DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 86.8 - - 90.4 - - 88.1 - - 77.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 451 - - 563 - - 311 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1974 - - 3281 - - 2473 - - 447 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5431 - - 6492 - - 5708 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6141 - - 7448 - - 6640 - - 4614 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2102 - - 2882 - - 2225 - - 635 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 400 - - 510 - - 381 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 17 - - 20 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 293 - - 297 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 6 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -55 - - -54 - - -65 - - -71 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9947 - - -9390 - - -9559 - - -9487 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16088 - - 16839 - - 16199 - - 14102 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15855 - - -15330 - - -15462 - - -17084 ODpotential blCL - - - 21996 - - 22778 - - 22102 - - 21698 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 62 - - 49 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 86.8 - - 90.4 - - 88.1 - - 77.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.7 - - 30.7 - - 31.4 - - 31.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.9 - - 88.2 - - 87.0 - - 79.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.7 - - 30.7 - - 31.4 - - 31.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 451 - - 563 - - 311 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1974 - - 3281 - - 2473 - - 447 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 99073 36 107 43 112 39 107 34 099 99073 91592 34 119 28 118 31 091 36 089 91592 85829 31 118 27 112 27 104 28 086 85829 81042 32 107 33 105 33 120 22 110 81042 76940 27 104 31 100 33 112 24 111 76940 73338 25 107 23 110 26 099 27 093 73338 70091 23 112 25 122 20 107 23 087 70091 67126 19 114 23 118 19 120 17 099 67126 64395 16 121 16 120 17 119 19 107 64395 61760 14 133 11 129 14 119 16 113 61760 59018 15 145 12 148 9 140 12 117 59018 56185 18 146 18 159 16 162 8 160 56185 53502 18 137 17 157 16 151 13 167 53502 51107 13 133 12 149 12 138 15 160 51107 48961 10 142 11 150 9 145 13 164 48961 47005 14 160 13 159 10 175 9 175 47005 45197 18 162 13 178 8 194 7 195 45197 43511 15 174 14 180 7 222 6 213 43511 41929 16 190 13 183 7 226 7 217 41929 40440 18 193 14 194 10 217 11 213 40440 39036 19 202 14 201 11 212 12 208 39036 37682 20 208 15 208 11 205 11 196 37682 36316 22 207 17 205 14 207 14 198 36316 34907 23 204 21 203 17 211 15 213 34907 33460 23 206 21 205 17 216 16 216 33460 31962 24 212 21 209 18 220 16 217 31962 30406 25 222 22 215 20 219 19 217 30406 28797 26 226 23 222 20 223 20 221 28797 27132 26 221 24 224 22 222 21 227 27132 25417 25 222 23 222 23 220 21 232 25417 23656 19 223 20 215 22 218 20 230 23656 21842 14 223 17 213 18 221 16 228 21842 19969 12 222 15 214 15 224 14 224 19969 18072 11 222 12 216 12 219 13 219 18072 16246 13 234 13 225 12 222 11 217 16246 14583 14 244 14 236 12 230 10 221 14583 13097 14 254 14 247 12 238 10 230 13097 11769 13 262 12 254 12 243 11 236 11769 10575 12 269 11 256 11 247 12 241 10575 9504 11 270 10 252 11 250 12 244 9504 8544 10 271 11 255 12 252 12 248 8544 7688 11 279 12*269 13 264 12 254 7688 6924 12 290 14*283 16*281 13 270 6924 6234 15*299 17 290 19*293 15 289 6234 5618 17*301 18 293 21 296 22 303 5618 5102 18 302 18 295 21 297 26 306 5102 4704 18 302 18 296 21 298 26*305 4704 4429 17 302 18 296 20 298 24*304 4429 4261 16 302 16 296 18 298 20 303 4261 4165 12 301 13 297 13 297 12 302 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