DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.0 - - 89.6 - - 86.7 - - 77.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 412 - - 536 - - 223 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2987 - - 4275 - - 2396 - - 359 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 6179 - - 7264 - - 5540 - - 4148 Hcrit BL Top - - - 7154 - - 8442 - - 6563 - - 4526 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2300 - - 2217 - - 2279 - - 676 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 445 - - 547 - - 337 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 15 - - 20 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - 301 - - 296 - - 303 - - 305 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -39 - - -52 - - -69 - - -74 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7437 - - -6357 - - -7746 - - -7773 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14592 - - 14800 - - 14310 - - 12300 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12938 - - -11061 - - -12926 - - -14740 ODpotential blCL - - - 20092 - - 19503 - - 19489 - - 19266 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 78 - - 88 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.0 - - 89.6 - - 86.7 - - 77.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.5 - - 39.0 - - 38.6 - - 38.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 85.3 - - 87.4 - - 86.0 - - 79.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 39.0 - - 38.6 - - 38.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 412 - - 536 - - 223 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2987 - - 4275 - - 2396 - - 359 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 14 - - 53 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 99150 33 113 28 103 25 104 26 113 99150 91654 29 105 32 096 33 113 28 115 91654 85873 28 091 26 106 27 097 30 088 85873 81096 23 085 22 115 22 085 32 069 81096 77008 17 100 19 120 17 089 24 075 77008 73404 20 098 16 112 15 087 16 098 73404 70141 19 097 13 098 13 112 16 090 70141 67146 18 101 12 097 15 099 15 088 67146 64385 15 090 11 100 15 074 17 088 64385 61720 9 133 12 149 7 070 16 061 61720 58963 4 166 13 144 10 194 2 289 58963 56134 7 193 6 195 10 181 11 185 56134 53442 17 251 13 242 13 221 12 225 53442 51026 32 249 22 241 20 237 21 238 51026 48868 41 245 32 258 29 257 30 250 48868 46909 36 255 33 257 33 263 31 250 46909 45114 36 261 32 262 32 267 28 254 45114 43445 36 263 33 267 30 269 27 256 43445 41882 35 262 32 259 30 267 31 259 41882 40408 36 260 31 254 35 261 36 260 40408 39016 38 259 34 256 36 257 35 259 39016 37675 39 259 35 255 35 258 32 259 37675 36319 39 255 37 254 33 258 30 258 36319 34921 41 249 36 254 32 262 28 256 34921 33485 40 251 32 253 33 265 26 258 33485 31999 31 251 25 249 28 261 24 258 31999 30453 27 255 22 243 21 257 20 261 30453 28851 27 254 23 240 18 245 15 256 28851 27193 26 248 23 239 19 226 16 233 27193 25482 23 244 22 231 19 219 17 227 25482 23721 22 241 21 223 18 213 16 220 23721 21907 20 239 17 224 16 213 15 222 21907 20032 17 236 14 233 13 214 13 223 20032 18129 16 227 14 238 12 220 12 224 18129 16296 20 224 16 235 15 228 13 231 16296 14622 21 227 19 234 17 232 14 239 14622 13127 18 227 18 234 17 234 13 243 13127 11788 16 227 15 237 13 237 11 245 11788 10589 14 232 12 241 10 243 8 248 10589 9514 10 242 10 246 9 250 7 254 9514 8552 7 250 9*259 9 262 7 258 8552 7696 6*263 10*281 11 282 8 273 7696 6931 7*281 13 292 14*295 11 295 6931 6239 10 299 15 297 19*302 15 308 6239 5622 12 303 17 298 21 303 21 312 5622 5104 13 303 17 299 21 303 26 310 5104 4705 13 303 17 299 21 303 27*307 4705 4429 13 303 16 299 20 302 24*305 4429 4261 12 302 15 299 18 302 20 305 4261 4164 10 302 12 299 13 302 12 304 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