DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/06 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 - - - 93.6 - - 99.0 - - 96.3 - - 85.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 523 - - 282 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4177 - - 9494 - - 7619 - - 535 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7104 - - 11489 - - 9652 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8344 - - 13661 - - 11786 - - 4702 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3838 - - 5287 - - 5043 - - 865 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 498 - - 709 - - 536 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 46 - - 22 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 198 - - 264 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 9 - - 11 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 46 - - 19 - - -59 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7768 - - -3906 - - -5195 - - -10376 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16113 - - 17567 - - 16982 - - 15079 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10103 - - -5567 - - -7315 - - -14689 ODpotential blCL - - - 18447 - - 19228 - - 19101 - - 19391 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 74 - - 52 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 93.6 - - 99.0 - - 96.3 - - 85.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.0 - - 35.4 - - 35.7 - - 34.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 91.8 - - 96.6 - - 95.2 - - 87.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.0 - - 35.4 - - 35.7 - - 34.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 523 - - 282 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4177 - - 9494 - - 7619 - - 535 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99201 41 107 36 104 28 107 34 102 99201 91731 38 113 32 114 28 093 35 093 91731 85976 32 106 34 106 32 104 30 096 85976 81199 32 099 33 104 36 105 30 101 81199 77088 34 093 33 112 32 105 29 102 77088 73463 29 094 28 098 28 112 25 095 73463 70197 21 119 18 093 29 105 22 106 70197 67198 21 118 16 143 17 082 21 109 67198 64420 12 087 22 128 6 102 13 095 64420 61754 8 107 12 081 13 141 7 098 61754 59003 12 142 3 053 7 075 10 093 59003 56173 13 153 5 194 6 001 8 039 56173 53504 15 119 16 162 9 202 2 239 53504 51131 7 092 19 134 22 183 18 196 51131 49003 5 030 11 112 18 142 24 200 49003 47055 4 329 2 125 6 111 14 158 47055 45253 8 282 5 252 1 113 5 137 45253 43571 13 273 8 266 3 254 3 195 43571 41990 19 263 14 255 13 236 6 249 41990 40499 22 257 19 251 18 237 9 259 40499 39092 22 253 21 260 19 247 11 255 39092 37735 18 248 17 271 16 261 14 255 37735 36363 11 240 13 272 8 271 7 272 36363 34950 3 260 5 261 4 204 2 254 34950 33502 2 343 2 117 7 142 9 163 33502 32006 1 054 4 111 10 134 14 158 32006 30451 3 094 7 109 12 141 15 152 30451 28841 7 098 8 117 12 136 15 147 28841 27179 8 109 9 121 12 118 13 137 27179 25468 9 144 8 120 12 116 12 121 25468 23714 18 164 11 147 12 134 12 117 23714 21908 24 154 19 152 15 139 13 117 21908 20044 21 139 22 146 19 135 15 110 20044 18153 18 128 20 136 20 130 15 108 18153 16333 12 115 16 131 17 115 15 109 16333 14670 6 092 11*124 14 103 14 109 14670 13182 2 078 6*114 10 100 12 108 13182 11847 3 116 3 132 6*104 11 109 11847 10647 3 112 2 168 3*150 9 109 10647 9567 2 107 3 189 3 177 6 111 9567 8599 1*183 3 198 3 207 4 120 8599 7736 2*244 4 203 4 233 2 186 7736 6964 3 249 4 213 5 265 3 262 6964 6264 4 253 4 224 8 281 5 282 6264 5641 5 264 5 234 9 285 12 304 5641 5117 5 265 5 236 10 286 20 305 5117 4713 5 264 5 238 10 286 22*304 4713 4433 5 264 5 238 10 287 20*304 4433 4263 5 263 5 237 9 286 17 304 4263 4165 4 260 4 235 8 287 10 304 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