DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.0 - - 91.8 - - - - - 78.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 436 - - 567 - - - - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2682 - - 4268 - - - - - 484 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5961 - - 7276 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6849 - - 8435 - - - - - 4651 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2291 - - 3274 - - - - - 983 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 438 - - 558 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 14 - - - - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - 299 - - 293 - - - - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 8 - - - - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -33 - - -50 - - - - - -67 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -11341 - - -9687 - - - - - -9450 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18191 - - 18122 - - - - - 14101 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -18102 - - -15839 - - - - - -17752 ODpotential blCL - - - 24951 - - 24274 - - - - - 22403 blCL maxRH - - - 19 - - 13 - - - - - 17 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.0 - - 91.8 - - - - - 78.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.1 - - 25.9 - - - - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.1 - - 89.3 - - - - - 80.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.0 - - 25.9 - - - - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 436 - - 567 - - - - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2682 - - 4268 - - - - - 484 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 99235 35 117 40 102 40 100 99235 91752 41 110 36 116 35 096 91752 85975 38 112 34 127 30 093 85975 81172 35 109 31 123 24 104 81172 77049 30 108 29 103 22 112 77049 73427 26 103 26 095 22 111 73427 70155 20 102 21 106 20 108 70155 67156 13 094 20 114 16 108 67156 64403 10 124 15 135 15 104 64403 61757 14 138 14 155 14 104 61757 59018 7 196 7 134 4 193 59018 56209 21 221 15 236 4 243 56209 53544 25 213 20 222 17 258 53544 51147 20 230 20 233 22 247 51147 48995 15 258 21 238 21 249 48995 47026 17 286 19 252 17 260 47026 45198 23 274 24 267 21 284 45198 43492 27 243 26 253 23 279 43492 41887 35 228 30 245 25 254 41887 40373 37 226 35 239 30 252 40373 38950 35 227 37 239 32 253 38950 37587 33 230 35 237 32 252 37587 36219 32 231 33 233 30 246 36219 34813 29 238 29 240 30 245 34813 33375 28 246 27 256 27 243 33375 31890 27 250 27 265 24 250 31890 30348 25 254 26 266 21 256 30348 28751 24 264 24 271 19 269 28751 27098 23 278 21 277 17 281 27098 25390 19 284 17 275 15 292 25390 23630 18 270 18 258 11 290 23630 21811 19 258 21 256 11 277 21811 19930 18 256 20 259 12 285 19930 18028 17 257 18 254 14 275 18028 16206 16 258 17 244 16 259 16206 14551 16 257 18 241 17 249 14551 13074 16 256 18 240 16 246 13074 11751 16 255 16 240 15 245 11751 10563 15 255 13 235 14 243 10563 9495 14 251 12 234 14 244 9495 8539 12 245 11*240 13 248 8539 7686 11 249 10*262 13 256 7686 6924 10*270 12 283 14 276 6924 6235 11*294 15 294 17 295 6235 5620 13 299 16 298 23 304 5620 5104 13 300 17 299 27 306 5104 4705 13 301 17 299 26*305 4705 4429 12 300 16 300 23*305 4429 4261 11 300 15 300 19 304 4261 4164 9 299 12 300 11 303 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