DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/16 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 - - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 76.9 - - 74.9 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 479 - - 194 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2842 - - 4101 - - 3543 - - 294 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6050 - - 7094 - - 6325 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7009 - - 8268 - - 7710 - - 4461 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1046 - - 1183 - - 1368 - - 1514 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 429 - - 521 - - 367 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 12 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 244 - - 262 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -6 - - -13 - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3854 - - -2758 - - -3083 - - -3878 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10863 - - 11026 - - 10793 - - 8339 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10553 - - -7560 - - -8363 - - -11409 ODpotential blCL - - - 17562 - - 15828 - - 16073 - - 15870 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 46 - - 46 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.7 - - 76.9 - - 74.9 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.6 - - 42.8 - - 42.0 - - 42.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 74.9 - - 74.2 - - 65.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 42.8 - - 42.0 - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 479 - - 194 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2842 - - 4101 - - 3543 - - 294 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 98852 20 117 18 122 16 126 9 063 98852 91483 21 110 20 117 20 105 15 111 91483 85784 16 107 17 102 20 111 17 126 85784 81034 13 117 17 104 19 098 23 113 81034 76928 17 138 14 127 15 095 21 103 76928 73302 14 138 12 140 9 114 16 101 73302 70020 11 137 10 147 8 129 11 078 70020 67012 6 137 11 162 5 181 2 142 67012 64232 6 175 7 164 4 118 5 107 64232 61545 9 197 11 220 9 228 8 238 61545 58749 14 181 20 212 19 223 18 251 58749 55864 10 230 18 218 26 226 29 238 55864 53140 30 250 28 238 33 238 35 236 53140 50697 46 253 47 251 45 247 45 245 50697 48501 58 248 58 246 55 245 54 245 48501 46500 62 241 61 241 61 241 59 242 46500 44657 61 241 62 239 64 238 63 239 44657 42946 60 240 62 237 63 236 64 234 42946 41348 59 241 61 237 62 235 62 232 41348 39849 59 242 61 236 60 235 61 233 39849 38443 58 242 60 236 60 234 61 236 38443 37095 57 242 58 237 61 233 61 237 37095 35738 55 245 54 239 58 233 61 236 35738 34347 54 246 53 238 53 231 59 236 34347 32924 52 240 52 232 51 230 56 234 32924 31456 49 232 51 226 53 227 52 232 31456 29932 49 226 52 223 53 226 50 232 29932 28355 49 227 52 218 49 230 49 232 28355 26724 44 232 47 225 45 232 46 231 26724 25042 38 237 40 230 41 231 43 229 25042 23313 37 238 39 232 40 230 41 230 23313 21527 38 236 40 233 41 231 40 231 21527 19677 40 233 40 232 40 231 38 232 19677 17801 39 234 39 230 36 231 34 233 17801 15997 35 232 35 228 32 229 31 231 15997 14357 30 227 32 226 29 227 28 227 14357 12894 26 223 28 224 26 223 25 222 12894 11587 24 219 25 223 23 219 24 217 11587 10416 23 218 22 222 20 215 22 212 10416 9369 21 217 18 224 17 213 20 210 9369 8432 18 219 12*238 11*222 17 209 8432 7598 14*226 11*247 9*251 13 213 7598 6855 10*243 11 248 10 259 10 229 6855 6183 9 256 12 248 11 265 10 262 6183 5584 10 258 12 243 11 265 15 283 5584 5081 9 258 12 240 11 264 16 288 5081 4691 9 257 12 239 11 263 16*288 4691 4422 9 255 11 237 11 263 13*283 4422 4258 8 255 11 237 10 262 11 280 4258 4164 7 254 9 236 8 261 6 275 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