DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 0959z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 96.6 - - - - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 512 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 10443 - - - - - 140 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 12258 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 14610 - - - - - 4307 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1443 - - - - - 2045 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 726 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 232 - - - - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 21 - - - - - -34 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3359 - - - - - -9140 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 17970 - - - - - 13447 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7607 - - - - - -14228 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 22217 - - - - - 18535 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - - - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 96.6 - - - - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.2 - - - - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 94.4 - - - - - 84.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.1 - - - - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 512 - - - - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 10443 - - - - - 140 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99051 27 099 29 094 99051 91616 28 116 23 107 91616 85884 27 121 26 102 85884 81118 24 126 22 095 81118 77011 18 123 20 109 77011 73382 10 130 19 101 73382 70102 13 148 14 071 70102 67093 18 138 8 030 67093 64317 13 122 7 126 64317 61647 15 119 17 145 61647 58889 16 134 11 160 58889 56054 16 178 14 199 56054 53361 27 188 19 214 53361 50952 26 188 22 214 50952 48805 20 222 24 206 48805 46858 25 234 24 203 46858 45062 29 229 25 199 45062 43391 31 225 24 206 43391 41824 30 217 27 207 41824 40345 32 209 30 206 40345 38953 32 206 30 200 38953 37612 29 208 29 193 37612 36256 26 207 27 186 36256 34859 24 209 21 167 34859 33426 20 216 18 159 33426 31942 14 226 16 163 31942 30399 11 230 13 154 30399 28799 10 220 10 140 28799 27143 9 207 9 131 27143 25434 8 187 11 124 25434 23675 11 168 11 131 23675 21862 14 159 11 148 21862 19990 15 152 11 166 19990 18095 9 172 11 169 18095 16272 12 215 10 170 16272 14612 16*221 10 173 14612 13129 15*224 10 179 13129 11801 15 227 9 195 11801 10608 14 230 9 214 10608 9535 14 232 10 223 9535 8573 13 233 9 231 8573 7715 13 235 9 238 7715 6948 13 236 8 253 6948 6254 13 236 10 282 6254 5634 13 236 16 299 5634 5113 12 236 19 303 5113 4711 12 236 19 302 4711 4432 11 235 17*301 4432 4262 11 235 13*300 4262 4165 9 234 8 298 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