DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 83.2 - - 81.3 - - 71.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 486 - - 588 - - 334 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3167 - - 5917 - - 5117 - - 1093 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6365 - - 8615 - - 7762 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7334 - - 10084 - - 9284 - - 5260 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3030 - - 1921 - - 1898 - - 1580 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 480 - - 630 - - 497 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 10 - - 13 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 269 - - 277 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 6 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -29 - - -22 - - -29 - - -63 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7516 - - -5895 - - -6566 - - -7849 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14851 - - 15979 - - 15851 - - 13110 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14665 - - -11673 - - -12713 - - -15423 ODpotential blCL - - - 21999 - - 21757 - - 21997 - - 20683 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 33 - - 52 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.1 - - 83.2 - - 81.3 - - 71.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.2 - - 27.0 - - 25.8 - - 29.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.0 - - 80.8 - - 80.0 - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.2 - - 27.0 - - 25.8 - - 29.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 486 - - 588 - - 334 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3167 - - 5917 - - 5117 - - 1093 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 99109 32 105 35 106 35 120 31 102 99109 91650 31 117 28 113 24 108 29 106 91650 85887 27 118 28 119 25 109 25 095 85887 81097 26 115 29 120 26 110 22 106 81097 76980 24 112 19 114 26 102 25 105 76980 73353 20 117 13 126 20 090 26 094 73353 70073 15 121 16 128 12 132 16 081 70073 67061 11 130 12 132 13 139 10 106 67061 64270 4 141 5 168 5 183 4 131 64270 61566 3 176 6 171 6 195 3 216 61566 58750 15 248 9 266 9 253 8 298 58750 55834 18 242 17 266 22 267 23 279 55834 53064 23 259 25 268 31 270 32 276 53064 50580 30 270 31 272 37 273 40 280 50580 48356 38 281 39 276 45 276 51 279 48356 46344 47 285 49 278 57 281 63 279 46344 44504 54 284 56 277 66 281 70 278 44504 42803 56 280 56 276 67 279 69 274 42803 41223 54 277 51 276 64 277 63 274 41223 39752 49 276 49 277 58 276 59 277 39752 38379 41 274 48 278 52 275 56 278 38379 37062 37 276 47 277 50 275 55 277 37062 35733 36 278 45 274 51 275 53 275 35733 34364 36 277 43 272 49 274 52 275 34364 32957 37 277 43 272 46 272 49 273 32957 31501 36 277 43 274 45 269 46 270 31501 29985 34 276 42 274 45 269 47 267 29985 28413 31 274 40 273 45 269 47 265 28413 26783 28 270 38 271 42 270 46 267 26783 25098 25 266 35 269 39 269 41 269 25098 23362 25 267 32 266 36 269 37 269 23362 21570 26 268 28 266 31 270 32 266 21570 19717 27 268 25 269 25 270 28 264 19717 17837 26 268 21 271 19 268 23 260 17837 16032 22 265 18 267 15 261 19 255 16032 14389 17 262 14 259 14 249 17 250 14389 12926 13 261 11 247 13 234 16 246 12926 11619 9 266 9 244 12 226 14 244 11619 10448 6 272 7*249 11 231 12 240 10448 9398 4 274 7*248 10*239 10 238 9398 8459 4 276 8 252 10*250 10 238 8459 7622 6*297 9 260 11 267 9 247 7622 6875 9*305 10 268 13 275 10 274 6875 6199 11 303 12 272 14 280 14 294 6199 5595 12 301 13 277 14 282 20*300 5595 5089 13 299 13 278 14 284 21*302 5089 4697 13 298 13 279 14 284 20 302 4697 4425 12 297 12 280 14 285 18 301 4425 4259 11 297 12 280 13 285 16 300 4259 4164 9 296 10 279 11 285 9 299 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