DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.6 - - 87.7 - - - - - 73.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 391 - - 503 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4586 - - 6651 - - - - - 501 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7406 - - 9150 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8753 - - 10818 - - - - - 4668 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2952 - - 2744 - - - - - 1311 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 505 - - 621 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - - - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 262 - - - - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 12 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -24 - - -33 - - - - - -61 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3509 - - -2379 - - - - - -4726 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12262 - - 13198 - - - - - 9395 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6508 - - -4471 - - - - - -9330 ODpotential blCL - - - 15261 - - 15289 - - - - - 13998 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 83 - - - - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.6 - - 87.7 - - - - - 73.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.1 - - 43.9 - - - - - 47.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.9 - - 85.6 - - - - - 75.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 43.9 - - - - - 47.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 391 - - 503 - - - - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4586 - - 6651 - - - - - 501 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 33 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 8 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] 99067 34 113 24 116 17 107 99067 91588 33 104 22 124 26 086 91588 85834 27 112 21 121 22 081 85834 81079 18 107 22 110 17 105 81079 76983 12 102 19 098 16 126 76983 73360 8 126 8 119 15 102 73360 70078 11 122 10 133 12 092 70078 67061 9 093 5 127 7 108 67061 64275 7 066 4 146 1 189 64275 61598 3 165 11 193 7 272 61598 58824 8 277 6 228 12 275 58824 55955 14 231 18 245 25 259 55955 53236 28 274 30 263 43 270 53236 50806 51 270 49 259 59 272 50806 48623 57 261 52 262 70 263 48623 46631 58 260 61 262 75 259 46631 44791 63 262 63 259 77 260 44791 43074 66 258 62 256 81 259 43074 41468 66 254 60 254 78 256 41468 39967 63 255 58 252 69 252 39967 38568 62 257 58 250 62 249 38568 37231 61 254 59 248 58 247 37231 35887 59 250 57 246 58 244 35887 34502 57 244 55 243 57 242 34502 33081 56 242 53 241 57 247 33081 31610 53 243 50 239 55 250 31610 30083 48 245 47 238 50 251 30083 28503 42 247 45 237 45 248 28503 26868 35 248 43 234 42 247 26868 25179 32 243 41 231 38 246 25179 23442 31 246 38 232 35 247 23442 21648 27 251 35 233 32 246 21648 19795 26 241 33 232 30 247 19795 17919 28 230 31 231 27 246 17919 16116 28 229 29 230 24 247 16116 14475 26 232 26 231 23 249 14475 13010 25 236 22 233 22 250 13010 11697 24 239 18*236 21 249 11697 10518 23 241 17*239 20 248 10518 9459 21*243 17 242 19 246 9459 8510 20*245 16 249 19 249 8510 7663 18 250 16 258 18 256 7663 6907 16 256 16 267 18 268 6907 6223 14 267 16 275 19 283 6223 5612 14 272 16 279 21 298 5612 5099 13 276 16 282 24 304 5099 4702 13 278 15 283 23*305 4702 4428 12 280 15 285 20*304 4428 4260 11 280 14 285 17 304 4260 4164 10 280 12 285 10 302 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