DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 - - - 89.1 - - 95.3 - - 91.5 - - 81.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 496 - - 225 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4960 - - 11326 - - 7558 - - 699 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7517 - - 12969 - - 9473 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9127 - - 15493 - - 11725 - - 4866 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5500 - - 2164 - - 3767 - - 1531 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 448 - - 738 - - 496 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 12 - - 11 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 228 - - 236 - - 262 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 6 - - 11 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 47 - - -27 - - -55 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5344 - - -358 - - -3163 - - -8073 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14472 - - 15852 - - 14888 - - 12939 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7428 - - -1585 - - -5246 - - -12401 ODpotential blCL - - - 16555 - - 17078 - - 16971 - - 17267 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 76 - - 89 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.1 - - 95.3 - - 91.5 - - 81.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.9 - - 39.5 - - 40.3 - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.1 - - 93.1 - - 90.6 - - 83.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.9 - - 39.5 - - 40.3 - - 40.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 254 - - 496 - - 225 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4960 - - 11326 - - 7558 - - 699 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 4 - - 55 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 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] 99162 29 102 33 108 18 123 19 088 99162 91682 31 111 28 103 24 109 25 089 91682 85895 32 115 28 110 26 107 26 097 85895 81096 32 112 24 105 23 097 23 103 81096 76970 25 102 19 108 22 097 24 098 76970 73337 19 091 16 119 20 104 18 093 73337 70070 13 105 14 125 15 110 13 103 70070 67085 15 127 11 145 11 099 16 100 67085 64325 11 133 12 154 7 123 8 094 64325 61668 11 143 14 147 17 144 11 155 61668 58909 12 157 20 193 14 202 7 197 58909 56055 16 175 24 187 23 199 19 212 56055 53349 19 201 21 186 24 200 26 209 53349 50926 25 215 24 202 27 209 29 208 50926 48758 29 218 27 207 30 211 29 208 48758 46781 32 207 32 206 34 207 29 212 46781 44959 33 196 37 197 35 206 30 213 44959 43265 37 195 37 198 35 199 30 208 43265 41685 44 195 44 195 42 194 33 198 41685 40206 50 192 46 192 56 187 42 192 40206 38818 49 190 44 192 54 188 50 184 38818 37484 43 188 41 192 38 191 47 182 37484 36139 41 186 37 191 35 188 35 186 36139 34752 38 181 34 191 35 188 33 190 34752 33327 33 185 33 193 35 190 33 197 33327 31852 31 195 32 195 34 193 30 201 31852 30317 32 203 29 197 31 199 29 198 30317 28720 29 204 28 192 29 194 30 194 28720 27068 25 204 30 187 26 197 29 198 27068 25366 22 207 27 185 25 202 27 204 25366 23614 21 209 22 194 22 196 24 206 23614 21810 16 206 18 202 18 194 20 199 21810 19946 14 176 14 201 14 196 16 193 19946 18057 8 199 12 207 11 198 12 193 18057 16242 11 226 13*215 13 195 11 194 16242 14587 13 222 13*224 14 195 12 195 14587 13108 13 219 13 227 13 201 12 199 13108 11783 12 222 13 228 12*212 11 205 11783 10592 11 226 13 231 11*223 10 214 10592 9521 9*231 12 234 11 229 9 230 9521 8561 5*239 12 238 11 244 9 243 8561 7705 4 239 12 242 11 259 10 254 7705 6940 4 236 12 244 12 269 10 271 6940 6247 4 230 12 246 13 278 13 288 6247 5629 4 224 12 246 14 281 17 298 5629 5110 4 218 12 248 14 282 20*301 5110 4709 4 213 11 248 14 283 19*300 4709 4431 4 209 11 248 13 284 17 299 4431 4262 4 207 10 247 13 284 14 299 4262 4165 4 207 9 247 10 283 8 297 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