DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/03 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 - - - 93.8 - - 97.0 - - 94.8 - - 84.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 422 - - 544 - - 286 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3052 - - 5383 - - 4458 - - 166 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6238 - - 8157 - - 7186 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7219 - - 9550 - - 8625 - - 4333 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3988 - - 3216 - - 2758 - - 2099 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 453 - - 595 - - 451 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 16 - - 18 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 303 - - 284 - - 286 - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -46 - - -48 - - -51 - - -36 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -12047 - - -10505 - - -11012 - - -12786 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 19267 - - 20056 - - 19638 - - 17120 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -20508 - - -16614 - - -17609 - - -20700 ODpotential blCL - - - 27727 - - 26164 - - 26234 - - 25033 blCL maxRH - - - 40 - - 38 - - 35 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 93.8 - - 97.0 - - 94.8 - - 84.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.9 - - 22.2 - - 22.2 - - 24.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 92.0 - - 94.8 - - 93.7 - - 86.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.8 - - 22.2 - - 22.1 - - 24.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 422 - - 544 - - 286 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3052 - - 5383 - - 4458 - - 166 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 99178 44 119 32 113 33 103 36 093 99178 91685 43 095 38 098 38 115 32 093 91685 85958 37 096 35 107 37 098 33 107 85958 81212 29 101 32 115 30 087 32 090 81212 77116 28 113 29 108 21 097 24 085 77116 73496 27 118 24 107 18 103 16 097 73496 70221 21 116 19 121 17 099 19 098 70221 67211 14 094 15 122 14 092 18 090 67211 64427 10 087 13 116 10 100 14 082 64427 61752 7 094 10 102 9 096 13 089 61752 59006 4 109 5 152 4 149 3 084 59006 56199 5 153 12 197 10 217 9 237 56199 53547 2 037 8 184 9 223 10 253 53547 51173 15 308 7 329 1 073 1 281 51173 49035 16 275 16 308 8 358 4 059 49035 47076 16 250 19 283 19 316 13 325 47076 45262 17 239 18 266 21 299 19 307 45262 43573 16 258 16 266 18 281 19 294 43573 41986 18 278 15 273 16 273 17 283 41986 40490 21 284 17 274 17 275 15 282 40490 39079 23 279 18 265 17 276 15 287 39079 37720 23 270 19 261 19 274 16 285 37720 36347 21 264 18 263 18 270 16 282 36347 34933 19 260 15 270 15 268 15 283 34933 33487 15 262 11 274 11 265 13 280 33487 31996 12 272 10 275 10 250 11 257 31996 30448 11 293 9 271 9 247 10 254 30448 28842 10 288 10 269 10 264 9 280 28842 27176 11 291 11 282 11 289 8 314 27176 25458 10 303 8 288 8 299 5 318 25458 23694 7 308 7 262 6 285 4 287 23694 21879 6 288 8 239 7 264 5 271 21879 20009 8 258 9 239 11 266 9 271 20009 18114 11 248 12 252 14 267 13 268 18114 16291 13 251 15 256 14 268 12 262 16291 14628 13 258 16 258 13 272 11 259 14628 13141 12 262 15 260 14 277 10 262 13141 11808 12 262 15 259 15 277 12 268 11808 10610 10 257 15*260 16 273 14 271 10610 9535 9 253 15*265 17*272 16 273 9535 8570 8 257 15 272 17*276 18 276 8570 7711 9*272 16 280 18 281 20 281 7711 6944 11*291 17 285 19 285 22 288 6944 6251 14 303 17 289 19 287 24 295 6251 5633 15 305 18 291 19 289 25 299 5633 5113 16 305 18 292 19 290 25 300 5113 4711 16 305 17 293 19 290 22 299 4711 4432 15 304 16 293 18 290 19*297 4432 4262 14 304 15 293 17 290 15*295 4262 4165 11 303 12 293 12 290 8 291 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