DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 80.5 - - 88.3 - - 92.8 - - - - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 90 - - 461 - - 554 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1618 - - 8628 - - 11004 - - - - - 1466 BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 10718 - - 12763 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 5785 - - 12795 - - 15171 - - - - - 5633 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 5106 - - 2024 - - 1245 - - - - - 3682 Hgt.Variab. W* 219 - - 658 - - 759 - - - - - 21 W* B/S 4 - - 39 - - 33 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 20 BL Wind Direction 321 - - 292 - - 253 - - - - - 311 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg -32 - - 29 - - 80 - - - - - -80 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -5168 - - -123 - - 1126 - - - - - -5070 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 10954 - - 12919 - - 14046 - - - - - 10703 sfcLCL ODpotential -7760 - - -1301 - - 992 - - - - - -8224 ODpotential blCL 13545 - - 14096 - - 14179 - - - - - 13857 blCL maxRH 75 - - 73 - - 88 - - - - - 58 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 80.5 - - 88.3 - - 92.8 - - - - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 47.0 - - 45.7 - - 45.1 - - - - - 49.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 80.7 - - 86.4 - - 90.5 - - - - - 83.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 46.9 - - 45.7 - - 45.0 - - - - - 49.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 90 - - 461 - - 554 - - - - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1618 - - 8628 - - 11004 - - - - - 1466 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 52 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99174 42 114 41 114 40 105 47 106 99174 91731 48 107 41 115 42 111 36 098 91731 85998 47 103 42 118 41 116 34 096 85998 81198 33 094 37 109 38 122 32 100 81198 77071 21 090 25 099 32 113 29 102 77071 73447 18 110 17 097 21 102 26 102 73447 70185 25 118 19 111 16 128 23 108 70185 67204 20 114 23 121 20 130 17 106 67204 64446 12 113 20 121 19 142 10 122 64446 61780 12 146 17 119 25 140 14 159 61780 59012 23 166 18 171 18 169 17 157 59012 56157 28 167 27 178 22 188 16 163 56157 53453 31 166 34 190 30 199 18 193 53453 51031 35 171 42 182 40 197 33 209 51031 48864 33 183 39 178 45 191 46 204 48864 46899 34 197 35 185 45 184 50 203 46899 45092 40 198 39 195 43 194 51 200 45092 43417 42 191 43 196 41 205 46 198 43417 41845 38 192 41 192 34 208 45 200 41845 40359 31 197 37 193 32 201 35 225 40359 38955 32 200 36 194 34 200 37 243 38955 37602 36 200 35 197 37 196 39 242 37602 36235 40 198 35 202 37 199 39 234 36235 34827 40 196 35 201 36 202 36 221 34827 33386 36 195 36 193 36 201 36 209 33386 31898 34 189 33 184 35 198 36 212 31898 30353 30 185 27 177 34 185 30 218 30353 28754 23 206 24 200 24 177 26 211 28754 27096 22 222 24 208 22 198 22 209 27096 25384 22 209 24 209 21 206 19 228 25384 23623 23 194 22 212 17 212 18 241 23623 21807 24 190 22 213 15 210 11 234 21807 19935 21 188 21 203 15 200 9 213 19935 18044 18 182 18 193 14 195 9 209 18044 16230 15 179 13 195 8*210 7 203 16230 14579 12 184 10 215 4*241 6 186 14579 13103 8 194 7*232 4 239 5 172 13103 11781 5 217 3*280 4 242 4 170 11781 10592 3 269 4 303 4 242 3 186 10592 9523 4 286 4 304 4 247 2 248 9523 8564 4 296 4 302 4 252 4 297 8564 7709 4 305 3 299 4 259 9 310 7709 6944 5 314 3 293 5 263 14 314 6944 6252 5*318 3 286 5 265 19 315 6252 5634 8*323 2 276 5 267 23*314 5634 5114 10 323 2 267 5 267 24*313 5114 4712 11 320 2 263 5 267 23 312 4712 4433 10 317 2 256 5 267 20 311 4433 4263 9 317 2 255 5 267 17 310 4263 4165 7 316 2 251 4 263 11 309 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