DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1333z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 84.4 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 449 - - 197 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3647 - - 4664 - - 1878 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6635 - - 7517 - - 5126 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 7814 - - 8831 - - 6045 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1145 - - 1385 - - 2818 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 450 - - 532 - - 299 - - - W* B/S - - - 25 - - 23 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 253 - - 292 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 11 - - -31 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8266 - - -7315 - - -9024 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16081 - - 16147 - - 15070 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14692 - - -13873 - - -15630 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 22506 - - 22704 - - 21675 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 41 - - 41 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 84.4 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.7 - - 27.8 - - 28.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.5 - - 82.5 - - 79.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 27.7 - - 28.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 449 - - 197 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3647 - - 4664 - - 1878 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98644 15 125 13 164 6 121 98644 91225 16 125 11 162 7 099 91225 85494 10 138 15 131 10 103 85494 80743 11 127 14 125 13 143 80743 76655 10 145 9 092 11 102 76655 73045 8 192 4 121 5 102 73045 69777 5 212 4 166 8 149 69777 66776 8 205 6 211 2 290 66776 64007 4 230 6 218 3 299 64007 61338 4 257 11 268 9 317 61338 58581 8 208 16 236 17 272 58581 55731 8 263 16 226 23 264 55731 53045 37 273 43 271 50 270 53045 50669 48 264 54 267 54 273 50669 48530 50 267 56 272 59 276 48530 46566 55 275 57 273 63 274 46566 44747 60 278 57 271 60 274 44747 43054 60 274 56 266 55 269 43054 41470 57 270 57 261 55 264 41470 39981 55 263 56 258 57 258 39981 38578 53 258 56 257 55 256 38578 37231 52 257 56 259 54 260 37231 35879 49 257 54 262 52 265 35879 34495 46 264 49 261 50 268 34495 33077 43 272 44 264 48 270 33077 31611 36 268 41 266 43 273 31611 30084 33 259 40 264 38 269 30084 28499 32 261 38 258 38 266 28499 26860 31 263 35 256 39 266 26860 25168 29 260 32 262 36 268 25168 23427 27 255 30 265 28 270 23427 21632 27 255 28 259 24 265 21632 19777 26 258 27 254 24 261 19777 17896 24 264 24 256 22 259 17896 16087 21 269 20 264 18 259 16087 14441 17 268 16 266 14 258 14441 12972 13 261 13 260 12 257 12972 11661 10 251 11 252 10 257 11661 10486 9 238 9 249 7 260 10486 9433 7 227 6*242 6 252 9433 8490 4*194 5*230 6 238 8490 7649 3*104 4 230 6 234 7649 6898 3 094 4 237 6 241 6898 6217 3 093 4 243 7*261 6217 5610 3 099 4 263 11*287 5610 5098 3 104 5 273 13 292 5098 4702 3 110 5 276 13 293 4702 4428 4 113 5 278 13 294 4428 4261 4 112 5 278 12 294 4261 4164 3 112 4 277 10 294 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