DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 93.8 - - 98.1 - - 96.0 - - 85.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 407 - - 529 - - 279 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6047 - - 9320 - - 6997 - - 419 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8579 - - 11350 - - 9157 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10214 - - 13487 - - 11164 - - 4586 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2766 - - 2806 - - 3174 - - 1169 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 561 - - 707 - - 520 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 26 - - 18 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - 9 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 216 - - 267 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 0 - - 8 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 43 - - -25 - - -58 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5306 - - -2986 - - -5588 - - -10308 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15521 - - 16474 - - 16753 - - 14894 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7520 - - -5872 - - -8467 - - -15199 ODpotential blCL - - - 17734 - - 19359 - - 19631 - - 19785 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 51 - - 53 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 93.8 - - 98.1 - - 96.0 - - 85.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.8 - - 39.6 - - 36.4 - - 34.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 92.0 - - 95.8 - - 94.8 - - 87.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.8 - - 39.5 - - 36.4 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 407 - - 529 - - 279 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6047 - - 9320 - - 6997 - - 419 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99242 37 110 36 106 33 110 27 099 99242 91796 38 110 34 108 31 108 27 097 91796 86033 35 104 31 112 29 104 30 098 86033 81232 32 104 29 108 29 099 29 097 81232 77107 26 108 27 106 28 098 26 095 77107 73484 23 105 17 091 25 090 22 101 73484 70212 20 099 12 107 15 094 18 073 70212 67204 12 093 12 119 10 096 11 040 67204 64427 9 083 11 111 9 082 9 064 64427 61751 9 069 5 070 5 054 7 066 61751 58982 4 036 8 035 5 055 4 055 58982 56142 1 163 4 053 6 093 3 091 56142 53465 13 183 7 198 5 251 1 285 53465 51074 21 160 23 190 23 225 18 246 51074 48934 16 141 22 175 25 202 25 225 48934 46984 8 183 15 183 20 193 18 210 46984 45183 16 221 19 221 21 210 18 215 45183 43504 23 218 23 212 23 212 20 221 43504 41928 24 210 26 206 25 211 21 216 41928 40441 25 199 26 206 27 213 23 214 40441 39036 22 195 24 199 24 216 22 217 39036 37682 19 195 23 194 19 210 20 215 37682 36316 19 199 19 197 17 204 18 211 36316 34911 17 195 14 203 13 200 15 202 34911 33471 11 202 8 213 8 211 10 208 33471 31983 6 192 4 181 5 184 9 192 31983 30434 1 095 2 131 3 203 8 197 30434 28829 3 359 1 025 1 206 4 198 28829 27171 4 329 0 296 1 198 4 175 27171 25463 5 298 2 317 2 124 5 164 25463 23708 6 267 3 289 4 121 5 145 23708 21902 5 206 2 219 4 122 5 112 21902 20037 10 166 6 184 2 080 5 081 20037 18144 12 162 6 185 2 061 5 075 18144 16321 11 166 6 185 1 119 4 085 16321 14658 11 176 8*196 1 188 2 109 14658 13169 11 184 7*209 2 214 2 151 13169 11836 9 190 6 217 3*224 3 168 11836 10637 7*185 6 218 5*230 4 180 10637 9559 5*177 7 219 7 240 4 204 9559 8593 4 190 7 218 8 246 5 230 8593 7731 4 211 8 217 9 261 6 241 7731 6960 4 220 8 216 10 269 7 256 6960 6262 4 227 8 215 12 278 8 277 6262 5640 4 236 8 215 13 281 14 301 5640 5116 4 235 8 215 13 283 20 305 5116 4713 4 234 8 214 13 284 22*305 4713 4433 4 233 8 213 13 284 20*304 4433 4263 4 232 8 213 12 284 16 304 4263 4165 4 230 7 211 10 284 10 303 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