DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 54.2 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 269 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4280 - - 5238 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7116 - - 7761 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 8447 - - 9405 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 924 - - 1268 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 471 - - 466 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 14 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 267 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -16 - - -23 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1205 - - 1922 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7242 - - 7484 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 339 - - 1119 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8108 - - 8286 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 97 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 20 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.0 - - 54.2 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.5 - - 35.7 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.8 - - 53.3 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.5 - - 35.7 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 339 - - 269 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4280 - - 5238 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 87 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - - 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] 97780 24 280 28 296 97780 90492 16 286 16 283 90492 84887 14 282 10 298 84887 80225 11 279 12 310 80225 76200 6 271 8 263 76200 72658 2 285 6 245 72658 69464 5 207 9 223 69464 66542 6 190 12 185 66542 63833 9 219 15 197 63833 61201 10 226 17 204 61201 58440 18 234 18 235 58440 55560 29 235 25 241 55560 52804 31 239 28 247 52804 50319 36 242 36 245 50319 48082 40 243 42 238 48082 46034 45 245 47 240 46034 44141 48 250 54 242 44141 42380 52 251 59 241 42380 40732 55 251 62 241 40732 39184 56 250 61 241 39184 37735 57 246 59 238 37735 36350 55 242 53 241 36350 34966 47 247 52 246 34966 33560 42 253 47 243 33560 32132 34 255 32 242 32132 30668 25 266 25 298 30668 29157 22 282 35 310 29157 27597 22 293 35 317 27597 25988 21 299 35 335 25988 24331 19 298 40 350 24331 22627 21 276 45 356 22627 20869 27 248 46 358 20869 19053 32 238 39 351 19053 17223 29 236 24 319 17223 15479 24 237 21 272 15479 13903 20 239 19 253 13903 12502 19 235 16 249 12502 11258 20 226 15 252 11258 10148 20 225 14*250 10148 9155 18*232 15*249 9155 8266 15*242 15 251 8266 7471 15 246 14 259 7471 6760 14 250 14 267 6760 6115 14 255 14 276 6115 5538 13 261 14 279 5538 5052 12 264 14 280 5052 4675 12 265 13 281 4675 4414 11 266 13 282 4414 4255 10 266 12 281 4255 4163 9 266 10 282 4163 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