DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/18 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 - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 74.2 - - 69.9 - - 59.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 363 - - 487 - - 201 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1872 - - 1941 - - 1396 - - 158 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5303 - - 5423 - - 4789 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6039 - - 6108 - - 5563 - - 4325 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2486 - - 1935 - - 890 - - 469 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 365 - - 408 - - 272 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 17 - - 21 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 305 - - 300 - - 305 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - 10 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -28 - - -57 - - -76 - - -64 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6874 - - -5757 - - -5235 - - -3986 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12914 - - 11866 - - 10798 - - 8311 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12999 - - -11382 - - -11160 - - -12316 ODpotential blCL - - - 19038 - - 17490 - - 16723 - - 16641 blCL maxRH - - - 25 - - 33 - - 36 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 74.2 - - 69.9 - - 59.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 36.8 - - 37.3 - - 38.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.2 - - 72.3 - - 69.4 - - 61.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.5 - - 36.7 - - 37.3 - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 363 - - 487 - - 201 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1872 - - 1941 - - 1396 - - 158 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 98699 17 083 15 095 10 064 20 039 98699 91312 27 082 18 095 18 084 15 052 91312 85649 27 090 20 089 25 076 17 087 85649 80935 19 092 20 077 23 078 23 085 80935 76868 13 119 11 089 20 067 22 088 76868 73268 16 101 17 103 11 066 19 073 73268 70004 15 087 13 101 11 088 13 082 70004 67008 11 084 9 115 6 087 9 079 67008 64246 5 083 5 129 4 107 7 089 64246 61585 4 099 5 220 4 263 5 002 61585 58819 6 322 4 215 9 261 10 300 58819 55968 15 285 12 256 17 265 23 284 55968 53272 17 286 17 266 23 277 24 285 53272 50853 22 293 24 288 29 290 29 301 50853 48675 33 299 32 299 34 294 36 302 48675 46684 42 300 38 302 38 296 42 299 46684 44842 48 298 40 301 40 296 46 299 44842 43121 49 296 42 297 42 298 48 300 43121 41506 48 293 42 294 44 299 46 300 41506 39986 48 292 43 293 45 300 44 301 39986 38557 48 291 44 293 46 298 43 301 38557 37188 47 290 44 292 45 297 43 301 37188 35814 44 289 43 292 43 299 43 300 35814 34409 44 286 41 290 40 299 40 301 34409 32976 43 281 38 287 38 299 35 305 32976 31501 42 279 41 289 38 304 32 313 31501 29971 44 278 45 288 38 304 33 317 29971 28385 44 271 45 283 36 301 29 321 28385 26744 40 265 42 277 33 302 23 327 26744 25054 35 264 37 270 31 303 21 338 25054 23318 30 264 32 264 26 300 22 336 23318 21532 27 262 28 261 20 302 21 320 21532 19687 25 256 26 261 16 310 16 310 19687 17818 24 252 24 261 14 310 13 304 17818 16019 23 254 22 263 14 303 13 293 16019 14379 22 259 20 265 13 293 14 287 14379 12915 21 265 18 269 12 283 15 286 12915 11606 19 270 16 273 11 276 14 285 11606 10431 16 275 13 277 10 270 12 283 10431 9379 13 281 10 275 10 265 11 279 9379 8438 9 285 8 266 9 263 10 273 8438 7602 7 287 8 264 10 273 9 274 7602 6856 6 295 8 274 12 291 10 289 6856 6181 7*303 11*290 16 303 13 304 6181 5580 9*308 17*298 22*306 20 315 5580 5076 11 306 18 300 23*306 26 317 5076 4687 11 304 18 301 23 306 29 313 4687 4420 11 303 17 301 22 305 26*310 4420 4257 10 303 17 301 20 305 22*308 4257 4163 8 302 13 300 13 304 13 306 4163 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