DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 83.4 - - 80.9 - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 419 - - 532 - - 242 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5610 - - 6916 - - 5996 - - 139 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8243 - - 9387 - - 8298 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9777 - - 11083 - - 10163 - - 4306 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2174 - - 2020 - - 1661 - - 3496 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 553 - - 641 - - 471 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 236 - - 230 - - 239 - - 251 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -10 - - -12 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5051 - - -3829 - - -4443 - - -7741 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14829 - - 14913 - - 14606 - - 12047 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9906 - - -9634 - - -9864 - - -15201 ODpotential blCL - - - 19683 - - 20717 - - 20027 - - 19507 blCL maxRH - - - 33 - - 25 - - 28 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.7 - - 83.4 - - 80.9 - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.8 - - 31.9 - - 31.0 - - 32.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.1 - - 81.3 - - 80.1 - - 72.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.8 - - 32.0 - - 31.0 - - 32.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 419 - - 532 - - 242 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5610 - - 6916 - - 5996 - - 139 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98982 25 119 18 135 12 121 16 060 98982 91518 22 105 22 112 25 110 17 109 91518 85763 16 107 21 111 25 113 22 109 85763 81012 16 119 13 115 17 102 19 090 81012 76935 14 115 13 119 11 117 10 088 76935 73332 14 131 7 138 10 093 12 117 73332 70056 13 135 11 164 3 120 10 077 70056 67037 8 160 11 151 6 176 3 094 67037 64239 11 196 9 204 9 224 3 296 64239 61547 10 161 15 182 16 210 8 240 61547 58750 6 280 6 227 10 224 15 247 58750 55875 19 263 23 254 26 252 33 256 55875 53165 26 273 31 268 34 264 36 260 53165 50731 37 277 42 278 39 277 43 269 50731 48537 43 279 50 290 52 280 54 275 48537 46536 44 285 57 289 64 285 75 285 46536 44696 46 292 60 291 80 289 92 283 44696 42985 46 297 63 295 84 288 95 281 42985 41389 46 300 65 298 83 290 92 283 41389 39898 43 298 62 301 82 292 89 284 39898 38500 40 297 52 299 77 293 85 285 38500 37157 40 298 44 292 73 295 80 285 37157 35804 40 292 39 289 59 295 72 286 35804 34413 33 293 34 286 44 287 58 284 34413 32990 28 300 30 281 39 277 46 274 32990 31521 26 300 28 274 37 279 42 266 31521 29993 28 296 26 270 30 276 40 267 29993 28408 27 296 25 267 26 268 33 269 28408 26770 22 293 22 265 24 259 27 260 26770 25082 20 280 21 262 22 256 25 251 25082 23347 22 271 20 264 18 258 23 247 23347 21560 24 267 19 267 18 260 20 242 21560 19711 24 257 21 259 18 258 18 230 19711 17833 24 239 23 244 18 249 16 221 17833 16025 25 229 23 232 18 236 14 215 16025 14380 23 224 23 223 20 226 14 213 14380 12916 23 223 22 218 20 221 16 215 12916 11609 23 225 20*221 19 222 18 220 11609 10440 21*230 17*228 14*234 17 218 10440 9393 17*234 16 231 14*241 14 209 9393 8455 14 239 17 233 15 243 10 217 8455 7620 13 239 17 233 15 242 10 247 7620 6875 13 239 17 232 16 240 12 263 6875 6201 13 237 18 230 16 238 14 268 6201 5598 13 235 18 229 16 237 15 271 5598 5090 12 233 17 227 16 235 15 270 5090 4697 12 231 17 226 16 234 14 265 4697 4425 11 229 16 226 15 234 12*258 4425 4259 11 229 15 225 14 233 10*254 4259 4164 9 228 12 224 11 232 6 249 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