DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 83.9 - - - - - 73.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 313 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3224 - - 6063 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6253 - - 8475 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7391 - - 10230 - - - - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3089 - - 1787 - - - - - 4419 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 408 - - 514 - - - - - 2 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 17 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 113 - - 103 - - - - - 113 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 30 - - - - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4834 - - -2774 - - - - - -7269 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12226 - - 13005 - - - - - 11435 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10551 - - -7414 - - - - - -13991 ODpotential blCL - - - 17942 - - 17644 - - - - - 18156 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 94 - - - - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 83.9 - - - - - 73.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.1 - - 41.1 - - - - - 38.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.1 - - 82.8 - - - - - 80.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 41.1 - - - - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 294 - - 313 - - - - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3224 - - 6063 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 76 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 97748 19 291 7 257 17 271 97748 90488 1 358 7 222 6 307 90488 84893 4 141 3 282 5 347 84893 80264 6 098 10 017 10 051 80264 76290 9 074 9 038 12 061 76290 72787 11 070 8 043 12 060 72787 69624 9 067 6 037 11 060 69624 66719 6 076 5 065 8 047 66719 64034 5 087 4 159 6 009 64034 61436 4 138 8 203 10 316 61436 58727 2 093 8 177 17 232 58727 55934 6 289 8 195 22 226 55934 53289 21 273 14 248 22 231 53289 50911 36 267 31 266 26 254 50911 48765 39 262 41 264 41 260 48765 46798 36 254 43 256 47 257 46798 44976 34 261 40 253 49 253 44976 43274 35 269 38 259 49 252 43274 41678 37 272 39 263 48 251 41678 40176 38 272 40 264 46 250 40176 38763 38 274 39 265 47 251 38763 37406 40 277 40 267 45 253 37406 36039 37 282 37 271 36 253 36039 34633 31 282 28 271 31 254 34633 33195 28 271 23 267 25 255 33195 31714 25 259 23 263 21 252 31714 30182 25 247 23 251 19 244 30182 28600 25 236 22 233 20 241 28600 26964 22 228 17 214 17 241 26964 25272 10 229 13 202 12 243 25272 23523 5 202 11 181 9 220 23523 21715 7 159 9 170 12 156 21715 19850 5 134 8 163 14 158 19850 17964 5 146 9 184 13 168 17964 16150 12 156 13 188 14 158 16150 14498 18 143 14 164 16 140 14498 13025 22 131 18 140 19 124 13025 11711 23 122 21 124 21 117 11711 10532 23 117 20*112 21 112 10532 9474 21 113 19*105 19 106 9474 8525 19 111 18 102 18 100 8525 7678 17*112 17 102 17 099 7678 6921 15*114 17 103 16 105 6921 6235 13 114 17 103 16 114 6235 5622 11 113 16 103 16 121 5622 5106 11 111 16 104 16 123 5106 4707 10 112 15 104 14 122 4707 4430 10 111 14 105 12 120 4430 4261 9 112 14 105 8*119 4261 4164 8 111 11 105 4*113 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