DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 82.7 - - 79.0 - - 68.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 357 - - 431 - - 149 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5428 - - 7786 - - 4580 - - 105 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8033 - - 10003 - - 6952 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9595 - - 11953 - - 8747 - - 4272 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3447 - - 1960 - - 3421 - - 1308 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 518 - - 622 - - 366 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 13 - - 17 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 289 - - 278 - - 294 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -45 - - -39 - - -63 - - -47 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2208 - - -2590 - - -4559 - - -6588 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11804 - - 14544 - - 13306 - - 10861 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7350 - - -6997 - - -9439 - - -13405 ODpotential blCL - - - 16945 - - 18950 - - 18186 - - 17677 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 63 - - 54 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.5 - - 82.7 - - 79.0 - - 68.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.0 - - 32.9 - - 35.0 - - 36.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 81.0 - - 78.8 - - 71.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.9 - - 32.9 - - 34.9 - - 36.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 357 - - 431 - - 149 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5428 - - 7786 - - 4580 - - 105 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 98412 8 128 6 157 10 179 8 237 98412 90997 15 127 10 129 5 110 6 111 90997 85290 12 108 16 130 11 106 9 073 85290 80572 11 093 14 119 11 126 4 092 80572 76529 8 056 10 080 10 109 6 138 76529 72967 6 097 7 036 12 062 11 087 72967 69745 8 117 3 164 5 070 7 028 69745 66788 7 158 4 234 2 004 3 333 66788 64041 7 169 8 240 8 284 4 261 64041 61361 8 252 12 246 11 279 7 272 61361 58555 23 253 22 260 22 271 18 269 58555 55645 26 249 29 249 29 261 27 268 55645 52881 27 254 31 248 33 257 29 265 52881 50407 29 266 29 254 32 259 27 267 50407 48197 31 267 28 260 29 271 29 272 48197 46196 32 264 27 269 33 275 31 271 46196 44373 31 264 30 271 33 272 30 269 44373 42699 32 266 35 268 33 268 31 266 42699 41144 37 269 40 269 37 269 36 268 41144 39689 37 267 45 272 44 273 41 268 39689 38320 36 268 48 275 46 275 42 266 38320 37000 35 269 45 274 45 273 41 264 37000 35665 34 269 39 269 45 268 39 264 35665 34288 33 268 34 260 42 268 38 263 34288 32875 31 263 33 260 38 265 34 260 32875 31414 28 260 31 260 37 264 31 258 31414 29895 27 263 28 267 33 267 29 260 29895 28324 23 271 21 277 27 273 28 264 28324 26701 19 285 16 287 21 277 26 267 26701 25026 16 283 14 290 18 283 23 273 25026 23302 16 275 14 290 15 280 20 276 23302 21522 15 276 15 284 15 277 19 269 21522 19679 14 280 16 273 16 272 19 263 19679 17808 12 273 14 263 14 267 17 261 17808 16009 9 261 11 258 11 266 14 259 16009 14375 7 260 10 259 8 266 11 253 14375 12920 9 260 11*257 10 260 11 249 12920 11619 11 256 12*258 12 254 12 249 11619 10454 11*257 13 261 13 255 13 249 10454 9407 11*263 13 266 15*261 14 256 9407 8468 11 271 14 270 16*273 15 269 8468 7631 11 281 14 280 17 286 17 284 7631 6883 12 289 15 285 18 294 18 297 6883 6205 13 295 15 288 18 297 21 306 6205 5600 13 299 15 291 19 298 23 310 5600 5090 14 301 15 293 18 299 23 310 5090 4697 13 302 15 294 18 299 22 306 4697 4425 13 301 14 294 17 300 20*303 4425 4259 12 302 13 295 16 300 17*301 4259 4164 10 302 11 295 12 299 10 301 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