DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/22 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 - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 65.4 - - 60.2 - - 52.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 136 - - -10 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 611 - - 2693 - - 1475 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 5552 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4778 - - 6860 - - 5642 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1592 - - 2115 - - 1985 - - 1860 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 113 - - 301 - - 37 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 234 - - 214 - - 255 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -7 - - 5 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6802 - - -5088 - - -5114 - - -5450 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11581 - - 11949 - - 10757 - - 9615 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13683 - - -11852 - - -12315 - - -13370 ODpotential blCL - - - 18461 - - 18712 - - 17957 - - 17534 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 78 - - 80 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 65.4 - - 60.2 - - 52.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.1 - - 27.6 - - 27.8 - - 25.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 65.2 - - 62.2 - - 59.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.1 - - 26.8 - - 27.1 - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 136 - - -10 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 611 - - 2693 - - 1475 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 13 - - 18 - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96208 9 334 19 284 17 292 22 320 96208 89090 17 320 14 298 12 322 12 320 89090 83574 18 296 15 309 11 311 13 301 83574 79016 13 280 12 316 11 313 12 301 79016 75102 18 282 15 298 17 298 16 304 75102 71634 22 288 17 301 19 290 19 299 71634 68489 19 280 16 290 18 266 19 277 68489 65605 22 261 19 257 17 254 17 246 65605 62935 33 245 29 242 23 255 23 235 62935 60345 38 245 36 242 33 249 29 240 60345 57640 51 245 49 247 44 251 39 242 57640 54828 61 234 60 235 57 243 53 244 54828 52138 62 234 64 231 66 234 65 234 52138 49703 64 242 67 235 68 233 71 230 49703 47504 78 244 79 240 79 239 79 236 47504 45499 89 238 91 235 97 234 96 234 45499 43664 94 233 95 233 101 231 101 229 43664 41977 92 234 96 236 98 236 97 231 41977 40422 97 239 101 239 104 237 100 234 40422 38977 103 238 109 238 112 238 108 237 38977 37624 102 239 106 237 107 237 105 237 37624 36322 95 239 97 234 95 230 100 234 36322 35005 85 240 92 232 91 230 92 230 35005 33647 73 242 83 233 82 230 84 226 33647 32253 69 242 71 235 73 229 76 226 32253 30815 67 241 67 235 69 230 67 224 30815 29325 66 238 66 235 66 229 64 220 29325 27786 65 235 64 235 67 227 61 219 27786 26199 62 234 63 234 66 227 58 220 26199 24563 60 234 62 235 63 229 54 222 24563 22880 57 236 61 236 56 230 51 225 22880 21141 54 238 58 238 53 234 48 227 21141 19339 50 239 54 238 53 238 46 226 19339 17508 45 237 48 236 49 237 45 225 17508 15747 40 233 41 232 43 235 41 225 15747 14145 36 229 37 228 37 233 35 225 14145 12718 33 227 33 226 32 231 30 226 12718 11442 30 227 29 225 27 229 25 224 11442 10298 26 226 25 225 24 224 22 219 10298 9273 21 227 21 225 21 218 20 212 9273 8355 18 227 18 225 19 213 19 207 8355 7538 16 227 15*229 18 211 20 204 7538 6808 15 228 14*236 16 212 20 203 6808 6149 14 229 12 237 13*216 19 203 6149 5560 14 231 12 236 11*219 18 208 5560 5065 13*232 11 232 10 217 17 218 5065 4682 12*232 11 230 9 213 14 227 4682 4417 8 231 10 229 8 208 10 234 4417 4256 6 229 9 227 6 205 8*239 4256 4163 5 226 8 227 4 205 4*255 4163 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