DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1555z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 69.0 - - 65.0 - - 57.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 372 - - 469 - - 167 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3536 - - 4802 - - 2676 - - 91 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6572 - - 7642 - - 5625 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7703 - - 8969 - - 6843 - - 4258 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2799 - - 4187 - - 2852 - - 652 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 456 - - 545 - - 318 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 16 - - 25 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 298 - - 297 - - 316 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 9 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -33 - - -60 - - -87 - - -49 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4765 - - -3730 - - -4300 - - -3853 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12468 - - 12700 - - 11144 - - 8111 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8643 - - -7177 - - -7615 - - -7677 ODpotential blCL - - - 16346 - - 16146 - - 14458 - - 11935 blCL maxRH - - - 28 - - 34 - - 36 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 69.0 - - 65.0 - - 57.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 27.3 - - 30.5 - - 36.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.0 - - 67.3 - - 64.7 - - 59.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.0 - - 27.3 - - 30.5 - - 36.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 372 - - 469 - - 167 - - -33 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3536 - - 4802 - - 2676 - - 91 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 98170 4 099 7 199 8 187 10 278 98170 90816 5 102 6 183 3 173 7 200 90816 85121 4 195 6 210 1 320 3 322 85121 80409 9 184 4 323 4 281 6 006 80409 76372 6 131 2 225 2 017 3 000 76372 72830 3 065 5 107 4 083 6 108 72830 69631 4 187 7 008 4 024 8 085 69631 66681 8 127 5 247 3 346 5 008 66681 63961 2 099 6 136 6 181 2 267 63961 61342 11 241 11 253 6 248 3 279 61342 58591 4 215 14 226 14 253 13 281 58591 55722 19 292 19 266 33 264 34 265 55722 52989 38 265 39 265 42 260 45 268 52989 50526 49 258 46 258 45 258 45 266 50526 48299 56 257 45 261 45 262 42 269 48299 46256 61 257 49 264 49 268 45 273 46256 44362 66 257 57 263 55 272 46 273 44362 42595 69 257 63 262 62 271 46 278 42595 40938 71 260 68 265 65 271 50 283 40938 39383 76 263 73 269 69 273 56 284 39383 37925 79 263 75 271 72 273 60 284 37925 36533 78 261 78 270 70 274 60 281 36533 35135 75 259 74 270 64 273 52 283 35135 33706 73 257 71 268 59 269 44 288 33706 32254 69 252 66 263 47 267 38 287 32254 30767 65 248 52 260 38 281 32 295 30767 29237 58 248 43 260 37 287 28 306 29237 27670 52 250 39 258 33 288 22 325 27670 26063 52 248 36 255 29 286 20 354 26063 24417 53 241 33 254 24 286 23 012 24417 22732 50 236 33 252 18 304 32 011 22732 21002 43 239 32 246 19 333 35 007 21002 19221 33 245 27 247 14 342 35 017 19221 17420 28 252 20 253 11 033 24 038 17420 15692 27 257 15 258 14 058 21 070 15692 14120 24 260 13 264 12 058 19 077 14120 12714 20 262 11 267 7 051 16 073 12714 11453 16 261 10 266 3 042 14 067 11453 10318 12 261 10 268 2 011 14 054 10318 9298 10 265 10*274 6 345 15 044 9298 8382 10*273 11*286 11 336 15 039 8382 7563 10*284 13 293 17*329 16 031 7563 6829 10 294 15 296 23*322 17 021 6829 6165 12 298 17 298 26 317 18 010 6165 5571 12 301 18 299 27 316 22 356 5571 5070 12 301 18 299 27 314 24 342 5070 4685 12 301 18 300 26 314 23 324 4685 4418 12 301 17 300 24 313 21*315 4418 4256 11 301 16 300 22 313 18*312 4256 4163 9 301 13 299 14 312 10 310 4163 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