DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/15 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 73.4 - - - - - 60.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 280 - - 342 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3880 - - 6122 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6730 - - 8562 - - - - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8047 - - 10289 - - - - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1362 - - 1278 - - - - - 3563 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 426 - - 531 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 29 - - 27 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 064 - - - - - 060 Direction Wind Shear - - - 19 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 26 - - 25 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5550 - - -4247 - - - - - -6557 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13598 - - 14536 - - - - - 10723 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10480 - - -7953 - - - - - -13240 ODpotential blCL - - - 18527 - - 18242 - - - - - 17405 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 36 - - - - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 68.0 - - 73.4 - - - - - 60.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.0 - - 24.0 - - - - - 29.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.2 - - 72.4 - - - - - 66.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.0 - - 24.0 - - - - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 280 - - 342 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3880 - - 6122 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 97717 18 268 21 256 17 291 97717 90423 13 286 8 266 15 289 90423 84835 8 247 10 283 7 316 84835 80199 7 200 8 254 4 037 80199 76212 10 148 1 212 7 080 76212 72687 7 107 8 129 7 062 72687 69503 8 103 8 120 5 358 69503 66589 6 091 9 129 4 308 66589 63885 6 002 4 049 1 144 63885 61274 3 288 10 312 9 342 61274 58559 10 336 4 305 16 289 58559 55734 30 345 23 000 21 348 55734 53038 41 324 39 326 37 337 53038 50606 39 319 34 316 36 330 50606 48404 36 326 34 339 35 348 48404 46385 37 336 42 343 43 348 46385 44512 42 347 44 352 40 337 44512 42754 47 353 54 000 26 353 42754 41108 50 355 60 359 54 024 41108 39580 54 355 60 356 67 028 39580 38163 58 350 52 357 59 041 38163 36812 60 346 48 010 54 048 36812 35459 52 348 45 022 49 050 35459 34075 41 350 35 026 45 056 34075 32663 34 353 27 016 43 064 32663 31209 33 003 28 030 41 071 31209 29706 32 006 35 043 36 072 29706 28152 29 005 38 046 31 074 28152 26546 25 007 35 051 32 079 26546 24886 23 013 31 057 37 078 24886 23174 22 015 28 058 38 076 23174 21403 21 016 25 054 37 074 21403 19568 20 017 23 051 35 073 19568 17708 20 018 23 051 35 074 17708 15921 21 020 24 051 36 077 15921 14296 20 029 25 052 38 079 14296 12848 22 043 29 056 39 077 12848 11553 27 055 31 057 40 072 11553 10393 33 063 30*059 40 068 10393 9354 38 068 29*061 40 064 9354 8424 38*069 28 061 40 063 8424 7595 35*069 28 063 39 062 7595 6854 32 068 28 063 37 062 6854 6184 30 068 27 064 35 063 6184 5585 29 069 26 065 31 065 5585 5082 27 070 26 066 27 067 5082 4692 26 071 24 067 21 068 4692 4422 24 071 23 068 16 067 4422 4258 22 072 21 068 11*065 4258 4164 15 073 15 069 6*060 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