DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.1 - - 92.0 - - 88.7 - - 79.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 408 - - 515 - - 206 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5474 - - 8761 - - 6509 - - 643 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8123 - - 10878 - - 8603 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9641 - - 12928 - - 10676 - - 4810 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1844 - - 1443 - - 2354 - - 1892 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 543 - - 686 - - 458 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 18 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 10 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 274 - - 235 - - 262 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - 12 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 8 - - 39 - - -27 - - -56 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5679 - - -3267 - - -4450 - - -7990 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15321 - - 16196 - - 15127 - - 12800 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10865 - - -7534 - - -9102 - - -14106 ODpotential blCL - - - 20506 - - 20462 - - 19778 - - 18916 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 75 - - 95 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.1 - - 92.0 - - 88.7 - - 79.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.2 - - 34.8 - - 36.6 - - 37.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.4 - - 89.7 - - 88.0 - - 81.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.2 - - 34.8 - - 36.6 - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 408 - - 515 - - 206 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5474 - - 8761 - - 6509 - - 643 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 1 - - 82 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99141 35 109 34 103 37 116 24 107 99141 91652 45 099 35 109 29 108 31 094 91652 85893 35 101 32 105 27 100 32 088 85893 81143 25 101 24 103 25 086 26 087 81143 77059 21 094 17 100 25 085 21 093 77059 73449 21 087 20 106 20 085 19 091 73449 70175 18 087 18 106 15 093 16 084 70175 67176 16 107 10 117 11 087 14 073 67176 64413 12 111 7 136 5 099 9 069 64413 61752 4 151 2 151 5 110 6 082 61752 58994 10 213 7 248 6 224 5 238 58994 56139 15 210 21 234 17 233 15 228 56139 53414 28 244 30 230 29 240 27 249 53414 50969 33 238 37 239 39 245 35 251 50969 48792 42 245 48 247 48 253 46 255 48792 46830 46 249 44 246 51 252 49 256 46830 45040 51 253 43 250 44 251 44 257 45040 43379 48 247 40 248 42 254 43 258 43379 41819 38 236 37 241 44 254 42 257 41819 40346 33 225 36 230 45 249 42 257 40346 38955 30 229 38 227 44 245 41 256 38955 37613 29 237 35 228 40 243 39 254 37613 36258 28 237 29 224 37 244 38 251 36258 34860 28 233 27 219 36 244 38 247 34860 33425 29 235 26 215 35 242 36 240 33425 31940 33 237 28 216 33 236 34 236 31940 30395 36 232 33 227 31 231 32 238 30395 28792 39 229 37 231 31 233 31 238 28792 27132 37 232 36 234 30 236 30 236 27132 25418 32 234 33 237 25 235 26 233 25418 23656 25 235 29 236 22 233 20 227 23656 21841 22 222 24 232 21 230 19 227 21841 19965 22 216 20 221 18 225 21 230 19965 18064 21 213 18 210 16 218 21 227 18064 16236 20 208 18 202 16 208 19 228 16236 14572 18 204 16 202 18 205 17 231 14572 13086 14 204 10*208 18 204 16 226 13086 11757 10 212 8*212 15*211 16 214 11757 10565 8*225 7 215 12*223 17 204 10565 9496 6*247 7 219 11 232 16 204 9496 8539 6 266 7 225 10 243 14 210 8539 7686 6 272 7 235 10 256 11 219 7686 6925 6 276 7 243 11 270 9 234 6925 6236 6 281 8 252 12 281 9 275 6236 5622 6 282 8 256 12 285 15 300 5622 5105 6 282 8 258 12 286 20*304 5105 4706 6 281 8 259 12 287 20*303 4706 4430 6 281 7 260 12 288 17 302 4430 4261 5 280 7 261 11 288 14 301 4261 4165 5 279 6 259 10 288 8 301 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