DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/10 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1554z - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 77.5 - - 63.5 - - 62.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 366 - - 101 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3727 - - 6948 - - 1584 - - 346 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6604 - - 9254 - - 4450 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7894 - - 11115 - - 5751 - - 4513 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2354 - - 2529 - - 1449 - - 2626 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 417 - - 568 - - 226 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 19 - - 17 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 244 - - 230 - - 270 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - 10 - - -25 - - -17 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5991 - - -2508 - - -783 - - -3840 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13886 - - 13623 - - 6534 - - 8354 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10269 - - -4180 - - -4172 - - -6948 ODpotential blCL - - - 18163 - - 15295 - - 9923 - - 11461 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 81 - - 97 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 77.5 - - 63.5 - - 62.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.1 - - 31.6 - - 48.7 - - 40.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.0 - - 76.1 - - 63.6 - - 64.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 31.6 - - 48.7 - - 40.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 269 - - 366 - - 101 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3727 - - 6948 - - 1584 - - 346 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 26 - - 88 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 5 - - 8 - - 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] 98027 19 241 23 246 24 261 22 277 98027 90650 11 258 13 218 14 244 18 273 90650 84941 10 246 7 274 5 184 6 250 84941 80215 11 210 9 266 4 357 7 086 80215 76178 5 156 5 245 5 357 7 080 76178 72641 4 054 2 204 5 295 4 057 72641 69455 2 044 2 226 8 258 6 321 69455 66532 5 336 9 334 3 233 7 279 66532 63820 8 311 13 321 7 321 6 251 63820 61187 10 287 14 283 16 309 9 293 61187 58456 14 299 14 261 20 287 18 286 58456 55639 19 312 11 279 17 277 21 280 55639 52952 20 299 16 287 21 276 26 281 52952 50529 17 281 22 276 24 273 23 279 50529 48342 18 292 25 284 22 274 18 280 48342 46332 22 294 25 288 22 281 21 291 46332 44466 23 285 24 283 23 288 28 298 44466 42725 18 267 22 265 24 290 30 301 42725 41092 13 269 17 259 22 283 28 300 41092 39558 12 283 13 268 20 279 25 287 39558 38115 12 286 10 272 16 274 21 276 38115 36728 18 256 16 238 12 257 17 273 36728 35333 39 244 37 234 24 251 19 263 35333 33910 60 236 59 230 44 229 28 247 33910 32469 71 233 78 227 63 222 50 226 32469 30993 67 233 80 226 79 220 74 217 30993 29463 55 235 64 230 83 224 74 219 29463 27883 45 233 51 233 60 231 66 224 27883 26260 41 223 39 232 44 239 53 225 26260 24592 25 215 32 226 35 233 43 224 24592 22880 24 224 27 228 30 221 33 222 22880 21125 26 226 28 225 32 212 28 217 21125 19315 28 226 28 215 27 208 24 210 19315 17484 31 222 28 209 27 198 25 200 17484 15730 30 219 27 210 25 200 24 195 15730 14140 25 223 25 216 18 207 15 193 14140 12724 22 231 24 225 11 214 11 202 12724 11458 24 238 22*234 8 251 5 205 11458 10323 26 241 20*242 8 278 3 185 10323 9303 26 244 19 243 9 280 2 217 9303 8387 24*248 19 244 10 269 2 276 8387 7568 21*252 19 245 12 253 4 296 7568 6835 19 255 19 245 15 243 6 294 6835 6171 18 255 19 244 18*235 9 291 6171 5577 17 256 18 244 18*231 11 290 5577 5076 16 256 18 244 18 231 13 284 5076 4689 15 256 17 243 17 230 12*276 4689 4421 14 255 16 243 17 229 10*272 4421 4258 13 255 15 242 15 228 8 270 4258 4164 10 254 12 242 10 228 4 264 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