DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 78.4 - - 89.8 - - 93.6 - - 91.5 - - 82.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 103 - - 464 - - 573 - - 322 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 582 - - 2003 - - 3107 - - 2564 - - 637 BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 5460 - - 6360 - - 5787 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4749 - - 6170 - - 7274 - - 6731 - - 4804 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 318 - - 1896 - - 3726 - - 2287 - - 941 Hgt.Variab. W* 163 - - 406 - - 504 - - 390 - - 17 W* B/S 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 24 - - 19 - - 23 - - 25 - - 22 BL Wind Direction 316 - - 309 - - 304 - - 305 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear 16 - - 7 - - 5 - - 10 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg -83 - - -65 - - -84 - - -88 - - -83 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9873 - - -11613 - - -10704 - - -9846 - - -9594 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14622 - - 17784 - - 17979 - - 16578 - - 14399 sfcLCL ODpotential -17057 - - -16832 - - -15822 - - -14241 - - -15855 ODpotential blCL 21806 - - 23002 - - 23096 - - 20972 - - 20659 blCL maxRH 38 - - 48 - - 43 - - 35 - - 48 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 78.4 - - 89.8 - - 93.6 - - 91.5 - - 82.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.6 - - 25.9 - - 28.5 - - 33.0 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 78.7 - - 87.9 - - 91.3 - - 90.3 - - 84.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.6 - - 25.9 - - 28.5 - - 33.1 - - 34.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 103 - - 464 - - 573 - - 322 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 582 - - 2003 - - 3107 - - 2564 - - 637 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 99185 39 102 26 115 26 100 23 117 25 106 99185 91668 32 106 26 107 32 109 25 117 27 100 91668 85856 24 104 25 102 25 110 25 111 26 106 85856 81045 22 105 25 111 23 122 21 101 29 105 81045 76914 23 110 21 110 22 114 20 100 23 091 76914 73280 23 118 14 128 15 116 22 110 17 089 73280 70012 20 105 17 137 17 150 14 106 11 108 70012 67026 11 115 18 138 16 160 13 165 5 167 67026 64270 12 150 15 141 15 173 15 168 12 177 64270 61617 10 188 10 179 18 176 14 203 11 173 61617 58874 9 217 9 175 14 172 14 191 13 191 58874 56069 14 230 20 217 19 227 21 218 21 215 56069 53423 24 237 33 213 33 232 32 226 29 217 53423 51039 35 239 36 224 42 227 39 226 34 221 51039 48887 43 238 42 231 46 220 43 221 38 223 48887 46916 45 241 44 234 44 224 43 219 42 221 46916 45089 45 244 44 238 43 230 40 224 40 221 45089 43382 43 245 44 242 41 236 38 231 37 228 43382 41778 43 243 43 244 41 243 38 235 36 233 41778 40269 42 237 41 240 39 242 37 237 34 235 40269 38849 42 234 41 239 37 241 37 237 33 238 38849 37486 40 235 40 239 36 245 36 240 31 242 37486 36114 35 238 35 242 34 246 33 244 30 245 36114 34708 29 246 30 245 30 242 29 242 26 238 34708 33274 23 253 21 255 21 238 26 237 23 227 33274 31801 20 270 17 266 15 246 19 227 19 233 31801 30280 21 293 13 290 10 245 18 219 21 219 30280 28710 21 304 12 292 7 236 16 206 19 194 28710 27086 20 305 12 276 10 227 14 204 14 197 27086 25406 19 305 14 273 12 237 10 215 11 198 25406 23670 18 300 18 284 12 268 7 254 7 198 23670 21874 21 296 21 294 17 298 9 306 4 244 21874 20010 21 294 22 298 19 307 13 326 3 338 20010 18113 19 291 20 298 16 306 12 335 5 041 18113 16284 14 280 17 291 13 300 9 337 5 072 16284 14616 11 274 14 283 11 288 7 324 1 101 14616 13126 10 293 11 291 9 277 6 297 4 268 13126 11795 10 316 10 304 9 278 6 277 7 259 11795 10601 11 335 9 312 9 285 6 270 8 251 10601 9529 12 347 9 319 10 295 7 285 8 258 9529 8567 14 350 10 321 13 303 11 299 9 285 8567 7709 16 347 12 320 16*306 15 306 14 304 7709 6942 20 341 15 317 20*305 20*306 19 311 6942 6248 24 335 18*315 23 304 25*306 25 312 6248 5630 30 328 20*311 25 304 26 305 29 311 5630 5110 32*323 21 310 25 304 26 305 30*309 5110 4709 30*319 20 309 24 304 26 304 28*308 4709 4431 26 316 19 308 23 303 24 304 24 307 4431 4262 22 315 18 308 21 303 22 304 20 306 4262 4165 14 314 13 307 15 303 15 303 12 304 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