DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - - - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 92.1 - - - - - 81.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 454 - - 562 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6564 - - 8471 - - - - - 2434 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9039 - - 10681 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 10731 - - 12638 - - - - - 6601 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1880 - - 1840 - - - - - 2443 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 598 - - 699 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 10 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 206 - - 214 - - - - - 274 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 19 - - 16 - - - - - -29 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3872 - - -2882 - - - - - -6511 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14604 - - 15520 - - - - - 13113 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7833 - - -5970 - - - - - -11805 ODpotential blCL - - - 18564 - - 18608 - - - - - 18406 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 77 - - - - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 88.1 - - 92.1 - - - - - 81.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.2 - - 37.9 - - - - - 38.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.2 - - 89.7 - - - - - 83.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 37.9 - - - - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 454 - - 562 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6564 - - 8471 - - - - - 2434 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 8 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 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] 99344 46 115 38 118 32 102 99344 91878 44 105 40 115 25 104 91878 86120 32 094 38 112 27 110 86120 81320 24 095 32 105 31 101 81320 77184 22 107 27 106 25 089 77184 73541 24 114 25 107 22 098 73541 70270 24 123 19 110 20 101 70270 67281 23 111 18 136 18 103 67281 64507 16 087 18 128 11 106 64507 61827 13 140 15 123 6 099 61827 59051 21 157 13 172 13 171 59051 56197 19 165 25 179 24 175 56197 53508 27 176 28 182 30 188 53508 51108 22 191 30 189 32 195 51108 48955 29 220 30 202 35 189 48955 46989 36 224 32 215 33 191 46989 45171 39 222 36 220 31 204 45171 43477 40 219 38 221 32 218 43477 41885 40 220 39 223 34 222 41885 40380 40 227 40 222 36 227 40380 38957 39 232 41 218 37 228 38957 37585 37 228 41 213 36 222 37585 36202 36 217 41 208 36 219 36202 34785 37 210 39 207 38 214 34785 33337 38 210 34 209 35 210 33337 31843 35 211 31 211 33 208 31843 30295 33 210 32 212 30 209 30295 28693 32 212 30 214 27 212 28693 27037 29 210 27 206 25 210 27037 25329 29 201 26 200 24 214 25329 23572 25 202 23 201 21 216 23572 21765 19 202 19 202 16 206 21765 19899 16 192 15 193 11 198 19899 18007 13 187 13 180 10 184 18007 16187 14 195 13 183 10 185 16187 14531 16 204 13 196 11 192 14531 13054 14 207 9*206 12 193 13054 11733 10*204 8*217 13 192 11733 10547 7*200 8 218 13 198 10547 9482 6 207 8 220 12 208 9482 8529 6 210 9 218 10 235 8529 7680 6 212 10 216 13 268 7680 6923 7 210 10 213 15*277 6923 6237 8 207 11 212 16*278 6237 5624 8 205 11 209 17 277 5624 5107 8 202 12 208 16 275 5107 4708 8 200 11 207 16 272 4708 4431 8 199 11 207 14 270 4431 4261 8 198 11 206 12 269 4261 4165 7 196 9 205 8 267 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