DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.2 - - 88.7 - - - - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 582 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4003 - - 4795 - - - - - 1188 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7002 - - 7706 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8170 - - 8962 - - - - - 5355 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2574 - - 2453 - - - - - 1238 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 509 - - 585 - - - - - 18 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 14 - - - - - 24 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 300 - - - - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 12 - - - - - 17 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -37 - - -58 - - - - - -93 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5239 - - -5209 - - - - - -6915 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13410 - - 14172 - - - - - 12270 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8038 - - -7851 - - - - - -12339 ODpotential blCL - - - 16208 - - 16813 - - - - - 17694 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 87 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.2 - - 88.7 - - - - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.6 - - 40.8 - - - - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.2 - - 86.4 - - - - - 80.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.6 - - 40.7 - - - - - 40.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 460 - - 582 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4003 - - 4795 - - - - - 1188 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 21 - - 47 - - - - - 37 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 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] 99144 36 116 31 121 39 101 99144 91658 32 113 30 122 31 097 91658 85910 32 112 32 116 28 111 85910 81132 33 106 35 103 26 110 81132 77007 29 102 33 096 30 109 77007 73381 21 110 24 103 29 108 73381 70129 22 124 21 119 22 094 70129 67153 27 111 20 124 9 081 67153 64395 24 099 21 125 10 116 64395 61736 17 101 21 116 15 124 61736 58990 19 135 20 119 19 131 58990 56170 22 135 19 131 14 147 56170 53490 19 137 19 141 20 162 53490 51085 19 154 22 148 21 159 51085 48931 19 144 21 138 16 167 48931 46966 16 143 16 148 18 180 46966 45152 15 163 20 189 20 188 45152 43462 13 174 25 198 21 196 43462 41879 14 186 18 199 23 198 41879 40392 15 188 10 211 22 193 40392 38991 12 199 11 229 19 196 38991 37643 9 232 15 234 19 201 37643 36280 8 255 17 241 19 198 36280 34875 8 243 17 245 20 192 34875 33432 9 215 15 243 20 185 33432 31937 12 225 13 236 16 183 31937 30382 9 247 9 226 11 188 30382 28772 10 267 5 214 6 186 28772 27108 8 272 2 198 5 146 27108 25392 5 248 3 203 5 138 25392 23629 4 192 4 223 4 149 23629 21812 3 162 4 242 4 128 21812 19937 6 153 2 243 1 088 19937 18039 10 154 4 191 3 283 18039 16216 10 145 6 190 4 276 16216 14557 9 150 8 180 5 270 14557 13076 10 167 9 175 6 254 13076 11751 11 175 8 181 7 253 11751 10560 9 171 6 193 8 253 10560 9493 4 170 4*213 8 256 9493 8536 1*175 4*246 8 280 8536 7682 1*309 7 292 14 304 7682 6920 5 319 12 301 20 312 6920 6232 8 315 17 303 26 312 6232 5618 12 310 18 303 30*310 5618 5103 13 309 19 303 29*309 5103 4705 13 308 19 303 27 308 4705 4429 13 307 18 303 24 308 4429 4261 12 307 17 302 21 307 4261 4164 10 306 13 302 12 306 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