DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.3 - - 90.6 - - 87.7 - - 76.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 469 - - 575 - - 327 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1713 - - 2661 - - 1682 - - 333 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5243 - - 6012 - - 5140 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5880 - - 6828 - - 5849 - - 4500 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1774 - - 2458 - - 1026 - - 441 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 386 - - 479 - - 341 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 17 - - 22 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 298 - - 302 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 9 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -50 - - -58 - - -76 - - -89 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9719 - - -9952 - - -10318 - - -8904 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15600 - - 16780 - - 16168 - - 13404 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15673 - - -14343 - - -15775 - - -15791 ODpotential blCL - - - 21553 - - 21171 - - 21624 - - 20291 blCL maxRH - - - 48 - - 47 - - 47 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.3 - - 90.6 - - 87.7 - - 76.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.6 - - 31.3 - - 31.5 - - 32.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.4 - - 88.2 - - 86.6 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.6 - - 31.3 - - 31.4 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 469 - - 575 - - 327 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1713 - - 2661 - - 1682 - - 333 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99278 36 109 29 121 26 112 29 092 99278 91718 32 102 32 102 30 109 31 093 91718 85901 32 107 30 105 30 104 31 094 85901 81105 30 113 28 110 29 096 28 103 81105 77008 27 106 25 115 25 101 27 097 77008 73403 20 096 22 101 24 108 22 096 73403 70148 17 114 18 095 23 101 21 113 70148 67167 19 126 16 120 14 094 16 097 67167 64425 13 111 16 126 12 102 10 097 64425 61795 9 127 10 133 9 122 9 090 61795 59070 9 185 9 188 12 175 8 179 59070 56265 16 215 15 214 16 211 15 210 56265 53605 24 223 25 231 24 238 22 230 53605 51209 29 223 37 232 34 243 31 244 51209 49049 33 229 41 230 40 242 39 245 49049 47070 37 236 40 235 41 243 41 245 47070 45237 38 238 38 247 39 246 39 248 45237 43528 36 238 38 251 37 251 37 256 43528 41925 36 235 37 245 37 249 38 263 41925 40414 35 234 37 239 39 242 38 257 40414 38992 32 240 35 246 40 242 39 248 38992 37622 33 260 33 260 38 241 38 244 37622 36235 36 271 33 266 40 259 35 252 36235 34808 35 272 33 273 40 262 36 258 34808 33357 33 274 29 280 34 275 33 278 33357 31870 31 278 26 272 29 277 29 289 31870 30332 32 284 27 274 30 275 27 284 30332 28745 34 282 34 282 39 281 35 287 28745 27110 36 276 38 281 42 285 41 290 27110 25422 37 277 38 281 39 289 39 292 25422 23681 34 281 32 285 33 292 32 295 23681 21883 28 289 25 290 27 296 25 302 21883 20021 20 285 20 284 20 292 19 301 20021 18127 15 264 17 264 16 275 16 285 18127 16300 14 254 17 256 16 269 15 274 16300 14631 13 262 16 264 17 276 15 278 14631 13139 11 274 14 275 15 286 14 287 13139 11801 9 279 12 278 13 291 13 293 11801 10600 8 276 11 272 12 287 12 296 10600 9522 8 274 11 262 11 280 11 297 9522 8556 8 272 11 256 11 277 12 297 8556 7696 8 270 11 265 13 280 13 299 7696 6929 9 278 13*279 15 288 16 303 6929 6235 10*289 16*291 19*297 20 308 6235 5618 15*299 18 297 23*301 25 310 5618 5100 16 302 19 299 23 302 30 308 5100 4702 16 303 19 300 23 302 31*306 4702 4427 16 304 18 300 22 303 28*305 4427 4260 15 304 17 300 20 302 24 305 4260 4164 12 303 13 300 14 301 15 304 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