DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.9 - - 83.8 - - - - - 73.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 446 - - 565 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3598 - - 6819 - - - - - 1507 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6675 - - 9332 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7765 - - 10986 - - - - - 5674 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2229 - - 3567 - - - - - 2507 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 486 - - 651 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 15 - - - - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 221 - - 217 - - - - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -12 - - - - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4302 - - -2277 - - - - - -4013 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12067 - - 13263 - - - - - 9688 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7386 - - -4637 - - - - - -8150 ODpotential blCL - - - 15151 - - 15623 - - - - - 13824 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 51 - - - - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.9 - - 83.8 - - - - - 73.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.3 - - 39.7 - - - - - 45.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 81.6 - - - - - 74.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.3 - - 39.7 - - - - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 446 - - 565 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3598 - - 6819 - - - - - 1507 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99125 35 104 31 115 33 113 99125 91670 32 113 28 112 29 108 91670 85919 29 110 32 121 26 085 85919 81141 23 101 26 108 15 097 81141 77034 18 103 22 113 18 114 77034 73419 15 105 17 120 17 110 73419 70146 16 107 10 139 14 108 70146 67140 9 127 9 133 8 111 67140 64362 8 138 7 163 4 134 64362 61679 3 220 7 195 4 164 61679 58885 6 197 8 203 5 183 58885 55974 18 229 15 210 14 212 55974 53187 25 224 23 217 22 216 53187 50673 34 231 25 227 27 216 50673 48415 39 223 34 237 31 244 48415 46372 37 222 42 225 43 247 46372 44514 33 226 39 223 47 239 44514 42807 33 237 38 235 43 239 42807 41224 38 246 41 242 39 244 41224 39743 42 247 44 246 37 250 39743 38354 43 246 45 246 38 254 38354 37022 41 243 43 244 38 255 37022 35682 38 239 39 243 35 257 35682 34306 35 238 35 245 34 256 34306 32898 34 238 32 248 33 254 32898 31443 34 236 30 249 30 251 31443 29930 33 236 28 249 28 250 29930 28359 31 238 26 248 27 249 28359 26733 28 240 24 248 25 248 26733 25055 26 238 22 244 21 246 25055 23330 25 232 22 234 18 242 23330 21550 25 224 23 229 18 238 21550 19708 25 221 26 226 21 234 19708 17842 24 216 28 221 25 223 17842 16049 24 209 29 217 30 215 16049 14418 24 205 28 214 30 208 14418 12960 23 202 25 213 27 200 12960 11654 21 201 21*212 24 195 11654 10481 20 200 18*213 22 196 10481 9427 18 200 16 216 19 203 9427 8484 16*204 15 220 17 213 8484 7644 14*212 15 221 15 226 7644 6893 11 224 15 220 13 248 6893 6214 11 225 15 219 14*266 6214 5607 11 224 15 218 15*270 5607 5097 10 222 15 216 15 269 5097 4701 10 220 15 215 14 266 4701 4427 10 218 14 213 12 264 4427 4260 9 217 14 213 10 262 4260 4164 8 216 12 213 6 259 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