DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1333z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.6 - - 89.1 - - 84.6 - - 72.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 466 - - 198 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5424 - - 7000 - - 4896 - - 101 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8045 - - 9403 - - 7350 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9591 - - 11167 - - 9063 - - 4268 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1724 - - 1335 - - 1583 - - 1868 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 524 - - 617 - - 412 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 14 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 267 - - 256 - - 269 - - 300 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 7 - - 9 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -24 - - -19 - - -28 - - -38 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6465 - - -4820 - - -5463 - - -8387 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16057 - - 15988 - - 14527 - - 12656 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13258 - - -10668 - - -11649 - - -17443 ODpotential blCL - - - 22849 - - 21835 - - 20712 - - 21711 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 50 - - 48 - - 34 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.6 - - 89.1 - - 84.6 - - 72.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.4 - - 33.0 - - 35.3 - - 32.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.2 - - 87.3 - - 83.9 - - 75.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 33.1 - - 35.3 - - 32.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 466 - - 198 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5424 - - 7000 - - 4896 - - 101 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 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] 98726 6 192 1 260 1 055 4 356 98726 91339 9 173 9 171 8 160 0 015 91339 85608 8 122 15 146 7 199 4 115 85608 80820 8 106 9 118 11 134 8 156 80820 76700 7 123 2 090 7 053 10 103 76700 73077 2 262 6 161 2 344 7 041 73077 69819 6 262 5 299 5 094 8 043 69819 66836 4 214 9 287 3 037 5 033 66836 64080 5 194 9 255 8 323 8 349 64080 61439 4 255 7 239 11 299 10 317 61439 58722 6 314 4 233 13 265 13 286 58722 55944 12 294 12 294 16 273 18 280 55944 53314 21 280 22 274 25 277 23 284 53314 50947 25 288 25 283 26 279 24 274 50947 48816 31 297 29 296 29 284 27 268 48816 46866 29 293 28 285 31 282 30 263 46866 45063 26 286 25 274 32 281 34 270 45063 43381 26 278 23 269 32 278 35 273 43381 41803 25 270 22 267 32 269 34 268 41803 40315 24 263 24 260 32 267 33 263 40315 38911 24 261 26 258 33 265 32 262 38911 37558 25 261 28 258 33 261 31 264 37558 36193 26 259 29 258 30 266 32 269 36193 34788 28 258 29 262 29 270 33 270 34788 33347 28 266 30 267 30 261 32 263 33347 31858 29 275 28 266 29 253 32 255 31858 30311 26 275 24 265 25 246 31 248 30311 28709 19 276 19 255 21 239 27 240 28709 27053 12 274 16 236 22 241 25 239 27053 25343 11 256 20 233 23 244 25 237 25343 23580 13 243 20 231 22 244 24 224 23580 21763 13 238 18 228 19 238 24 218 21763 19884 13 231 17 223 19 228 21 214 19884 17978 12 220 17 227 19 233 16 217 17978 16151 13 214 20 234 20 240 13 234 16151 14491 16 219 22 235 20 240 14 240 14491 13012 16 223 19 235 19 239 16 242 13012 11690 14 233 16*240 18 239 21 241 11690 10506 15*247 15*243 17 240 24 241 10506 9445 16*254 14 247 16*241 23 239 9445 8496 16 258 14 250 15*245 21 239 8496 7651 16 263 14 254 15 255 20 246 7651 6897 15 267 14 258 15 267 19 264 6897 6215 14 272 14 263 15 274 20 285 6215 5607 13 275 14 265 15 277 23 300 5607 5096 13 278 14 267 15 278 24 306 5096 4700 12 279 13 268 15 279 22 306 4700 4427 11 280 13 268 14 280 19*304 4427 4260 11 280 12 268 13 280 15*302 4260 4164 9 280 10 268 11 280 8 298 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