DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - 1002z - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.9 - - 89.7 - - - - - 77.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 473 - - 577 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3493 - - 5814 - - - - - 821 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6611 - - 8525 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7660 - - 9981 - - - - - 4988 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2286 - - 2265 - - - - - 1011 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 491 - - 622 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 9 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - - - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 293 - - 280 - - - - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 10 - - - - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -40 - - -41 - - - - - -78 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6714 - - -6504 - - - - - -7482 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14374 - - 16486 - - - - - 12471 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13496 - - -12613 - - - - - -14501 ODpotential blCL - - - 21156 - - 22594 - - - - - 19489 blCL maxRH - - - 31 - - 39 - - - - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.9 - - 89.7 - - - - - 77.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.2 - - 31.4 - - - - - 37.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 82.9 - - 87.3 - - - - - 78.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.1 - - 31.3 - - - - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 473 - - 577 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3493 - - 5814 - - - - - 821 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 99275 43 114 37 101 34 104 99275 91716 29 123 38 103 32 103 91716 85910 33 114 37 102 32 100 85910 81128 33 103 30 105 28 103 81128 77025 30 099 25 110 25 109 77025 73419 24 108 20 104 30 107 73419 70169 22 107 15 130 24 094 70169 67193 19 096 16 147 15 077 67193 64443 14 115 14 152 12 080 64443 61792 17 131 20 157 19 147 61792 59064 16 167 15 169 19 163 59064 56274 20 196 18 211 15 200 56274 53621 30 206 31 209 25 224 53621 51223 33 212 36 212 34 224 51223 49060 32 225 34 225 43 222 49060 47079 34 236 34 232 40 224 47079 45240 39 237 34 238 34 229 45240 43521 41 236 35 240 35 242 43521 41909 41 237 37 250 38 250 41909 40392 39 243 34 252 38 250 40392 38960 38 248 34 247 38 255 38960 37579 39 248 37 239 39 259 37579 36189 39 251 37 240 39 260 36189 34766 39 253 37 251 38 257 34766 33319 45 253 35 255 35 254 33319 31835 40 249 37 249 31 254 31835 30299 31 246 32 251 29 260 30299 28706 29 256 28 252 29 258 28706 27061 26 261 25 249 30 245 27061 25365 24 264 24 254 28 242 25365 23617 24 282 20 262 25 248 23617 21810 15 270 14 257 22 249 21810 19939 16 244 14 240 21 246 19939 18039 16 238 17 239 19 249 18039 16211 13 234 17 236 15 256 16211 14547 10 226 15 233 11 255 14547 13064 9 222 12 232 9 243 13064 11739 9 229 11 233 8 234 11739 10550 9 244 11*235 8 235 10550 9484 10 251 11*242 9 245 9484 8529 10 249 11 254 10 252 8529 7677 10*258 12 268 11 270 7677 6917 10*274 14 282 14 288 6917 6229 12 287 15 289 18 301 6229 5616 13 295 15 291 24 305 5616 5102 14 297 16 293 26*305 5102 4704 14 298 15 295 25*305 4704 4429 13 298 15 295 22 304 4429 4261 12 299 14 295 19 303 4261 4164 10 299 12 295 12 302 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