DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 74.2 - - 64.8 - - 62.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 279 - - 85 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2543 - - 4615 - - 981 - - 532 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5742 - - 7298 - - 4147 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6710 - - 8782 - - 5148 - - 4699 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1859 - - 1948 - - 1005 - - 776 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 377 - - 453 - - 184 - - 48 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 224 - - 233 - - 205 - - 234 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 13 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - 37 - - -8 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3248 - - 872 - - 621 - - 536 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9959 - - 7911 - - 4528 - - 4164 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6138 - - -409 - - -2599 - - -2705 ODpotential blCL - - - 12848 - - 9191 - - 7747 - - 7404 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 97 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 120 - - 150 - - 220 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 74.2 - - 64.8 - - 62.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.7 - - 53.6 - - 58.8 - - 60.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.9 - - 73.2 - - 64.9 - - 63.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.8 - - 53.5 - - 58.5 - - 60.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 295 - - 279 - - 85 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2543 - - 4615 - - 981 - - 532 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 72 - - 86 - - 101 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 10 - - 12 - - 13 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] 98731 7 123 15 083 17 102 7 099 98731 91340 15 086 14 121 10 092 17 085 91340 85602 19 090 17 120 9 077 16 061 85602 80843 20 110 13 106 12 071 14 069 80843 76772 16 103 15 100 12 085 16 071 76772 73190 11 080 12 089 11 088 13 064 73190 69950 10 076 9 084 11 095 6 097 69950 66963 4 068 4 059 11 060 9 105 66963 64201 5 148 3 226 8 325 13 019 64201 61532 10 230 11 285 13 306 11 324 61532 58772 15 257 19 253 21 264 24 261 58772 55934 34 258 26 253 26 266 30 261 55934 53222 50 242 42 249 43 258 41 261 53222 50788 55 251 55 253 54 257 49 258 50788 48606 70 257 71 253 65 255 56 260 48606 46620 82 252 81 248 75 253 65 258 46620 44791 87 243 85 241 82 248 71 252 44791 43091 89 236 83 237 84 243 75 249 43091 41499 87 234 81 236 83 240 76 246 41499 40003 81 237 85 236 84 236 77 242 40003 38594 80 241 87 236 86 236 79 240 38594 37242 79 236 86 232 85 238 81 241 37242 35878 76 233 83 230 85 237 82 241 35878 34474 73 230 78 229 83 236 79 241 34474 33033 71 228 73 229 79 237 73 241 33033 31546 64 226 69 225 72 236 67 242 31546 30003 58 224 66 219 62 230 63 243 30003 28408 56 220 63 217 55 222 56 242 28408 26761 55 218 58 224 54 223 51 241 26761 25063 54 218 55 233 56 229 48 241 25063 23318 52 220 54 234 58 236 46 243 23318 21525 48 231 51 240 56 243 47 245 21525 19679 47 246 47 244 50 250 46 245 19679 17810 43 253 43 251 43 257 45 246 17810 16013 37 257 42 256 41 261 43 247 16013 14377 32 257 42 260 40 262 41 249 14377 12918 27 256 38 265 37 261 38 251 12918 11611 23 254 28 275 33 259 34 255 11611 10440 20 256 18 288 27 260 28 259 10440 9388 17 257 13*291 20 265 21 264 9388 8448 14 257 11*282 13 272 14 273 8448 7611 12 254 10 260 7 280 9 288 7611 6865 11*246 10 241 5 277 7 300 6865 6190 11*235 11 226 4 239 6 296 6190 5589 12 227 12 220 6*215 5 264 5589 5083 12 223 12 216 6*211 6*241 5083 4693 12 221 12 213 5 207 6*236 4693 4423 11 218 12 212 5 204 6 234 4423 4258 10 217 11 211 5 201 5 234 4258 4164 9 216 10 210 4 199 4 234 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