DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.8 - - 91.3 - - - - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 437 - - 558 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2321 - - 4481 - - - - - 391 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5687 - - 7441 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6488 - - 8648 - - - - - 4558 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2409 - - 2105 - - - - - 786 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 418 - - 564 - - - - - 13 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 271 - - - - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 11 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -33 - - -31 - - - - - -70 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11139 - - -9427 - - - - - -10637 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17628 - - 18076 - - - - - 15196 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18132 - - -15973 - - - - - -18773 ODpotential blCL - - - 24620 - - 24621 - - - - - 23331 blCL maxRH - - - 34 - - 38 - - - - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.8 - - 91.3 - - - - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.7 - - 25.8 - - - - - 25.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.9 - - 88.9 - - - - - 79.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.6 - - 25.8 - - - - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 437 - - 558 - - - - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2321 - - 4481 - - - - - 391 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 99195 32 115 32 107 34 100 99195 91681 36 109 32 109 30 100 91681 85898 32 104 30 107 27 103 85898 81102 34 105 29 109 30 099 81102 76975 30 105 26 106 26 102 76975 73356 23 101 26 102 24 106 73356 70102 18 104 26 106 23 102 70102 67114 18 119 22 118 20 094 67114 64346 19 112 17 116 17 097 64346 61684 12 102 19 126 16 102 61684 58943 13 152 15 137 7 152 58943 56131 14 186 12 164 8 180 56131 53456 29 192 33 218 13 228 53456 51045 35 175 49 190 27 240 51045 48884 22 200 34 194 35 215 48884 46921 28 220 27 221 33 201 46921 45110 39 219 33 227 29 211 45110 43421 45 216 33 222 32 215 43421 41835 50 213 30 214 38 213 41835 40340 44 215 25 207 41 211 40340 38929 29 213 22 205 39 211 38929 37571 21 198 19 204 32 214 37571 36204 19 195 17 210 25 217 36204 34800 19 214 19 228 22 216 34800 33358 23 218 22 228 21 219 33358 31868 25 215 23 227 20 226 31868 30320 22 222 22 229 18 233 30320 28718 20 228 21 229 17 237 28718 27062 20 230 20 229 17 242 27062 25355 19 226 20 229 16 243 25355 23598 17 226 19 230 13 238 23598 21789 14 228 15 223 13 228 21789 19920 12 226 14 213 14 231 19920 18026 9 221 12 212 15 237 18026 16205 9 220 11 217 14 238 16205 14547 10 222 11 222 13 235 14547 13066 11 223 13 224 13 229 13066 11742 12 228 13 225 14 219 11742 10553 13 235 12 225 15 214 10553 9487 12 241 10*224 14 218 9487 8531 10 241 10*226 13 228 8531 7679 8 241 9 235 12 241 7679 6918 8*256 9 259 12 259 6918 6230 9*284 11 278 13 282 6230 5616 11 297 12 286 20 301 5616 5100 12 299 13 289 25 305 5100 4703 13 300 13 291 26*306 4703 4428 12 299 13 292 23*305 4428 4261 11 299 12 292 20 305 4261 4164 9 299 10 292 12 304 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