DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 86.2 - - 84.3 - - 74.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 399 - - 388 - - 233 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4619 - - 6882 - - 6487 - - 617 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7438 - - 9227 - - 8658 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8786 - - 11049 - - 10654 - - 4784 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2418 - - 2353 - - 2384 - - 2867 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 509 - - 577 - - 477 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 11 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 278 - - 253 - - 246 - - 289 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 4 - - 9 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -28 - - -13 - - -17 - - -35 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5276 - - -3581 - - -2889 - - -6946 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14063 - - 14631 - - 13543 - - 11731 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9017 - - -5963 - - -5254 - - -11517 ODpotential blCL - - - 17803 - - 17012 - - 15908 - - 16301 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 99 - - 69 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 86.2 - - 84.3 - - 74.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.3 - - 36.1 - - 39.1 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.1 - - 84.7 - - 83.5 - - 76.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.3 - - 36.0 - - 39.1 - - 37.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 399 - - 388 - - 233 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4619 - - 6882 - - 6487 - - 617 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 70 - - 95 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 99039 27 125 23 134 13 100 18 097 99039 91540 28 120 21 125 23 114 22 101 91540 85771 26 114 22 124 22 117 23 096 85771 80992 22 104 22 129 18 109 18 098 80992 76890 13 092 18 109 14 108 12 098 76890 73282 10 141 10 097 14 109 5 090 73282 70010 16 140 10 143 8 098 9 099 70010 66986 9 129 9 153 6 206 6 064 66986 64186 8 157 9 179 8 169 5 253 64186 61508 1 248 4 301 7 070 3 090 61508 58731 14 209 18 249 18 284 10 304 58731 55850 9 254 13 232 21 252 22 258 55850 53105 26 266 23 246 31 250 36 255 53105 50639 38 265 33 255 38 253 42 253 50639 48424 50 266 42 258 44 254 45 255 48424 46408 60 263 51 260 50 255 49 254 46408 44554 66 260 57 258 55 255 52 251 44554 42838 68 256 60 254 57 252 54 249 42838 41241 69 254 62 250 59 248 56 246 41241 39750 67 251 65 246 62 245 60 241 39750 38355 64 248 65 243 64 241 62 237 38355 37018 63 247 63 242 64 240 63 235 37018 35672 65 245 60 241 63 239 63 235 35672 34288 64 244 59 241 61 238 61 234 34288 32875 57 245 58 241 58 239 57 235 32875 31418 52 244 54 241 54 240 53 235 31418 29905 50 243 51 241 50 241 48 234 29905 28337 47 243 47 240 45 240 43 232 28337 26715 43 242 42 239 40 240 38 230 26715 25044 34 242 34 238 33 238 32 229 25044 23326 27 240 27 235 27 233 28 226 23326 21551 23 237 23 231 23 230 24 225 21551 19716 20 238 21 228 20 229 19 226 19716 17855 21 240 21 225 19 228 14 230 17855 16064 22 245 19 232 18 224 13 228 16064 14432 22 251 18 236 16 215 13 217 14432 12973 21 255 16 242 14 211 13 209 12973 11666 20 255 13*246 12*218 13 206 11666 10492 18 256 12*245 11*222 12 209 10492 9438 16*256 12 246 12 224 11 219 9438 8493 14*261 12 248 12 230 11 230 8493 7650 13 267 12 250 11 241 12 239 7650 6897 12 274 12 254 11 251 12 255 6897 6216 12 282 12 257 12 262 13 277 6216 5609 12 285 12 258 12 266 15 289 5609 5097 12 288 12 260 12 268 16*292 5097 4701 11 289 11 261 12 269 15*291 4701 4427 11 290 11 261 11 270 13 289 4427 4260 10 290 10 261 11 270 11 287 4260 4164 9 290 9 261 9 269 6 285 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