DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 93.4 - - 96.8 - - 94.0 - - 83.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 423 - - 544 - - 286 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2597 - - 4427 - - 3716 - - 391 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5888 - - 7392 - - 6616 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6764 - - 8594 - - 7883 - - 4558 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2677 - - 3539 - - 2844 - - 1556 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 429 - - 558 - - 424 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - 20 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 286 - - 294 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - 6 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -45 - - -53 - - -60 - - -52 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -12195 - - -10610 - - -10341 - - -11163 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18959 - - 19205 - - 18225 - - 15722 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -19278 - - -16943 - - -16923 - - -18260 ODpotential blCL - - - 26042 - - 25537 - - 24806 - - 22818 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 44 - - 44 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 93.4 - - 96.8 - - 94.0 - - 83.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.0 - - 26.0 - - 27.9 - - 30.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 91.6 - - 94.4 - - 93.0 - - 86.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 25.9 - - 27.9 - - 30.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 423 - - 544 - - 286 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2597 - - 4427 - - 3716 - - 391 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 99225 47 104 39 121 34 111 24 105 99225 91721 34 109 35 103 34 114 36 088 91721 85957 31 109 31 103 34 095 36 093 85957 81176 28 102 32 111 31 091 30 095 81176 77065 26 106 29 103 27 109 24 093 77065 73447 24 114 25 104 24 113 19 099 73447 70179 20 105 18 113 18 100 19 098 70179 67179 17 089 18 124 17 102 19 095 67179 64411 14 096 17 117 16 106 18 101 64411 61751 14 124 11 120 8 106 15 099 61751 59013 17 144 8 162 6 213 5 036 59013 56225 13 133 11 167 13 207 8 264 56225 53598 2 098 5 139 10 189 10 199 53598 51238 6 274 3 292 2 244 5 208 51238 49108 13 269 9 268 6 300 5 287 49108 47159 17 265 16 263 15 279 14 281 47159 45354 17 267 17 266 17 272 16 275 45354 43666 17 276 17 273 20 275 18 274 43666 42077 19 282 21 273 22 277 19 280 42077 40577 20 283 22 273 22 276 21 287 40577 39163 19 286 21 279 20 274 21 286 39163 37803 17 291 18 283 19 276 19 283 37803 36432 15 291 15 284 15 276 15 282 36432 35018 10 290 10 269 12 268 12 273 35018 33565 10 292 8 280 11 269 12 273 33565 32064 11 297 8 296 8 277 11 260 32064 30504 9 281 7 285 7 266 11 252 30504 28887 9 252 7 257 8 259 11 256 28887 27215 12 249 8 257 8 268 10 269 27215 25492 14 256 9 272 8 276 8 267 25492 23726 14 259 12 271 7 281 6 260 23726 21909 10 258 11 261 8 281 5 262 21909 20033 10 252 11 251 10 277 6 276 20033 18134 11 249 13 245 12 272 8 280 18134 16307 13 252 16 247 14 267 10 276 16307 14640 13 255 17 251 14 263 10 269 14640 13150 14 259 17 251 14 261 10 264 13150 11815 14 260 15 252 14 260 11 264 11815 10615 15 260 15 252 15 260 12 268 10615 9538 15 259 15*256 16 264 14 273 9538 8573 14 255 15*264 17*274 16 280 8573 7712 14 257 16 275 18*286 18 288 7712 6945 13*268 17 284 20 292 22 295 6945 6251 14*286 19 289 21 294 25 300 6251 5633 15 294 19 292 21 295 27 302 5633 5113 15 297 19 293 21 295 26 303 5113 4710 15 297 19 294 21 296 24*302 4710 4432 15 298 18 294 19 296 20*299 4432 4262 14 298 17 295 18 296 16 297 4262 4165 11 297 13 294 13 295 9 293 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