DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - 75.7 - - 80.7 - - 79.3 - - 68.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 508 - - 215 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3864 - - 5395 - - 5121 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6858 - - 8141 - - 7561 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8031 - - 9562 - - 9288 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1401 - - 1610 - - 1571 - - 2834 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 485 - - 581 - - 429 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 18 - - 18 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 232 - - 237 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -11 - - -11 - - -9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5178 - - -5781 - - -5800 - - -6743 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13210 - - 15344 - - 15089 - - 10908 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11640 - - -11600 - - -11857 - - -14087 ODpotential blCL - - - 19671 - - 21162 - - 21145 - - 18252 blCL maxRH - - - 29 - - 24 - - 24 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.7 - - 80.7 - - 79.3 - - 68.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.2 - - 27.6 - - 27.5 - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.1 - - 78.7 - - 78.7 - - 71.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.2 - - 27.5 - - 27.5 - - 35.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 413 - - 508 - - 215 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3864 - - 5395 - - 5121 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 98778 23 094 14 132 13 111 11 070 98778 91357 15 112 15 107 10 111 13 081 91357 85643 15 115 18 110 10 101 12 077 85643 80895 19 106 16 125 12 108 11 080 80895 76804 20 104 10 121 13 102 11 096 76804 73200 16 106 8 119 13 080 15 113 73200 69941 11 106 9 116 7 090 11 109 69941 66951 4 106 7 160 2 162 5 059 66951 64192 4 187 8 199 9 200 4 275 64192 61531 5 193 3 166 6 151 8 269 61531 58768 20 226 21 240 22 251 15 262 58768 55918 21 219 29 225 32 236 32 241 55918 53198 26 252 26 246 29 246 35 252 53198 50749 49 259 56 265 56 264 61 272 50749 48569 74 261 78 258 81 261 90 270 48569 46594 88 254 87 253 94 255 92 260 46594 44774 89 249 86 249 92 250 90 250 44774 43079 85 249 79 247 88 247 89 246 43079 41486 78 251 74 247 83 247 85 248 41486 39987 72 253 70 248 77 248 81 248 39987 38580 68 256 67 249 71 249 78 248 38580 37229 63 257 64 249 66 251 75 251 37229 35868 60 254 61 250 63 252 73 255 35868 34468 57 251 58 251 61 250 68 260 34468 33033 52 247 55 250 59 250 61 257 33033 31553 51 242 54 246 57 251 54 252 31553 30018 52 238 52 243 54 249 50 248 30018 28430 53 235 50 243 51 246 47 244 28430 26790 51 232 50 241 48 245 45 241 26790 25099 48 232 48 238 47 244 43 242 25099 23361 44 233 46 238 45 243 42 241 23361 21569 43 232 45 236 43 241 40 238 21569 19718 44 232 44 235 41 240 37 235 19718 17841 42 233 42 232 39 238 35 234 17841 16036 38 233 40 232 39 237 34 233 16036 14394 34 233 37 233 38 237 34 233 14394 12928 32 233 34 233 37 235 34 232 12928 11618 30 233 30 232 34 235 33 233 11618 10445 28 232 25*233 28 235 31 233 10445 9394 26 232 20*234 20*238 29 234 9394 8454 22*234 18 235 19*238 26 234 8454 7618 17*237 18 235 19 239 22 236 7618 6873 16 238 18 234 19 238 20 240 6873 6198 15 237 18 232 19 237 19 247 6198 5596 15 235 18 231 19 236 19 252 5596 5089 15 234 17 229 18 235 18 253 5089 4696 14 232 17 227 17 235 16 253 4696 4425 13 230 16 226 17 234 14 251 4425 4259 12 230 15 226 15 234 11*249 4259 4164 10 229 12 225 12 233 6*250 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