DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 0653z - - 0954z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 68.0 - - 79.0 - - 84.0 - - 83.3 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -11 - - 341 - - 417 - - 124 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 103 - - 4635 - - 7873 - - 8882 - - 356 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 7393 - - 10056 - - 10053 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4270 - - 8802 - - 12040 - - 13049 - - 4523 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1789 - - 2612 - - 2023 - - 1901 - - 7710 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 484 - - 617 - - 429 - - 8 W* B/S 0 - - 7 - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 13 - - 11 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 003 - - 089 - - 096 - - 090 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg -11 - - 18 - - 24 - - 16 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7750 - - -4583 - - -2247 - - -1133 - - -8161 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12021 - - 13386 - - 14288 - - 14183 - - 12685 sfcLCL ODpotential -13997 - - -8896 - - -5250 - - -4248 - - -13106 ODpotential blCL 18267 - - 17698 - - 17290 - - 17297 - - 17629 blCL maxRH 45 - - 39 - - 43 - - 51 - - 53 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 68.0 - - 79.0 - - 84.0 - - 83.3 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 30.3 - - 34.6 - - 35.3 - - 35.2 - - 32.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 72.3 - - 77.7 - - 82.4 - - 83.1 - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 30.3 - - 34.6 - - 35.3 - - 35.2 - - 32.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -11 - - 341 - - 417 - - 124 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 103 - - 4635 - - 7873 - - 8882 - - 356 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 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] 98392 8 140 4 208 2 211 4 228 3 268 98392 90970 13 106 4 140 4 181 4 173 2 004 90970 85288 9 092 8 074 9 140 8 159 3 199 85288 80581 5 117 3 061 5 115 4 070 7 115 80581 76521 5 109 3 118 2 063 4 027 8 064 76521 72935 6 067 7 080 3 117 1 020 9 023 72935 69700 5 101 7 079 5 079 2 129 5 020 69700 66735 2 223 6 114 5 129 5 094 6 086 66735 63977 5 189 7 264 5 163 1 089 4 089 63977 61289 4 251 9 215 10 222 8 252 8 267 61289 58483 10 251 10 216 15 229 16 254 15 261 58483 55576 16 249 13 234 16 244 18 253 17 254 55576 52803 20 241 18 233 20 250 21 248 21 253 52803 50315 25 249 23 232 24 235 26 237 22 244 50315 48090 27 244 25 233 25 233 27 230 22 240 48090 46078 27 231 20 229 22 228 23 231 21 238 46078 44245 21 234 17 238 17 233 19 227 19 229 44245 42567 15 245 13 247 13 257 10 237 12 243 42567 41015 5 291 10 291 10 288 8 323 7 279 41015 39566 9 324 7 324 5 311 14 347 9 324 39566 38207 6 337 11 007 9 001 15 352 10 336 38207 36899 12 039 13 011 9 014 15 012 11 340 36899 35578 21 020 15 014 11 017 16 036 10 004 35578 34219 17 001 18 008 14 020 23 046 12 047 34219 32826 11 002 20 007 17 025 27 041 20 058 32826 31384 10 002 18 010 19 032 28 040 23 055 31384 29882 10 356 13 016 20 043 27 049 21 055 29882 28321 13 001 13 030 18 043 23 057 17 055 28321 26703 15 010 13 034 14 044 19 052 14 050 26703 25032 15 014 14 029 10 040 17 031 15 041 25032 23309 17 014 16 024 12 023 17 028 15 037 23309 21529 23 015 19 025 16 025 17 049 13 049 21529 19689 23 021 20 031 16 042 16 070 12 075 19689 17827 17 033 17 044 13 061 14 075 14 094 17827 16040 13 050 14 055 12 074 14 070 17 096 16040 14414 14 086 11 060 11 078 12*066 17 086 14414 12963 20 097 11 082 12*085 10*072 14 076 12963 11663 23 099 15 096 12*088 10 079 11 077 11663 10494 22 100 17 097 12 089 9 083 9 086 10494 9443 19 100 17*095 12 090 9 086 8 102 9443 8500 15 098 15*093 12 093 8 091 7 124 8500 7658 12 093 14 090 11 095 8 094 7 143 7658 6905 10 086 13 088 11 098 8 098 6 155 6905 6223 10 079 13 087 11 101 8 101 5 168 6223 5614 10 072 12 087 11 103 7 104 4 184 5614 5100 9 062 12 087 11 106 7 106 3 224 5100 4703 7 053 11 088 11 107 7 108 4*264 4703 4428 6*034 11 090 10 108 7 109 5*277 4428 4261 6*010 10 090 10 108 7 109 5 284 4261 4164 4 357 9 091 9 109 6 110 4 288 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