DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/17 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 0653z - - 0953z - - 1000z - - 1332z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 60.6 - - 71.6 - - 76.6 - - 73.0 - - 62.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 15 - - 375 - - 467 - - 192 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 2857 - - 4286 - - 2311 - - 191 BL Depth Hcrit 4147 - - 6052 - - 7229 - - 5422 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top 4368 - - 7024 - - 8453 - - 6478 - - 4358 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1203 - - 1053 - - 1185 - - 1927 - - 573 Hgt.Variab. W* 60 - - 425 - - 523 - - 317 - - 0 W* B/S 2 - - 13 - - 11 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 5 - - 6 - - 8 - - 13 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 304 - - 271 - - 255 - - 292 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear 3 - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg -17 - - -7 - - -11 - - -40 - - -41 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -4182 - - -4991 - - -4135 - - -5927 - - -5285 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8551 - - 12016 - - 12588 - - 12405 - - 9644 sfcLCL ODpotential -12794 - - -12000 - - -9964 - - -11818 - - -13170 ODpotential blCL 17162 - - 19024 - - 18417 - - 18296 - - 17528 blCL maxRH 43 - - 40 - - 37 - - 37 - - 34 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 60.6 - - 71.6 - - 76.6 - - 73.0 - - 62.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 37.9 - - 33.6 - - 35.9 - - 33.3 - - 35.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 61.3 - - 70.1 - - 74.7 - - 72.4 - - 64.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 37.9 - - 33.5 - - 35.8 - - 33.2 - - 34.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 15 - - 375 - - 467 - - 192 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 201 - - 2857 - - 4286 - - 2311 - - 191 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98879 19 098 18 081 19 113 10 128 12 053 98879 91493 21 096 18 115 22 111 16 122 12 076 91493 85777 21 104 21 112 20 120 19 097 23 088 85777 81038 17 116 14 109 14 114 18 096 19 099 81038 76951 17 111 13 099 16 096 16 096 19 102 76951 73348 14 131 16 124 15 092 21 084 17 101 73348 70097 12 123 13 138 10 128 12 086 12 096 70097 67092 3 106 10 141 7 163 5 076 8 082 67092 64296 3 311 11 103 9 147 2 277 2 342 64296 61599 8 239 3 208 2 299 4 328 6 331 61599 58806 12 210 12 188 12 217 16 241 10 272 58806 55927 22 254 12 227 16 221 20 246 19 266 55927 53190 37 257 31 245 31 242 34 248 32 258 53190 50728 50 253 41 247 40 246 38 252 37 261 50728 48515 57 249 50 246 47 249 45 254 42 262 48515 46503 59 247 56 241 53 249 49 252 47 262 46503 44655 60 247 57 241 56 247 52 253 49 259 44655 42941 60 249 58 243 57 246 53 256 49 258 42941 41338 60 250 57 246 58 246 54 257 47 257 41338 39835 62 249 58 246 58 245 57 257 43 257 39835 38424 64 246 59 246 58 245 58 253 43 261 38424 37072 64 245 59 246 58 246 56 249 48 258 37072 35717 63 246 59 246 58 245 54 247 48 254 35717 34330 60 248 57 246 57 244 54 247 45 252 34330 32914 55 249 56 246 57 243 53 248 46 250 32914 31454 48 246 50 246 56 246 51 249 47 248 31454 29937 43 245 43 245 50 246 47 248 46 249 29937 28365 41 245 40 241 47 243 45 247 45 247 28365 26741 39 244 39 240 43 242 42 249 42 247 26741 25060 36 241 38 239 40 242 39 249 39 247 25060 23326 33 237 35 236 36 239 35 247 36 245 23326 21539 29 238 31 232 34 236 32 245 32 246 21539 19694 29 238 30 232 31 236 31 243 30 248 19694 17823 27 236 30 235 29 238 28 241 28 245 17823 16020 26 234 27 237 26 239 24 240 26 240 16020 14376 23 233 23 236 23 238 21 239 22 240 14376 12910 21 234 19 233 20 234 19 234 18 240 12910 11600 19 233 17 231 17 229 18 228 16 237 11600 10427 18 230 16 231 14 227 16 224 15 230 10427 9377 17 228 14 233 10*231 13 226 14 223 9377 8439 15 226 12 237 9*235 11 227 13 220 8439 7603 13 225 9*243 8 240 9 233 12 226 7603 6857 10 224 6*256 8 248 8*252 12 231 6857 6184 8 228 6 270 9 257 11*278 9 236 6184 5583 6 232 6 275 9 262 14 291 9 276 5583 5079 4 246 6 274 9 266 15 294 16 300 5079 4689 5 287 6 273 9 268 15 295 20 304 4689 4421 7*300 6 272 9 268 14 295 19*304 4421 4257 7*303 5 271 8 268 13 295 16*303 4257 4163 4 304 5 269 7 267 10 295 9 302 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