DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/03 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.0 - - 86.5 - - 85.1 - - 76.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 471 - - 578 - - 322 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4915 - - 6953 - - 5763 - - 1741 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7733 - - 9451 - - 8254 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9082 - - 11120 - - 9930 - - 5908 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1227 - - 1356 - - 1822 - - 2201 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 550 - - 661 - - 511 - - 24 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 9 - - 11 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 246 - - 263 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -14 - - 27 - - -17 - - -39 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7811 - - -6021 - - -6376 - - -7848 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16893 - - 17142 - - 16307 - - 13757 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14361 - - -11394 - - -11811 - - -15073 ODpotential blCL - - - 23443 - - 22514 - - 21741 - - 20981 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 69 - - 57 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.0 - - 86.5 - - 85.1 - - 76.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.1 - - 25.1 - - 27.6 - - 30.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.1 - - 84.0 - - 83.8 - - 77.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.0 - - 25.1 - - 27.7 - - 30.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 471 - - 578 - - 322 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4915 - - 6953 - - 5763 - - 1741 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 99077 37 112 29 117 32 105 30 091 99077 91625 29 118 30 108 26 114 29 093 91625 85870 23 112 24 106 22 121 19 097 85870 81104 22 110 22 111 20 118 19 108 81104 76995 24 109 21 110 23 103 21 119 76995 73372 21 097 25 110 21 099 24 106 73372 70111 17 122 13 129 14 098 21 086 70111 67125 12 101 13 145 8 115 14 063 67125 64366 11 164 6 133 9 134 6 062 64366 61705 12 149 11 140 7 171 1 248 61705 58932 4 243 2 228 5 204 6 221 58932 56055 13 284 17 296 12 293 7 283 56055 53322 27 279 31 284 32 285 30 298 53322 50881 34 283 39 279 46 285 47 292 50881 48695 46 286 48 281 51 283 50 286 48695 46706 56 283 53 282 55 287 62 288 46706 44870 61 282 58 282 61 285 72 287 44870 43156 63 281 61 279 62 282 68 284 43156 41553 64 279 62 277 62 278 62 278 41553 40052 62 277 59 275 62 276 61 273 40052 38647 57 276 53 275 59 273 59 273 38647 37301 51 277 47 276 49 265 53 271 37301 35948 47 278 41 276 43 258 47 264 35948 34563 43 277 36 272 38 260 41 262 34563 33147 42 275 34 271 33 262 35 265 33147 31684 41 270 36 267 32 257 31 268 31684 30158 42 264 40 263 32 261 28 267 30158 28574 43 261 41 262 34 268 29 266 28574 26933 43 261 39 262 34 269 29 267 26933 25238 42 263 36 264 31 271 26 270 25238 23490 38 265 33 265 28 274 23 275 23490 21687 31 266 28 264 23 274 18 275 21687 19822 25 263 23 261 19 272 14 270 19822 17931 21 258 20 258 17 265 13 260 17931 16115 18 252 18 254 16 254 13 252 16115 14463 16 247 16 249 15 243 14 245 14463 12990 14 241 13 241 14 234 14 241 12990 11675 12 237 9*241 12 231 15 239 11675 10495 9 239 8*242 9*240 13 237 10495 9437 6*253 8 243 9*251 11 233 9437 8491 5*263 8 243 10 255 9 242 8491 7648 5 271 9 244 10 260 11 262 7648 6896 6 282 9 246 11 263 14 281 6896 6216 7 286 10 249 12 267 17*290 6216 5609 8 287 10 249 12 268 18*291 5609 5097 8 288 10 250 12 268 17 291 5097 4702 8 288 10 250 12 269 16 290 4702 4427 7 288 10 250 11 269 14 288 4427 4260 7 288 9 249 11 268 12 287 4260 4164 6 286 8 248 9 267 7 285 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