DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 10/28 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 - - 0954z - - 1001z - - 1553z - - 1853z Update Time FCST PERIOD 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 50.0 - - 63.8 - - 67.1 - - 63.1 - - 52.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -39 - - 222 - - 299 - - 55 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1943 - - 3329 - - 1860 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 4146 - - 5212 - - 6339 - - 4147 - - 4146 Hcrit BL Top 4164 - - 6110 - - 7496 - - 6027 - - 4164 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 254 - - 1238 - - 1286 - - 1816 - - 499 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 314 - - 415 - - 194 - - 4 W* B/S 0 - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 7 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction 296 - - 267 - - 259 - - 264 - - 306 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -24 - - -6 - - -9 - - -11 - - -22 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3974 - - -5874 - - -4278 - - -3806 - - -2869 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 8139 - - 11984 - - 11774 - - 9833 - - 7034 sfcLCL ODpotential -12011 - - -11394 - - -8960 - - -8713 - - -9812 ODpotential blCL 16175 - - 17504 - - 16456 - - 14740 - - 13976 blCL maxRH 63 - - 49 - - 66 - - 76 - - 78 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 50.0 - - 63.8 - - 67.1 - - 63.1 - - 52.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 29.4 - - 26.0 - - 29.9 - - 34.6 - - 36.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 53.5 - - 63.2 - - 66.0 - - 63.5 - - 54.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 29.3 - - 25.8 - - 29.9 - - 34.5 - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -39 - - 222 - - 299 - - 55 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 16 - - 1943 - - 3329 - - 1860 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 4 - - 10 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 97054 30 268 35 269 36 287 39 268 48 279 97054 89767 23 263 29 266 29 261 26 276 29 278 89767 84198 11 309 20 270 23 246 22 264 22 267 84198 79589 14 290 12 275 15 257 18 259 17 259 79589 75602 19 262 17 263 16 258 19 265 17 268 75602 72068 14 269 19 258 25 250 23 266 21 261 72068 68861 17 277 18 257 26 255 22 267 21 251 68861 65894 23 269 18 251 26 248 24 265 19 250 65894 63123 28 270 21 248 26 243 27 255 22 255 63123 60427 31 271 21 255 25 245 27 248 25 263 60427 57612 32 267 25 261 28 252 32 248 35 263 57612 54692 35 258 33 251 35 248 37 247 35 255 54692 51911 37 251 36 254 36 250 34 249 34 258 51911 49430 39 255 41 255 42 255 44 254 41 254 49430 47234 41 256 40 247 44 248 45 248 41 249 47234 45269 41 256 36 252 40 244 38 251 42 253 45269 43498 44 264 44 259 41 256 46 256 48 247 43498 41879 51 268 47 267 46 262 46 260 41 239 41879 40374 50 265 44 270 47 264 41 263 36 244 40374 38958 42 264 46 271 45 266 37 257 40 245 38958 37621 37 283 48 258 38 269 34 251 41 242 37621 36330 37 293 43 251 34 265 29 246 39 241 36330 35025 36 295 36 261 33 248 28 241 36 241 35025 33678 38 285 33 272 32 240 27 238 32 237 33678 32298 40 277 30 281 27 246 23 231 29 232 32298 30871 39 287 26 279 22 260 21 230 28 229 30871 29388 35 283 26 270 19 264 19 234 27 228 29388 27850 31 266 29 263 19 266 18 245 26 231 27850 26258 28 256 27 259 21 266 17 248 25 235 26258 24616 25 251 25 257 22 260 18 243 25 238 24616 22925 22 254 24 256 22 258 19 240 26 240 22925 21181 20 261 25 255 23 260 20 244 25 244 21181 19378 21 265 23 255 23 261 19 252 23 249 19378 17548 20 268 21 255 23 257 19 259 20 253 17548 15788 17 272 18 256 22 254 19 263 18 253 15788 14184 15 275 16 258 20 253 18 265 16 250 14184 12751 14 275 15 259 18 255 16 267 14 247 12751 11469 14 271 14 258 16 257 14 266 11 241 11469 10318 14 269 14 257 14 257 11 258 10 231 10318 9287 13 268 13 259 12 258 9 249 11 221 9287 8365 13 269 12 261 9 256 8 241 10 212 8365 7545 12 269 11 262 8*251 7 240 10 207 7545 6813 12 271 9 264 8*251 8 241 9 214 6813 6151 13 279 8*268 8 257 8*243 10 229 6151 5561 14 289 7*272 9 260 9*257 9 245 5561 5064 17 298 7 269 9 262 9 263 8 272 5064 4681 18 303 7 267 8 263 9 266 12 296 4681 4416 17 302 6 265 8 263 9 266 14 303 4416 4255 14*300 6 263 8 263 8 267 12*304 4255 4163 7*296 5 261 7 262 7 266 7*306 4163 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