DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/13 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.3 - - 83.7 - - 82.2 - - 72.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 462 - - 543 - - 296 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4388 - - 6067 - - 4880 - - 1138 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7308 - - 8709 - - 7526 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8555 - - 10234 - - 9047 - - 5305 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2277 - - 3404 - - 3660 - - 2423 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 526 - - 619 - - 470 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 14 - - 15 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 225 - - 246 - - 258 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -7 - - -17 - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2843 - - -2241 - - -2659 - - -3017 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11399 - - 12476 - - 11706 - - 8323 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5580 - - -4559 - - -5611 - - -7152 ODpotential blCL - - - 14135 - - 14793 - - 14658 - - 12457 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 86 - - 73 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 110 - - 230 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.3 - - 83.7 - - 82.2 - - 72.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.5 - - 43.1 - - 45.0 - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.3 - - 81.5 - - 81.0 - - 73.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 43.1 - - 45.0 - - 50.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 462 - - 543 - - 296 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4388 - - 6067 - - 4880 - - 1138 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 16 - - 45 - - 0 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 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] 99069 36 097 32 110 27 116 27 098 99069 91610 28 102 26 113 23 100 25 091 91610 85846 21 097 26 105 17 098 25 088 85846 81056 17 096 24 105 20 107 17 086 81056 76933 18 116 18 102 19 100 16 101 76933 73306 15 111 14 114 16 106 17 100 73306 70033 10 112 11 122 13 100 13 097 70033 67019 4 145 4 117 6 091 8 097 67019 64234 7 172 2 137 5 267 2 214 64234 61551 8 173 6 211 4 226 3 255 61551 58765 9 219 12 233 12 252 10 262 58765 55874 13 211 18 225 20 228 17 233 55874 53103 20 227 22 222 24 223 22 228 53103 50605 23 231 22 220 31 226 30 229 50605 48362 27 235 28 222 35 219 33 215 48362 46322 38 227 34 232 37 223 41 215 46322 44452 43 226 46 233 45 226 49 216 44452 42726 43 225 53 229 53 225 52 219 42726 41126 43 228 57 227 63 223 59 221 41126 39639 47 230 62 224 70 217 61 217 39639 38253 57 232 63 222 72 214 62 211 38253 36926 73 232 62 225 75 218 66 210 36926 35590 72 227 64 224 70 221 65 214 35590 34216 70 232 64 221 58 217 58 216 34216 32807 59 237 59 221 54 215 53 217 32807 31352 48 239 42 230 43 223 47 220 31352 29841 41 239 37 230 34 231 40 223 29841 28277 34 238 33 230 29 229 34 222 28277 26660 30 239 28 229 27 230 28 224 26660 24991 29 239 27 230 25 232 22 228 24991 23275 27 240 26 234 22 232 18 232 23275 21505 25 239 25 239 20 232 17 235 21505 19674 25 232 24 240 20 231 19 228 19674 17817 25 223 23 236 22 229 21 217 17817 16031 22 221 22 232 22 227 23 212 16031 14402 18 220 18 232 21 224 23 212 14402 12946 16 215 15 231 19 222 22 213 12946 11643 15 207 13 228 15 220 21 214 11643 10472 14 201 12*225 13 223 20 216 10472 9422 14*200 12*225 12*236 18 221 9422 8481 12*208 13 227 13*248 15 233 8481 7641 11 221 13 228 15 250 15 255 7641 6892 11 227 14 228 15 249 17 266 6892 6213 11 228 15 225 16 247 18 267 6213 5606 11 227 15 223 17 245 19*265 5606 5095 11 226 15 221 17 244 18*262 5095 4700 11 224 15 220 16 242 17 259 4700 4427 10 222 15 219 16 241 15 256 4427 4260 10 222 14 218 15 240 13 255 4260 4164 9 221 12 217 12 240 8 252 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