DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/20 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.4 - - 90.1 - - 86.8 - - 80.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 443 - - 575 - - 228 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3296 - - 6029 - - 3853 - - 1087 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6438 - - 8698 - - 6628 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7463 - - 10196 - - 8020 - - 5254 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4003 - - 3367 - - 4213 - - 1474 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 471 - - 629 - - 398 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 9 - - 13 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 304 - - 302 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 14 - - 8 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -52 - - -52 - - -51 - - -68 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6295 - - -4017 - - -5386 - - -6868 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13759 - - 14213 - - 13407 - - 12123 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9101 - - -6563 - - -8703 - - -11260 ODpotential blCL - - - 16564 - - 16759 - - 16723 - - 16514 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 87 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.4 - - 90.1 - - 86.8 - - 80.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.3 - - 41.9 - - 42.2 - - 42.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.5 - - 87.7 - - 86.0 - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 41.9 - - 42.2 - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 443 - - 575 - - 228 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3296 - - 6029 - - 3853 - - 1087 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 49 - - 94 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 99072 26 102 29 109 28 111 27 093 99072 91554 29 104 27 107 31 104 29 106 91554 85813 35 108 26 107 26 095 31 102 85813 81076 30 103 25 105 24 089 26 091 81076 76986 24 107 22 102 25 101 21 088 76986 73369 23 114 22 104 20 105 19 095 73369 70110 20 106 21 109 16 113 18 096 70110 67133 18 084 19 107 13 119 13 096 67133 64376 8 092 14 096 11 122 14 118 64376 61716 5 179 13 108 14 108 20 115 61716 58981 9 208 11 125 13 105 20 105 58981 56187 20 164 17 168 10 144 9 109 56187 53533 31 146 25 161 16 169 6 166 53533 51135 31 144 30 150 22 159 14 164 51135 48968 30 143 33 141 25 151 20 157 48968 46981 29 138 32 136 24 145 22 147 46981 45141 25 127 26 136 23 138 20 144 45141 43427 21 117 23 146 18 141 18 141 43427 41829 19 119 23 149 15 156 12 136 41829 40335 21 114 19 147 15 156 9 138 40335 38931 25 105 19 146 15 147 10 152 38931 37580 26 099 21 144 16 154 12 151 37580 36215 23 098 18 139 12 155 12 146 36215 34810 22 097 17 123 11 132 11 140 34810 33367 20 101 14 118 12 123 9 137 33367 31876 19 114 14 122 9 109 7 134 31876 30328 19 124 15 123 4 104 6 130 30328 28721 15 126 12 124 8 113 5 108 28721 27059 10 139 11 122 12 121 8 106 27059 25344 9 155 10 120 14 125 8 105 25344 23583 8 151 9 133 12 109 8 114 23583 21771 8 140 8 140 7 090 9 122 21771 19904 7 147 8 134 3 017 7 111 19904 18013 3 149 3 106 8 002 7 082 18013 16196 3 175 2 027 10 010 7 078 16196 14541 5 206 1 305 9 002 6 067 14541 13064 7 200 1 213 4 350 4 063 13064 11742 5 201 2 157 2 181 4 070 11742 10556 3 258 3*149 4 180 3 073 10556 9491 2 273 2*150 5 186 0 358 9491 8537 2 295 1 226 4*201 3 294 8537 7685 4*315 4 301 5*271 6 318 7685 6924 8*320 8 305 9 298 11 320 6924 6236 13 317 13 307 14 303 17 318 6236 5621 16 314 15 306 16 304 23*312 5621 5105 17 312 16 306 16 304 23*310 5105 4706 17 312 16 306 16 304 22 308 4706 4430 16 311 16 306 16 303 20 307 4430 4261 15 310 15 306 15 303 17 306 4261 4164 11 310 12 306 11 302 11 305 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