DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 92.3 - - 96.7 - - - - - 84.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 399 - - 500 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4338 - - 9453 - - - - - 626 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7219 - - 11432 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8505 - - 13620 - - - - - 4793 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3229 - - 4034 - - - - - 1058 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 499 - - 697 - - - - - 14 W* B/S - - - 134 - - 24 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 142 - - 126 - - - - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 16 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 50 - - - - - -53 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6643 - - -2259 - - - - - -10396 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15148 - - 15880 - - - - - 15190 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8615 - - -2936 - - - - - -15571 ODpotential blCL - - - 17120 - - 16556 - - - - - 20364 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 90 - - - - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 20 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.3 - - 96.7 - - - - - 84.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.1 - - 40.9 - - - - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.7 - - 94.4 - - - - - 86.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 40.9 - - - - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 399 - - 500 - - - - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4338 - - 9453 - - - - - 626 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 75 - - 61 - - - - - 16 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 99352 35 108 41 106 35 093 99352 91850 33 116 34 105 31 097 91850 86058 34 104 30 109 30 104 86058 81251 34 096 34 112 29 103 81251 77128 30 099 28 104 28 098 77128 73509 25 111 25 108 22 095 73509 70241 17 125 18 092 24 105 70241 67235 13 134 9 102 22 095 67235 64457 10 123 13 152 14 064 64457 61785 11 143 8 151 5 032 61785 59021 12 130 4 181 2 078 59021 56192 8 154 6 186 3 126 56192 53530 11 165 11 195 3 231 53530 51153 17 146 17 170 13 214 51153 49025 10 138 16 149 19 198 49025 47080 3 081 10 138 17 185 47080 45277 2 298 4 131 12 173 45277 43592 8 200 8 176 7 168 43592 42012 12 176 17 174 6 195 42012 40523 10 185 16 173 9 194 40523 39120 8 222 6 191 10 196 39120 37767 9 228 5 226 12 179 37767 36399 11 217 9 207 13 171 36399 34989 12 212 9 213 12 180 34989 33541 10 227 8 208 12 196 33541 32044 7 242 6 200 12 179 32044 30488 4 205 7 172 15 160 30488 28877 6 168 8 157 17 152 28877 27211 9 161 12 148 16 139 27211 25496 10 144 11 127 13 121 25496 23734 7 132 8 107 13 102 23734 21919 9 141 4 088 14 093 21919 20044 16 119 8 097 14 094 20044 18145 22 101 18 093 15 095 18145 16318 22 095 20 088 14 095 16318 14652 20 092 18*090 13 095 14652 13163 17 091 15*090 13 095 13163 11829 15 094 9 092 11 096 11829 10630 12 097 6 096 10 096 10630 9552 8 103 4 124 8 098 9552 8586 4*102 4 134 6 100 8586 7724 2*101 4 152 2 102 7724 6954 2 107 5 162 1 287 6954 6257 1 118 6 167 4 300 6257 5635 1 235 6 171 13 303 5635 5113 1 232 6 174 18*302 5113 4711 1 232 6 175 19*301 4711 4432 1 232 6 175 17 301 4432 4262 1 231 6 175 15 300 4262 4165 1 218 6 174 9 300 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