DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.1 - - 82.4 - - 81.3 - - 70.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 333 - - 343 - - 111 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3146 - - 6904 - - 7173 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6236 - - 9186 - - 8672 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7313 - - 11071 - - 11340 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3214 - - 1856 - - 1924 - - 1967 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 422 - - 554 - - 386 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 102 - - 154 - - 178 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 18 - - 19 - - -16 - - -19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8645 - - -6015 - - -4807 - - -7192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15959 - - 17086 - - 16148 - - 11357 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15226 - - -12347 - - -10241 - - -13450 ODpotential blCL - - - 22539 - - 23418 - - 21581 - - 17615 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 86 - - 85 - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.1 - - 82.4 - - 81.3 - - 70.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.5 - - 21.3 - - 24.4 - - 35.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 76.9 - - 81.1 - - 81.0 - - 73.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.5 - - 21.3 - - 24.5 - - 35.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 333 - - 343 - - 111 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3146 - - 6904 - - 7173 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 34 - - 46 - - 40 - - 93 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 98251 21 072 17 125 2 148 16 017 98251 90966 24 080 18 091 15 080 17 079 90966 85340 17 084 20 080 18 072 22 067 85340 80654 11 082 19 072 20 078 20 060 80654 76625 6 068 17 059 18 081 14 066 76625 73060 9 091 10 058 13 064 13 063 73060 69820 7 091 9 062 11 061 10 049 69820 66834 6 101 4 071 7 036 10 059 66834 64071 2 350 1 019 4 352 6 358 64071 61405 8 270 7 282 4 292 5 298 61405 58631 11 244 13 254 10 250 11 260 58631 55756 14 246 20 258 18 269 14 272 55756 53018 24 253 30 249 24 267 21 269 53018 50551 25 249 30 245 32 255 27 262 50551 48339 32 261 35 253 38 257 36 259 48339 46329 46 258 44 251 41 247 40 245 46329 44484 47 256 46 251 44 250 44 243 44484 42779 48 253 49 245 53 246 53 240 42779 41196 49 251 52 243 55 240 57 236 41196 39714 50 251 53 243 57 239 61 233 39714 38323 49 252 54 241 59 238 63 231 38323 36986 48 253 52 239 59 237 61 230 36986 35641 47 251 49 240 59 236 60 229 35641 34263 43 248 47 241 57 234 59 227 34263 32852 38 244 46 240 55 233 56 225 32852 31395 36 243 42 236 50 232 51 223 31395 29879 36 242 42 231 43 227 47 218 29879 28307 31 241 42 226 42 219 45 213 28307 26679 27 241 35 221 41 214 43 214 26679 25000 24 242 30 217 37 203 39 220 25000 23271 18 239 22 210 35 203 36 218 23271 21491 11 237 18 206 31 206 36 209 21491 19652 10 239 14 208 24 206 32 205 19652 17784 10 228 12 204 17 203 23 203 17784 15989 9 213 11 197 13 200 18 196 15989 14359 10 198 11 190 12 188 19 180 14359 12910 14 181 11 176 12 163 19 161 12910 11616 17 170 12*167 12*150 18 153 11616 10454 18 161 11*161 10*148 16 153 10454 9410 18 153 10 157 8 154 13 157 9410 8473 17 146 9 154 7 164 11 166 8473 7636 16*136 9 153 6 179 10 180 7636 6887 14*121 9 152 6 190 9 198 6887 6209 13 106 9 152 7 197 8 212 6209 5603 12 097 9 151 7 200 8 252 5603 5093 11 096 9 151 7 201 10 282 5093 4699 11 096 9 152 7 203 12 294 4699 4426 11 096 8 151 7 203 12 297 4426 4259 10 097 8 151 7 203 10*297 4259 4164 9 097 7 151 6 204 6*297 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