DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.4 - - 91.9 - - 89.2 - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 366 - - 479 - - 197 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4500 - - 6277 - - 3849 - - 163 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7313 - - 8830 - - 6558 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8667 - - 10444 - - 8016 - - 4330 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4386 - - 3840 - - 4840 - - 2116 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 490 - - 600 - - 379 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 10 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 11 - - 22 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 295 - - 307 - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 10 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -27 - - -50 - - -81 - - -54 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4930 - - -3813 - - -5816 - - -7294 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13598 - - 14257 - - 13832 - - 11625 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7209 - - -5634 - - -8414 - - -11798 ODpotential blCL - - - 15876 - - 16078 - - 16430 - - 16128 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 78 - - 72 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.4 - - 91.9 - - 89.2 - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.1 - - 43.5 - - 42.9 - - 44.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.8 - - 89.9 - - 88.7 - - 82.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 43.5 - - 42.8 - - 43.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 366 - - 479 - - 197 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4500 - - 6277 - - 3849 - - 163 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 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] 98817 14 130 16 081 13 082 11 086 98817 91349 14 099 9 100 15 095 13 088 91349 85601 10 121 11 118 8 066 16 087 85601 80846 13 134 4 126 6 059 12 084 80846 76754 11 087 5 108 7 076 9 086 76754 73131 10 058 9 114 5 083 7 043 73131 69855 8 061 11 117 5 127 7 005 69855 66863 5 093 2 122 2 047 9 004 66863 64117 6 074 4 066 3 115 7 339 64117 61489 2 214 4 331 5 347 8 338 61489 58775 3 118 6 222 8 270 10 286 58775 55992 1 264 6 231 11 258 13 267 55992 53365 8 266 10 258 14 257 16 262 53365 51003 14 259 16 248 19 246 22 255 51003 48870 20 256 22 251 23 252 27 258 48870 46920 24 253 26 254 26 256 30 258 46920 45116 29 252 31 256 30 253 34 259 45116 43432 32 250 34 254 32 252 35 259 43432 41852 32 251 32 258 31 255 34 258 41852 40363 30 253 30 259 27 260 29 258 40363 38961 29 251 29 256 26 263 22 260 38961 37611 27 251 28 256 24 266 18 266 37611 36249 24 254 24 259 21 268 18 269 36249 34846 21 261 19 264 18 271 18 264 34846 33405 21 262 19 265 20 268 19 260 33405 31915 21 256 22 260 23 267 23 264 31915 30364 21 253 22 255 24 272 22 267 30364 28758 20 260 20 259 22 273 21 271 28758 27096 18 263 17 263 19 271 20 272 27096 25383 13 256 13 268 16 272 17 267 25383 23624 9 247 11 258 13 271 14 266 23624 21814 8 232 9 245 12 266 11 267 21814 19948 12 233 11 244 12 269 12 271 19948 18058 13 233 11 249 12 274 12 269 18058 16241 10 226 8 254 10 277 11 266 16241 14585 7 211 5 256 7 276 10 266 14585 13106 5 189 3 248 6 272 9 263 13106 11780 6 165 3 238 5 267 9 259 11780 10589 4 159 3*239 6 276 9 267 10589 9519 2*178 3*254 8 296 11 289 9519 8559 2*171 4 270 12*306 14 304 8559 7703 0 062 7 289 17*309 19 311 7703 6938 2 344 10 294 21 309 23 315 6938 6247 5 327 14 299 23 308 28 316 6247 5630 9 317 16 300 23 307 30 315 5630 5110 10 314 16 301 23 307 30 313 5110 4709 10 312 16 300 23 307 28 312 4709 4431 10 311 16 301 21 306 24*310 4431 4262 9 310 15 301 20 306 20*308 4262 4165 8 310 12 300 14 305 11 306 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