DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 94.0 - - 98.1 - - 95.2 - - 85.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 432 - - 547 - - 301 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6669 - - 9497 - - 7717 - - 1174 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9102 - - 11513 - - 9766 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10836 - - 13664 - - 11884 - - 5341 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2921 - - 1962 - - 2970 - - 2196 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 591 - - 720 - - 550 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 12 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 216 - - 232 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 9 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 15 - - -14 - - -42 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4184 - - -3427 - - -3601 - - -7302 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15020 - - 17092 - - 15486 - - 12643 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6766 - - -5554 - - -6067 - - -12341 ODpotential blCL - - - 17602 - - 19218 - - 17951 - - 17682 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 64 - - 58 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 94.0 - - 98.1 - - 95.2 - - 85.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.2 - - 36.7 - - 41.3 - - 44.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 92.1 - - 95.7 - - 94.1 - - 86.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 36.6 - - 41.3 - - 44.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 432 - - 547 - - 301 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6669 - - 9497 - - 7717 - - 1174 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 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] 99197 43 114 36 109 39 096 40 087 99197 91696 37 102 34 107 33 101 38 087 91696 85946 31 101 35 098 33 103 33 097 85946 81188 32 103 35 104 32 106 29 108 81188 77101 30 103 29 103 27 101 27 104 77101 73492 25 105 23 094 23 097 25 100 73492 70230 26 112 19 105 16 095 20 091 70230 67239 21 114 18 131 15 116 14 091 67239 64476 13 103 15 136 14 126 14 097 64476 61814 10 105 11 122 14 125 11 111 61814 59070 9 137 13 146 16 133 15 138 59070 56268 15 159 15 163 15 184 12 178 56268 53628 21 197 22 195 31 203 27 213 53628 51257 35 212 36 213 37 213 36 219 51257 49114 54 207 49 210 45 202 43 206 49114 47151 56 204 49 206 48 196 44 199 47151 45333 52 205 52 202 51 193 47 198 45333 43636 47 204 51 194 52 195 51 195 43636 42043 51 197 45 193 52 197 51 195 42043 40542 50 199 44 195 48 196 47 203 40542 39126 39 210 42 198 34 199 38 201 39126 37763 34 215 36 202 28 199 31 193 37763 36387 32 205 31 203 27 200 25 188 36387 34968 32 194 31 196 30 194 27 188 34968 33515 30 184 33 196 31 198 30 200 33515 32017 23 181 28 202 27 207 30 210 32017 30464 17 186 23 204 22 205 25 211 30464 28855 14 186 21 196 21 196 23 202 28855 27193 13 188 22 183 20 189 21 194 27193 25482 15 187 21 180 20 188 20 194 25482 23725 12 195 19 189 17 192 19 199 23725 21915 10 201 17 194 14 198 18 200 21915 20041 10 191 13 188 12 200 17 200 20041 18139 13 161 12 183 11 189 17 196 18139 16310 11 171 12 193 12 189 17 191 16310 14644 10 188 11*202 14 184 18 183 14644 13157 11 193 10*209 14*184 18 177 13157 11824 11*187 10 214 12*197 17 179 11824 10627 11*181 10 215 12 207 15 190 10627 9551 10 184 11 217 12 226 13 205 9551 8586 10 190 11 218 13 235 12 220 8586 7725 9 196 12 218 13 238 11 235 7725 6956 10 198 12 217 14 242 11 249 6956 6260 9 199 13 217 14 244 12 270 6260 5639 10 199 13 216 14 245 14*289 5639 5117 10 197 13 215 14 245 16*294 5117 4713 10 196 13 215 14 246 16 295 4713 4433 9 194 12 214 13 245 15 295 4433 4263 9 194 12 214 13 245 13 294 4263 4165 8 193 10 213 10 245 8 294 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