DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/07 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 - - 0954z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 69.6 - - 82.7 - - 86.3 - - 84.8 - - 75.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -13 - - 288 - - 357 - - 76 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4989 - - 7968 - - 7537 - - 218 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 7599 - - 10058 - - 8565 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4165 - - 9156 - - 12135 - - 11704 - - 4385 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1339 - - 3380 - - 1698 - - 2205 - - 8180 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 469 - - 589 - - 345 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 10 - - 15 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 324 - - 087 - - 115 - - 123 - - 285 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg -16 - - 13 - - 18 - - 13 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -6852 - - -4943 - - -2524 - - -2711 - - -7241 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11017 - - 14099 - - 14660 - - 14416 - - 11627 sfcLCL ODpotential -15849 - - -11177 - - -7866 - - -8477 - - -14407 ODpotential blCL 20014 - - 20333 - - 20001 - - 20181 - - 18792 blCL maxRH 43 - - 47 - - 45 - - 41 - - 43 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 69.6 - - 82.7 - - 86.3 - - 84.8 - - 75.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 36.4 - - 35.1 - - 36.0 - - 35.7 - - 39.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 75.0 - - 81.4 - - 84.8 - - 84.8 - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 36.4 - - 35.1 - - 36.0 - - 35.7 - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -13 - - 288 - - 357 - - 76 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 4989 - - 7968 - - 7537 - - 218 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 97817 18 297 14 297 14 270 13 295 16 314 97817 90525 7 277 8 275 11 254 7 320 9 305 90525 84916 2 224 4 296 4 292 3 355 7 296 84916 80247 6 090 2 095 7 027 9 020 14 017 80247 76233 9 053 10 087 8 090 7 015 19 024 76233 72721 8 052 13 062 14 076 8 063 15 051 72721 69575 10 068 8 075 15 059 14 054 17 054 69575 66697 13 064 13 086 8 079 13 056 16 058 66697 64017 15 023 13 060 9 107 5 074 17 047 64017 61412 7 356 11 030 8 038 2 091 9 012 61412 58701 15 315 14 328 18 330 15 326 14 337 58701 55913 32 312 29 308 33 308 35 316 33 316 55913 53276 46 306 40 305 38 304 41 309 43 309 53276 50900 55 303 46 307 43 305 46 305 48 310 50900 48751 60 301 52 306 52 304 53 305 52 311 48751 46783 61 301 56 303 56 302 58 305 57 311 46783 44962 60 302 57 304 55 303 57 304 59 309 44962 43263 63 304 60 306 57 303 59 302 59 306 43263 41671 65 302 61 304 59 302 61 300 60 303 41671 40175 63 301 60 301 57 301 61 299 60 300 40175 38769 61 304 59 303 54 303 59 301 58 301 38769 37420 60 307 56 306 53 305 56 305 53 303 37420 36062 57 311 52 307 51 305 52 305 47 301 36062 34665 52 314 47 309 46 304 47 302 43 297 34665 33230 46 311 42 310 41 302 42 299 41 297 33230 31747 39 308 37 304 36 299 38 296 39 296 31747 30204 34 307 34 301 33 299 34 295 36 296 30204 28606 32 303 32 300 31 303 30 303 31 303 28606 26956 28 303 28 300 29 307 29 310 28 313 26956 25255 24 307 23 301 24 310 26 312 25 317 25255 23504 21 311 20 303 18 308 20 314 20 316 23504 21697 18 312 17 302 14 307 16 316 15 317 21697 19828 11 313 11 302 9 300 9 316 9 319 19828 17934 3 347 3 319 2 271 2 014 2 067 17934 16121 7 084 4 077 5 089 8 084 11 081 16121 14480 14 106 8 118 6 106 8 085 11 082 14480 13019 18 112 12 133 7*123 6 071 10 090 13019 11712 18 111 13 133 7*116 4*070 9 099 11712 10537 16 108 13 123 7 112 4*082 9 106 10537 9481 12 104 11*110 7 112 3 094 9 112 9481 8532 9 097 10*098 7 113 4 109 8 118 8532 7685 7 089 9 090 7 113 4 121 7 128 7685 6927 6 083 9 086 7 114 5 129 6 140 6927 6240 7 076 8 083 8 117 5 134 4 154 6240 5626 6 065 8 082 8 118 5 137 4 174 5626 5108 5 055 8 082 8 120 6 139 3 192 5108 4708 4 036 8 085 8 121 6 140 3 206 4708 4431 5 357 8 086 8 121 6 141 3*226 4431 4262 5*333 8 088 7 122 5 141 3*268 4262 4164 5*324 7 088 7 122 5 141 3 293 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