DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 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 - - - 78.5 - - 82.0 - - 78.9 - - 69.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 490 - - 604 - - 345 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3211 - - 4989 - - 4382 - - 1749 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6402 - - 7875 - - 7203 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7378 - - 9156 - - 8549 - - 5916 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3020 - - 3318 - - 2292 - - 1266 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 484 - - 601 - - 478 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - 20 - - 22 BL Wind Direction - - - 310 - - 291 - - 287 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -42 - - -47 - - -54 - - -71 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6567 - - -6147 - - -5659 - - -3876 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13945 - - 15304 - - 14209 - - 9792 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11838 - - -11878 - - -11519 - - -9718 ODpotential blCL - - - 19216 - - 21034 - - 20068 - - 15634 blCL maxRH - - - 25 - - 20 - - 24 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 82.0 - - 78.9 - - 69.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.5 - - 28.7 - - 30.7 - - 41.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.5 - - 79.5 - - 77.7 - - 70.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 28.7 - - 30.7 - - 41.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 490 - - 604 - - 345 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3211 - - 4989 - - 4382 - - 1749 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99006 32 112 27 123 26 126 23 106 99006 91510 27 108 27 133 16 125 22 097 91510 85738 27 111 25 123 18 131 20 092 85738 80946 22 102 23 107 25 110 19 103 80946 76837 16 115 22 085 26 101 20 106 76837 73221 16 130 10 099 20 086 23 105 73221 69946 20 121 12 125 11 099 19 103 69946 66930 13 109 12 119 10 141 11 112 66930 64130 13 179 9 173 4 149 11 105 64130 61410 13 166 16 205 11 230 0 336 61410 58577 9 228 15 214 15 242 13 256 58577 55658 14 247 15 234 16 249 21 257 55658 52884 21 245 22 236 25 261 28 261 52884 50387 27 265 26 248 28 262 29 261 50387 48146 37 274 32 262 33 264 34 265 48146 46118 44 272 38 266 41 266 41 269 46118 44269 50 273 44 270 46 270 48 270 44269 42569 56 273 50 272 52 274 53 271 42569 40991 58 274 54 272 58 275 57 274 40991 39518 61 277 56 274 60 276 58 277 39518 38140 61 280 59 276 60 277 55 278 38140 36824 56 282 58 276 60 277 49 278 36824 35500 46 283 50 276 55 277 46 279 35500 34138 38 284 43 278 48 277 46 280 34138 32739 33 282 39 278 42 278 45 281 32739 31290 29 278 38 279 39 279 44 281 31290 29783 27 275 38 279 38 279 42 281 29783 28218 26 273 36 278 38 280 40 281 28218 26598 26 276 35 277 37 280 37 279 26598 24925 27 279 35 276 37 280 36 278 24925 23205 30 282 34 274 35 279 33 276 23205 21434 31 284 33 275 32 277 30 273 21434 19605 29 284 30 276 28 275 28 271 19605 17749 25 281 26 276 24 273 24 270 17749 15964 21 281 22 275 21 268 22 267 15964 14337 17 284 18 276 18 267 19 263 14337 12886 13 289 14 282 16 269 17 260 12886 11588 10 296 11 286 14 273 16 259 11588 10423 7 297 10 285 14 274 15 260 10423 9378 5 305 10*286 15*275 16 264 9378 8441 4 318 11*285 17*281 17 275 8441 7608 5*320 13 287 19 284 21 286 7608 6864 9*316 16 289 20 287 24 293 6864 6192 13 312 17 291 21 288 26*299 6192 5592 15 310 18 292 21 289 26*301 5592 5086 15 308 18 293 21 289 25 301 5086 4695 15 307 18 293 20 290 23 301 4695 4424 15 306 17 294 19 290 21 300 4424 4259 14 306 16 294 18 290 18 299 4259 4164 11 306 13 294 13 289 11 296 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