DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 77.0 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 446 - - - - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3698 - - 7098 - - - - - 242 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6671 - - 9464 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7865 - - 11265 - - - - - 4409 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2304 - - 3382 - - - - - 927 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 451 - - 611 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 37 - - 22 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - - - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 201 - - 234 - - - - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 38 - - - - - -56 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5127 - - -1026 - - - - - -4461 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12992 - - 12292 - - - - - 8870 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8112 - - -3321 - - - - - -9064 ODpotential blCL - - - 15977 - - 14586 - - - - - 13473 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 86 - - - - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 130 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 77.0 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.9 - - 37.2 - - - - - 38.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 72.3 - - 75.2 - - - - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 37.2 - - - - - 38.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 446 - - - - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3698 - - 7098 - - - - - 242 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 43 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 98255 15 090 8 123 7 040 98255 90934 18 069 16 096 8 081 90934 85295 13 077 18 068 10 078 85295 80617 9 099 14 083 14 044 80617 76585 10 099 12 099 12 040 76585 73008 9 100 7 093 8 078 73008 69764 10 116 6 142 6 064 69764 66782 7 102 8 135 4 010 66782 64014 6 096 8 111 4 189 64014 61334 4 094 5 084 8 155 61334 58538 2 170 4 273 5 296 58538 55641 10 213 14 257 18 256 55641 52883 14 246 17 253 19 254 52883 50403 21 243 27 255 20 262 50403 48176 33 241 31 251 26 269 48176 46148 33 240 37 252 33 267 46148 44281 34 244 37 252 36 266 44281 42551 36 246 36 258 40 269 42551 40938 37 245 40 258 46 266 40938 39427 36 242 39 255 49 264 39427 38010 36 240 39 258 52 265 38010 36653 41 240 42 253 54 267 36653 35291 46 236 41 244 56 271 35291 33894 49 228 39 238 59 273 33894 32466 53 219 41 232 61 275 32466 30995 54 216 42 227 60 275 30995 29474 46 216 37 224 54 275 29474 27910 39 219 31 221 45 277 27910 26307 36 219 26 213 34 278 26307 24666 33 216 23 212 25 277 24666 22981 31 214 24 215 20 280 22981 21242 29 209 23 216 17 278 21242 19440 24 203 17 215 14 281 19440 17611 22 190 14 197 9 282 17611 15851 22 183 14 183 5 274 15851 14248 17 181 11 165 2 240 14248 12817 14 169 11 156 5 170 12817 11536 14 155 8*166 6 175 11536 10385 12 145 4*198 5 181 10385 9350 9 131 3 220 3 182 9350 8421 7*122 4 226 1 188 8421 7592 3*139 4 234 2 316 7592 6851 2 175 5 240 6 323 6851 6180 2 198 6 240 10 321 6180 5581 2 222 7 243 18 321 5581 5078 3 220 7 242 25 319 5078 4690 3 220 7 241 26 315 4690 4421 3 217 7 241 24*312 4421 4257 3 218 7 240 20*310 4257 4164 3 214 6 239 12 308 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