DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/30 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 84.5 - - 83.6 - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 367 - - 91 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3278 - - 6460 - - 6625 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6298 - - 8864 - - 8082 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7445 - - 10627 - - 10792 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1812 - - 1459 - - 1383 - - 627 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 412 - - 554 - - 351 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 27 - - 12 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - 5 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 023 - - 284 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 12 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 13 - - 36 - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9303 - - -7387 - - -7114 - - -9876 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16749 - - 18015 - - 17907 - - 14042 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17061 - - -14865 - - -14171 - - -18919 ODpotential blCL - - - 24506 - - 25492 - - 24963 - - 23084 blCL maxRH - - - 18 - - 19 - - 22 - - 19 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 84.5 - - 83.6 - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.3 - - 19.1 - - 18.9 - - 23.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.3 - - 82.9 - - 83.6 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.3 - - 19.0 - - 18.9 - - 23.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 296 - - 367 - - 91 - - -54 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3278 - - 6460 - - 6625 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97986 15 307 2 240 11 240 14 291 97986 90711 6 286 3 308 6 302 12 008 90711 85100 3 167 3 282 5 321 8 017 85100 80435 7 118 2 072 4 095 2 023 80435 76410 7 117 1 129 10 062 6 101 76410 72851 2 126 2 101 9 024 14 073 72851 69633 2 078 5 105 1 304 12 038 69633 66696 9 134 2 166 5 192 4 009 66696 63985 1 079 1 327 3 256 3 325 63985 61365 3 139 4 260 8 243 11 265 61365 58646 8 321 9 315 6 324 8 264 58646 55838 20 305 20 299 20 303 18 304 55838 53173 26 317 25 306 25 304 25 306 53173 50771 34 323 26 315 26 308 32 307 50771 48602 40 319 30 315 31 310 37 306 48602 46616 43 315 35 311 36 309 44 306 46616 44782 41 314 36 308 39 307 47 306 44782 43075 36 315 33 306 39 304 48 307 43075 41479 33 318 30 308 37 300 46 308 41479 39984 31 319 26 314 30 297 41 304 39984 38580 29 315 26 317 21 300 32 303 38580 37233 26 313 26 309 20 316 25 305 37233 35883 23 319 23 312 20 310 20 318 35883 34499 19 335 19 315 19 301 18 316 34499 33081 17 005 14 324 16 300 15 314 33081 31616 19 012 14 340 13 319 14 315 31616 30091 20 001 16 346 14 340 13 321 30091 28509 23 342 18 338 17 336 12 331 28509 26869 25 323 21 330 17 345 12 002 26869 25175 25 333 20 342 15 001 12 026 25175 23430 22 346 18 355 13 012 11 036 23430 21631 18 354 17 002 14 018 12 030 21631 19774 14 356 16 001 14 014 12 022 19774 17894 13 002 15 359 14 011 10 026 17894 16086 15 010 14 010 12 016 10 044 16086 14442 17 014 13 027 10 021 9 057 14442 12974 16 014 13 028 7 008 8 070 12974 11661 15 013 12*007 6*326 6 051 11661 10485 15 019 10*356 5*302 5 010 10485 9431 15 032 8 356 5 294 3 338 9431 8488 15 045 6 359 5 286 2 296 8488 7648 13*056 5 007 5 284 2 274 7648 6896 10*061 3 047 6 281 5 291 6896 6215 9 064 3 070 6 281 8 300 6215 5607 8 068 3 088 6 279 14 306 5607 5095 8 070 4 101 6 277 19 309 5095 4699 7 074 4 106 6 277 21 309 4699 4426 7 077 4 108 5 277 19 309 4426 4259 7 079 4 108 5 275 16*307 4259 4164 6 079 4 110 4 272 9*306 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