DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.1 - - 91.0 - - - - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 506 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6547 - - 8536 - - - - - 459 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8946 - - 10686 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10714 - - 12703 - - - - - 4626 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4313 - - 3480 - - - - - 1295 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 562 - - 676 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 10 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 246 - - 244 - - - - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 16 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -13 - - -25 - - - - - -59 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2542 - - -1069 - - - - - -4830 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13257 - - 13773 - - - - - 9456 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4166 - - -2223 - - - - - -9012 ODpotential blCL - - - 14880 - - 14926 - - - - - 13638 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 89 - - - - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 50 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.1 - - 91.0 - - - - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.2 - - 44.7 - - - - - 50.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.6 - - 88.9 - - - - - 79.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 44.6 - - - - - 50.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 506 - - - - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6547 - - 8536 - - - - - 459 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 56 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98963 31 109 29 109 23 101 98963 91503 27 107 27 119 23 102 91503 85768 29 107 24 113 25 099 85768 81027 22 092 22 099 25 098 81027 76946 15 090 16 096 17 093 76946 73333 17 097 11 115 14 097 73333 70049 21 102 13 130 17 079 70049 67030 16 070 13 119 8 040 67030 64256 7 025 11 106 2 124 64256 61603 4 319 5 141 4 148 61603 58850 5 225 12 188 8 234 58850 56021 12 257 17 204 21 242 56021 53340 30 248 28 240 24 250 53340 50925 48 253 38 252 36 261 50925 48759 58 248 48 252 50 255 48759 46786 60 248 55 248 56 247 46786 44960 62 246 58 247 55 245 44960 43254 64 246 61 247 58 250 43254 41654 63 242 62 242 64 251 41654 40146 60 235 60 236 64 247 40146 38729 59 230 57 229 59 240 38729 37375 58 229 54 223 54 233 37375 36018 55 227 52 222 52 228 36018 34626 49 227 49 224 53 227 34626 33199 45 229 46 224 54 229 33199 31722 41 232 43 223 51 232 31722 30187 44 228 43 226 49 233 30187 28597 44 226 42 229 45 228 28597 26956 41 227 39 227 41 222 26956 25267 36 225 38 221 39 225 25267 23528 32 221 38 213 37 227 23528 21736 29 217 35 210 35 226 21736 19883 28 214 34 213 32 225 19883 18003 27 211 34 217 30 224 18003 16193 25 211 31 219 28 222 16193 14544 23 214 26 218 27 220 14544 13070 22 220 21*218 25 220 13070 11750 20*223 18*219 23 221 11750 10565 17*227 15 222 20 224 10565 9500 14 233 15 226 17 229 9500 8545 12 240 14 231 15 234 8545 7692 11 245 12 243 14 242 7692 6931 10 250 12 254 13 256 6931 6241 10 256 12 268 13 276 6241 5625 9 261 13 276 16 297 5625 5107 9 264 13 280 21 306 5107 4707 9 267 12 282 21*307 4707 4430 8 268 12 284 19*306 4430 4261 8 268 12 283 16 305 4261 4164 7 268 10 284 10 304 4164 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