DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - 95.5 - - 100.2 - - 95.7 - - 83.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 518 - - 281 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4559 - - 8849 - - 4289 - - 553 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7387 - - 10954 - - 7047 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8726 - - 13016 - - 8456 - - 4720 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3243 - - 2858 - - 4420 - - 928 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 505 - - 690 - - 442 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 14 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 13 - - 18 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 240 - - 282 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 8 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 33 - - -38 - - -67 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -12315 - - -8154 - - -10166 - - -11068 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 21042 - - 21171 - - 18623 - - 15788 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -20222 - - -14545 - - -16498 - - -18810 ODpotential blCL - - - 28948 - - 27561 - - 24954 - - 23530 blCL maxRH - - - 43 - - 62 - - 62 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 95.5 - - 100.2 - - 95.7 - - 83.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.5 - - 20.1 - - 27.7 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 93.9 - - 97.9 - - 94.5 - - 85.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.5 - - 20.2 - - 27.8 - - 29.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 518 - - 281 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4559 - - 8849 - - 4289 - - 553 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 99313 45 109 34 098 37 094 37 093 99313 91825 41 099 37 102 37 093 39 092 91825 86071 36 102 38 104 36 100 40 090 86071 81310 32 105 36 108 30 097 31 099 81310 77200 31 104 29 103 27 104 28 100 77200 73562 29 098 24 105 25 111 25 086 73562 70278 22 094 24 108 22 110 20 099 70278 67273 19 089 21 101 19 107 20 112 67273 64496 18 105 12 096 17 089 18 105 64496 61834 16 104 10 136 8 081 13 069 61834 59116 16 092 15 151 7 171 2 040 59116 56348 8 092 8 128 11 163 8 217 56348 53726 5 194 3 294 1 077 6 205 53726 51365 6 299 5 311 5 022 3 157 51365 49234 11 255 11 264 8 309 4 345 49234 47278 17 212 16 241 15 282 8 312 47278 45466 22 209 16 243 20 269 13 300 45466 43773 15 225 15 243 21 260 16 283 43773 42184 12 244 15 244 22 260 18 280 42184 40684 13 251 14 243 21 264 19 280 40684 39268 14 239 13 240 18 264 20 277 39268 37904 14 228 12 230 14 253 17 275 37904 36528 10 231 12 214 13 225 12 256 36528 35111 8 225 9 209 13 208 13 237 35111 33658 8 230 8 211 10 212 13 221 33658 32157 9 226 7 193 8 207 11 219 32157 30597 5 227 9 175 10 192 10 205 30597 28976 5 180 11 169 9 186 9 200 28976 27297 12 155 14 164 9 181 8 203 27297 25567 18 142 17 166 7 190 7 203 25567 23791 18 143 16 171 7 207 9 194 23791 21961 14 149 14 178 7 205 10 195 21961 20072 13 161 12 186 5 192 9 196 20072 18162 13 178 9 194 3 184 7 207 18162 16327 13 180 9 201 4 218 5 231 16327 14657 11 174 10 211 6 230 5 251 14657 13165 10 176 9*225 8 236 6 250 13165 11829 9 189 8*229 9 240 8 244 11829 10629 8 201 9 231 10 242 9 241 10629 9550 8*214 9 232 10 243 10 242 9550 8584 7*226 9 233 10*246 11 247 8584 7721 6 235 9 236 10*250 13 252 7721 6951 6 237 9 241 11 267 14 261 6951 6255 5 238 10 247 13 283 15 279 6255 5634 5 237 10 251 15 288 20 295 5634 5112 5 234 10 253 15 290 23*301 5112 4710 5 231 10 255 15 291 23*303 4710 4432 5 228 9 255 15 292 20 302 4432 4262 5 227 9 255 14 292 16 302 4262 4165 4 225 8 254 11 292 10 301 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