DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - 92.3 - - 96.6 - - 92.8 - - 81.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 376 - - 490 - - 240 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6265 - - 11744 - - 5810 - - 290 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8717 - - 13310 - - 8147 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10432 - - 15911 - - 9977 - - 4457 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4278 - - 2508 - - 6688 - - 866 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 552 - - 745 - - 464 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 16 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 8 - - 11 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 229 - - 277 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 13 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - 48 - - -51 - - -61 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5533 - - -1204 - - -6073 - - -8329 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15966 - - 17116 - - 16051 - - 12787 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7771 - - -3042 - - -8859 - - -12294 ODpotential blCL - - - 18203 - - 18953 - - 18836 - - 16751 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 70 - - 57 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.3 - - 96.6 - - 92.8 - - 81.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.3 - - 35.1 - - 36.5 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.6 - - 94.5 - - 92.0 - - 83.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.3 - - 35.1 - - 36.5 - - 40.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 376 - - 490 - - 240 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6265 - - 11744 - - 5810 - - 290 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 99013 23 103 28 115 19 101 27 081 99013 91594 22 122 24 112 24 098 23 088 91594 85880 22 114 20 107 18 112 19 090 85880 81120 20 096 18 103 22 102 19 081 81120 77017 17 108 19 101 19 078 22 087 77017 73387 14 113 15 108 12 076 18 062 73387 70101 12 095 12 095 13 088 12 062 70101 67098 7 080 13 087 14 101 9 097 67098 64328 9 140 5 137 4 108 7 064 64328 61657 11 153 10 179 4 232 5 010 61657 58900 9 183 14 194 13 207 7 230 58900 56071 9 221 15 199 19 216 18 228 56071 53389 25 241 26 238 26 242 26 255 53389 50988 32 228 36 229 41 235 44 247 50988 48839 29 246 30 235 34 229 38 241 48839 46869 40 262 34 260 35 261 41 269 46869 45049 45 260 45 263 48 265 54 269 45049 43357 48 253 47 255 49 255 52 259 43357 41772 48 248 46 249 47 248 47 249 41772 40278 46 249 44 248 45 248 43 249 40278 38869 42 250 43 249 46 249 43 252 38869 37513 35 247 38 250 45 250 44 254 37513 36151 30 238 29 247 36 249 40 251 36151 34752 27 229 24 233 28 235 32 244 34752 33319 33 226 26 230 29 229 31 237 33319 31837 28 231 22 233 23 232 23 232 31837 30298 20 233 17 215 20 215 24 219 30298 28704 17 232 16 207 19 213 24 218 28704 27056 18 230 15 211 16 210 19 214 27056 25357 19 222 14 212 15 190 17 198 25357 23610 20 206 17 194 16 180 17 185 23610 21811 19 194 18 191 18 191 16 182 21811 19954 18 189 17 198 17 199 14 182 19954 18074 16 188 17 201 16 197 13 179 18074 16265 16 195 15*211 14 197 14 177 16265 14613 15 201 12*218 12 202 15 179 14613 13133 15 203 10 219 11 206 14 188 13133 11806 14 204 10 218 11 209 12 200 11806 10612 12*206 9 219 11*215 11 213 10612 9539 9*206 8 221 10*225 11 227 9539 8577 7 207 8 224 10 239 11 238 8577 7718 5 209 8 232 10 256 11 246 7718 6950 5 213 7 240 11 273 12 257 6950 6255 4 219 7 249 13 289 13 274 6255 5634 4 239 7 254 15 296 16 296 5634 5113 4 248 7 257 16 298 21 305 5113 4709 4 251 7 260 16 298 22*306 4709 4431 4 254 7 261 15 299 20*306 4431 4262 3 255 7 261 15 299 17 305 4262 4165 3 254 6 260 12 299 10 304 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