DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.8 - - 87.2 - - 85.1 - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 279 - - 350 - - 72 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7020 - - 9645 - - 9744 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9174 - - 11399 - - 10133 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11187 - - 13812 - - 13911 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3252 - - 1517 - - 1533 - - 8079 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 520 - - 623 - - 370 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 20 - - 16 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 132 - - 156 - - 213 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 15 - - 12 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3305 - - -1702 - - -1560 - - -7721 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14492 - - 15515 - - 15472 - - 11886 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9382 - - -6938 - - -7018 - - -14890 ODpotential blCL - - - 20569 - - 20750 - - 20929 - - 19055 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 51 - - 50 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.8 - - 87.2 - - 85.1 - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.4 - - 33.0 - - 31.3 - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.7 - - 85.7 - - 85.3 - - 79.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 32.9 - - 31.2 - - 36.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 279 - - 350 - - 72 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7020 - - 9645 - - 9744 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 97831 13 301 5 284 5 283 10 301 97831 90552 5 242 8 316 6 340 7 003 90552 84913 2 189 10 349 8 021 3 020 84913 80228 3 072 10 021 15 020 11 062 80228 76219 12 082 8 096 7 009 15 046 76219 72709 19 075 11 091 6 068 13 043 72709 69551 14 073 8 062 9 047 14 039 69551 66657 12 071 7 070 10 022 15 023 66657 63973 18 049 10 080 6 013 11 010 63973 61369 19 022 12 060 6 027 9 349 61369 58665 20 347 15 348 13 356 13 330 58665 55872 21 332 22 330 19 338 18 323 55872 53206 25 324 27 315 28 315 28 316 53206 50805 26 323 27 310 33 308 35 311 50805 48644 32 325 30 314 35 301 36 305 48644 46668 39 322 34 317 34 303 37 304 46668 44841 41 317 40 319 36 308 38 301 44841 43139 43 313 41 317 36 305 37 298 43139 41544 45 311 40 315 33 303 35 293 41544 40045 46 311 40 313 33 305 32 293 40045 38636 44 311 40 310 33 305 32 294 38636 37282 39 310 36 307 33 300 33 295 37282 35917 37 306 34 303 32 297 32 295 35917 34514 38 302 34 299 31 296 30 296 34514 33082 37 299 34 297 32 297 30 296 33082 31606 34 299 32 297 31 296 30 295 31606 30075 29 298 29 295 27 297 29 296 30075 28485 24 297 26 290 25 297 26 295 28485 26840 22 297 23 290 24 294 25 295 26840 25144 22 296 22 294 22 295 23 295 25144 23403 20 300 19 300 21 300 21 298 23403 21607 18 307 15 306 16 304 17 301 21607 19747 12 308 8 301 10 292 13 292 19747 17863 4 281 3 245 5 239 8 260 17863 16062 4 201 5 205 2 160 6 145 16062 14433 13 153 7*170 2*328 12 112 14433 12983 16 145 7*159 3*299 13 104 12983 11683 13*152 6 159 3 280 9 092 11683 10513 8*165 5 159 3 251 4 079 10513 9460 6 156 5 160 4 222 1 091 9460 8515 5 132 5 158 5 211 1 224 8515 7672 5 109 5 156 6 204 4 246 7672 6916 5 110 5 154 6 201 6 257 6916 6232 5 115 6 153 7 198 10 266 6232 5620 5 122 6 152 7 196 12 272 5620 5105 5 125 6 150 7 195 13 273 5105 4706 5 127 6 149 7 193 13 273 4706 4430 5 128 6 148 7 194 11 274 4430 4261 5 129 6 148 7 193 9*275 4261 4164 5 128 5 147 6 192 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