DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 90.8 - - 95.3 - - 93.4 - - 81.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 395 - - 510 - - 239 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5750 - - 10128 - - 9614 - - 105 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8330 - - 11997 - - 11135 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9917 - - 14295 - - 13781 - - 4272 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3777 - - 2980 - - 3532 - - 4302 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 546 - - 718 - - 548 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 14 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 13 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 224 - - 234 - - 285 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 10 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 23 - - 23 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5471 - - -3125 - - -3032 - - -8455 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15389 - - 17421 - - 16813 - - 12728 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8289 - - -5612 - - -5974 - - -12462 ODpotential blCL - - - 18206 - - 19907 - - 19755 - - 16734 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 52 - - 70 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.8 - - 95.3 - - 93.4 - - 81.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.5 - - 32.4 - - 33.4 - - 40.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 89.1 - - 93.1 - - 92.5 - - 84.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 32.4 - - 33.4 - - 40.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 395 - - 510 - - 239 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5750 - - 10128 - - 9614 - - 105 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99052 30 107 22 125 19 107 17 094 99052 91650 32 121 18 121 24 097 20 086 91650 85921 24 117 16 106 22 104 21 095 85921 81158 20 094 20 097 20 107 21 109 81158 77046 21 087 15 105 14 104 16 095 77046 73399 14 099 22 114 13 106 15 090 73399 70112 11 116 17 105 9 108 12 093 70112 67099 7 139 13 132 9 116 13 101 67099 64322 7 129 20 137 11 154 9 133 64322 61649 7 153 12 163 10 163 6 161 61649 58866 8 191 20 192 17 203 14 211 58866 55995 19 214 25 200 24 207 23 203 55995 53265 23 219 25 203 23 198 26 198 53265 50806 42 227 33 219 29 224 32 218 50806 48602 50 225 49 223 49 220 51 221 48602 46597 55 225 54 223 59 218 61 219 46597 44756 53 223 54 224 60 218 61 218 44756 43064 45 225 48 221 57 218 59 219 43064 41503 38 230 38 222 51 222 58 219 41503 40044 35 233 35 223 44 220 56 216 40044 38666 35 231 34 223 44 219 53 215 38666 37335 37 224 34 221 42 219 50 217 37335 35989 35 221 33 220 39 222 44 218 35989 34602 30 225 30 221 34 223 37 215 34602 33179 24 223 26 217 30 213 32 212 33179 31707 23 217 26 211 29 207 33 209 31707 30180 24 212 26 213 27 210 31 207 30180 28600 23 209 24 213 25 210 29 206 28600 26968 23 209 25 209 26 210 30 212 26968 25285 23 214 26 208 26 213 27 216 25285 23551 21 218 22 209 22 209 20 216 23551 21761 17 215 16 206 17 196 19 206 21761 19910 13 203 16 203 16 189 19 201 19910 18031 12 198 17 205 17 191 19 200 18031 16223 14 203 20 208 19 199 18 202 16223 14573 17 206 19*211 19*205 18 205 14573 13098 18 209 15*216 16*211 17 207 13098 11776 18 210 13 223 13 224 16 208 11776 10588 16*210 12 225 13 228 14 209 10588 9520 12*215 12 226 13 231 11 212 9520 8562 8 221 12 227 13 235 9 224 8562 7708 7 227 12 226 13 239 8 241 7708 6944 6 228 12 226 13 242 9 265 6944 6252 6 228 12 225 13 244 12 285 6252 5634 6 225 12 224 13 244 14 292 5634 5114 6 223 12 223 13 245 15 293 5114 4711 6 222 12 222 13 245 14 292 4711 4432 5 219 11 222 12 245 12*288 4432 4262 5 219 11 221 11 245 10*286 4262 4165 5 218 9 221 10 244 6 284 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