DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - - 75.9 - - 79.4 - - 76.1 - - 65.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 427 - - 527 - - 247 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4107 - - 6058 - - 4922 - - 814 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7060 - - 8690 - - 7479 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8274 - - 10225 - - 9089 - - 4981 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2107 - - 1438 - - 1415 - - 1665 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 501 - - 612 - - 444 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 17 - - 14 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 245 - - 265 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 5 - - 6 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -8 - - -22 - - -45 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8617 - - -5969 - - -4554 - - -5943 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16892 - - 16195 - - 13643 - - 10925 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15995 - - -12517 - - -10438 - - -13946 ODpotential blCL - - - 24269 - - 22742 - - 19527 - - 18927 blCL maxRH - - - 25 - - 25 - - 31 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.9 - - 79.4 - - 76.1 - - 65.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.0 - - 22.3 - - 30.6 - - 32.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.2 - - 77.4 - - 75.3 - - 67.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.9 - - 22.4 - - 30.6 - - 32.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 427 - - 527 - - 247 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4107 - - 6058 - - 4922 - - 814 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 98920 14 114 14 112 7 102 11 071 98920 91496 17 095 17 100 17 104 16 087 91496 85768 14 086 16 083 18 104 20 102 85768 81012 13 105 14 095 17 093 18 093 81012 76925 11 118 11 126 8 093 15 087 76925 73311 11 143 9 161 7 081 13 069 73311 70037 12 161 6 144 7 071 5 102 70037 67030 9 167 5 172 2 106 4 229 67030 64241 12 194 4 214 4 125 9 174 64241 61534 17 221 16 255 6 288 4 279 61534 58728 25 216 32 224 27 237 21 243 58728 55845 24 228 33 229 39 232 35 252 55845 53101 40 249 46 246 51 245 51 250 53101 50644 62 258 67 253 70 252 69 249 50644 48454 75 253 78 253 82 253 81 249 48454 46461 85 258 86 256 87 252 90 252 46461 44623 97 260 95 256 93 252 99 252 44623 42920 100 259 99 256 100 251 104 251 42920 41327 100 259 101 257 103 252 105 252 41327 39830 100 261 100 257 103 254 105 254 39830 38422 97 262 97 258 101 255 103 253 38422 37072 93 261 91 258 97 255 100 252 37072 35715 86 257 87 255 92 254 97 253 35715 34320 80 253 84 253 89 253 93 252 34320 32892 77 250 80 252 83 251 87 251 32892 31418 74 252 76 251 78 249 81 248 31418 29889 66 252 69 250 72 248 74 248 29889 28304 53 251 59 248 66 248 68 249 28304 26666 46 250 49 246 56 248 56 251 26666 24979 45 251 43 247 47 247 45 249 24979 23247 46 252 42 248 42 247 38 247 23247 21459 43 250 42 247 40 246 35 248 21459 19611 37 247 39 244 38 245 33 248 19611 17740 32 241 34 240 35 243 32 247 17740 15945 28 235 30 237 30 242 31 247 15945 14313 25 233 27 236 26 242 29 249 14313 12860 22 235 24 238 23 243 26 250 12860 11561 22 238 21 241 20 246 24 252 11561 10396 24 239 18*245 17 249 23 251 10396 9353 24 240 17*247 15*250 21 250 9353 8420 23*239 17 247 15*253 20 248 8420 7590 21*239 17 247 15 258 19 250 7590 6849 19 238 17 246 15 263 18 260 6849 6179 19 236 17 244 15 268 18 277 6179 5582 18 233 17 243 15 269 19 290 5582 5080 18 232 17 242 15 271 19*294 5080 4691 17 230 16 241 15 271 18*293 4691 4422 16 228 15 240 14 271 15 290 4422 4258 15 227 14 240 13 271 12 288 4258 4164 12 226 12 239 11 270 7 284 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