DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 80.0 - - 91.4 - - 97.6 - - - - - 82.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 57 - - 409 - - 527 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 434 - - 4215 - - 7241 - - - - - 280 BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 7130 - - 9648 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4601 - - 8382 - - 11408 - - - - - 4447 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1291 - - 2020 - - 1596 - - - - - 988 Hgt.Variab. W* 121 - - 498 - - 649 - - - - - 13 W* B/S 2 - - 26 - - 15 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 13 - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction 310 - - 233 - - 237 - - - - - 305 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 2 - - 3 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg -49 - - 10 - - 27 - - - - - -64 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -10319 - - -10650 - - -8829 - - - - - -11353 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14921 - - 19033 - - 20238 - - - - - 15801 sfcLCL ODpotential -19104 - - -18117 - - -15355 - - - - - -19445 ODpotential blCL 23705 - - 26499 - - 26763 - - - - - 23892 blCL maxRH 23 - - 24 - - 27 - - - - - 33 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 80.0 - - 91.4 - - 97.6 - - - - - 82.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.8 - - 21.9 - - 22.1 - - - - - 28.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 80.4 - - 89.7 - - 95.3 - - - - - 84.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.7 - - 21.9 - - 22.2 - - - - - 28.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 57 - - 409 - - 527 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 434 - - 4215 - - 7241 - - - - - 280 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 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] 99489 55 098 38 114 38 114 38 092 99489 91982 45 107 47 108 40 114 32 102 91982 86202 37 107 37 100 39 113 33 101 86202 81403 27 106 27 109 34 096 35 100 81403 77268 29 114 26 118 23 106 32 106 77268 73628 30 114 27 118 25 119 31 096 73628 70351 28 119 24 121 22 114 23 087 70351 67356 26 108 26 129 20 114 17 103 67356 64594 16 107 22 108 19 127 18 113 64594 61934 8 118 17 090 22 128 15 118 61934 59199 8 143 12 112 16 119 9 118 59199 56413 7 163 13 155 7 161 2 095 56413 53781 11 198 16 191 17 195 9 259 53781 51415 14 201 18 215 23 189 16 222 51415 49282 18 217 20 229 18 203 17 215 49282 47326 19 225 23 235 17 233 18 224 47326 45514 19 227 23 237 23 238 21 236 45514 43820 19 222 22 234 26 236 22 244 43820 42226 18 222 19 232 25 239 23 249 42226 40725 18 226 16 230 20 237 22 244 40725 39308 17 226 12 221 15 227 20 234 39308 37943 15 217 11 197 13 214 20 224 37943 36564 12 194 15 163 14 185 19 219 36564 35144 14 144 16 139 17 153 16 210 35144 33692 9 113 12 106 13 117 14 185 33692 32194 8 080 11 082 13 095 21 148 32194 30637 7 048 13 061 15 081 21 136 30637 29020 7 032 15 054 14 084 19 126 29020 27345 8 029 12 060 11 089 18 119 27345 25617 8 039 9 058 11 080 18 114 25617 23841 9 041 8 057 12 081 18 114 23841 22009 9 048 6 092 10 108 16 111 22009 20114 5 077 6 134 9 141 12 114 20114 18193 3 116 6 197 7 173 8 111 18193 16347 4 178 12 225 8 221 6 127 16347 14666 6 197 15 232 11 240 4 165 14666 13168 8 197 16 230 13 241 6 187 13168 11828 9 198 16 224 11*237 8 191 11828 10626 9 198 15 219 9*234 11 192 10626 9548 8 207 13 219 9 233 12 198 9548 8582 8 226 9*221 8 233 12 209 8582 7720 6 226 4*234 8 234 12 221 7720 6951 3 227 4 238 8 237 11 235 6951 6255 2 280 4 240 8 241 10 256 6255 5635 7 313 3 235 8 243 13 291 5635 5113 14 321 3 231 8 245 21 304 5113 4710 17*318 3 224 7 245 23*305 4710 4432 15*311 3 219 7 246 21*305 4432 4262 14 310 3 218 7 246 18 305 4262 4165 9 309 3 214 6 245 11 305 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