DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/08 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 - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.1 - - 38.5 - - 38.0 - - 33.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 195 - - 27 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1672 - - 1772 - - 1346 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 4145 - - 5061 - - 4145 - - 4145 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5839 - - 5939 - - 5513 - - 4162 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1494 - - 842 - - 1173 - - 1237 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 221 - - 296 - - 142 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 35 - - 32 - - 23 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 318 - - 323 - - 336 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - 23 - - 19 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -149 - - -108 - - -64 - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1312 - - 685 - - -278 - - -299 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4527 - - 5254 - - 5791 - - 4461 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -635 - - -5690 - - -7178 - - -5299 ODpotential blCL - - - 6474 - - 11629 - - 12691 - - 9461 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 78 - - 69 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.1 - - 38.5 - - 38.0 - - 33.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.0 - - 30.2 - - 27.3 - - 28.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.5 - - 38.5 - - 38.7 - - 35.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.2 - - 29.1 - - 26.8 - - 28.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 195 - - 27 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1672 - - 1772 - - 1346 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 13 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96386 35 251 32 256 33 267 29 252 96386 89163 30 284 31 272 32 269 32 278 89163 83690 22 316 15 281 18 282 25 295 83690 79128 18 327 16 303 9 304 16 280 79128 75145 31 276 26 269 25 280 24 266 75145 71612 23 259 22 253 22 255 19 252 71612 68412 6 285 11 205 13 225 11 239 68412 65426 14 304 26 287 23 289 4 277 65426 62616 34 294 49 285 45 291 28 302 62616 59907 44 282 41 284 43 289 42 294 59907 57106 31 261 26 271 31 280 39 283 57106 54191 14 218 17 245 22 262 30 268 54191 51375 12 265 19 280 22 280 28 286 51375 48829 41 297 40 304 40 306 45 316 48829 46568 62 302 60 309 60 308 58 315 46568 44541 72 300 70 304 68 306 59 311 44541 42700 72 289 68 294 67 303 54 313 42700 41009 61 275 62 294 63 308 54 322 41009 39445 54 283 61 306 63 314 60 330 39445 37991 58 302 66 315 65 321 65 333 37991 36641 70 310 72 317 68 326 65 335 36641 35361 78 310 73 316 67 327 65 340 35361 34084 78 313 69 318 60 327 68 345 34084 32781 76 324 67 329 56 332 70 346 32781 31450 79 335 71 337 58 339 70 347 31450 30074 86 342 73 336 60 341 69 347 30074 28641 92 344 74 334 60 338 67 346 28641 27153 96 343 75 334 60 335 66 345 27153 25610 98 342 75 333 60 333 67 344 25610 24015 98 342 74 333 60 335 65 343 24015 22373 96 343 72 334 61 337 61 342 22373 20676 93 344 69 336 60 339 58 343 20676 18915 89 342 68 339 59 341 56 348 18915 17124 85 339 68 340 59 345 54 355 17124 15397 81 336 68 342 60 350 51 003 15397 13824 79 337 68 344 60 354 51 010 13824 12422 74 340 66 347 55 357 49 012 12422 11174 66 343 60 351 44 360 44 013 11174 10061 57 344 52 354 30 005 35 013 10061 9068 49 342 45 356 24 014 27 016 9068 8183 45 337 40 355 23 017 23 022 8183 7397 43 331 37 349 23 012 23 027 7397 6697 43 326 36 342 25 003 22 032 6697 6065 42*323 36*332 26*351 20 032 6065 5501 41*320 36*326 27*340 18 026 5501 5025 39 318 35 324 26 336 17 012 5025 4658 36 317 33 322 24 334 15 353 4658 4405 32 316 30 322 22 333 14 336 4405 4250 28 316 27 322 19 333 11*328 4250 4161 18 315 17 322 12 332 7*325 4161 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