DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 85.1 - - 88.2 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 486 - - - - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1909 - - 3707 - - - - - 130 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 5351 - - 6787 - - - - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 6076 - - 7874 - - - - - 4297 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2214 - - 3801 - - - - - 1506 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 378 - - 506 - - - - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 24 - - - - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 314 - - 306 - - - - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -100 - - -86 - - - - - -52 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6724 - - -6423 - - - - - -10467 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12800 - - 14298 - - - - - 14764 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11717 - - -11461 - - - - - -18296 ODpotential blCL - - - 17793 - - 19335 - - - - - 22593 blCL maxRH - - - 47 - - 42 - - - - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 85.1 - - 88.2 - - - - - 75.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.4 - - 39.6 - - - - - 26.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.7 - - 86.2 - - - - - 78.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.3 - - 39.6 - - - - - 26.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 394 - - 486 - - - - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1909 - - 3707 - - - - - 130 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 3 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] 98765 10 165 8 127 5 054 98765 91344 13 117 14 123 11 103 91344 85608 14 091 9 094 12 106 85608 80818 8 088 10 092 5 125 80818 76687 6 137 6 136 2 082 76687 73044 9 131 5 197 4 333 73044 69761 6 143 6 193 7 023 69761 66766 1 242 2 215 6 358 66766 64008 1 311 5 253 7 335 64008 61365 6 295 9 273 10 327 61365 58646 10 273 16 270 17 309 58646 55867 16 287 21 278 27 280 55867 53237 24 289 24 278 26 265 53237 50866 31 279 31 277 33 287 50866 48743 35 273 38 277 39 291 48743 46816 37 270 38 271 35 283 46816 45028 35 266 32 269 32 284 45028 43352 29 272 29 275 31 288 43352 41774 29 281 29 281 32 287 41774 40284 30 285 31 283 33 287 40284 38876 31 286 31 282 34 288 38876 37521 35 282 28 278 33 287 37521 36155 40 275 33 274 32 282 36155 34748 42 278 39 274 33 280 34748 33309 40 283 39 275 33 277 33309 31824 35 282 36 278 33 270 31824 30281 33 285 35 284 30 270 30281 28681 30 289 32 291 27 282 28681 27026 26 293 28 297 25 290 27026 25322 17 292 22 300 17 296 25322 23573 11 308 14 290 13 298 23573 21770 8 315 11 278 14 289 21770 19903 5 288 10 265 14 295 19903 18005 8 261 12 256 12 300 18005 16181 13 265 14 261 11 293 16181 14523 13 266 12 256 10 274 14523 13047 12 254 11 250 11 257 13047 11725 11 250 11 266 12 260 11725 10538 10 261 14 285 15 275 10538 9473 10 280 17 297 19 289 9473 8519 12 298 21*305 24 300 8519 7669 16 311 23*308 29 305 7669 6910 19 318 25 308 31 309 6910 6225 24*320 25 307 32 310 6225 5614 26*318 26 305 32 309 5614 5100 26 315 25 305 31 306 5100 4703 25 313 24 304 29 303 4703 4428 24 312 23 304 25*300 4428 4260 22 312 21 304 20*298 4260 4164 15 311 15 303 11 296 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