DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.2 - - 85.8 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 285 - - 371 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2932 - - 6103 - - - - - 169 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6022 - - 8585 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7099 - - 10270 - - - - - 4336 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3003 - - 2012 - - - - - 6415 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 391 - - 546 - - - - - 7 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 119 - - 122 - - - - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 25 - - - - - -6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7297 - - -4184 - - - - - -8863 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14397 - - 14455 - - - - - 13199 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12653 - - -8711 - - - - - -15865 ODpotential blCL - - - 19752 - - 18981 - - - - - 20201 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 67 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.2 - - 85.8 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 36.6 - - - - - 33.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.0 - - 84.3 - - - - - 82.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.6 - - 36.6 - - - - - 33.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 285 - - 371 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2932 - - 6103 - - - - - 169 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 97809 12 303 10 240 6 319 97809 90524 4 325 4 286 8 317 90524 84923 6 288 7 319 11 321 84923 80285 6 256 5 284 14 352 80285 76309 4 260 2 278 9 009 76309 72814 5 087 4 118 8 057 72814 69650 5 064 6 102 9 045 69650 66742 3 187 1 208 7 018 66742 64053 6 149 3 196 8 323 64053 61459 3 274 7 244 14 255 61459 58774 8 277 8 241 17 242 58774 55993 15 288 12 284 17 242 55993 53334 27 262 27 269 19 273 53334 50935 32 250 31 265 25 287 50935 48772 34 248 31 263 30 299 48772 46791 37 256 32 261 35 305 46791 44957 40 256 34 260 37 307 44957 43246 46 258 39 264 38 304 43246 41639 50 258 41 267 37 302 41639 40126 50 258 43 270 39 299 40126 38706 48 265 44 273 40 300 38706 37354 44 272 36 281 32 297 37354 36006 36 280 28 293 24 293 36006 34627 29 287 22 293 20 279 34627 33210 17 283 17 276 18 276 33210 31741 9 270 15 255 12 278 31741 30210 6 277 13 233 12 278 30210 28623 8 308 10 229 13 293 28623 26978 9 327 3 249 11 296 26978 25278 7 321 4 289 10 283 25278 23524 5 340 6 317 7 300 23524 21716 1 162 5 313 4 002 21716 19849 6 131 1 140 3 095 19849 17961 8 132 5 138 7 106 17961 16150 10 136 7 145 10 098 16150 14505 11 137 9 144 10 080 14505 13037 13 139 11 141 9 072 13037 11724 13 140 13 138 7 074 11724 10545 13 139 12*131 7 084 10545 9485 12 139 11*124 8 094 9485 8535 12 140 11 122 8 103 8535 7687 11*141 11 121 8 111 7687 6928 10*139 11 121 7 118 6928 6241 9 133 11 121 7 125 6241 5627 7 114 11 121 6 131 5627 5108 7 108 11 121 5 136 5108 4708 8 106 11 121 3 143 4708 4431 7 106 10 122 2*157 4431 4262 7 105 10 122 1*225 4262 4164 6 106 9 121 2 295 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