DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/13 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 - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 61.0 - - 60.9 - - 50.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 319 - - 378 - - 89 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3938 - - 6181 - - 5220 - - 358 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6829 - - 8656 - - 7035 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8105 - - 10348 - - 9387 - - 4525 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1340 - - 480 - - 1000 - - 3680 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 449 - - 552 - - 321 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 14 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 7 - - 12 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 357 - - 050 - - 054 - - 050 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -25 - - 36 - - 17 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3100 - - -1014 - - -5848 - - -6836 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11206 - - 11363 - - 15236 - - 11361 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12886 - - -10157 - - -15117 - - -18227 ODpotential blCL - - - 20991 - - 20505 - - 24504 - - 22752 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 65 - - 28 - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 61.0 - - 60.9 - - 50.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.8 - - 25.4 - - 8.6 - - 15.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.4 - - 59.7 - - 60.9 - - 56.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.8 - - 25.3 - - 8.6 - - 15.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 319 - - 378 - - 89 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3938 - - 6181 - - 5220 - - 358 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97486 16 297 18 305 17 310 17 304 97486 90276 9 313 11 307 10 307 11 340 90276 84685 9 329 13 294 11 325 11 350 84685 80035 8 355 8 273 9 331 8 345 80035 76040 4 340 5 282 8 313 7 004 76040 72520 4 345 2 318 2 272 5 022 72520 69343 3 357 3 247 5 307 5 341 69343 66431 5 287 8 215 7 245 5 240 66431 63719 8 262 11 251 9 271 5 264 63719 61083 7 237 11 247 12 288 11 294 61083 58332 16 284 13 257 14 278 14 305 58332 55464 26 287 21 283 24 288 30 299 55464 52730 30 284 25 295 28 298 35 302 52730 50268 33 278 33 311 38 311 39 313 50268 48044 36 291 44 309 45 314 44 316 48044 46014 44 302 49 309 48 316 48 315 46014 44151 50 305 53 314 52 319 49 323 44151 42430 49 311 53 319 56 323 51 333 42430 40831 52 323 56 322 59 327 57 343 40831 39338 57 323 59 323 60 332 63 349 39338 37943 56 317 58 325 65 335 70 350 37943 36615 53 316 54 327 66 333 72 347 36615 35288 52 323 54 330 62 331 69 343 35288 33928 53 329 55 334 60 333 66 344 33928 32534 53 331 55 336 61 336 67 348 32534 31091 51 329 55 335 62 340 67 350 31091 29589 49 324 54 332 61 341 62 348 29589 28029 46 317 52 330 58 340 56 344 28029 26412 45 312 51 330 55 338 51 342 26412 24740 46 313 51 330 54 337 49 343 24740 23015 48 316 53 330 52 337 50 346 23015 21231 50 319 53 329 52 342 50 350 21231 19384 52 322 53 332 51 347 49 353 19384 17514 52 322 51 334 47 350 46 356 17514 15723 52 321 47 334 41 352 41 000 15723 14101 48 324 42 336 37 001 38 007 14101 12662 43 330 37 343 32 009 36 013 12662 11381 36 338 23*350 23 013 32 015 11381 10238 29 348 7*016 15*020 24 018 10238 9219 22 358 8 035 12*036 20 028 9219 8311 19*004 8 042 12 041 16 040 8311 7504 18*004 8 050 12 051 13 049 7504 6783 18 003 8 055 12 055 11 060 6783 6131 17 359 8 059 12 058 11 072 6131 5548 17 355 8 061 12 061 10 083 5548 5057 16 353 8 064 12 062 8 087 5057 4678 15 351 7 066 12 064 6*086 4678 4415 14 351 7 067 11 064 4*079 4415 4255 13 350 7 068 11 065 2 051 4255 4163 10 351 6 069 9 066 2 337 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