DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.1 - - 92.6 - - - - - 81.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 445 - - 552 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4761 - - 8191 - - - - - 988 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7591 - - 10444 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8928 - - 12358 - - - - - 5155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2541 - - 2224 - - - - - 1420 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 534 - - 687 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 20 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 229 - - - - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 4 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 32 - - - - - -58 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4815 - - -2803 - - - - - -8663 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13743 - - 15162 - - - - - 13819 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7718 - - -5406 - - - - - -14861 ODpotential blCL - - - 16646 - - 17764 - - - - - 20016 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 71 - - - - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.1 - - 92.6 - - - - - 81.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.1 - - 40.0 - - - - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.2 - - 90.2 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 40.0 - - - - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 445 - - 552 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4761 - - 8191 - - - - - 988 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 0 - - - - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99417 49 110 41 108 37 105 99417 91873 37 113 35 105 34 094 91873 86074 26 103 30 106 31 092 86074 81276 25 098 31 098 31 098 81276 77156 27 102 28 098 29 096 77156 73532 26 098 23 100 22 099 73532 70265 21 093 21 104 17 104 70265 67265 16 092 15 106 18 096 67265 64486 12 113 11 122 17 088 64486 61807 9 128 9 131 14 074 61807 59049 14 150 14 163 6 124 59049 56235 18 159 22 173 15 173 56235 53585 24 174 29 179 27 180 53585 51209 29 171 29 176 27 185 51209 49071 21 201 17 191 20 182 49071 47119 24 228 17 227 14 186 47119 45307 28 233 21 232 14 231 45307 43612 32 226 25 225 18 240 43612 42021 34 215 27 219 20 239 42021 40520 33 207 27 213 21 239 40520 39104 32 205 27 213 20 237 39104 37740 31 208 28 213 19 236 37740 36361 31 213 30 215 24 246 36361 34939 31 215 32 221 28 250 34939 33480 31 214 33 224 27 245 33480 31974 32 211 34 222 23 236 31974 30413 32 213 31 221 23 230 30413 28801 29 220 27 222 19 231 28801 27137 25 216 22 221 16 210 27137 25423 22 207 19 210 15 184 25423 23658 17 199 16 195 13 164 23658 21838 13 194 13 185 12 151 21838 19961 13 178 11 180 10 132 19961 18061 13 167 9 159 10 111 18061 16235 12 163 9 144 10 099 16235 14574 11 165 9 139 8 101 14574 13092 10 173 6*153 8 120 13092 11766 9 179 5*202 7 138 11766 10576 8 189 5 215 7 154 10576 9507 8*210 5 219 6 179 9507 8547 6*232 6 224 7 214 8547 7692 6 242 6 229 8 236 7692 6928 6 245 7 232 9 249 6928 6238 6 248 7 237 10 277 6238 5622 6 249 7 239 17*297 5622 5105 6 249 8 241 19*300 5105 4706 6 247 7 241 19 301 4706 4430 6 246 7 241 18 301 4430 4261 6 245 7 241 16 301 4261 4165 5 243 6 240 10 300 4165 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