DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - 89.8 - - 93.2 - - 90.7 - - 81.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 403 - - 529 - - 290 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6572 - - 11000 - - 9349 - - 1189 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8995 - - 12735 - - 11048 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10739 - - 15167 - - 13516 - - 5356 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4792 - - 2958 - - 2767 - - 2134 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 575 - - 747 - - 579 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 18 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - 11 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 250 - - 256 - - 280 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - 27 - - -33 - - -66 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3560 - - -11 - - -1793 - - -7913 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14300 - - 15179 - - 15310 - - 13269 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4905 - - -488 - - -3548 - - -11314 ODpotential blCL - - - 15644 - - 15655 - - 17064 - - 16670 blCL maxRH - - - 94 - - 83 - - 65 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 50 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.8 - - 93.2 - - 90.7 - - 81.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.2 - - 40.5 - - 37.5 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.1 - - 90.9 - - 89.6 - - 82.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 40.5 - - 37.5 - - 38.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 403 - - 529 - - 290 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6572 - - 11000 - - 9349 - - 1189 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 77 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 99158 26 121 32 103 27 095 28 091 99158 91696 37 112 33 110 28 108 24 092 91696 85925 34 094 31 108 26 107 21 102 85925 81145 23 092 25 094 27 093 26 105 81145 77037 20 104 20 095 25 092 25 090 77037 73412 20 097 19 088 17 105 19 078 73412 70133 11 092 10 102 13 099 15 089 70133 67128 9 103 10 112 9 082 11 080 67128 64350 8 097 4 128 7 080 7 087 64350 61666 7 090 7 181 4 186 3 297 61666 58890 1 287 4 205 4 239 5 274 58890 56032 4 256 7 238 8 260 6 262 56032 53319 15 234 15 230 14 231 13 243 53319 50895 17 203 24 202 23 204 22 223 50895 48733 16 179 27 190 27 193 26 203 48733 46761 15 189 27 187 27 193 26 198 46761 44937 20 214 27 193 24 200 24 200 44937 43236 28 211 28 199 24 208 24 205 43236 41644 30 204 32 201 30 212 29 212 41644 40152 29 193 33 196 39 209 32 209 40152 38753 31 185 31 195 40 200 35 204 38753 37408 31 177 26 194 37 196 35 205 37408 36053 30 171 24 198 32 201 26 227 36053 34660 30 168 22 205 25 213 24 252 34660 33230 28 168 20 200 20 228 23 253 33230 31751 23 170 16 185 17 231 19 249 31751 30212 17 172 16 184 15 226 15 258 30212 28615 13 172 21 177 15 225 12 247 28615 26965 11 170 22 169 13 225 12 227 26965 25265 10 170 22 177 11 218 10 212 25265 23517 13 171 16 189 12 201 8 203 23517 21718 15 170 11 198 11 191 8 187 21718 19865 14 166 9 188 8 194 9 165 19865 17989 11 153 8 157 6 184 8 147 17989 16187 6 144 6*145 3 166 6 151 16187 14544 3 203 4*214 2*206 6 169 14544 13074 6 222 5 229 4*249 7 194 13074 11755 8*218 6 235 6 255 8 211 11755 10569 7*217 7 240 7 261 8 225 10569 9502 5 226 8 245 9 270 9 238 9502 8546 5 243 8 255 12 281 9 253 8546 7692 5 247 9 262 13 285 10 277 7692 6930 5 252 10 270 15 287 13 295 6930 6240 6 261 10 274 15 288 19 304 6240 5625 7 267 11 276 16 288 22*306 5625 5107 7 268 11 277 16 288 23*306 5107 4708 7 269 11 278 15 289 21 305 4708 4431 7 269 10 278 15 288 18 303 4431 4262 6 269 10 279 14 288 15 302 4262 4165 6 267 9 277 11 287 9 301 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