DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - 85.1 - - 90.2 - - - - - 78.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 523 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5140 - - 9039 - - - - - 683 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7861 - - 11112 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9307 - - 13206 - - - - - 4850 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3484 - - 1932 - - - - - 2485 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 533 - - 696 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 9 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 201 - - - - - 294 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 15 - - - - - -33 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6424 - - -2998 - - - - - -7771 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15732 - - 16205 - - - - - 12621 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11222 - - -5628 - - - - - -13987 ODpotential blCL - - - 20529 - - 18834 - - - - - 18837 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 70 - - - - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.1 - - 90.2 - - - - - 78.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.3 - - 33.0 - - - - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.5 - - 88.0 - - - - - 80.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.3 - - 32.9 - - - - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 523 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5140 - - 9039 - - - - - 683 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99111 40 111 28 104 37 107 99111 91687 38 107 35 103 37 098 91687 85956 35 112 33 105 33 082 85956 81194 34 105 31 101 23 091 81194 77096 24 102 27 098 22 106 77096 73471 16 114 19 100 21 096 73471 70187 12 101 15 117 17 087 70187 67184 10 106 11 130 12 079 67184 64411 14 108 11 166 10 065 64411 61736 8 096 15 155 3 257 61736 58957 8 200 10 179 6 232 58957 56074 18 221 15 229 15 241 56074 53322 29 227 30 235 19 240 53322 50862 34 246 37 249 34 254 50862 48682 36 246 42 250 51 248 48682 46705 33 250 38 262 49 241 46705 44895 33 265 39 259 48 252 44895 43226 33 269 39 264 46 258 43226 41668 28 268 36 270 41 262 41668 40202 24 263 29 274 36 261 40202 38818 23 259 24 271 31 257 38818 37483 22 257 21 262 31 254 37483 36133 20 253 18 258 29 251 36133 34744 20 251 15 257 21 251 34744 33316 22 254 15 251 18 251 33316 31839 24 256 17 250 19 252 31839 30302 22 254 18 252 19 250 30302 28709 17 243 18 247 19 239 28709 27060 16 236 19 238 22 231 27060 25356 17 243 19 241 23 233 25356 23602 17 242 17 245 19 237 23602 21794 15 228 13 236 14 235 21794 19924 15 204 12 197 14 215 19924 18027 15 202 18 197 16 203 18027 16204 18 198 20 201 17 195 16204 14546 17 190 17*202 16 187 14546 13068 14 180 12*199 17 177 13068 11745 12 170 9 205 17 170 11745 10558 11 164 8 205 16 168 10558 9492 10*160 8 206 15 175 9492 8537 8*160 8 205 14 188 8537 7685 6 162 9 204 12 202 7685 6924 5 167 9 201 10 222 6924 6236 5 168 9 199 9 250 6236 5622 5 168 9 196 10 281 5622 5106 6 167 10 194 13*292 5106 4706 6 164 10 193 13*295 4706 4430 6 162 9 193 12 294 4430 4262 6 161 9 192 10 293 4262 4165 6 160 8 191 6 292 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