20352 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 62 - - 66 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.3 - - 95.4 - - 93.2 - - 81.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.5 - - 35.8 - - 34.1 - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.5 - - 93.2 - - 92.2 - - 83.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.5 - - 35.7 - - 34.1 - - 35.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 508 - - 255 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3539 - - 7314 - - 6034 - - 182 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 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] 99183 36 122 33 116 28 119 22 099 99183 91651 31 111 34 112 28 107 25 111 91651 85860 33 109 26 108 25 099 24 108 85860 81078 31 097 24 114 23 099 23 092 81078 76970 24 093 22 113 20 104 23 096 76970 73340 16 107 16 099 15 088 20 088 73340 70061 18 098 14 103 14 086 16 090 70061 67066 16 079 15 115 15 105 14 100 67066 64306 12 074 12 104 15 110 16 101 64306 61651 1 110 12 091 14 107 17 104 61651 58908 13 166 7 158 7 133 8 126 58908 56086 19 154 18 183 14 205 9 206 56086 53399 11 189 22 191 27 211 20 228 53399 50989 23 247 21 207 23 221 23 225 50989 48831 25 237 24 223 27 234 26 233 48831 46866 29 240 27 235 30 232 31 239 46866 45062 31 244 29 246 31 237 32 243 45062 43391 33 248 31 251 30 244 30 243 43391 41830 33 247 29 250 28 243 29 235 41830 40359 32 242 25 243 26 238 29 233 40359 38971 30 242 24 244 25 236 26 233 38971 37634 29 244 25 249 25 237 26 235 37634 36280 27 248 25 251 26 242 25 239 36280 34885 25 251 23 250 25 245 23 245 34885 33452 22 241 21 247 23 246 20 248 33452 31971 17 232 17 240 21 248 18 248 31971 30428 14 223 15 225 18 249 16 246 30428 28828 16 227 15 217 14 250 14 250 28828 27171 17 226 14 218 11 246 9 242 27171 25460 14 230 15 226 11 242 8 225 25460 23701 13 236 14 230 12 241 9 224 23701 21887 15 235 13 228 10 237 8 210 21887 20012 19 221 16 224 9 234 10 198 20012 18110 21 203 20 216 12 228 12 209 18110 16281 19 196 21 214 17 219 14 215 16281 14616 17 196 20 215 19 214 15 215 14616 13131 16 202 19 219 19 213 16 213 13131 11801 15 211 16*222 17 215 16 214 11801 10607 14 221 13*225 13*220 17 219 10607 9534 13 232 12 231 12*224 17 226 9534 8572 11 239 11 238 11 230 16 232 8572 7714 9*247 10 247 10 250 14 240 7714 6947 8*262 10 261 10 270 13 251 6947 6252 9 287 10 270 12 286 12 272 6252 5633 10 296 11 276 13 290 15 297 5633 5112 11 297 11 279 13 291 20 306 5112 4710 11 297 11 282 13 292 21 306 4710 4431 10 298 10 283 13 293 19*305 4431 4262 10 297 10 284 12 293 16*304 4262 4165 8 297 9 283 10 293 9 304 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