DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/17 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 0653z - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1332z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 74.9 - - 85.2 - - 88.5 - - 84.9 - - 76.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 2 - - 296 - - 436 - - 169 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 138 - - 6796 - - 10531 - - 6747 - - 281 BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 9029 - - 12246 - - 8666 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4305 - - 10963 - - 14698 - - 10914 - - 4448 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1242 - - 3596 - - 1268 - - 4000 - - 1447 Hgt.Variab. W* 25 - - 525 - - 691 - - 435 - - 12 W* B/S 1 - - 67 - - 73 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 8 - - 1 - - 2 - - 7 - - 16 BL Wind Direction 312 - - 260 - - 160 - - 280 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear 5 - - 3 - - 11 - - 12 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg -33 - - 15 - - 61 - - -28 - - -58 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7359 - - -3529 - - 973 - - -2411 - - -7935 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 11665 - - 14493 - - 13726 - - 13325 - - 12383 sfcLCL ODpotential -12062 - - -5071 - - -328 - - -3492 - - -11946 ODpotential blCL 16367 - - 16034 - - 15026 - - 14406 - - 16394 blCL maxRH 62 - - 83 - - 85 - - 81 - - 89 maxRH CAPE 60 - - 60 - - 30 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 74.9 - - 85.2 - - 88.5 - - 84.9 - - 76.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.6 - - 35.8 - - 42.2 - - 40.6 - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 76.0 - - 84.0 - - 86.6 - - 84.4 - - 78.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.5 - - 35.7 - - 42.3 - - 40.6 - - 36.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 2 - - 296 - - 436 - - 169 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 138 - - 6796 - - 10531 - - 6747 - - 281 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 33 - - 41 - - 25 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 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] 98080 17 084 20 092 14 137 9 150 5 038 98080 90710 17 094 19 093 12 108 9 088 7 102 90710 85030 16 071 16 081 12 107 11 100 9 090 85030 80342 13 059 15 069 14 100 12 085 16 081 80342 76318 11 076 11 071 15 096 12 078 14 084 76318 72769 12 110 9 104 13 095 13 061 16 095 72769 69566 14 106 11 114 8 112 8 062 13 072 69566 66632 14 075 11 095 10 097 9 106 11 065 66632 63919 13 062 12 089 13 071 13 097 8 080 63919 61297 4 015 11 082 11 072 11 071 8 070 61297 58574 4 190 1 101 5 065 4 038 6 027 58574 55760 4 120 5 202 8 236 11 267 12 316 55760 53086 7 311 3 297 9 242 16 241 14 252 53086 50681 14 286 8 286 12 258 15 245 17 254 50681 48525 15 277 11 269 15 258 17 264 22 255 48525 46562 20 271 16 269 19 259 22 265 22 255 46562 44746 25 271 21 268 22 257 28 245 24 258 44746 43049 27 264 25 261 26 250 25 250 30 261 43049 41459 26 255 26 252 28 245 27 260 47 244 41459 39974 25 253 26 245 28 245 37 249 47 231 39974 38588 28 249 31 242 33 246 44 230 45 218 38588 37257 30 245 45 236 45 237 48 219 41 218 37257 35909 38 247 54 228 49 225 45 225 37 220 35909 34518 49 244 49 229 45 223 40 219 29 224 34518 33088 46 243 38 246 39 226 38 214 28 227 33088 31607 38 257 27 257 24 249 28 218 31 227 31607 30064 26 269 13 256 12 252 3 263 33 219 30064 28464 11 280 7 199 11 196 4 152 38 207 28464 26810 3 304 10 181 11 200 8 163 29 189 26810 25112 4 349 11 183 12 186 10 156 16 116 25112 23376 2 040 10 177 11 174 12 146 17 110 23376 21591 4 125 7 165 9 152 15 136 18 144 21591 19743 8 143 4 154 10 113 19 116 21 127 19743 17874 11 141 3 146 11 095 21 097 23 099 17874 16085 9 134 3 102 10*076 18 080 21 095 16085 14458 4 108 3 066 6*045 14 077 17 101 14458 13004 3 335 2 010 4 033 10 083 15 103 13004 11699 4 291 2*289 2 030 6*105 13 104 11699 10524 5 259 2*275 1 031 3*157 10 105 10524 9467 5 248 2 287 1 178 3 221 7 112 9467 8518 5 248 2 293 3 181 4 246 5 123 8518 7672 5 256 2 288 4 183 7 273 1 111 7672 6914 4 268 2 279 5 184 9 284 3 345 6914 6228 4 289 1 250 6 185 11 289 10 329 6228 5615 6 312 2 224 6 184 12 291 18 321 5615 5100 9 325 2 207 7 184 12 291 23 317 5100 4703 12 323 2 200 7 183 12 293 23*314 4703 4428 13*319 2 194 7 183 12 292 20*311 4428 4261 12*314 2 192 7 183 11 293 17 309 4261 4164 7 311 2 190 6 182 9 292 10 306 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