DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 - - 1332z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 41.1 - - 53.6 - - 56.7 - - 49.8 - - 45.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -144 - - 11 - - 84 - - -37 - - -78 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 314 - - 842 - - 223 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4145 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4163 - - 4481 - - 5009 - - 4390 - - 4163 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 110 - - 440 - - 650 - - 521 - - 318 Hgt.Variab. W* 17 - - 77 - - 175 - - 27 - - 11 W* B/S 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 17 - - 24 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 300 - - 305 - - 306 - - 305 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 11 - - 15 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -39 - - -60 - - -84 - - -63 - - -37 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3180 - - -5224 - - -5640 - - -4746 - - -4285 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 7344 - - 9705 - - 10649 - - 9136 - - 8448 sfcLCL ODpotential -12565 - - -12120 - - -12244 - - -12329 - - -13131 ODpotential blCL 16728 - - 16601 - - 17253 - - 16719 - - 17294 blCL maxRH 60 - - 75 - - 100 - - 98 - - 33 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 41.1 - - 53.6 - - 56.7 - - 49.8 - - 45.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 24.2 - - 26.1 - - 24.9 - - 24.8 - - 23.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 46.7 - - 54.7 - - 56.9 - - 51.8 - - 48.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 23.0 - - 25.0 - - 24.2 - - 24.5 - - 23.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -144 - - 11 - - 84 - - -37 - - -78 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 314 - - 842 - - 223 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 98 - - 94 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 3 - - 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] 96579 47 093 50 090 49 095 43 103 40 090 96579 89463 38 084 42 089 45 100 46 090 45 093 89463 83938 29 082 34 075 38 096 38 088 43 093 83938 79316 20 081 24 075 30 089 35 094 32 085 79316 75311 15 087 17 090 19 082 29 075 28 080 75311 71754 17 077 12 115 8 074 20 057 25 072 71754 68526 10 039 12 082 3 060 8 035 17 033 68526 65562 5 338 12 028 7 033 7 093 7 056 65562 62806 10 301 15 335 10 328 6 316 3 011 62806 60134 15 304 19 303 17 318 7 333 4 348 60134 57349 25 301 22 287 28 297 24 316 11 323 57349 54454 33 298 24 288 32 283 36 291 28 311 54454 51708 40 297 29 298 31 280 36 288 36 307 51708 49275 45 289 32 298 28 290 35 289 31 299 49275 47110 47 279 32 295 25 284 29 271 21 302 47110 45140 41 279 28 295 19 297 16 273 25 337 45140 43335 33 290 33 312 27 326 19 331 35 346 43335 41675 32 300 44 306 41 322 29 342 38 001 41675 40131 28 289 43 284 49 303 38 338 43 010 40131 38685 16 257 29 268 47 289 40 327 42 356 38685 37330 32 033 9 284 37 293 43 316 37 339 37330 36038 45 024 5 308 35 303 47 307 36 324 36038 34744 49 020 13 336 36 313 47 304 38 321 34744 33417 48 019 24 340 38 319 48 309 39 332 33417 32059 39 015 32 340 39 322 47 315 40 344 32059 30656 27 006 38 334 39 321 42 319 39 346 30656 29197 22 349 34 330 38 320 35 319 38 343 29197 27680 25 330 30 321 36 319 34 320 37 342 27680 26107 28 323 34 313 34 317 34 323 35 343 26107 24480 27 320 34 313 32 315 34 328 33 347 24480 22802 26 316 32 310 29 315 32 332 31 350 22802 21068 25 312 29 309 26 315 28 334 30 350 21068 19272 25 309 25 307 24 313 24 334 28 346 19272 17450 23 306 21 304 22 310 21 333 23 339 17450 15697 21 304 18 299 21 308 20 332 19 331 15697 14104 21 304 17 298 22 306 20 331 16 328 14104 12682 22 305 17 300 23 306 20 331 14 332 12682 11412 23 307 19 303 25 306 22 329 14 342 11412 10273 24 309 21 306 27 307 24 327 15 351 10273 9250 24 311 23 308 29 309 26 325 18 356 9250 8335 25 312 24 310 31 310 28 323 20 356 8335 7520 25 312 26 310 33 310 31 321 23 354 7520 6792 26 311 27 311 34 311 33 320 26 350 6792 6133 27 309 29 311 35 311 35 320 29 346 6133 5546 28 306 30 310 34 310 36 318 31 339 5546 5053 29 302 30 308 32*308 34 312 31 332 5053 4674 30 300 27*307 29*306 32 308 29 323 4674 4412 27 300 22*306 26 306 27*306 25 316 4412 4253 21*300 18 305 23 306 23*305 21*314 4253 4162 11*300 11 303 14 305 13 304 11*314 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