DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - 84.5 - - 87.7 - - 82.2 - - 78.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 471 - - 568 - - 274 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5275 - - 6935 - - 3768 - - 2418 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8018 - - 9429 - - 6640 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9442 - - 11102 - - 7935 - - 6585 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2342 - - 2071 - - 3168 - - 2480 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 562 - - 656 - - 420 - - 108 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 11 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 232 - - 215 - - 227 - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 6 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - 9 - - 6 - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7575 - - -5486 - - -4586 - - -5442 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17018 - - 16589 - - 12522 - - 12028 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14462 - - -10502 - - -8453 - - -10797 ODpotential blCL - - - 23904 - - 21604 - - 16388 - - 17382 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 80 - - 91 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.5 - - 87.7 - - 82.2 - - 78.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.9 - - 28.8 - - 41.7 - - 40.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.5 - - 85.3 - - 81.3 - - 79.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.8 - - 29.0 - - 41.8 - - 40.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 471 - - 568 - - 274 - - 7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5275 - - 6935 - - 3768 - - 2418 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 21 - - 66 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 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] 99017 40 114 27 094 33 091 37 100 99017 91548 29 104 32 114 26 102 37 089 91548 85794 27 106 33 099 28 119 23 083 85794 81046 27 110 24 095 31 104 25 105 81046 76967 23 103 23 122 20 088 30 098 76967 73354 20 095 24 116 15 116 20 085 73354 70095 17 105 19 091 18 107 17 100 70095 67114 16 118 12 109 15 085 20 089 67114 64367 17 108 11 123 5 101 11 090 64367 61726 9 127 8 123 8 130 8 107 61726 58989 2 218 2 240 6 096 4 139 58989 56159 7 259 11 263 7 283 3 241 56159 53468 5 281 12 250 18 251 18 269 53468 51053 26 282 23 259 24 259 23 262 51053 48876 37 270 29 270 29 274 29 268 48876 46890 40 269 39 266 40 262 40 259 46890 45055 43 273 42 269 45 266 45 258 45055 43341 48 280 50 272 54 269 50 261 43341 41732 55 279 56 268 60 267 54 264 41732 40219 56 277 59 266 58 262 58 265 40219 38806 51 278 54 269 52 255 54 259 38806 37460 45 278 46 272 45 252 47 246 37460 36107 46 275 39 273 37 254 43 239 36107 34710 47 271 41 269 31 252 35 238 34710 33277 49 272 46 264 28 255 29 237 33277 31795 33 267 43 261 27 258 25 247 31795 30252 27 253 33 256 25 246 27 263 30252 28650 21 244 26 244 28 232 24 258 28650 26992 14 242 19 231 31 238 22 248 26992 25283 8 257 8 220 27 244 19 239 25283 23525 6 257 7 217 13 246 18 220 23525 21710 7 248 5 206 1 208 14 203 21710 19839 6 233 5 170 5 115 11 183 19839 17944 6 219 9 163 10 142 10 178 17944 16125 8 206 14 169 11 163 8 179 16125 14472 9 197 14 173 11 180 9 172 14472 12998 10 203 12 169 9 180 9 165 12998 11682 11 207 9*179 7 173 11 166 11682 10503 10 206 8*211 4 203 11 176 10503 9445 8*220 9 218 4 238 9 181 9445 8497 8*234 9 220 6*247 6 204 8497 7653 8 237 10 219 8*247 8 264 7653 6900 8 237 11 217 10 238 13*280 6900 6220 9 234 12 215 13 230 14*281 6220 5612 9 230 12 214 15 225 15 277 5612 5100 9 227 13 212 15 222 15 274 5100 4703 9 226 13 211 15 220 14 271 4703 4428 9 224 12 210 15 219 13 269 4428 4260 9 223 12 209 14 218 12 268 4260 4164 8 223 10 209 11 217 8 265 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