DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/19 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 - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.3 - - 82.4 - - 80.8 - - 67.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 357 - - 422 - - 141 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3375 - - 6057 - - 5763 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6433 - - 8602 - - 7797 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7542 - - 10224 - - 9930 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1743 - - 1175 - - 1432 - - 557 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 442 - - 568 - - 388 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 32 - - 54 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 3 - - 1 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 084 - - 118 - - 251 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 16 - - 15 - - 26 - - -29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7468 - - -6822 - - -6275 - - -6845 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15011 - - 17047 - - 16206 - - 11010 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14173 - - -12601 - - -12495 - - -15143 ODpotential blCL - - - 21715 - - 22825 - - 22425 - - 19308 blCL maxRH - - - 26 - - 31 - - 38 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.3 - - 82.4 - - 80.8 - - 67.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.1 - - 21.6 - - 23.9 - - 33.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.9 - - 80.6 - - 80.4 - - 69.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.1 - - 21.6 - - 24.1 - - 33.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 357 - - 422 - - 141 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3375 - - 6057 - - 5763 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98548 21 086 22 107 10 165 8 358 98548 91190 21 090 17 080 17 095 15 066 91190 85519 19 096 12 092 20 072 20 083 85519 80816 14 083 15 095 18 070 21 075 80816 76765 14 093 17 081 17 071 17 082 76765 73183 14 102 12 088 13 071 15 076 73183 69940 14 079 11 101 12 083 12 068 69940 66962 8 071 8 104 7 097 9 066 66962 64202 8 077 5 155 2 253 5 004 64202 61532 5 312 3 155 6 203 6 261 61532 58750 10 250 10 262 11 274 9 299 58750 55885 11 265 20 246 24 266 23 277 55885 53173 15 282 23 252 29 261 28 267 53173 50734 26 280 27 262 34 269 38 273 50734 48546 32 280 35 281 41 279 45 274 48546 46553 46 283 51 281 50 274 45 275 46553 44710 53 279 51 277 47 281 48 286 44710 42997 53 284 52 289 62 294 71 288 42997 41399 56 289 61 295 71 293 77 285 41399 39908 60 291 68 295 75 293 74 287 39908 38517 58 291 64 294 74 295 73 290 38517 37183 54 295 59 296 72 297 69 293 37183 35836 50 296 50 294 64 299 55 292 35836 34450 48 292 45 291 61 303 47 287 34450 33029 48 291 45 289 55 312 40 294 33029 31560 39 296 39 297 44 308 35 293 31560 30030 27 293 26 294 34 298 35 290 30030 28442 22 294 19 287 25 291 30 293 28442 26806 21 294 17 295 21 285 22 294 26806 25123 15 297 13 292 18 291 19 296 25123 23391 11 301 8 280 14 295 16 308 23391 21599 8 313 5 273 9 279 9 296 21599 19743 5 324 2 252 4 255 4 243 19743 17861 2 006 2 178 2 178 4 178 17861 16052 1 100 3 168 3 150 3 160 16052 14407 2 119 2 167 4 148 3 151 14407 12941 1 134 2 156 5 142 4 147 12941 11632 3 169 1 130 5 124 6 143 11632 10460 6 149 2*081 3*110 7 140 10460 9409 10 125 2*082 1*117 8 136 9409 8469 15 109 2 090 1 138 8 129 8469 7632 18*097 2 104 1 163 6 122 7632 6883 17*088 3 112 1 220 3 127 6883 6205 15 083 4 121 2 260 1 168 6205 5600 13 082 4 127 3 272 3 309 5600 5090 12 083 5 131 3 271 10 322 5090 4696 12 085 5 133 3 272 17 316 4696 4424 11 086 5 134 3 272 18 312 4424 4259 10 088 5 134 3 271 16*310 4259 4164 9 088 5 134 3 271 9*309 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