DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.9 - - 78.3 - - 75.7 - - 63.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 435 - - 147 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4570 - - 6316 - - 5107 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7326 - - 8822 - - 7335 - - 4147 Hcrit BL Top - - - 8737 - - 10483 - - 9274 - - 4165 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4170 - - 2917 - - 2981 - - 1788 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 475 - - 582 - - 378 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 20 - - 20 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 210 - - 219 - - 231 - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -19 - - -14 - - -24 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4307 - - -2624 - - -4334 - - -6174 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13045 - - 13108 - - 13609 - - 10339 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8423 - - -6084 - - -8857 - - -12332 ODpotential blCL - - - 17160 - - 16567 - - 18131 - - 16497 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 78 - - 34 - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.9 - - 78.3 - - 75.7 - - 63.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.9 - - 34.9 - - 30.2 - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.7 - - 76.7 - - 75.4 - - 67.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 34.9 - - 30.2 - - 33.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 326 - - 435 - - 147 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4570 - - 6316 - - 5107 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 98455 7 109 10 154 10 185 5 284 98455 91018 4 200 11 151 7 148 3 125 91018 85299 5 209 5 118 2 184 2 109 85299 80583 3 146 2 034 5 096 5 139 80583 76536 4 191 3 000 7 071 6 165 76536 72969 5 174 5 287 6 037 4 101 72969 69743 4 169 8 238 5 006 9 018 69743 66788 1 119 8 197 4 296 9 313 66788 64062 3 220 3 156 5 190 7 215 64062 61425 13 229 11 266 6 302 11 249 61425 58683 18 237 21 234 20 245 13 253 58683 55840 20 261 24 251 21 252 17 270 55840 53114 33 268 30 254 33 246 37 257 53114 50657 45 262 41 258 43 251 48 255 50657 48449 59 258 55 260 57 258 57 256 48449 46436 76 254 76 255 76 257 68 256 46436 44583 93 251 96 251 92 253 78 254 44583 42859 98 248 102 247 101 249 84 252 42859 41242 92 246 104 245 106 247 84 250 41242 39720 88 245 103 244 106 246 82 250 39720 38287 83 244 97 244 101 246 81 251 38287 36913 78 242 89 243 94 246 81 251 36913 35533 74 241 79 243 86 245 81 250 35533 34125 67 241 72 244 79 242 81 246 34125 32698 57 241 68 244 75 241 79 242 32698 31231 54 239 66 242 73 242 76 240 31231 29709 52 239 63 240 73 243 76 240 29709 28133 49 238 59 239 69 243 74 241 28133 26505 46 238 55 237 63 241 67 239 26505 24827 45 240 50 235 58 240 60 238 24827 23104 42 244 46 235 54 241 56 240 23104 21331 36 248 42 241 47 242 52 242 21331 19501 32 246 39 243 40 243 46 242 19501 17649 30 246 34 241 36 243 38 241 17649 15873 26 250 29 240 33 243 32 236 15873 14261 25 250 25 242 27 239 29 231 14261 12824 23 238 22 237 22 234 27 229 12824 11539 24 218 22*225 21 233 24 230 11539 10386 25 208 21*219 21 234 22 235 10386 9351 22*207 20 219 20*235 22 238 9351 8423 20*208 20 219 20*235 24 238 8423 7595 17 208 20 219 20 234 25 236 7595 6855 15 208 20 219 21 232 26 235 6855 6184 15 209 20 219 21 231 26 236 6184 5586 15 213 20 218 21 229 25 237 5586 5082 15 215 19 218 21 229 23 240 5082 4692 14 215 19 217 20 228 20 242 4692 4422 13 215 18 216 20 227 16 243 4422 4258 13 215 17 216 18 227 12*244 4258 4164 10 215 13 215 13 226 6*249 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