DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 81.6 - - 91.4 - - 95.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 80 - - 429 - - 503 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 458 - - 4710 - - 7754 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 7536 - - 10046 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top 4625 - - 8877 - - 11921 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1421 - - 3354 - - 2532 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* 138 - - 525 - - 654 - - - - - - W* B/S 2 - - 14 - - 9 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind 11 - - 7 - - 12 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction 309 - - 241 - - 225 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 11 - - 19 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg -38 - - -9 - - 19 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7462 - - -5004 - - -2818 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12088 - - 13882 - - 14740 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential -12868 - - -8415 - - -6062 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL 17493 - - 17292 - - 17983 - - - - - - blCL maxRH 42 - - 77 - - 86 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m 81.6 - - 91.4 - - 95.0 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m 43.4 - - 44.8 - - 44.3 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 81.8 - - 89.6 - - 92.8 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 43.4 - - 44.7 - - 44.3 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 80 - - 429 - - 503 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth 458 - - 4710 - - 7754 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 7 - - 43 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - - 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] 99137 45 107 41 104 41 101 99137 91648 45 101 40 101 36 110 91648 85880 38 096 33 099 34 105 85880 81110 36 096 25 098 31 096 81110 77037 29 095 26 098 27 099 77037 73451 25 097 26 101 23 113 73451 70202 25 106 25 111 21 125 70202 67224 22 113 21 117 19 122 67224 64469 15 129 20 131 17 129 64469 61816 15 124 21 143 12 137 61816 59089 9 116 16 155 14 167 59089 56306 15 185 21 175 27 177 56306 53685 17 193 22 179 32 182 53685 51325 27 223 28 197 37 183 51325 49188 37 215 34 193 41 181 49188 47220 41 207 36 192 39 184 47220 45392 42 205 37 198 36 196 45392 43684 41 206 39 202 38 201 43684 42080 41 208 40 203 39 205 42080 40569 41 208 38 204 38 208 40569 39145 42 207 36 206 37 209 39145 37774 44 201 37 205 36 208 37774 36390 45 197 40 199 35 204 36390 34969 44 196 42 194 38 199 34969 33517 41 196 40 195 38 196 33517 32022 35 197 35 200 34 196 32022 30468 27 203 29 202 31 197 30468 28859 22 203 27 201 29 198 28859 27199 23 199 25 197 28 197 27199 25489 24 197 24 195 27 196 25489 23730 24 199 23 198 26 195 23730 21918 21 198 23 201 24 194 21918 20042 19 189 24 197 24 194 20042 18140 21 185 26 191 26 195 18140 16311 21 191 27 188 29 194 16311 14646 19 195 26 191 29 195 14646 13160 17 197 24 197 27*197 13160 11830 18 202 24 202 22*200 11830 10636 19 205 22 205 18 205 10636 9563 17 209 19*207 14 216 9563 8600 14 214 13*213 13 220 8600 7740 11 223 8 222 12 226 7740 6970 9 235 7 233 11 235 6970 6274 7 246 6 248 11 247 6274 5650 6 273 6 260 11 254 5650 5125 9 303 6 267 11 258 5125 4718 12*311 6 270 11 260 4718 4436 12*310 6 272 11 261 4436 4264 11 309 6 272 10 261 4264 4165 8 309 5 271 9 261 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