DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - 92.4 - - 98.2 - - 91.9 - - 81.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 408 - - 533 - - 326 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4057 - - 9579 - - 2001 - - 344 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7005 - - 11566 - - 5373 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8224 - - 13746 - - 6168 - - 4511 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4448 - - 1997 - - 6143 - - 444 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 491 - - 715 - - 361 - - 20 W* B/S - - - 27 - - 16 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - 17 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 210 - - 301 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 33 - - -58 - - -69 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7597 - - -3632 - - -7404 - - -6612 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15822 - - 17379 - - 13573 - - 11124 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12533 - - -7738 - - -10932 - - -11747 ODpotential blCL - - - 20757 - - 21484 - - 17100 - - 16258 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 29 - - 31 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.4 - - 98.2 - - 91.9 - - 81.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.2 - - 35.5 - - 46.7 - - 47.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.8 - - 95.8 - - 90.7 - - 82.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.2 - - 35.5 - - 46.7 - - 47.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 408 - - 533 - - 326 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4057 - - 9579 - - 2001 - - 344 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 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] 99310 45 097 45 106 44 102 42 100 99310 91856 35 110 35 115 32 091 40 085 91856 86100 32 119 36 115 30 112 34 083 86100 81294 33 107 38 108 37 119 33 110 81294 77165 31 103 31 107 33 109 32 122 77165 73534 26 115 26 106 24 097 27 107 73534 70251 24 123 26 107 22 116 20 098 70251 67242 21 120 23 108 20 114 16 120 67242 64479 20 132 14 119 16 105 17 105 64479 61826 24 129 15 155 13 145 11 106 61826 59071 12 123 19 158 16 165 14 159 59071 56244 15 174 17 185 15 194 16 188 56244 53573 20 183 22 200 23 210 20 197 53573 51181 19 203 26 202 32 208 32 198 51181 49039 21 210 29 205 38 207 36 199 49039 47087 22 213 33 212 44 212 35 208 47087 45287 25 219 37 216 44 216 34 214 45287 43609 28 222 37 218 45 216 35 213 43609 42031 29 222 35 220 44 216 36 216 42031 40541 29 224 32 221 38 216 40 221 40541 39133 29 226 28 222 33 219 38 224 39133 37777 29 226 27 225 32 226 33 226 37777 36406 29 223 28 226 27 223 29 226 36406 34993 29 221 27 222 25 216 25 210 34993 33546 27 223 25 218 23 217 24 193 33546 32052 24 222 24 218 23 218 24 201 32052 30497 18 221 22 221 22 224 23 211 30497 28885 8 213 17 224 21 228 20 221 28885 27217 4 177 12 222 15 224 16 222 27217 25498 5 204 9 207 9 186 12 204 25498 23735 6 162 7 159 8 139 9 181 23735 21920 3 161 5 151 5 131 6 176 21920 20045 2 150 6 156 4 156 4 175 20045 18145 5 153 7 156 6 169 5 183 18145 16319 6 175 8 160 8 167 7 193 16319 14656 8 193 7*180 8 170 8 184 14656 13169 10 190 8*202 7 173 9 171 13169 11836 12 185 8 205 8 175 8 170 11836 10637 12 183 8 207 8 185 7 177 10637 9559 11 186 9 208 8 199 6 195 9559 8592 9*195 9 209 8 212 7 223 8592 7729 6*201 9 210 8 229 8 243 7729 6958 4 210 8 211 8 247 9 254 6958 6259 3 213 8 213 9*271 10 268 6259 5636 3 222 8 215 14*295 13 293 5636 5113 3 226 8 218 17 301 20 306 5113 4709 3 226 8 219 18 302 23*307 4709 4431 3 226 7 220 18 303 22*307 4431 4262 3 224 7 219 17 303 20 307 4262 4165 2 222 6 218 13 302 13 306 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