DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 0959z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.7 - - - - - 79.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 265 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8447 - - - - - 440 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 10272 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 12614 - - - - - 4607 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3266 - - - - - 909 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 543 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - - - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 272 - - - - - 319 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 16 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -36 - - - - - -61 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1847 - - - - - -7139 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 14462 - - - - - 11746 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3466 - - - - - -11533 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16080 - - - - - 16140 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - - - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - - - - 380 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.7 - - - - - 79.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.4 - - - - - 42.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.8 - - - - - 80.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.4 - - - - - 42.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 265 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8447 - - - - - 440 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 89 - - - - - 64 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 7 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] 98991 34 101 30 102 98991 91537 25 104 26 087 91537 85787 20 099 26 084 85787 81019 21 097 18 084 81019 76925 18 090 16 080 76925 73308 12 099 17 082 73308 70028 17 119 13 067 70028 67026 13 112 7 053 67026 64267 7 145 5 078 64267 61609 5 150 5 105 61609 58853 10 206 7 258 58853 56016 16 235 19 222 56016 53320 34 250 21 238 53320 50903 44 245 40 252 50903 48750 48 240 55 249 48750 46790 48 242 59 250 46790 44980 49 247 57 248 44980 43300 49 249 50 240 43300 41731 47 247 48 229 41731 40257 44 242 49 219 40257 38868 44 242 50 213 38868 37527 48 238 47 219 37527 36172 50 234 43 223 36172 34773 49 236 40 227 34773 33335 43 238 38 228 33335 31845 36 235 31 224 31845 30294 32 232 21 208 30294 28687 27 236 18 203 28687 27026 21 231 16 209 27026 25316 17 228 17 218 25316 23562 16 229 23 226 23562 21761 21 223 33 223 21761 19908 27 198 35 212 19908 18032 28 186 30 201 18032 16226 24 186 27 192 16226 14579 14 184 25 191 14579 13104 10*187 23 194 13104 11781 9*193 21 200 11781 10589 8 210 19 205 10589 9518 8 236 18 210 9518 8557 9 262 16 217 8557 7701 11 278 12 234 7701 6935 13 287 10 265 6935 6243 15 292 11 304 6243 5626 15 294 19 327 5626 5107 15 295 24 331 5107 4706 15 296 24*326 4706 4430 15 297 21*321 4430 4261 14 297 18 318 4261 4164 11 297 11 315 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