DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 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 - - - 79.2 - - 86.4 - - 85.1 - - 76.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 429 - - 535 - - 275 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3387 - - 7168 - - 6955 - - 894 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6499 - - 9595 - - 9112 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7554 - - 11335 - - 11122 - - 5061 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1716 - - 3686 - - 3992 - - 2741 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 470 - - 650 - - 515 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 14 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 175 - - 200 - - 215 - - 286 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - 13 - - -12 - - -29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5457 - - -3842 - - -3218 - - -7350 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13012 - - 15178 - - 14340 - - 12412 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9994 - - -7033 - - -6596 - - -12730 ODpotential blCL - - - 17548 - - 18368 - - 17718 - - 17791 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 64 - - 77 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.2 - - 86.4 - - 85.1 - - 76.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.7 - - 33.8 - - 36.4 - - 36.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.6 - - 84.1 - - 84.2 - - 78.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.6 - - 33.8 - - 36.4 - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 429 - - 535 - - 275 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3387 - - 7168 - - 6955 - - 894 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 99150 41 103 32 117 26 104 34 091 99150 91721 36 111 35 122 29 112 30 091 91721 85983 33 109 29 113 33 107 30 100 85983 81218 22 116 30 108 31 107 28 105 81218 77113 20 105 25 099 27 107 25 116 77113 73489 18 121 17 090 23 091 22 116 73489 70218 20 114 11 124 12 078 20 096 70218 67214 18 104 18 144 10 141 12 090 67214 64433 18 121 14 141 13 148 9 140 64433 61748 12 104 10 132 8 158 5 095 61748 58949 9 183 13 183 15 203 5 234 58949 56043 18 216 14 209 15 209 12 223 56043 53267 28 219 27 216 24 225 19 215 53267 50764 34 213 31 218 30 226 24 226 50764 48524 32 226 40 226 37 235 36 238 48524 46507 39 234 50 225 49 235 45 236 46507 44678 44 236 53 222 53 230 49 233 44678 42999 47 237 50 233 50 231 48 235 42999 41438 47 239 51 238 47 236 43 238 41438 39971 46 241 49 238 46 239 40 241 39971 38589 42 241 48 238 44 241 39 244 38589 37259 39 238 48 238 42 241 39 244 37259 35916 37 236 46 239 41 242 39 244 35916 34532 36 237 43 240 40 243 38 243 34532 33114 33 240 40 241 39 243 37 243 33114 31645 30 242 36 243 37 244 34 243 31645 30117 27 240 33 244 32 245 31 243 30117 28534 25 237 31 244 27 244 26 240 28534 26896 23 235 27 240 24 241 22 230 26896 25207 22 227 25 230 23 234 21 225 25207 23467 23 222 26 227 23 230 20 228 23467 21672 22 220 25 228 21 235 16 231 21672 19815 17 216 18 221 17 231 12 229 19815 17931 18 219 16 215 14 209 13 211 17931 16124 25 210 21 205 20 199 19 199 16124 14480 26 203 25 200 25 198 23 193 14480 13013 25 204 24 200 24 197 23 191 13013 11699 23 206 20*201 21*196 22 192 11699 10518 21 203 17*200 18*199 20 197 10518 9457 20 199 14 202 15 205 18 203 9457 8508 17 196 12 203 14 214 17 212 8508 7661 13*193 12 203 14 219 16 222 7661 6906 9*186 12 201 14 221 11 235 6906 6222 8 181 12 200 15 221 10 261 6222 5613 7 176 12 199 15 221 12 282 5613 5100 7 173 12 197 14 221 13*288 5100 4703 8 169 11 195 14 220 13*288 4703 4428 8 167 11 194 13 220 12 286 4428 4260 7 165 11 194 13 220 10 284 4260 4164 7 165 9 193 10 219 6 281 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