DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.6 - - 92.5 - - - - - 82.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 456 - - 535 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6271 - - 7372 - - - - - 1318 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8805 - - 9762 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10438 - - 11539 - - - - - 5485 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2947 - - 3043 - - - - - 2139 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 590 - - 657 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 18 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - 337 - - 300 - - - - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 16 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -27 - - -53 - - - - - -90 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3049 - - -4102 - - - - - -7210 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13488 - - 15641 - - - - - 12696 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6415 - - -9268 - - - - - -12347 ODpotential blCL - - - 16853 - - 20807 - - - - - 17832 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 89 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.6 - - 92.5 - - - - - 82.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.6 - - 37.8 - - - - - 41.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.6 - - 90.4 - - - - - 84.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 37.8 - - - - - 41.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 456 - - 535 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6271 - - 7372 - - - - - 1318 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 57 - - - - - 5 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 6 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] 99196 45 101 48 114 40 103 99196 91680 36 105 43 106 39 099 91680 85918 34 117 38 108 34 104 85918 81139 32 114 32 110 33 103 81139 77026 31 113 24 105 26 098 77026 73404 31 103 22 104 22 100 73404 70141 24 098 25 105 26 107 70141 67165 14 104 23 112 25 108 67165 64420 19 124 19 130 16 109 64420 61768 21 135 25 148 12 125 61768 59007 20 161 24 169 16 150 59007 56147 29 183 28 189 13 176 56147 53429 38 186 37 197 19 203 53429 51005 33 186 45 199 34 219 51005 48847 33 205 46 197 44 208 48847 46875 42 229 45 214 44 206 46875 45048 49 233 46 222 42 216 45048 43355 49 226 44 220 42 213 43355 41777 49 217 42 218 44 207 41777 40295 46 214 43 216 42 205 40295 38900 41 214 44 214 39 211 38900 37556 39 215 44 217 39 223 37556 36200 39 223 43 221 36 228 36200 34803 40 234 38 231 30 220 34803 33369 39 241 32 232 28 217 33369 31887 30 238 25 215 25 215 31887 30344 24 233 26 204 23 207 30344 28743 22 228 26 202 25 207 28743 27084 17 221 20 206 24 212 27084 25373 14 198 18 188 21 203 25373 23615 12 198 16 194 15 215 23615 21808 11 203 11 220 11 228 21808 19942 12 210 10 247 11 215 19942 18049 12 209 10 267 8 206 18049 16229 13 204 7 272 5 204 16229 14571 12 201 4 274 4 210 14571 13092 10 192 2 275 4 222 13092 11768 5 176 2*286 5 232 11768 10580 2*131 3*295 5 236 10580 9512 3*051 4 297 6 259 9512 8555 4 034 6 298 8 292 8555 7701 4 018 9 300 14 309 7701 6938 6 348 12 301 19 315 6938 6248 8 333 15 301 25 317 6248 5632 10 320 16 301 28*315 5632 5113 10 316 16 301 27*314 5113 4711 10 315 16 301 25 312 4711 4432 10 313 16 301 22 311 4432 4263 10 313 15 301 19 311 4263 4165 8 312 12 300 11 309 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