DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - 87.0 - - 90.9 - - - - - 79.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 282 - - 481 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1955 - - 2865 - - - - - 584 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5295 - - 6126 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6122 - - 7032 - - - - - 4751 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2215 - - 3090 - - - - - 717 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 340 - - 462 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 17 - - - - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - 302 - - 294 - - - - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 8 - - - - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -45 - - -56 - - - - - -80 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8200 - - -8910 - - - - - -8396 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14323 - - 15943 - - - - - 13148 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12271 - - -12824 - - - - - -14040 ODpotential blCL - - - 18393 - - 19856 - - - - - 18791 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 96 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.0 - - 90.9 - - - - - 79.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.8 - - 35.2 - - - - - 37.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.0 - - 88.9 - - - - - 81.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 35.2 - - - - - 37.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 282 - - 481 - - - - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1955 - - 2865 - - - - - 584 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 85 - - - - - 81 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 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] 99214 41 097 45 112 36 103 99214 91700 46 109 33 111 27 095 91700 85905 41 113 25 097 28 100 85905 81118 32 101 29 101 32 103 81118 77012 26 089 29 106 33 099 77012 73407 21 105 21 108 28 096 73407 70169 24 122 16 117 22 098 70169 67204 25 120 17 132 18 089 67204 64470 20 112 18 144 12 105 64470 61845 7 088 12 146 11 147 61845 59130 11 199 10 163 8 153 59130 56324 21 183 18 188 8 189 56324 53655 26 177 23 187 17 192 53655 51261 22 178 28 182 22 196 51261 49119 21 192 27 177 28 186 49119 47161 25 205 24 189 25 209 47161 45348 28 206 27 191 36 224 45348 43657 29 208 30 192 39 216 43657 42068 35 211 33 202 39 210 42068 40567 42 207 37 206 32 206 40567 39149 43 207 38 203 29 198 39149 37784 42 211 39 203 28 196 37784 36406 39 215 37 205 26 198 36406 34984 36 218 33 207 27 203 34984 33525 34 215 31 212 27 208 33525 32019 36 207 30 215 23 202 32019 30455 38 200 32 211 21 186 30455 28835 35 193 32 200 21 199 28835 27160 28 184 27 198 25 211 27160 25435 27 183 21 206 27 220 25435 23663 22 179 23 193 23 236 23663 21838 11 178 23 179 8 237 21838 19958 7 159 12 147 4 268 19958 18062 8 150 9 159 3 308 18062 16244 11 159 10 188 4 302 16244 14589 11 181 14 211 2 272 14589 13109 11 218 18 218 1 193 13109 11781 16 234 21 224 1 189 11781 10587 24 226 22 230 2 223 10587 9514 30 222 20 235 4 233 9514 8553 28 228 17 239 8 248 8553 7696 21 237 15*247 11 257 7696 6931 16 250 14*267 13 275 6931 6239 14*275 16 289 16 293 6239 5622 15*298 18 298 23 305 5622 5105 16 303 18 300 27*307 5105 4705 16 303 18 301 26*306 4705 4429 15 303 18 301 23 305 4429 4261 14 304 17 301 20 305 4261 4165 11 303 13 301 12 304 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