DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 80.4 - - 91.8 - - 97.1 - - 93.1 - - 82.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 83 - - 439 - - 551 - - 238 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 444 - - 4834 - - 9427 - - 5783 - - 827 BL Depth Hcrit 4148 - - 7643 - - 11459 - - 8125 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top 4611 - - 9001 - - 13594 - - 9950 - - 4994 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1229 - - 2808 - - 2719 - - 4809 - - 1569 Hgt.Variab. W* 138 - - 534 - - 720 - - 463 - - 14 W* B/S 2 - - 16 - - 16 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 14 - - 6 - - 8 - - 11 - - 15 BL Wind Direction 311 - - 225 - - 226 - - 251 - - 284 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 11 Wind Shear Max.Converg -50 - - 14 - - 31 - - -14 - - -43 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -9310 - - -8471 - - -4863 - - -6958 - - -10287 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 13922 - - 17473 - - 18458 - - 16909 - - 15282 sfcLCL ODpotential -15401 - - -12821 - - -8696 - - -10401 - - -15371 ODpotential blCL 20012 - - 21822 - - 22290 - - 20351 - - 20365 blCL maxRH 72 - - 59 - - 91 - - 87 - - 85 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 80.4 - - 91.8 - - 97.1 - - 93.1 - - 82.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.4 - - 29.0 - - 29.4 - - 32.8 - - 30.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 80.7 - - 89.9 - - 94.7 - - 92.1 - - 84.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 34.4 - - 28.9 - - 29.3 - - 32.8 - - 30.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 83 - - 439 - - 551 - - 238 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 444 - - 4834 - - 9427 - - 5783 - - 827 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 65 - - 48 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 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] 99230 36 091 26 105 27 114 28 111 28 090 99230 91776 34 097 32 105 31 105 27 106 24 102 91776 86013 30 109 27 108 33 102 31 105 24 106 86013 81206 26 106 26 117 27 103 26 098 24 100 81206 77062 23 105 27 119 21 113 22 101 24 100 77062 73403 17 101 20 114 21 123 22 114 21 106 73403 70115 12 126 15 123 20 121 17 112 16 111 70115 67120 19 143 17 142 15 133 10 135 11 115 67120 64357 14 140 15 147 15 141 13 161 9 138 64357 61691 12 175 11 158 10 151 10 151 12 141 61691 58934 16 190 19 172 18 166 18 167 16 179 58934 56115 18 197 26 177 28 169 27 167 25 187 56115 53452 26 209 27 195 30 185 28 186 32 184 53452 51056 38 204 34 203 35 194 36 188 38 185 51056 48897 43 201 45 194 42 190 40 186 39 184 48897 46921 42 206 47 192 47 189 39 197 34 188 46921 45096 40 210 42 200 50 188 44 197 33 199 45096 43401 40 211 40 206 42 196 47 192 40 194 43401 41815 41 209 41 205 36 207 43 199 43 184 41815 40319 43 207 42 204 38 213 42 206 47 187 40319 38905 45 207 45 202 45 211 43 207 45 193 38905 37543 51 205 51 202 50 205 43 202 43 199 37543 36173 50 205 52 204 51 202 43 198 40 196 36173 34768 44 210 44 210 43 205 42 196 35 196 34768 33328 38 218 35 221 29 211 37 199 30 196 33328 31843 30 224 28 221 24 207 24 190 30 187 31843 30300 23 214 19 199 24 182 25 186 29 188 30300 28700 20 200 18 183 25 170 28 168 30 192 28700 27047 20 174 21 171 28 161 32 156 27 183 27047 25347 27 142 26 154 33 150 36 149 32 158 25347 23602 27 137 29 146 36 148 40 145 40 147 23602 21804 27 136 28 151 36 152 37 149 42 145 21804 19945 23 137 24 154 30 158 29 158 31 155 19945 18059 17 150 19 165 23 162 20 158 19 158 18059 16241 12 163 15 186 16 170 13 158 15 153 16241 14586 11 167 13 203 11*187 11 170 14 148 14586 13107 10 185 13 220 8*204 10 182 12 148 13107 11781 9 203 14 228 7 217 9 190 11 150 11781 10589 10 223 13 229 7 224 8*202 10 152 10589 9518 11 235 11*228 8 227 8*218 10 155 9518 8558 11 243 7*227 8 229 9 239 8 170 8558 7701 10 244 7 227 8 230 10 247 6 206 7701 6936 7 246 6 226 9 231 11 252 8 259 6936 6245 5 267 6 226 9 231 12 257 15 281 6245 5628 7 304 6 225 9 232 12 258 20 287 5628 5110 13 314 5 222 9 232 12 258 21*287 5110 4709 16*313 5 221 9 231 12 258 19*286 4709 4431 16*312 5 219 9 232 12 258 17 284 4431 4262 15 311 5 219 8 231 11 258 14 283 4262 4165 10 311 4 217 7 230 9 257 8 280 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