DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/01 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 - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.0 - - 87.2 - - 86.0 - - 75.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 291 - - 363 - - 81 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2856 - - 5460 - - 5440 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5974 - - 8066 - - 7121 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7023 - - 9627 - - 9607 - - 4166 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2951 - - 2275 - - 2620 - - 4708 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 391 - - 522 - - 317 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 15 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 087 - - 111 - - 113 - - 310 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - 18 - - 14 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -10987 - - -8103 - - -7776 - - -11379 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18011 - - 17731 - - 17384 - - 15546 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17046 - - -13352 - - -13131 - - -19056 ODpotential blCL - - - 24069 - - 22979 - - 22738 - - 23222 blCL maxRH - - - 21 - - 20 - - 20 - - 23 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.0 - - 87.2 - - 86.0 - - 75.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.1 - - 23.2 - - 23.8 - - 22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.9 - - 85.7 - - 86.0 - - 81.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.9 - - 23.1 - - 23.8 - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 291 - - 363 - - 81 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2856 - - 5460 - - 5440 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97963 11 298 10 268 15 246 14 301 97963 90660 6 290 5 252 8 287 6 332 90660 85042 5 177 4 221 9 286 7 000 85042 80387 6 141 2 208 2 200 2 253 80387 76380 4 156 4 226 3 103 6 165 76380 72836 6 185 6 204 0 023 7 095 72836 69629 6 158 7 177 2 172 2 021 69629 66699 4 135 7 203 2 261 3 301 66699 64005 2 066 8 227 6 267 7 296 64005 61408 6 003 9 268 9 263 10 276 61408 58711 13 324 13 293 11 266 15 274 58711 55934 21 298 19 288 17 277 21 275 55934 53294 30 296 24 292 25 288 21 281 53294 50909 37 294 32 296 31 285 29 288 50909 48755 40 288 36 293 37 287 39 291 48755 46787 44 290 41 290 45 289 44 288 46787 44971 48 295 46 293 49 293 44 292 44971 43275 50 300 49 298 53 296 48 296 43275 41680 52 301 52 302 53 298 53 296 41680 40176 53 303 53 306 53 299 55 296 40176 38759 53 304 52 308 52 303 54 297 38759 37396 49 309 53 309 53 308 52 300 37396 36025 40 309 42 307 51 312 49 306 36025 34619 27 307 24 300 45 314 45 311 34619 33183 18 308 15 295 31 310 37 310 33183 31704 16 306 12 300 21 309 27 308 31704 30169 16 311 13 293 15 314 20 311 30169 28579 15 316 12 297 13 315 14 318 28579 26936 13 312 11 309 14 316 11 327 26936 25241 10 316 11 332 14 322 10 327 25241 23498 12 348 12 349 14 334 11 331 23498 21699 15 008 13 360 12 348 9 347 21699 19840 13 024 11 014 9 016 7 018 19840 17954 11 045 8 037 9 051 8 069 17954 16141 10 058 7 042 9 064 13 087 16141 14492 8 068 5 035 10 061 16 087 14492 13022 5 091 3 035 10 054 16 084 13022 11707 6 116 3 053 7 055 13 087 11707 10529 8 124 3*084 5*061 10 093 10529 9471 9 124 4*102 4*079 8 098 9471 8523 9 118 6 106 4 094 7 105 8523 7676 9*109 6 108 4 104 5 112 7676 6920 10*099 6 110 5 113 4 121 6920 6234 9 090 7 112 5 119 3 134 6234 5621 9 084 7 114 6 123 2 146 5621 5105 9 082 7 115 6 125 1 273 5105 4706 9 083 7 117 6 127 3 304 4706 4429 8 084 7 118 6 127 5 306 4429 4261 8 085 7 119 6 127 6*308 4261 4165 7 087 7 119 5 127 5*310 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