DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 90.3 - - 94.4 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 397 - - 512 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5333 - - 10211 - - - - - 514 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8000 - - 12067 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9500 - - 14378 - - - - - 4681 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4308 - - 2314 - - - - - 1068 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 533 - - 721 - - - - - 15 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 265 - - 233 - - - - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 9 - - - - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -11 - - 31 - - - - - -55 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5277 - - -997 - - - - - -8183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14777 - - 15376 - - - - - 12865 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7666 - - -2701 - - - - - -12903 ODpotential blCL - - - 17166 - - 17079 - - - - - 17584 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 72 - - - - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 160 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 90.3 - - 94.4 - - - - - 80.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.7 - - 40.8 - - - - - 39.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 88.5 - - 92.0 - - - - - 82.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 40.8 - - - - - 38.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 397 - - 512 - - - - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5333 - - 10211 - - - - - 514 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 98970 30 110 24 122 21 083 98970 91569 26 101 29 109 25 106 91569 85871 27 101 25 092 22 110 85871 81111 27 103 20 093 21 105 81111 76990 19 107 17 094 22 100 76990 73354 14 105 13 105 14 092 73354 70073 14 121 14 111 13 087 70073 67074 10 099 14 120 9 083 67074 64310 6 131 14 141 6 112 64310 61653 8 148 13 155 11 139 61653 58888 13 184 17 197 5 196 58888 56023 18 200 26 201 25 221 56023 53311 18 201 28 200 31 219 53311 50877 19 215 31 200 35 211 50877 48687 34 229 42 211 39 219 48687 46690 48 217 54 214 44 220 46690 44856 56 209 53 209 42 220 44856 43163 49 213 48 208 41 219 43163 41587 44 210 43 204 39 214 41587 40111 46 204 44 202 38 214 40111 38723 41 206 41 204 36 210 38723 37391 33 209 35 203 34 207 37391 36046 29 207 30 207 30 209 36046 34659 26 213 26 211 24 209 34659 33236 27 213 23 218 19 208 33236 31763 28 211 22 220 17 208 31763 30232 28 209 25 215 19 212 30232 28650 25 207 25 211 21 216 28650 27015 23 201 23 206 20 213 27015 25329 22 199 21 205 20 207 25329 23591 19 198 19 202 19 206 23591 21800 17 202 17 197 15 206 21800 19945 14 207 14 196 12 203 19945 18061 13 211 12 205 12 203 18061 16246 13 210 13 213 12 206 16246 14590 14 207 13*214 13 204 14590 13110 15 208 12*215 14 200 13110 11783 14 213 12 216 14 199 11783 10591 12 221 11 220 14 206 10591 9520 9*230 11 223 13 216 9520 8560 7*243 10 228 12 228 8560 7704 6 251 9 236 12 239 7704 6939 6 260 9 244 12 252 6939 6246 6 269 9 254 11 273 6246 5628 6 275 9 258 16 296 5628 5109 6 277 9 261 20 303 5109 4708 6 279 9 262 21*304 4708 4431 6 281 9 263 19*303 4431 4262 6 280 9 264 16 303 4262 4165 5 279 7 264 9 302 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