DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/24 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 - - - 50.0 - - 50.2 - - 46.3 - - 44.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 28 - - 15 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 721 - - 1225 - - 1019 - - 526 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4146 - - 4146 - - 4145 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4888 - - 5392 - - 5186 - - 4693 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2339 - - 2635 - - 1445 - - 1702 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 105 - - 141 - - 110 - - 30 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 17 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 186 - - 212 - - 212 - - 197 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 11 - - 9 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 28 - - 10 - - 6 - - 7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 725 - - 1230 - - 1024 - - 531 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4163 - - 4163 - - 4162 - - 4162 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 312 - - 781 - - 547 - - -1195 ODpotential blCL - - - 4576 - - 4611 - - 4639 - - 5888 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 10 - - 90 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.0 - - 50.2 - - 46.3 - - 44.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.3 - - 49.2 - - 45.2 - - 42.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.8 - - 50.9 - - 47.1 - - 45.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 49.1 - - 48.7 - - 44.8 - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 28 - - 15 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 721 - - 1225 - - 1019 - - 526 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 101 - - 102 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 96285 26 299 34 298 23 304 30 297 96285 89219 20 297 21 303 21 299 16 296 89219 83752 12 289 20 301 15 297 10 314 83752 79169 15 289 15 290 17 272 17 294 79169 75243 20 285 18 294 17 269 25 283 75243 71803 26 257 15 289 13 288 19 283 71803 68654 22 253 29 261 27 268 11 251 68654 65733 34 249 44 233 40 248 14 246 65733 63003 47 230 47 221 48 226 23 256 63003 60318 50 229 49 230 53 209 47 223 60318 57483 63 226 57 236 60 214 59 218 57483 54544 76 218 70 230 84 223 86 224 54544 51767 76 218 87 218 100 216 99 220 51767 49286 85 231 96 216 98 214 95 225 49286 47065 111 237 107 226 99 226 110 229 47065 45064 126 232 123 229 117 229 129 225 45064 43237 128 225 130 225 128 224 137 219 43237 41551 128 221 132 221 133 219 137 215 41551 39986 132 219 131 219 130 219 133 214 39986 38526 133 219 126 221 130 222 131 216 38526 37162 131 220 130 220 136 224 131 218 37162 35858 130 221 136 221 139 223 134 219 35858 34546 127 221 136 221 136 222 132 220 34546 33199 120 222 129 218 134 222 127 220 33199 31820 114 221 118 212 127 220 125 218 31820 30397 108 221 113 211 117 216 121 215 30397 28922 94 223 109 212 108 213 113 213 28922 27400 79 223 103 212 100 213 103 213 27400 25828 77 219 101 212 97 218 96 216 25828 24206 77 217 98 213 97 220 93 219 24206 22535 75 215 89 216 92 219 87 220 22535 20812 72 213 78 221 86 212 79 221 20812 19030 67 209 72 223 83 206 75 219 19030 17224 63 207 68 222 84 206 77 213 17224 15490 61 206 61 218 82 208 81 209 15490 13917 58 210 55 215 77 211 82 209 13917 12517 56 214 53 212 69 212 77 211 12517 11268 56 214 48 209 63 212 68 213 11268 10147 56 210 41 208 60 212 60 213 10147 9144 54 206 33 211 56 217 55 214 9144 8247 51 202 28 215 49 225 51 215 8247 7450 49 200 26 217 40 232 46 218 7450 6739 46 198 25 218 33 232 39 219 6739 6097 41 196 24 217 25 229 28 219 6097 5524 36 193 23*216 20*224 18 218 5524 5042 30*191 21*214 17*217 12*212 5042 4669 25*188 19 212 15 212 8*203 4669 4410 21 186 17 210 13 210 6 195 4410 4253 18 185 15 209 12 209 4 191 4253 4162 12 184 10 209 8 209 4 190 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