DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.8 - - 85.3 - - 84.0 - - 73.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 365 - - 77 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7166 - - 8393 - - 7985 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9314 - - 10410 - - 8905 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11333 - - 12560 - - 12152 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2023 - - 1547 - - 1896 - - 4510 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 532 - - 603 - - 353 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 17 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 077 - - 068 - - 070 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 15 - - 14 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1709 - - -1779 - - -2395 - - -7380 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13043 - - 14339 - - 14548 - - 11545 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7744 - - -7344 - - -8419 - - -15201 ODpotential blCL - - - 19077 - - 19904 - - 20571 - - 19366 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 52 - - 44 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.8 - - 85.3 - - 84.0 - - 73.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.8 - - 36.4 - - 34.4 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.6 - - 83.7 - - 84.1 - - 79.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 36.4 - - 34.4 - - 37.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 365 - - 77 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7166 - - 8393 - - 7985 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 97966 14 272 21 265 18 266 18 304 97966 90619 7 248 16 234 12 258 11 274 90619 84957 3 220 10 215 7 267 6 273 84957 80270 2 144 2 171 1 052 3 056 80270 76265 9 077 5 123 7 054 12 084 76265 72746 10 082 8 133 8 088 10 078 72746 69579 12 099 10 130 8 109 11 073 69579 66680 11 080 10 115 8 101 9 070 66680 63992 4 122 4 064 5 071 6 058 63992 61396 7 080 5 047 2 274 6 322 61396 58720 8 314 3 321 8 261 12 283 58720 55971 23 300 16 296 19 290 21 287 55971 53353 38 295 34 301 34 298 35 298 53353 50986 44 294 43 293 47 295 50 296 50986 48842 51 296 50 298 55 295 55 295 48842 46872 55 299 57 298 59 297 60 298 46872 45046 59 301 58 299 62 300 62 300 45046 43340 60 303 58 301 64 304 62 302 43340 41742 58 304 56 301 63 303 61 300 41742 40237 56 305 55 301 60 301 61 299 40237 38820 55 306 54 302 59 302 62 303 38820 37458 55 306 52 303 57 303 61 307 37458 36087 52 301 51 302 55 303 57 306 36087 34680 51 296 50 301 54 304 54 307 34680 33241 49 298 47 303 51 306 50 311 33241 31759 45 304 42 304 45 309 44 314 31759 30220 41 310 38 309 40 309 38 314 30220 28626 36 310 34 309 36 309 34 313 28626 26975 33 305 31 306 33 307 31 309 26975 25269 27 305 28 303 30 302 28 306 25269 23513 21 309 22 301 26 299 25 304 23513 21701 17 312 16 304 19 301 19 308 21701 19828 11 320 10 313 11 310 11 319 19828 17932 5 001 5 347 4 001 5 338 17932 16114 7 061 7 047 10 058 8 077 16114 14469 10 078 9 052 15 049 16 071 14469 13006 12 089 8*039 12*036 18 067 13006 11698 11*093 7*039 9*037 14 070 11698 10524 8*089 7 041 8 042 10 079 10524 9468 7 077 7 048 7 049 7 087 9468 8521 6 067 6 057 6 062 4 094 8521 7675 5 070 7 069 6 077 0 140 7675 6918 5 070 7 078 6 088 3 286 6918 6233 5 071 7 085 6 096 6 296 6233 5621 5 076 7 091 6 102 9 306 5621 5105 6 081 8 094 6 106 11 314 5105 4705 6 085 8 097 6 109 12 315 4705 4429 6 089 8 098 6 111 11 311 4429 4261 6 090 7 099 6 111 9*304 4261 4164 6 092 7 100 5 111 7*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