DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/01 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 - - 1559z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.7 - - 50.0 - - 47.7 - - 41.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 155 - - -10 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 994 - - 1569 - - 520 - - 207 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 4817 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5161 - - 5736 - - 4687 - - 4374 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1025 - - 1001 - - 1247 - - 1316 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 154 - - 262 - - 35 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 11 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 082 - - 083 - - 067 - - 046 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 7 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - 13 - - 3 - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3350 - - -3698 - - -5131 - - -6289 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8511 - - 9434 - - 9818 - - 10663 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14581 - - -14238 - - -15661 - - -18404 ODpotential blCL - - - 19742 - - 19974 - - 20348 - - 22778 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 71 - - 63 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.7 - - 50.0 - - 47.7 - - 41.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.4 - - 23.5 - - 19.8 - - 10.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.2 - - 49.7 - - 49.4 - - 48.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.2 - - 22.4 - - 19.1 - - 9.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 41 - - 155 - - -10 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 994 - - 1569 - - 520 - - 207 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96669 40 080 47 084 52 086 33 083 96669 89528 48 090 47 092 47 087 39 085 89528 84025 57 096 48 095 43 093 41 086 84025 79427 57 093 49 097 42 094 42 088 79427 75413 41 090 43 098 39 095 41 089 75413 71830 29 098 30 087 24 080 34 085 71830 68579 19 086 17 077 7 069 20 074 68579 65600 11 077 10 079 6 039 10 052 65600 62851 6 064 8 041 3 068 6 044 62851 60195 7 336 12 339 4 050 6 044 60195 57431 11 315 18 314 8 351 6 345 57431 54577 10 334 14 305 9 318 11 312 54577 51876 18 009 9 000 14 011 5 321 51876 49476 24 000 16 356 18 002 12 002 49476 47363 22 349 14 354 15 347 16 360 47363 45473 20 026 22 042 7 023 14 344 45473 43743 45 055 31 047 14 050 11 336 43743 42130 54 056 31 054 22 046 14 358 42130 40614 58 053 36 050 29 036 22 009 40614 39185 61 048 38 048 29 029 26 007 39185 37833 61 046 39 048 29 024 27 006 37833 36528 58 046 41 045 30 023 25 007 36528 35210 54 043 43 043 29 023 24 009 35210 33851 52 038 43 042 27 021 24 011 33851 32457 50 036 41 042 26 019 22 012 32457 31014 46 034 38 041 23 024 20 012 31014 29512 40 030 36 042 19 029 20 007 29512 27954 36 025 33 041 16 039 19 360 27954 26343 33 024 31 032 17 050 15 358 26343 24681 32 024 30 020 19 045 12 006 24681 22973 30 025 28 016 22 034 12 017 22973 21210 29 027 25 019 24 028 14 022 21210 19386 26 029 22 023 23 029 14 020 19386 17533 23 031 19 023 21 031 13 017 17533 15748 19 030 17 021 18 029 12 020 15748 14120 18 028 16 022 16 028 11 028 14120 12670 16 027 15 025 15 029 12 036 12670 11378 14 031 14 033 13 037 12 047 11378 10226 13 044 14 051 12 051 13 060 10226 9199 13 063 15 068 13 067 14 075 9199 8285 14 082 17 080 15 078 16 084 8285 7474 16 093 19 085 17 083 17 090 7474 6754 17 096 19 087 18 086 17 093 6754 6106 18 094 17*087 18 087 17 096 6106 5529 18*091 14*083 17 085 15 099 5529 5044 15*085 12 082 14*079 12 096 5044 4670 12 080 11 083 12*070 10 089 4670 4411 11 080 11 083 10 066 8*077 4411 4253 9 081 10 083 8 065 5*062 4253 4162 7 082 8 084 5 065 2 025 4162 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