DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 37.5 - - 46.2 - - 50.6 - - 49.7 - - 41.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -8 - - 115 - - 234 - - 25 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1480 - - 2330 - - 1978 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 4532 - - 5511 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 5647 - - 6497 - - 6145 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1776 - - 1260 - - 1503 - - 2370 - - 1818 Hgt.Variab. W* 6 - - 231 - - 340 - - 154 - - 0 W* B/S 0 - - 8 - - 12 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 031 - - 108 - - 140 - - 202 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 5 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -5 - - 6 - - 14 - - -6 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -10523 - - -8614 - - -8526 - - -8882 - - -5080 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 14686 - - 14262 - - 15024 - - 15027 - - 9243 sfcLCL ODpotential -21622 - - -17912 - - -16313 - - -16931 - - -12652 ODpotential blCL 25785 - - 23559 - - 22810 - - 23076 - - 16815 blCL maxRH 58 - - 88 - - 85 - - 86 - - 73 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 37.5 - - 46.2 - - 50.6 - - 49.7 - - 41.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -11.2 - - -1.4 - - -0.6 - - -1.5 - - 16.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 44.7 - - 46.1 - - 49.9 - - 50.2 - - 48.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -11.6 - - -2.3 - - -1.5 - - -2.3 - - 16.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -8 - - 115 - - 234 - - 25 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1480 - - 2330 - - 1978 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 51 - - 40 - - 42 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95494 85 272 71 279 76 274 75 279 87 265 95494 88582 55 270 50 270 61 276 57 287 55 283 88582 83276 37 279 37 267 51 278 45 287 44 296 83276 78824 32 299 27 277 36 286 34 279 36 291 78824 74936 30 307 20 287 27 290 26 278 29 290 74936 71464 29 301 19 286 25 284 25 286 26 297 71464 68295 27 300 21 281 30 280 31 287 30 304 68295 65373 27 295 22 276 31 274 36 281 33 296 65373 62657 25 285 19 283 28 277 34 274 33 291 62657 60012 27 298 23 301 28 293 31 282 33 286 60012 57237 39 293 34 291 35 293 36 291 38 294 57237 54346 44 281 37 279 40 283 42 287 42 287 54346 51577 40 288 37 288 39 287 40 285 38 288 51577 49073 46 297 47 299 45 293 44 295 44 286 49073 46837 58 298 56 292 51 292 53 297 53 288 46837 44840 61 297 60 294 62 294 64 296 61 288 44840 43032 64 304 69 297 74 289 73 287 67 284 43032 41373 79 307 78 296 77 285 73 282 68 281 41373 39840 86 307 79 296 74 287 71 284 68 283 39840 38413 84 313 74 298 69 289 71 288 71 286 38413 37080 79 318 71 303 64 291 71 289 72 287 37080 35807 79 315 72 305 63 292 69 290 70 287 35807 34527 80 310 71 304 61 291 64 291 65 288 34527 33212 73 312 70 300 60 292 61 290 60 289 33212 31861 73 314 64 300 59 296 57 293 59 289 31861 30460 69 322 59 300 53 298 56 293 59 290 30460 28999 62 328 53 303 47 299 56 294 57 292 28999 27481 59 324 52 311 47 304 50 299 52 294 27481 25909 56 327 52 316 47 305 47 300 49 289 25909 24286 53 331 48 320 43 306 49 300 46 287 24286 22610 54 329 43 324 36 310 45 304 43 293 22610 20884 51 329 40 327 32 315 32 304 32 289 20884 19104 46 337 38 333 30 320 25 310 22 283 19104 17299 39 344 33 341 26 327 21 323 15 306 17299 15558 31 346 28 346 21 333 17 330 13 323 15558 13972 24 344 23 345 17 336 14 335 10 320 13972 12559 21 344 18 341 14 336 10 340 6 310 12559 11301 18 345 13 336 10 333 8 341 2 311 11301 10176 15 347 9 331 7 328 6 332 1 319 10176 9169 12 354 5 344 6 326 6 317 1 337 9169 8269 11 010 5 028 3 339 7 310 3 307 8269 7468 11 028 6 064 2 042 5 296 4 291 7468 6753 12 045 9 082 2*105 4*280 6 282 6753 6107 12 057 10*094 4*135 3*246 7 280 6107 5531 13 062 9*103 5 139 3 218 7 291 5531 5045 12 062 6 109 5 141 3 195 9 303 5045 4670 10 058 4 111 5 142 3 188 10 305 4670 4411 8 052 4 111 6 142 3 185 9 300 4411 4253 7*046 4 112 5 141 3 183 7*293 4253 4162 3*031 3 112 5 141 3 183 5*288 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