DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - - 85.2 - - 89.0 - - 87.6 - - 78.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 481 - - 588 - - 333 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2339 - - 3560 - - 2608 - - 730 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5722 - - 6723 - - 5828 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6506 - - 7727 - - 6775 - - 4897 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3794 - - 3094 - - 2329 - - 867 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 432 - - 531 - - 396 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 25 - - 25 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 309 - - 307 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 9 - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -68 - - -75 - - -90 - - -97 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4307 - - -4838 - - -6175 - - -5130 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10814 - - 12566 - - 12950 - - 10028 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7979 - - -8247 - - -10279 - - -10585 ODpotential blCL - - - 14485 - - 15974 - - 17054 - - 15482 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 58 - - 38 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.2 - - 89.0 - - 87.6 - - 78.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.0 - - 48.1 - - 45.2 - - 49.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.4 - - 86.5 - - 86.3 - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.0 - - 48.1 - - 45.2 - - 49.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 481 - - 588 - - 333 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2339 - - 3560 - - 2608 - - 730 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 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] 99196 37 102 40 097 37 101 41 110 99196 91714 33 112 28 110 28 095 35 095 91714 85961 34 116 31 123 26 108 31 089 85961 81191 32 104 36 109 34 116 27 110 81191 77082 26 098 32 107 31 113 28 114 77082 73453 25 097 25 109 24 114 26 105 73453 70176 24 108 23 106 23 111 25 103 70176 67185 22 121 23 121 20 122 21 119 67185 64435 20 129 23 122 17 135 16 118 64435 61782 16 116 21 133 15 148 9 145 61782 59033 14 136 22 145 17 152 15 162 59033 56198 15 166 18 160 11 163 15 154 56198 53509 15 182 19 181 17 207 11 220 53509 51110 8 195 8 193 16 199 13 213 51110 48965 10 238 9 231 10 216 8 214 48965 47009 10 222 14 218 15 231 12 233 47009 45202 13 214 18 208 19 227 19 224 45202 43519 18 214 22 211 24 231 23 226 43519 41940 22 214 25 216 28 229 26 226 41940 40450 24 220 27 217 30 223 29 224 40450 39043 25 224 29 214 33 219 33 227 39043 37688 25 221 30 213 34 220 35 230 37688 36320 26 216 30 217 32 224 35 228 36320 34910 26 217 27 222 28 228 32 226 34910 33463 23 219 24 227 23 234 25 228 33463 31968 20 220 20 235 18 243 17 240 31968 30416 14 220 18 238 12 256 10 262 30416 28809 9 233 12 230 8 252 3 292 28809 27149 8 264 6 241 10 224 7 222 27149 25441 8 268 6 277 8 233 9 203 25441 23682 6 258 5 263 6 260 6 210 23682 21864 4 244 4 213 5 253 3 207 21864 19987 4 254 4 203 4 215 3 214 19987 18090 4 258 2 252 2 237 3 209 18090 16266 4 235 5 262 3 292 2 258 16266 14603 3 231 6 247 4 300 3 274 14603 13117 3 309 3 251 3 305 4 277 13117 11786 5 314 2 297 2 304 4 275 11786 10590 5 302 3 311 3 271 5 268 10590 9517 4 295 4 307 4 260 6 265 9517 8555 4 308 6*311 6 281 7 277 8555 7698 6 319 9*313 11 302 11 296 7698 6932 10*323 14 312 17*308 16 307 6932 6241 14*319 20 310 24*309 22 311 6241 5624 19 314 22 308 27 308 29 311 5624 5107 20 313 22 308 27 307 31*309 5107 4707 20 312 22 307 26 307 30*308 4707 4430 19 311 21 307 25 307 27 308 4430 4261 18 311 19 307 22 307 23 307 4261 4165 13 310 15 306 15 306 14 307 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