DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 89.2 - - 94.3 - - - - - 82.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 506 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5275 - - 11659 - - - - - 126 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7934 - - 13255 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9442 - - 15826 - - - - - 4293 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5014 - - 2852 - - - - - 3994 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 522 - - 750 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 11 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 223 - - 231 - - - - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 14 - - 22 - - - - - -36 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6376 - - -615 - - - - - -9826 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15819 - - 16442 - - - - - 14120 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8438 - - -1152 - - - - - -13212 ODpotential blCL - - - 17880 - - 16978 - - - - - 17505 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 77 - - - - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 89.2 - - 94.3 - - - - - 82.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.0 - - 35.8 - - - - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 87.7 - - 92.2 - - - - - 85.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 35.8 - - - - - 35.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 377 - - 506 - - - - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5275 - - 11659 - - - - - 126 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 7 - - - - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 99114 29 113 22 142 20 083 99114 91677 13 116 23 114 20 091 91677 85933 13 103 24 104 22 097 85933 81161 15 108 19 105 22 104 81161 77045 13 111 16 101 20 107 77045 73420 16 128 10 117 19 097 73420 70139 18 117 14 128 17 089 70139 67133 13 128 13 130 12 105 67133 64362 14 161 11 141 12 114 64362 61677 16 177 17 204 4 058 61677 58884 24 149 19 191 13 256 58884 56015 8 210 15 187 26 228 56015 53297 28 246 25 240 32 234 53297 50865 42 240 43 238 36 236 50865 48697 45 242 47 246 43 243 48697 46726 46 245 50 253 53 243 46726 44909 48 252 48 250 58 243 44909 43219 50 252 44 246 54 244 43219 41640 50 249 42 246 49 243 41640 40159 49 249 43 246 45 242 40159 38765 47 247 43 247 42 240 38765 37422 47 243 43 247 40 239 37422 36070 48 240 44 246 38 238 36070 34681 47 237 46 243 34 237 34681 33258 44 234 46 239 33 238 33258 31783 43 232 44 238 33 241 31783 30248 41 233 40 240 31 244 30248 28657 35 233 33 237 25 242 28657 27012 31 228 28 228 21 231 27012 25316 28 224 27 220 22 224 25316 23573 26 222 26 219 20 226 23573 21778 24 216 25 218 17 224 21778 19925 23 215 23 221 14 222 19925 18046 22 219 23 228 14 210 18046 16239 20 223 20*229 15 205 16239 14589 20 226 15*232 15 206 14589 13112 20 228 13 235 14 208 13112 11787 19 230 12 237 13 211 11787 10595 17 233 12 237 12 214 10595 9525 14*237 12 236 10 222 9525 8565 11*239 12 233 9 237 8565 7709 9 236 13 230 9 259 7709 6944 8 232 13 227 11 283 6944 6251 8 225 13 224 15 298 6251 5633 7 216 13 222 19 304 5633 5113 7 208 13 220 21 307 5113 4711 7 203 13 219 20 306 4711 4432 7 199 12 218 17*304 4432 4262 6 197 12 217 14*302 4262 4165 6 195 10 217 8 301 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