DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 82.1 - - 77.7 - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 357 - - 467 - - 195 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3624 - - 4873 - - 3617 - - 148 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6626 - - 7697 - - 6382 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7791 - - 9040 - - 7784 - - 4315 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1214 - - 1498 - - 1969 - - 2105 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 453 - - 547 - - 370 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 13 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 223 - - 244 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 6 - - -16 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8248 - - -5630 - - -3968 - - -5291 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16040 - - 14670 - - 11753 - - 9606 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15194 - - -12260 - - -10186 - - -13258 ODpotential blCL - - - 22985 - - 21300 - - 17970 - - 17573 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 32 - - 40 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.6 - - 82.1 - - 77.7 - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.8 - - 32.0 - - 40.5 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.3 - - 80.3 - - 77.2 - - 69.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.8 - - 31.9 - - 40.5 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 357 - - 467 - - 195 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3624 - - 4873 - - 3617 - - 148 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 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] 98752 18 143 11 128 12 130 12 072 98752 91381 16 125 14 145 15 123 18 109 91381 85660 12 121 17 132 12 122 18 110 85660 80890 11 121 16 130 13 137 11 095 80890 76785 15 129 11 120 10 120 11 138 76785 73157 9 122 7 135 5 085 12 121 73157 69871 6 144 9 171 3 175 6 107 69871 66863 8 193 6 187 4 197 4 231 66863 64090 10 206 7 226 5 168 8 180 64090 61420 10 202 11 234 5 285 1 019 61420 58652 9 201 15 218 15 249 6 276 58652 55810 14 272 17 235 24 235 28 252 55810 53126 32 276 28 264 27 245 30 258 53126 50714 46 273 47 275 43 275 40 269 50714 48540 54 271 61 269 58 266 52 264 48540 46557 60 272 63 266 64 257 61 258 46557 44729 63 269 62 263 64 254 61 253 44729 43028 60 264 59 260 61 256 60 253 43028 41432 57 259 58 254 61 255 61 255 41432 39929 56 253 56 250 57 249 60 255 39929 38514 56 247 56 246 54 248 57 252 38514 37158 54 244 57 244 54 248 54 248 37158 35797 48 253 53 248 55 251 52 249 35797 34407 42 257 49 255 54 258 50 256 34407 32990 38 256 44 256 53 260 49 262 32990 31528 38 259 42 261 51 262 50 261 31528 30007 39 258 42 262 49 260 50 258 30007 28426 40 258 42 259 45 252 47 253 28426 26788 40 256 42 253 44 246 46 246 26788 25097 39 249 40 246 43 243 44 244 25097 23357 39 246 40 242 43 242 42 243 23357 21564 38 246 39 242 41 241 38 243 21564 19712 34 246 34 242 36 241 33 244 19712 17832 29 244 29 243 30 241 29 244 17832 16024 25 239 25 241 25 239 26 239 16024 14378 23 233 23 235 24 231 25 230 14378 12911 21 227 22 227 24 222 25 218 12911 11602 19 221 20 220 22 213 25 208 11602 10430 16 215 17 215 20 206 24 201 10430 9382 15 210 14*219 18 208 22 201 9382 8444 12*210 13*224 15*223 20 207 8444 7610 9*219 13 227 14*243 18 218 7610 6865 7 226 13 226 15 247 14 237 6865 6191 7 226 13 225 15 247 14 265 6191 5591 7 223 14 222 16 245 17 278 5591 5086 7 220 14 220 16 243 17 280 5086 4694 7 218 14 218 15 242 16 277 4694 4423 7 215 13 217 15 241 14*273 4423 4258 6 214 12 216 14 240 11*270 4258 4164 6 213 11 216 11 240 6 265 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