DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 - - - - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 78.0 - - 88.6 - - 92.9 - - - - - 81.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 114 - - 442 - - 543 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 584 - - 4663 - - 8577 - - - - - 1436 BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 7511 - - 10753 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4751 - - 8830 - - 12744 - - - - - 5603 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 709 - - 3114 - - 2078 - - - - - 2106 Hgt.Variab. W* 169 - - 529 - - 694 - - - - - 21 W* B/S 2 - - 18 - - 16 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind 18 - - 5 - - 8 - - - - - 19 BL Wind Direction 311 - - 285 - - 220 - - - - - 300 Direction Wind Shear 9 - - 7 - - 4 - - - - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg -65 - - -19 - - 38 - - - - - -60 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -7734 - - -5784 - - -2214 - - - - - -7460 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 12486 - - 14615 - - 14959 - - - - - 13064 sfcLCL ODpotential -14310 - - -8852 - - -4558 - - - - - -13405 ODpotential blCL 19061 - - 17682 - - 17302 - - - - - 19008 blCL maxRH 86 - - 91 - - 90 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 78.0 - - 88.6 - - 92.9 - - - - - 81.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 38.2 - - 38.7 - - 41.2 - - - - - 38.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 78.0 - - 86.7 - - 90.6 - - - - - 82.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 38.1 - - 38.7 - - 41.2 - - - - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 114 - - 442 - - 543 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 584 - - 4663 - - 8577 - - - - - 1436 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 43 - - 63 - - 60 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 6 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] 99291 39 102 41 103 33 122 30 091 99291 91730 36 101 35 105 35 102 32 108 91730 85921 36 104 33 109 32 096 34 112 85921 81132 34 097 28 109 28 100 32 102 81132 77023 35 092 25 110 22 106 25 093 77023 73403 26 083 26 109 18 110 19 097 73403 70137 17 096 19 103 17 098 21 105 70137 67145 13 108 16 102 16 086 19 092 67145 64388 14 112 16 114 13 113 16 058 64388 61732 12 110 16 127 15 141 11 049 61732 58981 11 125 14 126 16 145 11 104 58981 56171 18 133 16 144 24 152 18 158 56171 53530 22 144 23 163 25 161 20 159 53530 51158 20 161 29 169 24 173 18 159 51158 49022 16 181 28 166 24 173 21 152 49022 47070 17 185 19 162 22 171 16 140 47070 45261 13 178 15 152 16 170 13 142 45261 43571 9 185 8 168 12 164 10 152 43571 41981 11 176 4 185 7 166 13 140 41981 40482 10 156 8 143 9 158 16 117 40482 39071 8 177 14 135 15 144 12 117 39071 37713 10 202 13 145 17 145 13 141 37713 36340 11 180 15 149 15 150 16 149 36340 34924 16 170 15 165 14 166 13 166 34924 33473 17 182 15 183 13 181 13 169 33473 31972 14 209 13 189 12 173 12 166 31972 30409 9 225 12 204 11 164 9 180 30409 28787 7 247 13 220 9 184 6 143 28787 27112 7 216 12 221 7 194 11 123 27112 25390 8 190 13 212 8 200 11 137 25390 23624 12 170 13 193 10 186 10 141 23624 21805 17 156 18 179 13 182 10 141 21805 19927 21 142 20 173 13 181 10 137 19927 18028 20 131 18 158 13 166 12 132 18028 16204 17 130 15 146 13 146 11 141 16204 14546 15 141 13 151 11 148 10 157 14546 13068 13 157 12 166 8*175 10 170 13068 11746 11 173 12 178 7*199 11 182 11746 10558 8 197 10 190 7 207 12 198 10558 9491 8 226 6*198 7 211 12 215 9491 8535 6 247 4*215 8 215 11 229 8535 7683 5 269 3 243 8 219 11 246 7683 6923 6 296 4 271 8 224 12 275 6923 6235 9 311 6 295 8 229 17 294 6235 5622 17 318 8 296 9 232 21*300 5622 5106 21*317 8 296 9 233 21*301 5106 4707 21*314 8 296 8 234 20 301 4707 4430 19 311 8 295 8 233 19 300 4430 4262 17 310 8 294 8 233 16 299 4262 4165 11 309 7 294 7 233 10 298 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