DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/11 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 64.8 - - 58.8 - - 50.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 287 - - 268 - - 112 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3680 - - 4145 - - 2464 - - 991 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6595 - - 6923 - - 5258 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7847 - - 8312 - - 6631 - - 5158 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1976 - - 1950 - - 1791 - - 1359 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 425 - - 432 - - 271 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 24 - - 22 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 238 - - 236 - - 241 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 11 - - 11 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -12 - - -12 - - -12 - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1408 - - 912 - - -79 - - 710 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9256 - - 7400 - - 6710 - - 4448 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4382 - - -314 - - -2524 - - -1698 ODpotential blCL - - - 12229 - - 8626 - - 9155 - - 6856 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 96 - - 97 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 90 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.6 - - 64.8 - - 58.8 - - 50.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.0 - - 46.3 - - 43.4 - - 44.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.7 - - 63.9 - - 58.9 - - 51.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.9 - - 46.3 - - 43.4 - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 287 - - 268 - - 112 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3680 - - 4145 - - 2464 - - 991 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 85 - - 87 - - 49 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 98017 28 262 25 260 38 291 27 287 98017 90720 15 278 19 277 23 262 20 293 90720 85060 10 264 19 280 11 250 15 264 85060 80350 9 222 16 253 7 289 10 240 80350 76304 8 166 11 194 9 288 8 246 76304 72754 2 123 1 173 2 235 5 221 72754 69557 1 237 7 214 3 235 3 163 69557 66627 4 319 5 171 4 232 6 172 66627 63919 10 312 6 222 5 196 4 217 63919 61290 12 290 10 209 15 212 3 216 61290 58543 15 265 12 222 22 196 26 234 58543 55711 20 243 19 243 20 214 29 218 55711 53009 30 241 40 242 31 241 26 217 53009 50556 44 238 51 234 40 241 29 234 50556 48337 47 237 55 227 45 232 37 236 48337 46305 48 240 54 227 47 228 43 233 46305 44426 50 242 51 231 46 226 46 231 44426 42675 53 241 50 235 47 225 48 231 42675 41035 55 239 50 237 50 226 50 232 41035 39490 56 238 51 235 52 227 50 232 39490 38033 56 238 54 233 52 228 50 231 38033 36634 52 236 54 232 51 228 51 232 36634 35232 47 231 50 229 49 228 49 234 35232 33804 44 228 46 227 45 230 47 236 33804 32350 43 227 44 226 43 235 46 236 32350 30850 42 228 45 226 47 235 46 237 30850 29296 40 231 46 232 49 232 47 237 29296 27694 34 238 45 236 49 232 48 236 27694 26051 26 228 42 235 50 233 48 232 26051 24372 24 220 40 232 45 233 46 226 24372 22660 27 216 37 231 41 232 42 226 22660 20912 28 226 37 224 38 225 39 228 20912 19121 29 234 32 225 36 219 35 227 19121 17315 29 247 28 232 33 217 33 226 17315 15582 26 260 27 239 31 226 31 229 15582 14005 25 265 28 243 32 235 31 231 14005 12599 24 264 30 245 34 240 31 232 12599 11340 24 263 31 247 34 242 32 232 11340 10211 24 263 29 250 32 245 32 232 10211 9199 23 264 27 253 28 251 29 234 9199 8294 22*262 25*251 26 256 24 242 8294 7489 20*259 24*247 25 254 22 253 7489 6770 18 257 24 242 24*250 23 257 6770 6120 17 257 25 239 24*242 24 252 6120 5540 16 256 25 236 24 239 24*246 5540 5053 15 255 25 234 23 236 22*243 5053 4675 14 254 24 233 23 234 20 241 4675 4414 13 253 23 233 21 232 17 240 4414 4254 12 253 21 232 19 231 15 239 4254 4163 10 252 15 231 13 230 9 239 4163 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