DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 92.8 - - - - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 367 - - 452 - - - - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5806 - - 9417 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8342 - - 11352 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9973 - - 13584 - - - - - 4166 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3400 - - 1865 - - - - - 1045 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 534 - - 673 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 36 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 103 - - 153 - - - - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 20 - - - - - -31 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2890 - - -469 - - - - - -6919 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12863 - - 14053 - - - - - 11086 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5336 - - -1802 - - - - - -11522 ODpotential blCL - - - 15309 - - 15386 - - - - - 15688 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 80 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 92.8 - - - - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.0 - - 45.3 - - - - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.6 - - 90.8 - - - - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.0 - - 45.3 - - - - - 46.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 367 - - 452 - - - - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5806 - - 9417 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 21 - - - - - 15 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 98982 21 121 26 114 13 072 98982 91531 22 110 20 114 18 101 91531 85768 17 106 16 118 17 101 85768 80975 16 117 15 126 15 097 80975 76844 16 117 14 115 10 092 76844 73204 12 104 11 111 8 127 73204 69930 13 108 14 112 7 107 69930 66951 11 104 11 122 8 065 66951 64224 9 080 6 124 7 053 64224 61615 3 082 4 041 6 082 61615 58914 5 165 4 226 6 041 58914 56132 3 212 5 187 3 267 56132 53497 12 228 10 247 12 267 53497 51132 21 234 19 247 17 275 51132 49000 24 236 22 239 20 261 49000 47052 26 236 25 242 24 253 47052 45256 30 231 30 237 27 253 45256 43578 33 231 32 233 28 251 43578 42000 36 237 32 236 27 248 42000 40511 36 241 32 239 27 247 40511 39107 34 243 31 241 28 249 39107 37754 33 243 30 243 28 249 37754 36386 34 241 29 243 27 251 36386 34974 31 238 30 243 25 254 34974 33524 26 234 27 241 22 255 33524 32024 23 231 22 232 20 251 32024 30466 19 235 18 230 19 241 30466 28853 17 234 15 231 15 238 28853 27188 13 225 14 231 11 234 27188 25473 10 223 11 230 7 223 25473 23711 9 216 6 224 5 188 23711 21894 8 200 4 185 4 152 21894 20017 5 195 4 136 6 117 20017 18115 9 158 7 151 8 102 18115 16288 10 164 7 162 11 089 16288 14625 10 168 5*150 12 081 14625 13140 10 170 2*141 11 080 13140 11811 8 172 2 143 10 085 11811 10617 6*163 2 152 7 092 10617 9544 5*133 2 155 3 108 9544 8581 5 114 3 159 2 198 8581 7722 5 104 3 156 3 257 7722 6953 5 094 4 156 4 278 6953 6258 5 094 5 155 7 295 6258 5636 6 094 6 155 11 309 5636 5114 6 096 6 154 17 314 5114 4710 6 100 6 154 20 313 4710 4432 6 101 6 152 19 310 4432 4262 6 102 6 153 16*308 4262 4165 6 103 6 152 10*307 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