DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - - 71.4 - - 77.4 - - 75.1 - - 65.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 416 - - 510 - - 234 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2757 - - 4952 - - 4355 - - 793 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6005 - - 7789 - - 7021 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6924 - - 9119 - - 8522 - - 4960 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1502 - - 1242 - - 1348 - - 1984 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 435 - - 566 - - 419 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - 13 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 276 - - 254 - - 252 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -27 - - -15 - - -17 - - -33 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3153 - - -2640 - - -2173 - - -3263 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10078 - - 11760 - - 10696 - - 8224 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10640 - - -8241 - - -7512 - - -10408 ODpotential blCL - - - 17564 - - 17360 - - 16034 - - 15368 blCL maxRH - - - 44 - - 48 - - 54 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.4 - - 77.4 - - 75.1 - - 65.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.6 - - 40.0 - - 42.4 - - 43.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.8 - - 75.5 - - 74.3 - - 67.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.6 - - 40.0 - - 42.4 - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 416 - - 510 - - 234 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2757 - - 4952 - - 4355 - - 793 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98889 13 148 11 170 5 154 5 072 98889 91454 15 132 10 148 9 101 15 092 91454 85715 16 121 12 145 12 095 15 094 85715 80958 17 115 19 111 14 112 13 128 80958 76864 17 111 18 104 17 114 12 123 76864 73247 14 093 14 112 13 114 11 098 73247 69973 9 103 14 108 9 126 6 081 69973 66965 10 142 5 175 6 144 4 126 66965 64180 7 183 8 196 4 234 5 223 64180 61492 17 216 15 222 10 240 4 209 61492 58692 18 215 22 236 20 256 18 252 58692 55803 17 249 23 236 30 243 29 241 55803 53074 25 257 26 240 35 239 32 243 53074 50625 36 254 36 245 42 246 40 256 50625 48430 45 250 49 245 51 250 56 258 48430 46434 51 248 56 246 55 248 65 253 46434 44603 51 247 58 244 57 246 67 250 44603 42906 50 244 56 241 57 244 64 248 42906 41323 48 242 53 242 56 244 61 245 41323 39839 47 240 51 244 52 245 58 242 39839 38447 47 239 51 246 51 246 55 241 38447 37112 47 241 50 246 52 246 52 241 37112 35767 46 244 50 246 55 245 52 241 35767 34383 44 246 49 245 57 244 54 240 34383 32963 43 246 49 245 57 243 55 238 32963 31493 42 244 48 247 56 244 55 239 31493 29962 41 242 47 247 53 244 52 242 29962 28375 40 241 44 244 50 244 49 244 28375 26731 38 240 41 241 47 243 46 244 26731 25036 36 241 38 241 43 241 43 244 25036 23296 35 243 35 241 40 241 39 244 23296 21505 34 242 35 239 38 241 36 242 21505 19655 33 240 36 238 36 243 33 241 19655 17780 32 237 35 239 34 244 30 242 17780 15979 32 234 34 237 32 242 29 241 15979 14342 31 232 32 235 30 238 29 238 14342 12883 29 235 29 234 28 234 28 235 12883 11580 27 239 26 236 26 232 26 231 11580 10413 25 244 21 238 22 231 24 230 10413 9367 23 247 17*241 17*230 22 231 9367 8431 20 249 15*242 15*232 19 232 8431 7599 17*252 14 247 14 237 16 236 7599 6856 15*259 14 252 13 248 14 248 6856 6185 13 272 14 256 13 257 14 268 6185 5587 13 279 14 259 13 262 15 284 5587 5083 13 282 13 260 13 264 16*289 5083 4693 12 283 13 262 12 266 15*289 4693 4423 11 284 12 262 12 266 13 286 4423 4258 11 284 12 262 11 267 11 284 4258 4164 9 284 10 261 9 267 6 281 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