DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.1 - - 89.3 - - 86.6 - - 78.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 430 - - 554 - - 260 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5621 - - 9659 - - 7300 - - 2176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8262 - - 11652 - - 9357 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9788 - - 13826 - - 11467 - - 6343 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3850 - - 2632 - - 2961 - - 2960 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 558 - - 727 - - 515 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 13 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 13 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 248 - - 261 - - 281 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -23 - - 25 - - -15 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2684 - - 562 - - -1427 - - -4607 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12472 - - 13265 - - 12894 - - 10951 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4180 - - -221 - - -3477 - - -8070 ODpotential blCL - - - 13968 - - 14047 - - 14944 - - 14413 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 79 - - 91 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 190 - - 170 - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.1 - - 89.3 - - 86.6 - - 78.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.6 - - 45.0 - - 44.1 - - 44.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.4 - - 87.1 - - 85.7 - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.6 - - 45.0 - - 44.1 - - 44.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 430 - - 554 - - 260 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5621 - - 9659 - - 7300 - - 2176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 15 - - 64 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 99128 32 112 30 100 34 092 33 107 99128 91666 32 110 30 112 23 103 26 087 91666 85901 26 105 27 117 18 101 20 084 85901 81118 24 098 21 116 18 104 21 088 81118 76995 18 093 16 110 13 094 19 081 76995 73350 13 107 9 104 10 075 16 076 73350 70056 9 102 12 106 6 112 11 070 70056 67039 8 108 9 104 8 108 4 058 67039 64253 5 089 4 120 4 093 2 354 64253 61572 2 270 2 303 3 130 5 247 61572 58793 12 265 12 282 6 289 4 267 58793 55907 16 216 19 222 17 246 18 263 55907 53160 19 191 23 215 24 238 28 241 53160 50708 20 197 23 216 23 219 25 224 50708 48509 21 219 23 228 22 215 24 217 48509 46501 31 220 28 224 25 225 25 219 46501 44650 36 216 32 223 31 221 30 219 44650 42933 36 215 34 223 32 215 30 214 42933 41331 37 212 36 221 34 221 30 221 41331 39828 36 207 40 215 40 222 38 222 39828 38419 34 203 41 208 44 215 41 213 38419 37072 34 199 38 208 42 208 38 202 37072 35724 33 200 36 212 40 204 40 194 35724 34345 32 200 36 212 42 204 41 194 34345 32930 29 199 33 209 40 209 36 198 32930 31467 29 209 31 212 33 211 34 198 31467 29949 29 222 31 212 29 213 34 199 29949 28375 26 232 31 214 28 215 30 210 28375 26742 20 226 27 216 28 210 25 214 26742 25060 14 223 15 208 20 191 18 210 25060 23338 12 222 12 201 12 189 15 211 23338 21569 11 225 11 221 12 210 15 206 21569 19737 10 230 11 234 11 227 13 206 19737 17877 12 235 12 239 10 238 11 223 17877 16086 14 237 13 236 11 240 12 238 16086 14453 12 237 11*234 11 236 13 239 14453 12993 8 241 9*239 10 233 13 236 12993 11685 5 242 8 243 9*241 13 234 11685 10509 4*241 9 245 10*253 12 231 10509 9453 4*249 9 246 11 257 11 244 9453 8507 5 269 10 248 12 261 13 268 8507 7663 7 287 10 251 13 262 15 281 7663 6910 9 292 11 252 14 264 16*285 6910 6227 10 292 11 251 14 263 17*287 6227 5618 11 292 11 251 14 262 17 284 5618 5103 11 292 11 251 14 262 16 282 5103 4705 11 291 11 251 14 261 15 278 4705 4430 10 291 11 250 13 261 13 275 4430 4261 10 291 10 250 13 260 11 273 4261 4164 8 290 9 249 10 259 7 269 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