DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - 92.3 - - 96.2 - - 92.6 - - 82.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 385 - - 492 - - 251 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9117 - - 12617 - - 9561 - - 371 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11023 - - 14032 - - 11125 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13284 - - 16784 - - 13728 - - 4538 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3558 - - 1985 - - 3561 - - 1128 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 631 - - 763 - - 556 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 32 - - 29 - - 17 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 226 - - 282 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 19 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 61 - - -57 - - -68 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2126 - - 737 - - -1836 - - -8353 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15410 - - 16048 - - 15565 - - 12891 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3301 - - 255 - - -3203 - - -11975 ODpotential blCL - - - 16585 - - 16529 - - 16931 - - 16513 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 85 - - 75 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 80 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.3 - - 96.2 - - 92.6 - - 82.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.7 - - 39.5 - - 38.4 - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.6 - - 94.0 - - 91.8 - - 84.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.7 - - 39.5 - - 38.4 - - 40.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 385 - - 492 - - 251 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9117 - - 12617 - - 9561 - - 371 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99080 33 113 26 116 21 121 25 085 99080 91643 30 106 24 109 23 102 24 091 91643 85896 23 108 23 106 23 094 19 100 85896 81128 19 110 20 097 22 095 23 091 81128 77015 17 105 17 096 17 103 19 088 77015 73383 15 089 17 103 13 095 11 081 73383 70114 15 099 12 106 12 109 10 087 70114 67124 13 102 9 109 9 108 10 092 67124 64361 8 114 5 106 6 116 9 124 64361 61698 7 163 3 162 3 122 5 099 61698 58921 12 194 12 209 12 236 9 272 58921 56055 21 229 23 237 24 246 21 246 56055 53353 25 238 26 242 29 243 26 241 53353 50941 30 253 31 255 37 252 34 256 50941 48780 36 254 38 252 41 253 40 255 48780 46804 39 252 40 253 39 259 41 257 46804 44973 41 253 42 252 44 259 46 256 44973 43266 41 250 42 248 47 255 50 252 43266 41668 41 246 40 244 43 251 51 250 41668 40172 40 240 38 239 39 242 44 247 40172 38775 41 238 39 232 37 234 39 240 38775 37441 41 236 40 230 35 232 34 235 37441 36099 40 234 37 234 37 235 32 234 36099 34717 38 227 37 231 36 236 31 235 34717 33296 33 223 35 226 32 233 27 230 33296 31823 32 217 32 224 29 227 26 225 31823 30289 32 218 30 227 27 225 25 226 30289 28699 28 225 26 231 24 225 23 225 28699 27056 26 229 23 230 21 222 22 219 27056 25358 27 231 22 226 20 219 22 213 25358 23611 24 227 21 216 20 217 22 210 23611 21808 18 215 19 209 18 217 20 207 21808 19948 15 202 16 199 15 207 18 203 19948 18066 13 192 14*190 10 185 15 197 18066 16256 12 195 9*200 9 164 12 185 16256 14606 11*203 4 220 9*163 9 175 14606 13128 9*210 4 223 8*168 7 170 13128 11803 7 221 4 226 7 174 5 183 11803 10611 5 235 4 226 5 187 4 219 10611 9538 3 254 4 229 3 227 6 248 9538 8576 3 262 4 231 5 277 7 262 8576 7717 2 267 5 234 8 295 9 279 7717 6949 2 264 5 235 12 302 11 297 6949 6254 2 261 5 240 16 305 15 309 6254 5634 2 256 5 240 17 306 20 314 5634 5112 2 251 5 239 17 305 24 312 5112 4710 2 245 5 239 17 305 25*308 4710 4432 2 243 5 238 17 305 22*306 4432 4262 2 240 4 238 16 305 19 305 4262 4165 2 237 4 236 12 305 11 305 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