DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/12 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 80.7 - - 89.6 - - 90.9 - - 85.5 - - 76.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 70 - - 429 - - 366 - - 132 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 633 - - 5231 - - 8389 - - 7719 - - 171 BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 7950 - - 10409 - - 9226 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4800 - - 9398 - - 12556 - - 11886 - - 4338 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1818 - - 5421 - - 3054 - - 2198 - - 1626 Hgt.Variab. W* 147 - - 544 - - 604 - - 419 - - 33 W* B/S 4 - - 9 - - 10 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 6 - - 11 - - 11 - - 8 - - 10 BL Wind Direction 304 - - 225 - - 244 - - 236 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 7 - - 17 - - 8 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg -19 - - -27 - - 18 - - 29 - - -37 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -8884 - - -6827 - - -2284 - - 350 - - -6036 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 13684 - - 16225 - - 14841 - - 11537 - - 10374 sfcLCL ODpotential -13915 - - -9842 - - -3771 - - -772 - - -9927 ODpotential blCL 18715 - - 19240 - - 16327 - - 12658 - - 14265 blCL maxRH 84 - - 99 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m 80.7 - - 89.6 - - 90.9 - - 85.5 - - 76.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 35.5 - - 32.4 - - 39.8 - - 49.2 - - 46.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 80.9 - - 87.8 - - 89.3 - - 85.2 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 35.5 - - 32.4 - - 39.8 - - 49.1 - - 45.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 70 - - 429 - - 366 - - 132 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 633 - - 5231 - - 8389 - - 7719 - - 171 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 35 - - 95 - - 99 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 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] 99322 35 103 39 099 36 119 31 109 29 084 99322 91816 36 107 29 105 26 098 28 100 23 101 91816 86054 31 108 27 109 25 099 27 096 24 102 86054 81271 26 109 24 102 27 100 26 106 25 092 81271 77143 25 102 19 100 21 091 25 106 22 094 77143 73507 21 094 21 112 19 096 23 101 23 102 73507 70233 16 118 23 127 15 106 16 096 17 099 70233 67233 16 142 20 123 18 123 10 113 7 088 67233 64453 15 137 17 140 19 129 16 130 11 122 64453 61769 16 142 20 155 18 154 14 146 9 118 61769 58997 16 135 21 156 20 164 18 166 17 170 58997 56157 15 141 24 150 28 162 28 163 27 167 56157 53471 23 185 30 172 29 167 28 176 29 167 53471 51056 38 178 41 177 35 172 31 175 31 166 51056 48880 43 168 44 168 42 166 33 166 35 160 48880 46893 38 170 39 161 43 163 31 165 33 158 46893 45075 32 175 37 161 41 160 32 171 29 165 45075 43395 29 191 34 170 35 161 32 169 27 175 43395 41821 31 197 30 182 30 173 29 169 28 184 41821 40333 40 199 33 197 26 191 27 175 29 186 40333 38928 50 198 39 196 30 195 27 181 30 182 38928 37574 54 193 42 189 37 187 32 180 28 177 37574 36207 52 188 44 184 44 180 36 177 26 177 36207 34800 52 181 44 183 45 176 39 174 27 168 34800 33357 53 176 42 182 41 176 37 169 29 158 33357 31866 49 174 40 175 38 178 33 166 31 154 31866 30316 38 168 43 163 36 178 30 166 33 159 30316 28709 33 167 45 161 32 167 27 167 32 165 28709 27045 28 173 41 162 28 160 25 167 23 165 27045 25331 24 173 36 160 27 167 26 168 19 181 25331 23567 25 167 31 159 31 165 33 161 23 189 23567 21748 33 164 31 160 36 161 36 156 31 183 21748 19869 39 160 33 159 40 156 35 152 37 171 19869 17973 37 166 32 154 39 150 34 147 39 164 17973 16161 30 175 30 153 33 145 26 142 35 160 16161 14516 23 180 29 160 27 145 17 138 31 148 14516 13047 18 184 27 171 19*152 9*137 26 135 13047 11732 16 187 23 183 12*172 3*166 19 118 11732 10550 15 190 18 196 10 206 4 229 14 100 10550 9487 14 188 16*206 11 236 5 237 9 086 9487 8535 13 187 14*212 11 242 8 243 4 075 8535 7685 10 192 12 222 12 250 10 241 2 045 7685 6925 8 204 11 227 13 258 10 240 2 347 6925 6237 4 212 11 229 14 261 11 238 6 322 6237 5622 2 237 11 229 14 262 11 236 12 312 5622 5105 3*304 10 228 14 263 11 235 17 309 5105 4706 7*308 10 227 14 264 12 235 18 307 4706 4429 7 304 9 226 13 264 11 234 16*306 4429 4261 6 303 9 225 13 263 11 233 14*305 4261 4165 5 302 8 224 11 263 9 233 8 303 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