DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.8 - - 85.4 - - - - - 76.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 459 - - 521 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4667 - - 5553 - - - - - 1757 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7527 - - 8278 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8834 - - 9720 - - - - - 5924 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1562 - - 1756 - - - - - 2389 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 536 - - 592 - - - - - 24 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 294 - - 279 - - - - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -32 - - -30 - - - - - -69 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3428 - - -3840 - - - - - -4336 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12263 - - 13561 - - - - - 10260 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7203 - - -7255 - - - - - -9249 ODpotential blCL - - - 16037 - - 16975 - - - - - 15173 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 92 - - - - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.8 - - 85.4 - - - - - 76.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.3 - - 40.1 - - - - - 46.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.0 - - 83.2 - - - - - 77.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 40.1 - - - - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 459 - - 521 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4667 - - 5553 - - - - - 1757 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 69 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99028 37 117 36 104 35 100 99028 91574 35 114 30 095 29 101 91574 85836 33 113 23 105 35 098 85836 81066 28 099 25 110 28 089 81066 76963 26 085 26 099 17 094 76963 73349 21 083 24 088 19 107 73349 70089 20 098 17 092 18 093 70089 67112 19 087 10 106 15 072 67112 64367 12 093 14 117 14 091 64367 61724 9 126 14 116 10 103 61724 58990 7 237 6 129 6 144 58990 56178 15 216 14 222 8 219 56178 53504 29 235 28 242 19 246 53504 51092 32 240 36 247 32 250 51092 48913 28 252 41 253 42 249 48913 46915 40 265 43 257 47 250 46915 45066 50 265 48 263 50 255 45066 43341 55 256 57 257 54 257 43341 41725 56 249 60 250 59 254 41725 40205 51 246 53 249 59 253 40205 38783 43 247 42 245 47 253 38783 37429 37 244 35 234 38 248 37429 36072 31 237 34 231 31 242 36072 34676 28 233 33 233 27 241 34676 33246 25 230 31 240 25 240 33246 31765 26 236 29 245 24 240 31765 30223 27 245 23 246 23 228 30223 28624 26 248 19 222 24 227 28624 26967 23 237 24 208 22 234 26967 25259 23 230 24 216 19 247 25259 23503 23 229 23 222 18 255 23503 21695 26 230 20 226 17 243 21695 19828 28 230 18 225 17 231 19828 17938 28 227 17 221 17 235 17938 16123 25 224 17 212 14 240 16123 14473 21 223 18 211 12 236 14473 13001 17 223 17 215 13 227 13001 11686 14 230 13 218 13 224 11686 10508 11 244 10*221 11 223 10508 9450 8*247 8*230 10 228 9450 8503 6*254 7 245 8 244 8503 7659 6 272 8 271 9 280 7659 6905 8 293 9 282 14 299 6905 6222 11 301 11 289 20*305 6222 5613 12 302 12 291 22*307 5613 5101 12 302 12 293 22 307 5101 4704 12 301 12 293 20 306 4704 4429 12 301 12 294 19 306 4429 4261 11 301 11 293 16 305 4261 4164 9 301 10 294 10 304 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