DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/04 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 - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 92.0 - - 97.3 - - 95.0 - - 84.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 429 - - 541 - - 286 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2954 - - 6111 - - 4270 - - 578 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6166 - - 8744 - - 7043 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7121 - - 10278 - - 8437 - - 4745 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3079 - - 3250 - - 3796 - - 1491 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 450 - - 620 - - 445 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 18 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 285 - - 292 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -40 - - -39 - - -51 - - -57 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11022 - - -10055 - - -11054 - - -11978 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18144 - - 20334 - - 19492 - - 16724 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18459 - - -15409 - - -16391 - - -19169 ODpotential blCL - - - 25580 - - 25687 - - 24828 - - 23914 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 29 - - 33 - - 34 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 92.0 - - 97.3 - - 95.0 - - 84.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.3 - - 21.1 - - 22.9 - - 26.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 90.2 - - 94.8 - - 93.8 - - 86.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.3 - - 21.0 - - 22.9 - - 26.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 429 - - 541 - - 286 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2954 - - 6111 - - 4270 - - 578 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 99235 39 109 36 119 31 113 32 096 99235 91710 38 107 38 114 30 107 28 099 91710 85921 40 099 32 110 33 099 29 102 85921 81147 33 094 28 105 30 101 31 095 81147 77063 24 100 22 083 30 096 30 095 77063 73456 24 106 18 101 25 086 30 096 73456 70174 22 109 22 116 15 098 22 082 70174 67163 19 107 18 102 13 110 11 093 67163 64398 16 091 16 111 14 109 10 122 64398 61741 9 043 16 111 12 117 11 119 61741 58994 2 220 5 083 5 079 6 103 58994 56175 17 162 12 227 9 297 7 337 56175 53509 11 138 13 199 12 246 11 291 53509 51128 12 334 4 335 9 190 10 236 51128 48990 19 307 12 311 4 321 4 259 48990 47033 17 302 14 283 10 297 10 275 47033 45222 16 297 13 278 13 278 13 265 45222 43532 18 292 15 285 14 277 12 272 43532 41946 23 288 16 286 16 274 14 280 41946 40451 22 282 17 281 18 264 17 282 40451 39042 19 272 16 273 20 259 18 276 39042 37685 18 264 14 270 20 260 17 267 37685 36315 17 257 10 268 15 266 16 262 36315 34904 15 254 8 269 11 270 13 261 34904 33457 9 254 6 269 8 272 9 262 33457 31964 6 225 3 277 3 250 6 242 31964 30416 6 196 2 238 2 190 5 215 30416 28815 7 187 6 231 4 231 5 205 28815 27158 7 178 7 227 4 241 1 217 27158 25445 6 153 5 218 3 247 1 041 25445 23684 7 105 5 167 3 206 1 097 23684 21871 7 097 5 161 4 186 3 186 21871 20004 3 198 5 204 3 213 3 197 20004 18112 10 220 9 231 6 257 5 262 18112 16293 12 231 14 239 12 252 10 255 16293 14633 11 247 15 246 14 252 12 259 14633 13148 10 259 14 254 13 259 13 264 13148 11815 10 263 13 261 13 267 13 270 11815 10617 11 265 14*267 15 272 14 273 10617 9540 11 268 14*272 16 275 15 275 9540 8575 12 273 14 278 16*280 16 278 8575 7714 13*284 15 282 17*286 17 282 7714 6945 14*295 15 285 18 290 20 288 6945 6251 14 298 16 288 19 292 23 295 6251 5633 15 299 16 290 19 294 24 299 5633 5112 15 299 16 291 19 294 24*300 5112 4711 15 298 16 292 19 294 22*299 4711 4432 14 298 15 292 18 295 19 296 4432 4263 13 298 14 292 16 294 15 294 4263 4165 11 297 12 293 12 294 8 290 4165 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