DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 83.1 - - 84.0 - - - - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 262 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5544 - - 6023 - - - - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8054 - - 8356 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9711 - - 10190 - - - - - 4166 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2190 - - 2948 - - - - - 2025 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 494 - - 483 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 256 - - 230 - - - - - 307 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - -15 - - - - - -24 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1290 - - -1105 - - - - - -5311 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11001 - - 11296 - - - - - 9477 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3528 - - -2731 - - - - - -9212 ODpotential blCL - - - 13239 - - 12921 - - - - - 13378 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - - - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 40 - - - - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.1 - - 84.0 - - - - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.1 - - 48.8 - - - - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.9 - - 83.0 - - - - - 79.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.1 - - 48.8 - - - - - 50.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 305 - - 262 - - - - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5544 - - 6023 - - - - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 93 - - - - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 9 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] 99049 25 112 25 136 14 099 99049 91572 18 116 23 131 17 100 91572 85803 15 129 15 108 16 107 85803 81022 7 136 11 102 18 119 81022 76904 6 153 8 113 16 099 76904 73282 10 137 7 125 12 083 73282 70022 18 108 9 121 11 092 70022 67033 10 100 12 127 10 087 67033 64275 11 134 9 107 7 128 64275 61621 8 163 1 251 4 196 61621 58882 12 220 17 239 7 239 58882 56078 22 236 30 222 22 241 56078 53429 32 239 36 226 30 224 53429 51046 38 240 40 233 34 231 51046 48899 47 241 48 235 40 242 48899 46936 55 236 54 235 46 240 46936 45120 59 234 55 235 47 239 45120 43425 58 236 53 234 46 239 43425 41833 58 247 54 237 48 239 41833 40333 61 252 56 238 50 241 40333 38920 63 250 57 241 50 242 38920 37560 62 245 58 243 48 243 37560 36188 59 239 59 243 46 243 36188 34777 54 239 57 238 41 242 34777 33332 41 241 49 237 37 236 33332 31843 38 240 35 241 31 225 31843 30299 38 235 32 236 29 223 30299 28698 35 230 31 215 27 224 28698 27041 33 229 30 213 24 216 27041 25332 32 226 28 226 21 211 25332 23575 30 231 27 235 16 224 23575 21765 26 237 23 234 11 244 21765 19901 20 249 19 243 1 020 19901 18017 17 253 14 263 7 085 18017 16207 14 243 9 269 9 098 16207 14557 13 237 7 266 9 115 14557 13083 13 240 7 248 8 131 13083 11762 13 251 6 253 6 141 11762 10574 11*260 6*266 3 159 10574 9507 9*266 7*271 2 223 9507 8550 7 268 7 266 4 265 8550 7696 7 267 7 253 5 277 7696 6934 6 263 7 234 7 288 6934 6244 6 255 8 215 10 300 6244 5627 6 246 8 208 15 309 5627 5108 5 239 8 205 19 312 5108 4708 5 233 8 201 19 312 4708 4430 5 231 8 200 17 311 4430 4262 5 229 8 199 14*310 4262 4165 5 226 7 197 8*307 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